m17 Driver List

THESE ARE FOR VISTA 32 BIT AND 64 BIT


NEW ****** Keyboard bios HERE
NEW****** B13 BIOS here

m17 Audio
m17 Bluetooth
m17 E-Sata
m17 FingerPrint Reader
M17 Media Card Reader driver
M17 OSD driver
M17 Touchpad driver 11.1.18.0
M17 Intel Matrix Storage driver
m17 Intel Matrix Storage Driver From Intel(Newest)
m17 Chipset
m17 Chipset From Intel (Newest)


m17 Hotkey Utility

GPU Drivers

Alienware M17 GPU drivers

E-wrecked's Modded ATI Driver Collection for M17 - Performance enhanced, fullscreen resolution scaling enabled

most of these need mob mod (mobility modder) see E-wreckeds driver link for instructions

Catalyst 9.5
Catalyst 9.4

				Catalyst 9.3​		3/18/2009​
				Catalyst 9.2​		2/20/2009​
				Catalyst 9.1​		1/29/2009​
				Catalyst 8.12​		12/10/2008​
				Catalyst 8.11​		11/12/2008​
				Catalyst 8.10​		10/15/2008​
				Catalyst 8.9​		9/17/2008​
				Catalyst 8.8​		8/20/2008​
				Catalyst 8.7​		7/21/2008​
				Catalyst 8.6​		6/18/2008​
				Catalyst 8.5​		5/21/2008​
				Catalyst 8.4​		4/16/2008​
				Catalyst 8.3​		3/5/2008​
				Catalyst 8.2​		2/13/2008​
				Catalyst 8.1​		1/16/2008​

 

Well done! I think we needed this.

its appreciated.

what about the fingerprint hotfix? is it possible.

 

added Rob's link to the new bios

 

=> New Realtek HD Audio Driver R2.34 is out!!! <=

 

Also add the JMicron JMB36x Drivers to your driver's list, these are the eSATA drivers. The one's AW supplies do not work with all external hard drives.

JMicron JMB36x eSATA Drivers

 

OK, let's assume for a moment that I'm an idiot...

Should I just run down the list, making sure each of these is what I have?

The graphics drivers - is there a difference between drivers needed for single card vs crossfire systems?

 

Install order should be Intel Chipset, Intel Matrix (if you use raid), Sound, Graphics followed by the others if needed.

Single vs dual cards is the same driver.

 

Those graphics drivers are old too, ATI has released 9.9 Desktop drivers that you can use, but you have to MobMod them first.

Driver Installation order is here:
http://4help.alienware.com/cgi-bin/...yZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PU0xNw**&p_li=&p_topview=1

 

When is Catalyst 9.10 out?

 

Thread kinda died so I left it alone and the amont of m17 users left was staggering

I'll update when ever I have time or if I feel like it .....

 

i read somewhere that the new realtek driver are causing issue with the m17 is this true

i'd like to try them but i mess as little as possible with my drivers

 

I haven't updated my RealTek Drivers from the ones AW provided when installed. At one point Alienware had Quad Core owners uninstall both sound and video drivers, and then reinstall them in a certain order thinking that it would fix the Stuttering issue, but beyond that I've heard of no issues with the Realtek drivers.

 

great they know there was an issue with thier video driver and provided me with an not working vers of them LOL i'm really happy that my systeme is runing almost flawlesly so i don't hae to mess with aw suport

 

I update my sound drivers whenever a new update is out, no issues so far with any of them.

 

the intel chipset link lead to a page with many link and well i don't know with one to chose

 

v 9.​1.​1.​1019 is the latest one.

Click the link that says:
INF Update Utility -​ Primarily for Intel® 5,​ 4,​ 3,​ 900 Series Chipsets

 

Hi guys, I discovered that for now it's best to stick with the AW Realtek drivers. Reason for this is that I discovered with the bog standard Realteks, the EQ etc weren't working, and if you went into Windows audio properties, you'd get a warning about an issue.

This didnt happen with the AW drivers, and tbh there were no noticeable improvements in audio quality, so I saw no reason to upgrade.
For this reason, I'd stick with AW on this one, unlike graphics drivers it'll rarely make a difference to your gameplay beyond working or not!

I use Vista 64 bit btw, best OS I've used in years, am waiting til official release to get into W7.

 

Sorry if this is a total noob question, but how do you check what Catalyst driver you have right now?

 

In the catalyst control center, if you have 9.8 or later it will be under Graphics->Graphics Software.

 

I installed the 9.9 driver (or at least im pretty sure i did) and then ran 3dmark 06 and get 1200 points better. yet in the catalyst control center, it shows this:

Driver Packaging Version: 8.52.4

 

Did you use the mobility modder?
http://www.driverheaven.net/modtool.php
9.9 Drivers should be Driver Packaging Version 8.65-090813a-087739C-ATI

 

Windows 7 Synaptics Touchpad Driver 13.2.9.0 here:

http://aliendl.alienware.com/Mobile/M17/M17_Touchpad_Win7_x64_13.2.9.0.exe

 

The Windows 7 CyberLink PowerDVD patch is available for the M17 in MyHive now

LINK

 

where would us M17x owners find such a patch? We don't get MyHive lol

 

we will never get it ...... thank dell

only place for drivers now is the true ODM or Dell .com

 

I see, well it is patching now through the software itself (although I have a less than fully legal copy....but a full Ultra license all the same )

 

So aparently they figured out that I had a not kosher copy haha, the patch would not install and when I actually tried playinga blu ray, it would not read the disk (think that is Win 7 though - first time trying to play blu ray since loading Win 7)

Loaded up the version off the Dell Resource Disk and it works fine though in Win 7

Downloading patch for THAT one now, the file (from cyberlink) is titled alienware.xxx so that is neat I thought

 

i didnt really understand what it does, so i didnt use mobility modder. do i need to?

 

Yes, otherwise the drivers won't install which is what happened to you and why it still shows 8.52. Read the instructions on that website i linked above (about 2/3 down the page) to Mob Mod your drivers.

 

got it to work, thanks! running 3dmark06 now!

 

Not New, but not on the list either:

Webcam FA v3.625 (32-bit)
Webcam driver update for AlienSense
http://support.alienware.com/Suppor...ads/Software/Command_Center/Webcam_FA_x32.exe

Webcam FA v3.625 (64-bit)
Webcam driver update for AlienSense
http://support.alienware.com/Suppor...ads/Software/Command_Center/Webcam_FA_x64.exe

 

thanks Marvie!

 

Realtek 2.35 (Win 7 Compatible)
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

VITAKEY Fingerprint Reader Driver:
http://www.egistec.com/download/update-vitakey5.html

BLUETOOTH Driver
http://www.broadcom.com/support/bluetooth/update.php
Thanks to Coolmine and Panyihan

 

Seen as Moo no longer has an M17 and may no longer want to update drivers in a old thread shouldnt this thread be started again by somebody else with an M17??

My vote goes to you Marvie.....LOL (I would make a mess of it)

This is just a suggestion and has only been made in the best interests of M17 owners wanting a thread with the latest Win7 drivers.
If I had a M17X I dont think I would be updating old M17 threads also.

 

Funny you should mention that, I've already been considering doing this myself. My only holdup is that in a month I'll be leaving for home finally and I'm not sure how much I'll be trolling the NBR after that. I'll probably go ahead and get it started anyway, as I certainly plan on keeping this laptop for a while.

 

I'd start the driver thread but I'm honestly not fussed about any drivers on my system except the graphics driver.

Out of interest does the chipset driver make any difference to performance? I might update it if it does.

 

What's the best Catalyst driver? I'm on 9.9 now and I'm having in-game issues.

 

I'm using 9.9 and not having any issues whatsoever.

 

Google the 9.8 Hotfix and mobility mod. Its got minor issues but is better than 9.9. You could also try the 9.10 betas or the 9.11 opencl betas and mob mod those.

 

yeah I agree with Alex....9.8 with hotfix has had a good reputation.

Im using 9.9 and its running OK though.

 

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