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    R3 upgrade to 8.1, Nvidia problems

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Tr3v0r86, Oct 1, 2014.

  1. Tr3v0r86

    Tr3v0r86 Newbie

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    I know that Dell has stated they officially only support windows 8 and not 8.1, but surely this has to be possible.

    Everything is running smoothly (less a BSOD problem i need to figure out) but for the life of me I CANNOT get the 540m driver installed.

    The newest version, as well as old ones ALL say that they cannot find the hardware to install the driver. Any ideas on why this might be? I know its possible to get it up and running as I've seen people posting about having it in specs, but I cant seem to get over this hurdle.

    Anyone had similar experience?
     
    Tr3v0r86, Oct 1, 2014
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  2. Papusan

    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Try using Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) disabled: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-18-m18x/761765-nvidia-344-11-whql-4.html#post9786172
     
    Papusan, Oct 2, 2014
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 2, 2014
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