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    No video card...again

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Tchamber, Sep 8, 2010.

  1. Tchamber

    Tchamber Notebook Consultant

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    OK, so this time I was OC'in my CPU and when I was in Windows checking out WEI it showed low score...and Device Manager showed only GT9400, no GTX260. So I went into BIOS and hit F9 for Defaults and loaded Windows...no change. Then I went into graphics settings in BIOS and made sure Hybrid was enabled...it was, I loaded Windows and still nothing. So I went back in, set it to Disabled, loaded Windows, went back in and set it to Enabled just to try to reset it. Nothing, still no GTX260.
     
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    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    Try checking in device manager to see if the 260 cards are disabled. If so re-enable them one by one. Don't restart after the 1st card if you have 2 cards. Restart after you have re-enabled the 2nd gpu card as well.

    Also if the above doesn't work try re-enabling Hybrid SLi and Integrated graphics and then reinstalling the GPU driver.

    Cheers.
     
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    LOL, I found the Graphics Mode display, was on Power Saver...always learning, right? Now on Performance, but I'm wondering why it didn't auto switch...
     
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    Ohs the power options mode ey. Ah cool cool.
    Yeh that power option mode will never change to and from performance. It has to be changed by you manually. No biggy though its an honest mistake and something that is easily overlooked. Good stuff to be always learning new things ey eheheheh. :D
     
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