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    Newbie Graphics Drivers Question

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by FofS216, Oct 17, 2011.

  1. FofS216

    FofS216 Newbie

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    Apologies if this is obvious to one and all!

    I've jsut received my m17x with a 6990 installed and wanted to boot up RAGE straight away, I therefore tried to install the latest Catalyst Control Centre and/or the drivers on their own. In summary I failed totally! My question is: has Dell tied the drivers somehow and therefore do I need to clean install Win 7 and start again or should I be able to get the latest drivers on to it. My efforts ended with BSOD or only recognising the basic Intel graphics :(

    Many thanks in advance,

    Jamie

    p.s. I've tried searching but haven't nailed my question!
     
    FofS216, Oct 17, 2011
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    steve1ddd, Oct 17, 2011
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  3. FofS216

    FofS216 Newbie

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    Will do.

    Cheers,

    Jamie
     
    FofS216, Oct 17, 2011
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    SlickDude80, Oct 18, 2011
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    You can use non-Dell drivers but they must be the AMD mobility driver packages. If you google "AMD mobility 11.9" you can find links to the most recent release. This is what I am using now.
     
    TostitoBandito, Oct 18, 2011
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    try this one if you're having problem with switchable GPU things in CCC.... it took time but working with me.... we're using same system also..... :D
     
    B4n6k3, Oct 18, 2011
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    After the post referred to by B4n6k3 above, and tired of the BSOD's and the inability to use more recent versions of CCC, I kept looking for a better solution. It turned out that my Windows installation data included five different versions of Catalyst Control Center, where only one should exist, which apparently prevented any but the original Dell version from working; when a newer version of CCC was installed, it was registered but could not launch. It required using the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility to delete all versions of CCC from the installation registry (after uninstalling all AMD drivers and running Driver Sweeper and CCleaner registry scan). Thereafter, once the base Dell driver set was installed, reference drivers (and CCC) could be over-installed, with switching and CCC working as intended. The installation data corruption may not be the source of your problems, but it was for me and is worth exploring if more conventional methods are unsuccessful.
     
    The Revelator, Oct 18, 2011
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    interesting...
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 18, 2011
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    Let me take this on a bit of a detour. I'm running with the "RAGE" driver right now but I can't switch my graphics cards. Won't go to the Intel HD (this is after I swapped the 6990M which was defective and then patched the new driver). SO I don't know if its the new 6990M that screwed somethign up or if its the RAGE driver. I can open the menu but when I click "Power Saying GPU" it does nothing.

    Not a big deal... don't know when I'd use the Intel HD card. But I was showcasing the laptop for a friend and it sort of back fired on me.

    Thoughts?
     
    Venat, Oct 18, 2011
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  10. FofS216

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    Thanks for all your help chaps.

    In the end I stripped off all sign of Catalyst Control Center etc I could and then whilst sat staring at yet another BSOD and reboot a distant memory of trouble with UAC surfaced. Once I turned User Access Control right down from the out of the box default setting, I could finally install CCC without BSOD. It might be obvious but I didn't realise that UAC would stop me installing CCC! Another small note is that I had to download the full CCC package rather than use the automatic tool AMD provide as this popped up a message that it was incompatible for my Software/Hardware despite being the installer tool for 64bit Mobility drivers!

    Many thanks again and very happy now to have Rage and Crysis 2 running sweet as a nut.

    Cheers,

    Jamie

    ps Loving my M17x R3
     
    FofS216, Oct 19, 2011
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    put this file(atioglxx.dll) in rage folder and enjoy 60 fps no lag no texture issues!!!

    atioglxx.7z
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 19, 2011
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  12. SlickDude80

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    i'm gonna try this...thanks Johnny!
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 19, 2011
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