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    m15x 8800m gtx downclocking problems - what's a working setup?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Parnassus, Mar 17, 2009.

  1. Parnassus

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    I have struggled with this for a few months and searched all over these forums for a solution but I'm at my wits end - if I try anything except the drivers that the computer ships with it is stuck at 275/300mhz no matter what I do.

    At this point I don't care about powermizer, overclocking or any other fancy options, I just want some kind of combination that will end up with my computer running a relatively new driver at the 500/800 speeds so I can use the computer to do what I bought it for.

    Any ideas? All help is greatly appreciated.

    edit: running Vista 32
     
    Parnassus, Mar 17, 2009
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  2. Oceanus

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    Are you running Windows XP or Windows Vista?

    Edit: Thanks.
    Edit #2: If you want your notebook to run at full clocks all of the time, you could try disabling powermizer using this guide.
     
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  3. Parnassus

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    You managed to sneak in before my edit ;) I'm running Vista 32, initially I was running XP but since it became apparent that I would never be able to solve the issue in XP I switched to Vista.
     
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  4. Oceanus

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    If you needed working clocks on XP, try using 167.43. If it's XP that you're worrying about, you might want to check out this thread.
     
    Oceanus, Mar 17, 2009
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  5. JDELUNA

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    Are you sure you are not running on Stealth Mode ?? When I first got my m15x I noticed my GPY clocks being the same as yours. Then I turned off stealth mode and now I am running on full speed. Sometimes it is hard to notice if you are in stealth mode or not. I hope this helps. God Bless
    :)
     
    JDELUNA, Mar 17, 2009
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  6. Parnassus

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    Last year when I first had these problems I spent weeks before I managed to get a setup to work that didn't downclock. When I noticed that the problem was back today I of course thought it was because I upgraded to newer drivers last week instead of looking at what lights was lit up on the keyboard...

    *facepalm*
     
    Parnassus, Mar 17, 2009
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