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    M17x graphic cards questions

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by snakeye408, Dec 29, 2009.

  1. snakeye408

    snakeye408 Notebook Geek

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    i just open occt doing stress test but some reason it only shown 1 graphic card instead of 2(yes sli r on) but CPUID shown 2 graphic cards ,when i run the test the 2nd card run hotter then the fisrt...pls some1 care to explain? :confused:
     
    snakeye408, Dec 29, 2009
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  2. DJ_Pawel

    DJ_Pawel Notebook Consultant

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    if you use the Auto-Install version of OCCT uninstall it and download the ZIP File, extract it and run it again.
    (That worked for my M17x)
     
    DJ_Pawel, Dec 29, 2009
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    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds like you're only loading one card, try DJ's advice.
     
    Explosivpotato, Dec 29, 2009
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  4. snakeye408

    snakeye408 Notebook Geek

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    so its occt not graphic cards problem right? i always thuoght 1 of the card might be dead :eek:
     
    snakeye408, Dec 30, 2009
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    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    You'd know if one card was dead. It certainly wouldn't show up in hardware monitor, and it's questionable if the computer would even boot.
     
    Explosivpotato, Dec 30, 2009
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Isn't one GPU the master and the other the slave so it's normal for one to run slightly hotter then the other? I guess it depends on how big the differance is.
     
    DR650SE, Dec 30, 2009
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  7. snakeye408

    snakeye408 Notebook Geek

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    yea i understand that ,but arent the master suppose to get hotter then the slave..?but instead my slve card get hotter then the master by more than 10 degree.. :confused:
     
    snakeye408, Dec 30, 2009
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  8. benthedogtrainer

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    sounds like driver issue
     
    benthedogtrainer, Dec 30, 2009
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  9. snakeye408

    snakeye408 Notebook Geek

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    so wat u suggest...?
     
    snakeye408, Dec 30, 2009
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  10. benthedogtrainer

    benthedogtrainer Notebook Evangelist

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    i would go thru the web site and download off of the correct ones...and see what happens then........
     
    benthedogtrainer, Dec 30, 2009
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