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    Area-51 m15x with 260m GTX boot problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Matrolz, Dec 2, 2009.

  1. Matrolz

    Matrolz Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys


    I have successfully installed the 260m GTX in my m15x. At the moment there's only one major issue.

    When I boot the computer on the card the screen is black. It isn't even showing the bios. To solve this I have to boot the laptop
    on the internal GPU, shut it down again and then when I boot on the 260m GTX it works. I know I can use the computer,
    but if anyone know how to solve it I would appreciate it very much. It's kinda annoying :)


    //Matrolz
     
    Matrolz, Dec 2, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    sounds like a driver issue
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 2, 2009
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  3. Matrolz

    Matrolz Notebook Guru

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    Might be, I just thought that driver problems wouldn't affect the bios startup


    EDIT: Also, I can't use sleep mode, because when I bootup from it the screen will also remain off..
     
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    your right i guess i missed that part ... Could be not initializing right

    try turning it on with a external monitor plugged in
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 2, 2009
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    Matrolz Notebook Guru

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    Will try when I get home from school. Oh, when I'm on the 260m, external screens don't work. Well, I'll try anyway. Thanks for helping
     
    Matrolz, Dec 3, 2009
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