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    M18x r2 7970m crossfire driver help!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Talzam, Aug 8, 2018.

  1. Talzam

    Talzam Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello all,

    I am having trouble installing any, amd driver pass 18.1.1 I just get a black screen when trying to install the driver?

    Any help would be appreciated.
     
    Talzam, Aug 8, 2018
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    skindoe Notebook Geek

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    The same thing happened to myself as I have the m290x crossfire (essentially the 7970m). I got around it by installing a slightly earlier version of drivers that worked, then update the drivers to the latest version from within the 'Radeon Settings' program.
     
    skindoe, Aug 8, 2018
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    Talzam Notebook Enthusiast

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    @skindoe hello i tried your way and it still dose the same? :( black screen on install? thanks for trying to help tho
     
    Talzam, Aug 9, 2018
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