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    How to Get Your 3870X2 To Work in W7

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Insane754, May 11, 2009.

  1. Insane754

    Insane754 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Insane754, May 11, 2009
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    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    So 3870x2 will work in the just released W7 rc1 with these drivers?
     
    Rob41, May 11, 2009
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  3. Insane754

    Insane754 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes for me they did.
     
    Insane754, May 11, 2009
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  4. Rob41

    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    Wow, that's great news!

    Have you done any benches yet?
     
    Rob41, May 11, 2009
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  5. Insane754

    Insane754 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I dont know if their mobility modded or not tho.
     
    Insane754, May 11, 2009
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    sneakyFspy Notebook Consultant

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    DNA? Isn't that the same guy who came around here a few weeks ago and accused ewrecked of stealing his driver and repackaging them?

    I don't doubt his abilities, but he sounded a bit like a lunatic, especially when ewrecked properly gave him credit in all of his posts.
     
    sneakyFspy, May 11, 2009
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  7. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    yes it is the same
     
    The_Moo™, May 11, 2009
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    sneakyFspy Notebook Consultant

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    So whatever happened of that? is ewrecked off the hook and has that guy simmered down a bit?
     
    sneakyFspy, May 11, 2009
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  9. Insane754

    Insane754 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Moo can you mob mod these or does it really make a difference?
     
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  10. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    lol once you mob mod them they re write the INF and then i am pretty sure its gonna not work .....
     
    The_Moo™, May 11, 2009
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  11. Insane754

    Insane754 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have you tried them yourself I wanna make sure its not dumb luck.
     
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i know for sure if you mob mod it its gonna write over the inf/driver so it will install on mobile cards and i do not use that build of win 7 so i haven't tried and prolly wont
     
    The_Moo™, May 11, 2009
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  13. tonytoff

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    Wow this is definitely good news but Im gunna wait until more M17 owners had tried it with success before I reinstall W7....I dont wanna be the guinea pig...sorry!
     
    tonytoff, May 11, 2009
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  14. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i would do it but i reinstalled my os about 6 times since saturday and i really don't feel like doing it again unless it is curtain also. otherwise i would of been glady to try them out. sorry. i just lost 50gb of info formatting the wrong drive and i am kind of mad.
     
    dondadah88, May 11, 2009
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  15. tarahirion

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    Work greats...

    It's nice...

    thanks a lot...
     
    tarahirion, May 14, 2009
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  16. Snowm0bile

    Snowm0bile Starcraftologist

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    I have Win7 on my mac, but I duno if Ill replace vista on my m17. Prolly will try it out after a few weeks
     
    Snowm0bile, May 14, 2009
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  17. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    Doesn't work on my M17 x64.

    Maybe I need format and reinstall again.
     
    fusionsenses, May 14, 2009
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  18. tarahirion

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    sorry for you.... :eek:

    I chose "option 1"
    I saw it's work because I have the crossfire logo when I play games and windows reconize the two GPU...
     
    tarahirion, May 14, 2009
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  20. frozenarcticguy

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    Meh, those drivers didn't work, trying others
     
    frozenarcticguy, May 15, 2009
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