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    Upgade M17XR4 to 3D vision

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by bobbloke, Jan 29, 2014.

  1. bobbloke

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    Hi I have purchased a 3d display assy to upgrade my M17x R4 and I have a nvidia geforce gtx 660m graphics card installed. Not sure if this card is compatible with 3D Vision in that case I will purchase a 680m if it is not.I have already tried a 770m and that lead to the same problem but anyhow I have installed the latest driver package from nvidia for this card and there is no stereoscopic option in the nvidia control panel for the wizard. Does anybody have any ideas on this problem?
     
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    Hi, It could be the 3D certification' in the BIOS? I would expect any NV card to support 3D but maybe dell have it set to only work with a couple of GPU's? I know that if you fit a GPU that is not on the list of GPU's sold with the machine (like a 7xx) this is what happens. You give up 3D for the faster card.

    The 680m is the stock 3D model for the R4 (my 675 also) so it should work but check the USB devices in device manager to see if the NV controller is there.

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    I believe the same, 680m should work on 3D without issues. What happened with the 770m?
     
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    With 3D display model is it and when you installed the new display how many connectors did you have to plug in? For 3D to work you need a IR transmitter board.
     
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    The same prob no sterescope option in nvidia control panel I will purchase the 680m and let you know how I went.
     
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    Yes the ir board is in the back left bottom corner of the screen with the ir cable that connects to the systemboard
     
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    Yes the NV controller is in USB devices
     
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    The display cable with two screws, the camera cable and the infrared cable
     
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    That proves out the wiring then. The only thing that I can think of other than the card ID (get one with a dell vbios if you can) is the panel ID. If the panel is an R3 one then the bios might not recognise it as 3D compatible?

    Probably just a case of getting the right card though. I had this happen a couple of times a while ago, I noticed that during the driver install, when it gets to the 3D components there is a brief file copy window that opens. If this does not happen stereoscopic is missing altogether from the driver CP.
     
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    It could well be an R3 panel seller said it was compatible for both R3 and R4 when I receive the 680m I'll let you know will be a week or so and thank you for your help
     
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    I have the 17xR4 and I can confirm that when you put a 770m into the laptop you lose the 3D vision for the laptop monitor. I think it has something to do with the drivers, specifically what has been mentioned already regarding device IDs. Only certain cards work for 3D. I can use the HDMI port to play games in 3D on my TV, so you can still use a 3D TV and possible a 3D monitor if you use HDMI.
     
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