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    GTX 460m work with 1600x900?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by dttran83, Mar 21, 2011.

  1. dttran83

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    Hi I was wondering is anyone here have a gtx 460m with a 1600x900 screen? I'm asking this because I recently got a 460m from clevo and it only work when I connect to my external 1080p monitor. I also install on my friend M15x who got a 1080p and it work. So I want to know is it just the clevo card that doing that this.
     
    dttran83, Mar 21, 2011
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    I bought the 460M from Eurocom on Ebay which I believe is the clevo one and have the 1600 x 900 screen. No issues.
     
    U.N.inspector, Mar 21, 2011
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    I have a Clevo 460M & 1600x900 as well. Works fine.
     
    LxGST, Mar 21, 2011
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  4. dttran83

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    Did you guy did anything special? After I install and turn it on all I can heard is the window log on. Only when I hook to an external monitor then it recognize it. I"m running on A09 bios.
     
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    I'm running it and it's working just fine
    Bought it from a U.S. retailer if that helps any
     
    TheHighlightGuy, Mar 21, 2011
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    I'm using laptop video2go drivers, the normal drivers wouldn't work all that well, I think 267.24 right now (which ever recent drivers had brightness control, heard about em and installed them immediately). When I first installed the card, windows loaded up and was using motherboard graphics, very basic resolution and didn't recognize the card until I installed the drivers.
     
    LxGST, Mar 22, 2011
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    More info needed.

    Do you see the BIOS load? Do you see anything BEFORE windows starts?

    If no then it's unlikely to be related to the resolution of your screen.

    If yes then it's likely a driver issue. Use the external monitor to coordinate a full reload of your operating system.

    If you don't have another PC/laptop in the house then make sure ou at least download and save the NIC driver and/or the wireless card driver.
     
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  8. dttran83

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    Nope it just blank black screen, I can heard my log on screen onto window and the screen backlight is on. I think it do somthing with the resolution too but other member on here have 900p and gtx 460m and it work just find.
     
    dttran83, Mar 22, 2011
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    To rule out something you might have done when you replaced the card: put the old one back in.

    Does it work?
     
    jarvmeister, Mar 22, 2011
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    i know you are running BIOS A09, but still seems to me like a bios problem.

    is your old card working properly?
    which EC version are you using?

    try reloading Bios A09 again and see if that helps.
     
    madoon, Mar 22, 2011
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  11. dttran83

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    I put in a 5850m and it work just find. I'm running on 1.18 EC. Whenever I hook up to the external monitor with 1080 the 460m work perfectly find. I try to change to multiple screen by right click and change resolution but it said my native monitor doesn't support the resolution. Try using the nvidia control panel and nothing work.
     
    dttran83, Mar 22, 2011
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  12. madoon

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    try the dell 460m driver for the m15x. <--(talking about the official driver)
    many people complained about the video2go drivers.
     
    madoon, Mar 22, 2011
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