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    Need Help Fixing GPU

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by coolitic, Jun 21, 2014.

  1. coolitic

    coolitic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok so a guy from the gaming part of this forum said I would probably get better answers in this part of the forum.

    I got a GTX 765m on ebay to replace my dead GTX 560m. I accidentally flashed wrong vbios, and now my pc gives an 8 beep no-post when I run it on PEG (I say no-post since my blind flash doesn't seem to be working). I cannot use switchable graphics since it causes the bios to freeze while it's loading, something that has been happening even before the bad vbios flash. However, setting the display to IGFX lets it work. I have a M17x R3.

    Any way to fix the switchable graphics freeze so I can reflash? (I have the backup rom from before the flash)
     
    coolitic, Jun 21, 2014
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    coolitic Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's strange, bios says discrete graphics not detected. However, booting with gpu removed in SG mode still lets it boot but putting the gpu back in while in sg mode will still cause bios freeze.

    On a secondary note, is my A12 bios efi?
     
    coolitic, Jun 21, 2014
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    juliant Notebook Deity

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    The best person to ask or get help is SVL7. Try to get to him through this forum or tech inferno. Best of luck!
     
    juliant, Jun 21, 2014
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  4. coolitic

    coolitic Notebook Enthusiast

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    How would I do that?
     
    coolitic, Jun 21, 2014
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    Go to tech inferno like he said, where in the world are you located?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 21, 2014
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    coolitic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im in the USA. How would I contact him on these forums, since that was stated as an option?

    EDIT: nvm, just went to techinferno
     
    coolitic, Jun 21, 2014
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    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jun 25, 2014
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    coolitic Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't seem to be getting much answers, even though I also pm'd SVL7.

    Maybe I'm doing something wrong in this thread? Need Help Fixing GTX 765m
     
    coolitic, Jul 1, 2014
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