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    Using onBoard Nvidia Card for PhysX with ATI HD4870 CrossfireX

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by masterfred, Feb 23, 2010.

  1. masterfred

    masterfred Notebook Geek

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    Do we have any good tutorial to set this up ?

    Gaming wise, this would be a nice mod for the m17x ...

    and ...

    How do you enable the damn second video card after a fresh win7 install and ATI's notebook 9.9 drivers ?

    Thanks !
     
    masterfred, Feb 23, 2010
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  2. stamatisx

    stamatisx T|I

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    Either you gonna use the onboard or the ATIs. You can't use both at the same time. You need exclusively Nvidia cards to support the hybrid sli. If I remember well, the 9400m does not support PhysX.

    To properly install the ATI drivers, first install the drivers from Dell and on top of them the modded drivers. There is a step by step installation in this forum about this.
     
    stamatisx, Feb 23, 2010
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  3. masterfred

    masterfred Notebook Geek

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    Arrrghg,

    It's strange, cause it says that the GeForce 9400m should support PhysX :

    http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/589202-faq-physx.html

    Alot of people are using their onboard or extra nvidia card has an extra physX hardware support :

    http://www.ngohq.com/graphic-cards/16223-nvidia-disables-physx-when-ati-card-is-present-30.html

    I'm pretty sure there is something we could work out ...
     
    masterfred, Feb 23, 2010
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  5. masterfred

    masterfred Notebook Geek

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    oh ! we have the 9400m (c) cheap version !

    nice ... I bet they saved a whole 5$
     
    masterfred, Feb 23, 2010
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    Axman Notebook Evangelist

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    its not meant for gaming. its meant for power saving purposes.
     
    Axman, Feb 23, 2010
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    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    the 9400m G is a discrete card....our 9400m is an IGP....they were not trying to save money, a 9400m G would have had to take the place of one of the GTX 260m/280m cards.....
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Feb 24, 2010
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