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    set GPU to discrete in BIOS and.... Brick?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by deadboy90, Sep 14, 2011.

  1. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    just like the title says, i set the nvidia chip to discrete and i was shocked when my machine bricked :eek: luckily i had the recovery usb close by so i recovered but happened? has this happened to anybody else? i was running the GPU volt mod at the time was that the problem?
     
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    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Interesting. First I've heard of this. Every computer is different. It could be the fact that your computers gpu reacts a bit different.

    Oh and If you are trying to install a discrete driver I would revert like you did. Change to discrete, install the driver and then try the volt mod. The 270+ drivers will get you more performance than the volt mod.
     
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  3. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    meaning.... more OCing? cuz i just installed the 275.xxx and ran some 3dmark scores and they all were around 6400, i was consistantly getting 6800 with the old drivers and the volt mod
     
    deadboy90, Sep 15, 2011
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    Interesting to known. I'm volt mod'd on Nvidia 263 using switchable GPU.
    Probably never upgrade or change it as my M11xR1 is to old to be messing with now.

    It runs and that's all I need.

    Seem to be using my Dell Dimension 4600i P4(3.2Ghz) more now...how weird is that.
     
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  5. deadboy90

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    ok after trying to install the volt mod on 275.XXX drivers and bricking again i have concluded that the volt mod does not allow for setting the gpu to discrete in BIOS
     
    deadboy90, Sep 15, 2011
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    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    uhh no. i had the volt mod working. i was running discrete the whole time without issues.
    something else is wrong.
     
    ajslay, Sep 15, 2011
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    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    Wel I uninstalled the volt mod, set the gpu to discrete, no problem. Then I tried again with the volt mod and got a shiny new brick :( (with the 197.xxx drivers)
     
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    potentiality Notebook Consultant

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    How are you determining its bricking? If it was truly bricked, you could not recover via USB. Is the screen blank you mean? Is your fan going full throttle?

    I.E. Are you at least partially posting but not seeing it, or not at all.

    Have you attempted an external monitor? I notice by default a external monitor is set to the Nvidia versus the Intel.
     
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  9. deadboy90

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    i know its bricking becausae afterwords the only way to my laptop to work again is to use my recovery usb, otherwise it just sits there, fan full blast, beeping occasionally
     
    deadboy90, Sep 15, 2011
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    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    i think you need to get a different version of the volt mod. DavyGT should have another version coming up soon. the original got lost, and cant download it anymore. when did you download the modded bios?
     
    ajslay, Sep 16, 2011
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    Just recently, the new one he sent to me but nevermind, I'll just go back to good old fashioned 197.xx drivers (
     
    deadboy90, Sep 16, 2011
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