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    is my nvidia 880 dead ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by batfinks, Jun 13, 2015.

  1. batfinks

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    Well just finished my last exam at uni and decided to load up origin for a bash of bf4 and noticed my NVidia gtx880 is not showing. so I pressed ctrl + f5 to switch graphics and still it wasn't showing...
    corrupted driver maybe ? ok so I uninstalled the driver and downloaded the latest from NVidia site and when I try and install the driver says no compatible hardware detected or words to that effect.
    ok this has happened before maybe im running soley on the intel gpu.. so I pressed ctrl + f5 again and once again tried to install the new NVidia driver and again it failed.
    At this point I started to worry slightly. so I rebooted my laptop and went into the bios, and the bios under discrete graphics1 is empty (no hardware) !

    have I missed something or is my NVidia 880 dead ?
     
    batfinks, Jun 13, 2015
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    Yea if it is not showing up in the bios that is a very bad sign.
     
    Splintah, Jun 13, 2015
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    goddam, i hope the have spare NVidia 880m card as i don't want a pile of crap non-upgradeable R2 version....

    thank you for your quick reply.
     
    batfinks, Jun 13, 2015
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    Remove the graphics card and clean mmx slot and gpu. Reset your graphics card and check in the bios afterwards.
     
    Papusan, Jun 13, 2015
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    +1 to that ... I am confident that you just need to reseat the GPU
     
    MahmoudDewy, Jun 14, 2015
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    This worked, my NVidia GTX880m is now being seen in the bios and I was able to install the latest driver error free.
    Thank you. +1

    I guess the too and froing from Uni has dislodged it just enough for it not to be seen in the bios.
     
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    You're welcome. :vbthumbsup:
     
    Papusan, Jun 14, 2015
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    If was the last exam, you are graduate now
     
    Flaick, Jun 15, 2015
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