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    issue with crossfire

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jolleman92, Jul 5, 2012.

  1. jolleman92

    jolleman92 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi i have an issue with crossfire as title says. I bought a m17x r2 with dual 5870s according to device manager and hwinfo i have 2 cards but in catalyst i have only 1 card any help would be appreciated.


    Regards Joel
     
    jolleman92, Jul 5, 2012
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    jolleman92 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Bring
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    jolleman92, Jul 5, 2012
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    Have you updated your drivers lately?

    Make sure to properly remove your current graphics driver first:

    - Uninstall the VC driver
    - Uninstall the AMD CATALYST Software
    - Delete any ATI or AMD folder located in C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files(x86)
    - Run Driver Sweeper
    - Reboot Computer

    Once this is done, download and install the latest video driver on dell.com from the list below.

    M17x R2 Drivers

    Make sure you have the latest BIOS version, and update your vBIOS once you have installed the latest AMD driver from the list above.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Jul 5, 2012
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    jolleman92 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think i just call the support because. Amd Diagnostics says that the cables arent properly connected.
     
    jolleman92, Jul 6, 2012
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    You could just open her up and check that the CFX cable IS properly connected to both cards.....
     
    steviejones133, Jul 6, 2012
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