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    460m vbios flash help

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by pewpewbangbang, Nov 21, 2012.

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    pewpewbangbang Notebook Guru

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    So I downloaded the .iso filed from dell.

    I made a bootable USB stick, but whenever it boots, it just waits for me to input a command. It doesn't run it like it would a burned CD.

    I also can't find any 460m.rom files so I can't nvflash or anything.

    Any help?

    What is the recommended way to make a bootable USB for this .iso file? There's nothing inside the actual file besides a readme and I think that's been noted before.
     
    pewpewbangbang, Nov 21, 2012
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    I want to update the vbios because the 460m seems to be throttling even on stock clocks. It's paired with a 920xm but that is also stock and nothing is overclocked yet the card throttles still randomly in games after a while.

    So how did everyone flash the iso file? It doesn't just start up when I create a bootable USB and put the iso file on it. I just get a command line, super frustrating as this should be simple as hell. If I had a blank CD I would def try to just burn one but I dont have any


    Edit: if anyone has the .rom vbios then I'll take that as well

    Could I just flash an Asus 560m that supposedly works on the 460m? It's another thread on these forums for the G73 or something

    Edit: Was helped by svl7 in the techinferno forum. Gave me the 460m.rom so I could easily just nvflash it
     
    pewpewbangbang, Nov 21, 2012
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