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    Blue Flickering in Games when in SLI mode - What should I do?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by trivisingh, Dec 9, 2009.

  1. trivisingh

    trivisingh Newbie

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    Hey guys,

    got a problem with my M17x...When I run some games in SLI mode, I get a kind of blue flickering on the textures in the game. It doesn't happen when I am using a single GPU. Any suggestions on how to fix this? would appreciate any help here....

    Thanks
     
    trivisingh, Dec 9, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    Call Dell

    Either


    Bad SLI cable
    Bad SLAVE GPU
    loose SLI connector


    my choice, but yes call dell its your only option
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 9, 2009
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  3. ImportJunky

    ImportJunky Notebook Consultant

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    Just thinking out loud on what i have read, since mine hasn't arrived yet. Cant he disable SLI for now so he doesn't have to deal with the flickering till he can talk to the 15th dell rep. Because thats the guy who's actually going to do something on fixing his situation?
     
    ImportJunky, Dec 10, 2009
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  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    its a documented issues so they should send some one right out.


    He can disable it to play but it seems he knows that since he has tested it off and on before coming here for help ;)
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 10, 2009
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  5. ImportJunky

    ImportJunky Notebook Consultant

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    ....doh!!!


    whoops
     
    ImportJunky, Dec 10, 2009
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  6. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    I had the same issue... It turned out to be the secondary GPU ...
     
    Quadzilla, Dec 10, 2009
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  7. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    you were actually one of the 3 i was refering to when i said documented ;) :p
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 10, 2009
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  8. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Lol i know i was just backing up your claim ;)...
     
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  9. trivisingh

    trivisingh Newbie

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    Thanks for the suggestion guys, will call Dell to sort this out. But till then, just to troubleshoot on my own....how can I test both the GPUs individually without SLI. I know that disabling SLI runs the games on one of the GPUs and I dont get any flickering at that time, so one of the GPU is okay. But how do I test the other GPU by itself without swapping the cards or opening up the laptop. Will disabling one of the cards in the device manager automatically use the other card??
     
    trivisingh, Dec 10, 2009
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