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Factory vBIOS & BIOS flash + brand new SSD with a brand new Win 8.1 install (no updates, did not connect the internet at all) is a no go. Whatever was written to the LCD is causing this. My machine works PERFECTLY aside from inability to post without HDMI cable. After posting with HDMI, I have picture on both laptop LCD and TV... Disconnect the HDMI to TV after post, laptop's LCD works perfectly until you restart without HDMI to be greeted by the 8 beeps, no post. As long as I use my HDMI to post, everything is perfect. Basically just need a new LCD.
This is too time consuming, I'm going to do some gaming now. Hate these problems. Many thanks to all of you who tried to help, I truly appreciate your advice. Giving this a rest for a while until someone else posts something solid that has been proven to work as a fix (aside from buying a new LCD lol). -
@Daniel1983 Did you replace all that plus a display or is that the broken one still? If you did all that that and broke a new display we are screwed.
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I'm going to try and fix mine one more time I think. I'm going to blind flash my bios and secure erase my SSD. Both Arestavo and I failed to do that and broke our replacement screens. Mr. Fox did that and has no issues. To me that seems like the best bet before I part it out and sell what I can. Unlike some people I am unable to boot completely so it's a total loss otherwise.
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especially for a novice like me. I didn't even open my AW18 for crying out loud cause I am too afraid of breaking something.
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Instructions on how to perform this from t456:
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strangely we haven't heard anything from people with AUO panels
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Is there absolutely any word of an upcoming fix for this?
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. Everything looks like it's working but for a junk OS. Hate this junk already... Wonder how long it takes before the problem with the screen starts to happen. Why does it take a while before the problems arise? If this OS is the future then this becomes a bloody future for all... No wonder this was a 1 year free upgrade from Win 7 and 8. Had Windows 10 not have DirectX12 so would many skipped over this OS with a smile.
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yet DX12 is not even used yet ! See the whole reason why they are trying to create a demand for DX12 is to get people to use Windows10.
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QUOTE="Papusan, post: 10074210, member: 612304"]Has now tested out Win 10 for 6 days
. Everything looks like it's working but for a junk OS. Hate this junk already... Wonder how long it takes before the problem with the screen starts to happen. Why does it take a while before the problems arise? If this OS is the future then this becomes a bloody future for all... No wonder this was a 1 year free upgrade from Win 7 and 8. Had Windows 10 not have DirectX12 so would many skipped over this OS with a smile.[/QUOTE]
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The ONLY thing I liked about Win 10 is the multiple desktop features.. I do a lot of multitasking between various screens, so I find that very useful. Take that away, and Win 10 has nothing to offer but problems.
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Windows 10 and 355.60 just killed my LG screen in Dell Precision M6800 with GTX 970M installed. I also commented in Mr Fox's thread in GeForce. Hopefully there will be some solution coming out, I worry if I replace a screen this will happen again.
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Linux may endup becoming more relevant than anyone realizes..
Quote from Tron Legacy
Allan - Given the prices we charge to schools, students - What sort of improvements have been made to "Flynn" - Umm - "Encom O/S 12"
Encom CEO - This year we put a 12 on the Box................................................
"Dillenger" Encom employee - Encom O/S 12 is the most secure O/S we have every released...
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@t456 For those of us who have to get replacement LCD's what steps (if any) can be taken to ensure the EEPROM doesn't get written to on those new LCD's? Is this difficult to do??
I'd like to test this by applying 'read only' to my working AW18.
EDIT: I was always curious how some machines get affected, others do not... Could it be that some of them came from the factory with EEPROM set to "read only" which is why they are fine? Makes sense logically. It's like some machines were rushed and that step was skipped.
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I find it hard to believe that eDP displays are affected, considering that, unlike LVDS, there should be no direct access to the panel's EEPROM from the controller, anything that's not a legit command would most likely be ignored.
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I'm using windows 10 on an AW17 with 120 Hz screen. No problems so far.
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OK tried to update to Windows 10 Pro on my M17XR3 and luckily the display did not break. However the laptop desktop vanishes and turns black. I managed to load task manager and enter the control panel and it seems in the device manager the intel display driver did not upgrade and was marked as " ! " not installed. There were other drivers that were not upgraded. On Windows 7 task bar there wan an Intel Rapidstore technology icon. I'm assuming it's one of the unrecognised drivers. Seems all drivers are incompatible, THE GTX 560 was showing in device manager but was not working I guess since the screen was black... I feel so lost here
, no idea what to do at this stage. Anyone has an update or a link to some new or existing drivers that work on M17XR3 on Windows 10?
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EDIT: Alienware Command Centre Windows 8 M17xR4 version works on R3 - control of Keyboard lighting, etc. IDT sound card drivers windows 8 version obtainable here:
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What are the safest drivers to use with the M17x R4 with 970M? I was on 353.00, is any newer one on 8.1 safe?
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What you guys think, is the speed good enough for cold boot as window 10?
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*** Windows 10 + NVIDIA WHQL Drivers are Killing Alienware and Clevo LCD Panels ***
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