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    x17m R3 bios questions

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ewitte12, Jul 28, 2011.

  1. ewitte12

    ewitte12 Notebook Evangelist

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    PDF does not appear to have all the menu choices.

    - Can you turn off the graphics card in BIOS? Would allow me to use the newest ATI drivers without worrying about switchable graphics.

    - Can you adjust CPU voltage? Specifically in this instance probably undervolting.
     
    ewitte12, Jul 28, 2011
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  2. Brabostaan

    Brabostaan Notebook Deity

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    Whats a x17m. :confused:

    :D :D

    There is a modded bios floating around but I dont know what options it got.
     
    Brabostaan, Jul 28, 2011
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    The modded BIOS does not allow for undervolting, but it does support the disabling of switchable graphics.
     
    livid, Jul 28, 2011
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    Do not use it on the 3D model....I have a few page long thread on doing a BIOS recovery, which was possible, but extremely long.
     
    LVNeptune, Jul 28, 2011
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