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    M17x GTX 260M SLI & TV Tuner problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Hero1711, Jan 29, 2010.

  1. Hero1711

    Hero1711 Notebook Consultant

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    My specs:
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    CPU: Core2 Extreme Quad QX9300
VGA: Dual GeForce GTX 260M SLI
OS: Windows 7 64bit
    1. After each respawn (using complete cleaning in alien respawn), 2 260M cards get detected and SLI is enabled. After some restart or shutdown, only 1 260M card get detected (Disabled Hybrid SLI & 9400M chip in BIOS). I have tried installing nvidia 186.82 driver (step by step as posted) but the problem is still there. And sometimes the system can detect 2 260M cards :confused:. I have called alienware tech support and he said this was a software related problem.

    2. This is the tv tuner card which comes along with the M17x system. After installing the tv tuner card's driver from the resource DVD, windows detects the card. But when settings up live tv in Windows Media Center, the system hangs (at examining tv signals step).

    Please help me out, thank you very much!

    EDITED: I have just restored the system using alien respawn but the 2nd card is still invisible...
     
    Hero1711, Jan 29, 2010
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  2. Lord_Zath

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    Call tech support.
     
    Lord_Zath, Jan 29, 2010
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