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    Alien ware m11x r1 gpu not recognised

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by finlx, Oct 30, 2015.

  1. finlx

    finlx Newbie

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    Hi, so as it says, my gpu isn't recognised which means I have to play games through integrated graphics which is torture. I already looked in the bios and it only recognises Intel hd graphics. It might help to know that I have factory reset the computer before. Please help! I can't bear the frame rate!
     
    finlx, Oct 30, 2015
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  2. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Probably dead GPU...
     
    TomJGX, Oct 30, 2015
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  3. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    You're going to have better luck in the Alienware M11x forum.

    Did you install the right driver(s) for the nVidia GPU? Additionally, if I recall correctly, the M11x R1 uses switchable graphics (via software key combo). Does that work at all? Does it work with any other games?
     
    kent1146, Oct 30, 2015
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  4. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    It is very likely that your GPU has died. Is it recognized in your system BIOS? Does it show in device manager or GPU-Z or NvidiaInspector?
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 30, 2015
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  5. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Did you try to load the BIOS defaults?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 6, 2015
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  6. simonmpoulton

    simonmpoulton Notebook Deity

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    GPU is dead - you'll need to either change the motherboard or get the GPU chip replaced on the mainboard.
     
    simonmpoulton, Nov 9, 2015
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