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    m17x R3 w/ Clevo 6990M + Advice

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by GeoCake, Nov 22, 2011.

  1. GeoCake

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    So.. PARA10X64.fd or PARA00X64.fd

    Esata port on the right
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    PAR00X64.fd not PARA, also case sensitive. Esata port on the right. Good luck. It should work. I've been in the same situation.
     
    widezu69, Nov 24, 2011
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    Done, doesn't beep nor even look like it's reading my usb... I used ao8 bios file from dell site and usb quick formatted in fat32...

    Shall I remove GPU now? :(

    It still seems to remember my pink colour keyboard light too -_-
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Wait no no no. Did you put the exe on the USB? I'll upload you the proper file.
     
    widezu69, Nov 24, 2011
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    Rofl, I may be an idiot but I didn't do that.. I copied it from the temp files as I ran the .exe on my MSI laptop
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Ok before you change your CPU. I'll give you it one more time. Just to have a go.
     
    widezu69, Nov 24, 2011
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    Alright, it seems simple enough. But I have one of them Sandisks with light to know when its on, and it doesn't light up

    And I don't have any other CPUS, just the 6870M I got with it
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    I really don't think that changing the GPU will help.

    Format the USB using FAT no NTFS. Some Sandisks have a separate partition for autorun stuff. Make sure there isn't. Get this file:
    PAR00X64.fd
    Stick it to the root. Pull out the battery and the plug. Plug the USB in the esata. Hold end, and plug the cord in ONLY. You need to hold and wait for about a minute. The fans will be on full for the whole time.
     
    widezu69, Nov 24, 2011
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    widezu, you rock bro! helping with this :)
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 24, 2011
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    Ok, I'll try that on 2 different USBs, if it doesn't work I'm getting a rope ready. Nice knowing you guys and thanks for the awesome help
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    Dude, its under warranty, f*ck that rope talk
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 24, 2011
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    Yeah man worst comes to worse just tell then you were updating your bios to the latest one from the Dell website.
     
    widezu69, Nov 24, 2011
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    took gpu out tis beeping n flasinh!!
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    OK erm it restarted turned off turned on...
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    Omg Working With No Gpu
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    Got Bsod
    !!!!!!! And Need To F2 Nowwww
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    its probably running on integrated
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 24, 2011
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    Yuzzz Im In Bios Now No Gpu Plugged In Using Internal
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    Good. Reset to default and plug GPU in.
     
    widezu69, Nov 24, 2011
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    ok good. That's what i had suspected all along
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 24, 2011
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    ok guys, I just get blue screens on boot now, so I just started repair. You won't believe how happy I am now, all thanks you lot
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    Basically it all boils down to what I did earlier: Enabled integrated graphics card, and with my GPU in somehow it just FUBAR so yeah, took that out and was able to flash clean bios and F2 into bios. Guess I can just put my GPU back in then

    I should have thought twice when I saw that it did not recognise any built in GPU and just my ATI card
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    hhahaha...good.
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 24, 2011
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    but seriously, thanks guys.. I just don't know how to repay you all.
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    well...you can rep widezu, cause he helped huge

    i even repped him for helping you cause the dude is so helpful
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 24, 2011
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    Installed ATI card back in, Bios now recognises BOTH Sandy Brridge Integrated GFX and ATI GFX - so i guess I was going to run into this problem sooner or later !

    I need to buy some new screws guys, I can barely screw/unscrew them in now.. Anyyone got any dimensions for them, suggestions? 3 for both fans, 4 for cpu heatsink and 4 for gpu heatsink

    and i serously need a new backplate for the 6990M card because I am not too comfortable with 3 screws in..

    Thanks loads everyone like, more than anyone has ever thanked you before - I would rep but I am too nooby on these forums :( I am calling it a night now before I go mad, at least I can go sleep happy
     
    GeoCake, Nov 24, 2011
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    good nite dude lol...you can breath a sigh of relief now :D
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 24, 2011
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    Haha thanks man.
     
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