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    m15x 3870 GPU shows 3870 X2?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Mazdaspeed_6, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. Mazdaspeed_6

    Mazdaspeed_6 Notebook Evangelist

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    bought a 3870 GPU on ebay and installed it onto my m15x. it shows up as 3870 x2. is this how it's suppose to show up under win7? i had an 8800m gtx in laptop before. my VGA BIOUS Version sas ATi 010.081.001.000.030047 under bios. is this also correct? some how i can't install drivers, or the catalyst. perhaps i need to do clean boot?
     
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    Speedy Gonzalez Xtreme Notebook Speeder!

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    that is fine your gpu was a master or slave of a crossfire system that's why it shows like that , one of my cards die and i was using my system with one only and still shows as hd4870x2 even if the other card was outside the comp. :)
     
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    does it make any difference which card it is? i know that the bios can be flashed but is it ok to install a slave card?
     
    Mazdaspeed_6, Jan 1, 2010
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    It doesn't matter.

    Some drivers make it show as X2 and some don't.
     
    DHC, Jan 1, 2010
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