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    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Apexed, Aug 1, 2012.

  1. Apexed

    Apexed Newbie

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    Hey everyone! I just purchased a new M17XR4 with the 7970M and I am having trouble getting the damn discrete card to work. I have updated all the drivers (currently running 8.973) and the card is showing up in the device manager. I tried hitting FN+F7 and nothing appears to happen. I installed Skyrim and it is only detecting the onboard Intel. I set the game to "high performance" in the AMD application and restarted the computer to no avail. I then tried going into BIOS to disable the onboard card and there is not even a graphic card option under advanced! What am I doing wrong here?
     
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  2. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    It might be because you installed newer drivers, Have you tried rolling back drivers and then tried using the FN+F7 Combo? Might be worth a shot.
     
    bigtonyman, Aug 1, 2012
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