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    Problem with installing 580m on m17x r3.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by fam, Jul 4, 2012.

  1. fam

    fam Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, i had replaced my 460m with 580m and tried to power on the laptop , but it does nothing.. i wonder what was the problem?
    and i switched back to 460m and powered on , and its working perfectly.


    Any solution? i used the old heatsink. maybe that was the problem?

    i bought the card off from ebay.

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  2. mrm2x

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    it does nothing? you are not even getting the beeps from hell?
     
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  3. fam

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    nope, nothing at all.. but i tried to power on with the battery.
    any suggestions?
     
    fam, Jul 4, 2012
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    Perhaps the card is wrong, have you tried it on another computer? if it does the same then I'll return it to the ebay dealer.
     
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  5. fam

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    sent back for replacement. thanks.
     
    fam, Jul 5, 2012
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