The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
← Previous pageNext page →

    ***M18x - NVIDIA SLI (Driver Questions, Performance, Problems) Discussion Thread***

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Mr. Fox, Dec 3, 2011.

  1. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Wow, what a wonderful gift. Nothing like getting an upgrade by surprise, LOL.

    That sounds great. These new drivers are working outstanding for me.

    That's a good question. I hardly ever run benchmarks at stock clock speeds, so I don't really know. I am going to take a guess somewhere in the lower to mid 8K range.
     
  2. Riddhy916

    Riddhy916 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    35
    Messages:
    756
    Likes Received:
    87
    Trophy Points:
    41
    hello guys ..now running 780m sli proud owner here and taking things slow...

    i didnt bench anything yet want to know how can i update to latest drivers? running in m18x r2...one is clevo card another one is dell
     
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  3. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Here is the information for INF modding... [ LINK ]

    It's best to learn how to do it yourself so you do not have to depend on someone else, (and so you can teach others,) but if you want a pre-modded INF to download... [ LINK ]
     
    UltraGSM and Riddhy916 like this.
  4. northstar2320

    northstar2320 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    85
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    64
    Trophy Points:
    26
    Can anyone tell me if the HS are the same for a 765m and a 780m? Thanks
     
    reborn2003 likes this.
  5. Trickster29

    Trickster29 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    221
    Likes Received:
    66
    Trophy Points:
    41
    If u have a mx18 the 780M requires a NV100 (a 100 watt heatsink) most likely the 765M comes with a 75W HS so no they are not

    This is true for the M18xR1 and 2 as for the Alienware 18 im sure you could just order the 780M sli from dell they send you the kit with the heatsinks already installed
     
    northstar2320 likes this.
  6. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    7,172
    Messages:
    10,077
    Likes Received:
    1,122
    Trophy Points:
    581
    From the Alienware 18 Owners Lounge parts list:

    Graphic Card (GPU)
    CG8VH SLI cable Nvidia
    R7H03 GPU Fan
    MHR0Y GPU Thermal Pad
    2K0KW Nvidia GeForce GTX780m N14E-GTX 4GB GDDR5 with bracket, thermal pad
    TJ6G8 GTX780m GPU Thermal Module Right 100w
    HTXFC GTX780m GPU Thermal Module Left 100w

    1RMFM Nvidia GeForce GTX770m N14E-GS 3GB GDDR5 with bracket, thermal pad
    D6V4R Nvidia GeForce GTX765m N14E-GE 2GB GDDR5 with bracket, thermal pad
    H3P03 GTX765m/GTX770m GPU Thermal Module Right 75w
    YX4KF GTX765m/GTX770m GPU Thermal Module Left 75w
     
  7. northstar2320

    northstar2320 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    85
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    64
    Trophy Points:
    26
    I thank both of you gentlemen :)
     
  8. moneymaddness

    moneymaddness Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    29
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    6
    ok i need some help i have a alienware m18x 406m sli and the other night i updated my video drivers to 331.65 but after that i can be playing the game for 20 or so mins and then i get lag most of the time i get 60+ fps but when it starts to lag on me i only gets 12 fps do anyone know what i can do to find out what is wrong or how to fix this

    i have already went back to 327.23
     
  9. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    3,700
    Messages:
    8,323
    Likes Received:
    3,820
    Trophy Points:
    431
    Go back farther to 311.48 or 314.22. The latest driver is made for the 700 series cards.
     
  10. moneymaddness

    moneymaddness Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    29
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    6
    how do i do a factory restore
     
  11. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    What game? It may be a problem with the game rather than your computer or drivers. Did it work perfectly before updating the drivers, or did you update toe 331.65 to try to fix this?
     
  12. moneymaddness

    moneymaddness Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    29
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    6
    i updated to 331.65 and then it started to happen

    i turned it off for a while now its back to normel

    so what drivers should i be using for 460m sli
     
  13. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    If 327.23 works well, then I would continue using what works well not worry about it. While these drivers should be compatible... the latest is not always the greatest. It might be great for Kepler and not Fermi.

    What game is giving you trouble? Or, is it multiple games? If it is only one game that acts up, I would blame it on the game rather than the driver.

    It's actually for a lot more than just 700 series.

     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 6, 2015
  14. moneymaddness

    moneymaddness Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    29
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    6
    will what happens i could have a world of warcraft playing with a movie playing on my 2nd display and both lag even the movie lags after i turn the game off i have to restart the pc to fix it

    ok will it happen again and every is lagging on the computer
     
  15. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    I'm not sure that multitasking gaming with some other computing activity is a good idea, and especially not with a multimedia activity like watching a movie. I doubt that better drivers are going to help you with that.

    What are your GPU temperatures when the lagging starts? When was the last time you pulled the bottom cover, removed the fans and cleaned out the fans and heat sink radiators? Dust and lint clogging the heat sink radiators is the most common cause of poor GPU performance and other computer performance issues. It is very easy to do and may remedy your problem if you haven't already done that. (Using compressed air and blowing through the external vents is not effective. It might give some temporary relief, but the crud will end up clogging things up again in no time.)
     
  16. moneymaddness

    moneymaddness Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    29
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    6
    will i did the restore every thing seems fine now but i did clean it and it was pretty dirty my temps are around 65c before i did the restore it was at 80c

    now that i have done the restore any tips on what i should install drivers and maybe stuff to uninstall?
     
  17. tala16

    tala16 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    64
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    hello everybody
    i just got replaced new SLI gtx 680 by DEll.and i notice that some thing strange in this pitcutre. I want to know how to fix this problems ?
    18x.png
     
  18. UltraGSM

    UltraGSM ...so many Alienwares...

    Reputations:
    714
    Messages:
    1,629
    Likes Received:
    431
    Trophy Points:
    101
    because you got 2 cards in your system, bus bandwidth divides by 2 in this case, this even applies to the new Alienware 18 as far as I know. If you were to have 1 nVidia GPU in your M18XR2 I assume you would have 16x bandwidth on that GPU but dont take my word for it until more people chime in on this too. Also if youre running m18xR1 you wont be able to run any higher than PCIE 2.0 speeds

    Unlike desktop computers where the some advanced systems can have 2 x 16x lanes in SLI, laptops are slightly not-as-powerful but can do their job just as well and kick majority Gaming Desktops to their knees :D
     
  19. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Put the GPUs under load and it will be 3.0 instead of 1.1.

    PCI-e 3.0.JPG
     
  20. tala16

    tala16 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    64
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    thanhks UltraGSM and Mr.FOx
    After i install new NVIDIA 331.82 , i have some problem that i never see before. You can check on my picture
    There are problems that i have right now.
    1 GTX 680 dosen't work
    SLI disable
    Window see only 1 video card

    Dose any1 know how to fix or i have to call DEll to replace again ?
    18x1.png
     
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  21. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    I think I know what the problem is. Just a minute and I will be back with a link for you. Should be an easy fix. It is an assembly error and one that we used to see fairly often with GTX 580M SLI.

    Edit: Here you go: [Guide] Curing Shorted Support Plate on NVIDIA MXM Modules (Symptoms: Display "Static" or "Snow" Artifacts - Error Code 43 - Revision FF error)
     
  22. tala16

    tala16 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    64
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    hello Mr.Fox..
    After reading ur link. i know exactly my problem. Therefore, i decide to call Alienware support agian because it is difficult for me to open laptop. i don't have experience to do this job.
    Thank you so much
     
    reborn2003 and Mr. Fox like this.
  23. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    tala16, did your machine get fixed? How did things turn out, bud?
     
  24. Klihne

    Klihne Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    192
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I'm sure others may be having this issue, but I just updated my nvidia driver to 331.21 and everything has been fine...until this morning. Was playing a game and computer locks up and BSODs and restarts. WhoCrashed states it's the nvidia driver. I have downgraded and updated rinse and repeat, fresh install. Nothing seems to work. Is there a fix or is this just nvidia dropping the ball? Thanks!
     
  25. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    I was not impressed by 332.21 either. I used DDU to wipe everything out and went back to using 331.21. Everything seems to be as it should for now except the ShadowPlay tweak still is not working. It appears to be working, but it does not save any video file for some reason. I don't know if the driver itself or GeForce Experience broke this feature. I am wondering if NVIDIA did something to intentionally cripple it so our tweak would no longer function.
     
  26. Klihne

    Klihne Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    192
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Hmmm well for myself, I'm not using anything extra other than the driver and the experience thingy that comes with the installation. My issue is that the driver seems to stop responding which causes the computer to hang up, BSOD and then crash. This happens infrequently during gaming and browsing. I've ran who crashed and was notified that it is In fact the nvidia driver. The past day or so I've been running my game in very low graphics and haven't had an issue yet, but I'd like to be able to run at max settings again.
     
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  27. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Hmmm, not sure why that is happening. Perhaps try running DDU in Windows Safe Mode to strip out everything completely and go back to a driver you were more happy with. If you don't already have it, here is a link to download DDU.

    I am actually still running 332.21 on the 18 (just checked to confirm) and it is doing fine for me. I dropped back to 331.21 only on the M18xR2, as it seems to do better for benching than the newer version does. Both machines have 780M SLI. Maybe it's something with the driver that only affects Fermi cards. I also need to correct my comment because now ShadowPlay is mysteriously working again. It would not work last night for some reason.
     
  28. Klihne

    Klihne Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    192
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Thanks! I'll try the DDU perhaps this weekend. As if right now like I said it seems to run fine with my setting turned down, however I'm very skeptical only because I've done quite a few reformats and clean installs of numerous drivers only to see the same result. But I'll give it a shot.

    Mr. Fox, I also tried your tdrdelay fix in the registry and it seemed to lock up the system more frequently. However I found a windows post about the problem and I'll be trying that route prior to doing the solution you just suggested. We shall see what happens.

    Edit: Have been testing the past two days and everything seems to have worked I used the instructions here:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946

    Under the fix it myself section. I believe that this is the exact solution Mr. Fox presented in a different thread but instead of a value of 0 they have you out an 8. Thanks for all the help!

    Edit: So as of today I'm back at square 1. Everything was fine until this morning and now I'm back to my laptop crashing on a BSOD error. WhoCrashed yields me with bug check error of 0x116, video tdr error caused by nvlddmkm.sys version 332.21!

    Edit: Dell has come out to replace my hard drive since they believed that to be the cause of the problem however the problem still persists. I am to run a few more tests per the tech support and if it still continues, replacement cards will be the next step.
     
  29. Imprezme

    Imprezme Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    26
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    hey guys so i have a question, I have a m18x and its got i7 with sli 680. when i first got it, it ran smoothly...then recently i was starting to get 50 fps on CS:GO where as normally id get 200-250ish. i did a alienrespawn and i still have the same problem...anyone know whats going on?
     
  30. Codenamefa

    Codenamefa Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    425
    Messages:
    439
    Likes Received:
    249
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Did you check if Sli was enabled in the NV Control panel?
     
  31. Nathan Graves

    Nathan Graves Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    156
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Hi,
    I know it's not the absolutly correct thread but I hope to get some feedback from the pro's here like Mr. Fox to my question.
    There is this new ATI/AMD Mantle API - was betting on Nvidia the wrong decison as this Mantle thing really looks to be the answer espec. for laptop gaming allowing low/mid range GPUs perform the most advanced graphics in superior FPS so no need to spend 1000Euro on a Nvidia SLI Alienware configuration. I read some press infos but didn't dig deep - is this really possible just due to this special Mantle driver thing or are the FPS numbers fake.
    Whats your opinion and is it time to switch sides despite the fact, that AMD still is in my opinion way behind Nvidia regarding hardware and "normal" driver and game support??
    Thanks
     
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  32. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Hi Nathan. There is not enough information out about Mantle to know how to answer your question. I hope it turns out to be great, but I normally take a "wait and see" approach to this kind of thing. My only thoughts are that AMD often fails to execute things in an effective manner, and you can pretty much count on the fact that NVIDIA is not going to take a back seat to AMD on anything. If Mantle turns out to be fantastic, there could be a period of time that AMD has an edge on NVIDIA, but "this too shall pass" will most likely apply to that situation. If Mantle ends up being a good replacement for Direct3D it will not be an AMD exclusive technology for long... That would never fly. If AMD tries to keep it proprietary it will most likely never be successful and my gut feeling at this point is that it will fizzle out because Micro$oft has a choke hold on just about everything. It could be totally amazing and if Micro$oft doesn't want it to succeed they will probably end up doing something to ruin it.

    So, let's "wait and see" what happens. ;)
     
  33. TFK

    TFK Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    29
    Messages:
    244
    Likes Received:
    57
    Trophy Points:
    41
    Hello everyone. I am about to buy an Alienware M18x with a GTX 580M already on it. Is there anyway I can add a GTX 680M into it and use the other one as a Physx Card?
     
  34. Nathan Graves

    Nathan Graves Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    156
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Hi Mr. Fox,
    thanks a lot for your feedback und thoughts. Good to hear and you are right - "wait and see" is the best to do und hopefully Nvidia will respond to this.

    One last question maybe for the futur.
    I have an AW M18X-R2 with Nvidia GTX680M SLI - will it be possible to upgrade to GTX880M SLI - do they share the MXM Standard?

    Best regards
    Nathan
     
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  35. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Yes. I know of at least one M18xR2 owner testing an 880M right now.
     
  36. Trickster29

    Trickster29 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    221
    Likes Received:
    66
    Trophy Points:
    41
    Yes you can use the other card as a PhysX card just obviously as long as the 580M is in the second slot which may require a Different heatsink assuming you only have 1 580M. you can find the "Right NV100 Heatsink" on eBay. :) I had 1 780M and 1 460M in mine when I was getting my other 780M fixed so the 460M was used as PhysX without any problems
     
  37. Optimistic Prime

    Optimistic Prime Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    572
    Messages:
    521
    Likes Received:
    95
    Trophy Points:
    41
    I ran across a strange bug when I re-installed windows a little while ago. I'm curious to see if anyone else is running into this problem. On recent Nvidia drivers, if I switch to integrated graphics and right click the desktop the context menu takes awhile to load. I think it is because the driver is checking for the GPUs, and can't find them. For reference, I'm on 334.67 but it was present on 332.21 as well.

    It isn't a big deal, but it is a minor annoyance.

    Thank you to TBoneSan (who did replicate the issue on his 780M, driver 334.67) for testing this and Hybrys for helping to determine the cause.
     
    Mr. Fox and TBoneSan like this.
  38. Pete- 7r0jan

    Pete- 7r0jan Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    41
    Messages:
    189
    Likes Received:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Guys, I'm having trouble with the latest nvidia driver..
    when on dvi i get artifacts and intermediate white screen, also a little instability.

    I've jumped back to 331.65, only for bf4 its not the best tbh..
    3uq.png
     
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  39. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Maybe this will be better... just released today. I am downloading it now.

     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 6, 2015
    Pete- 7r0jan and TBoneSan like this.
  40. Pete- 7r0jan

    Pete- 7r0jan Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    41
    Messages:
    189
    Likes Received:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Version 334.89 - WHQL Release seems good, solid picture and 0 artifacts when using hdmi
     
  41. joseph0042

    joseph0042 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    7
    Trophy Points:
    6
    If you modify the 780m vBios do you have to change the inf files each time there is a new driver release? Sorry for the newb question. I have been debating on installing svl7's unlocked 780m vbios and want to make sure I understand everything before doing it.
     
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  42. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Changing the vBIOS does not affect the hardware ID, and that is what determines if the driver INF needs to be modded. So, long story short... whatever you do now with drivers on the stock vBIOS, you will do exactly the same with the modded vBIOS. The modded vBIOS is a stock vBIOS with some tweaks to improve the behavior of the GPU.
     
    joseph0042 likes this.
  43. rickdeckard

    rickdeckard Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    183
    Likes Received:
    61
    Trophy Points:
    41
    Has anyone played around with Kepler BIOS Tweaker 1.27? It seems to support the 780m now, I wouldn't mind upping my core and mem clocks and reflashing but don't want to be the guinea pig!
     
  44. joseph0042

    joseph0042 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    7
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Thanks Mr. Fox! I went ahead and updated the vBios with svl7 and jonksss release for the 780m on my 780m sli!
     
    Mr. Fox and TBoneSan like this.
  45. icemaker

    icemaker Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    9
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Hello,

    I have a m18x with two GTX580M in SLI (latest vBios and drivers).
    Since several weeks I have performance problems in games.
    Everything is fine for about 5 minutes then suddenly the framerate drops to something like 2 or 3 fps.

    I've done several 3dMark11 benchmarks and here are the results:
    No-SLI: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2670QM Processor,Alienware M18xR1
    SLI: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2670QM Processor,Alienware M18xR1

    As you can see it is pretty poor.
    I have monitored my cards while playing and running the benchmark and I notice that everything goes fine until the first card reaches 90°C (the second card always reaches a maximum of 75°C).
    Once it reaches 90°C both cards go from 620Mhz to 74Mhz, then the temp goes down but both cards stays at 74Mhz.

    Here is an exemple. The framerate drop is at 2/28/2014 14:37:13 (yellow line):
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AnxRIb7VH5NPdFd4ajZKQmt2SlNIV2h2ZGlfZUlfeHc&output=html

    When I perform my tests without SLI I also notice the frequency drop when my card reaches 90°C.

    Does my first card have a problem? Is 90°C a normal temperature?

    I hear the fan kicking but strangely in Nvidia inspector the Fan speed is not available (greyed out) for card #0. For card #1 the Fan speed is available but always at 100% even when the card is not used and the fan not making noise.
    Is there a problem with the fan sensors ?
     
  46. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

    Reputations:
    4,460
    Messages:
    5,558
    Likes Received:
    5,798
    Trophy Points:
    681
    Well the performance issue is from thermal throttling once the GPU hits 90 (I think it's actually 91) degree's. I would have said repaste time but it sounds like one of your fans could be the culprit. Can you use HWinfo64 and check they are both working for us?
     
  47. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    No, 90°C is abnormal. Your system is overheating and the poor performance is from thermal throttling. If you haven't recently done so, pull the bottom cover off, remove the screws from the fans, lift them out and vacuum out the heat sink radiators. They are probably full of dust and lint. If you just did that and still have these temps then you need to repaste. You can test your fans by looking at them to confirm they are winding up like they should (it is also very audible) and feeling the volume of air coming out the back for each fan. You can also manually spin them up to max using HWiNFO64. It's possible that the fans can get so full of crud that they stop spinning. You can vacuum out the fans, but hold the blades still to keep them from winding up to a high RPM as that can damage them.
     
  48. Hmel

    Hmel Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Hi guys.

    Need help. I can not flash the bios gtx780m. Error: error firmware image filename must have a valid extension . DOS and Win, no result. File with the extension .rom Bios A04
    Sorry for the bad english
     
    Mr. Fox likes this.
  49. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist

    Reputations:
    37,213
    Messages:
    39,333
    Likes Received:
    70,624
    Trophy Points:
    931
    There has to be a syntax error. If there is any kind of error in what you are typing it will return this message. If you are using the original long file name that is very descriptive, rename it and choose something short and sweet. Also be sure to back up your original vBIOS before flashing. Choose a simple name for the backup (i.e. OEM780M.ROM). Remember than DOS is limited to 8 characters, so a file named something like GTX_780M_OC.ROM would need to be entered as something like GTX_78~1.ROM in DOS. Renaming it to something less than 8 characters that you can identify later on is much easier.

    Assume for the purpose of illustration that the new file name you have selected is OC780M.ROM and the file is in a folder named D:\NVF. Enter the syntax in blue text from an Adminstrator's Command Prompt or a DOS prompt:










    Primary (GPU0) D:\NVF\nvflash -i0 -4 -5 -6 OC780M.ROM
    Secondary (GPU1) D:\NVF\nvflash -i1 -4 -5 -6 OC780M.ROM
    Answer "Y" (for yes) to both prompts, you will hear a short beep... wait until the message that the flash was successful. Repeat on the other GPU and then reboot.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 6, 2015
  50. Hmel

    Hmel Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Mr. Fox thank you very much for your help, it helped)
     
    TBoneSan likes this.
← Previous pageNext page →