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    M18x r1 upgrade to Windows 10 - Drivers available?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Scrawl, Dec 30, 2015.

  1. Scrawl

    Scrawl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I'm contemplating upgrading my M18x R1 from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and haven't been able to find much information regarding driver support for the R1.

    What I know so far:

    - Dell officially doesn't provide Windows 10 drivers for the m18x r1.
    - Microsoft's 'Get Windows 10' tool tells me my system is compatible.
    - There is a serious issue with Nvidia drivers and Windows 10 killing LCD's (not an issue for me as I'm using AMD 6970M's)

    I've seen a few posts where people have managed to successfully install Windows 10 on the m18x R2, but haven't been able to find any info regarding the R1.

    Anyone out there running Windows 10 succesffully on the R1?
     
    Scrawl, Dec 30, 2015
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  2. SMOKE_SKULL

    SMOKE_SKULL Notebook Deity

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    I ran my R1 on Win 10 since its release and it ran flawlessly. I was very pleased. It had a single 6990 GPU. I dont recall having any driver issues.
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, Dec 30, 2015
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    chewbakaats58 Notebook Evangelist

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    Also running Windows 10 on my R1 since day one release. No issues whatsoever and I'm also Nvidia..no clue how these people had issues with their lcd's dying cause of a driver.
     
    chewbakaats58, Dec 30, 2015
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    Scrawl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks all.

    After a bit of h/w drama, I did a clean install of Windows 10. Mostly trouble free except for locating some of the drivers. Listed below for anyone else who might be interested:

    1. OSD - Installed Alienware OSD Application, v.0.31.0.15C, A02 (Win 7 x64) from Dell website
    2. AMD HD6970M drivers 15.71 from AMD website
    3. Freefall sensor from this post in Notebookreview
    4. Windows 10 PS/2 and SMBus Devices v19.0.19.1 from Synaptics website
     
    Scrawl, Jan 3, 2016
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