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    Updating AMD 6970m with unlock BIOS

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by aliascc, May 1, 2012.

  1. aliascc

    aliascc Newbie

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    Hi,

    I downloaded and installed an unlock BIOS. I went in and Change the Primary Device to 'PEG' and disabled IGP.

    -Unistalled the old AMD Drivers
    -Ran CCleaner and DriverSweaper
    -Then I downloaded the newest drivers from AMD "12.4" and installed them.

    Everything went ok, except in the end, Windows drop the brightness of the screen down, I can't understand why. Now the highest possible brightness is similar to the one when you unplug the laptop power cord.

    Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong in the BIOS or update process?

    Thanks
     
    aliascc, May 1, 2012
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    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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  3. aliascc

    aliascc Newbie

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    Hi,

    I installed the 12.5 beta drivers and still the problem persist. You might be right, it could be a problem with the drivers :S :(

    Thanks anyway
     
    aliascc, May 2, 2012
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