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    eyeinfinty

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by rippeer, Sep 14, 2010.

  1. rippeer

    rippeer Notebook Evangelist

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    Just curios now that I have my M17xR2 hooked up to an external monitor if I can do eyeinifty? It would be even better if I could do it mw2.
     
    rippeer, Sep 14, 2010
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  2. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    I think that you can do eyefinity using the LCD monitor as one of them but not three seperate monitors.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Sep 14, 2010
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  3. rippeer

    rippeer Notebook Evangelist

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    I found some very helpful instructions in the help sections of CCC but I just can't the button its talking about, has anyone here actualy done it?
     
    rippeer, Sep 14, 2010
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  4. Akari

    Akari Notebook Evangelist

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    You need (technically) three external monitors to do Eyefinity with the m17x.

    The m17x has three ports - DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA.

    If you have three monitors (preferably identical) that support all three of these inputs, then you can use Eyefinity.

    Remember that Eyefinity requires the monitors to be of identical resolutions, and thus of identical sizes (Well, it doesn't NEED to be the same size, per se, but would be dumb and annoying if it's not).

    It would be difficult to find 2 more 1920x1200 17" monitors, I assume.

    Pulled this off the yewtoobs:

    YouTube - Alienware M17xR2 Proof of ATI Eyefinity with Bezel Compensation
     
    Akari, Sep 14, 2010
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  5. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    very interesting video! Coolness factor to be sure.
     
    BatBoy, Sep 15, 2010
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  6. Killiandros

    Killiandros Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, you definitely can - see this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/478689-anyone-use-eyefinity-their-m17x-yet-2.html

    Although based on the comments in the thread linked above, crossfire needs to be disabled for it to work correctly.

    Not sure if that has changed with newer driver releases etc.
     
    Killiandros, Sep 16, 2010
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