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    M11x r1 black screen on game start up

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by triggey, Mar 11, 2012.

  1. triggey

    triggey Newbie

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    There is a problem with my m11x r1. It works fine untill i start up a game. After the game has started it will work fine for about 30 seconds then the fan gets loud and after that i get a black screen but i can still hear the sound. What is wrong? I have tried a bunch of different drivers i dont know whats wrong with it....

    Right now i have the latest nvidia driver
     
    triggey, Mar 11, 2012
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  2. MustangDJP

    MustangDJP Notebook Consultant

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    Did you try reverting back to the stock driver from Dell? Nvidia's drivers have issues with the Hybrid Alienware. I have also tried multiple drivers on my R1, only to have tons of issues, so I went back to Dells official driver and have had no problems since.

    Also, are you overclocking your card any?
     
    MustangDJP, Mar 11, 2012
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    triggey Newbie

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    I reset my whole computer back to the factory image.
    No, im not overclocking anything.
     
    triggey, Mar 11, 2012
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  4. MustangDJP

    MustangDJP Notebook Consultant

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    You re-installed windows and it is still doing it??
     
    MustangDJP, Mar 11, 2012
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  5. triggey

    triggey Newbie

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    Yea...
    i dont think its a hardware problem though because my computer works just fine untill i start up a game
     
    triggey, Mar 11, 2012
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  6. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    try installing directx..
     
    ajslay, Mar 12, 2012
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  7. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Sounds like a hardware issue, clean out your fan first off.
     
    ejohnson, Mar 12, 2012
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  8. AlienTroll

    AlienTroll Notebook Evangelist

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    First of all, how long have you had your R1? Probably over several months since you have an R1. Anyway, it sounds like a GPU failure.
     
    AlienTroll, Mar 14, 2012
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