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    XPS m1730's force install questions?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by isaralaa, Aug 5, 2008.

  1. isaralaa

    isaralaa Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just force installed the driver for my dual 8800m GTX using the latest driver (177.79 with modded INF file) from laptopvideo2go, but I got a problem.

    After successfully installing, when I check my Nvidia control panel, enable SLI, and go to 'help' > 'system information', I see both 8800m gtx GPUs. However, the second one after clicking on it shows 0 MB of:
    total graphics memory
    dedicated video memory
    system video memory
    and shared system memory.

    Is this normal, or is something wrong going on?

    For the first GPU, all info is available, but the system video memory shown is 0 MB, and the IRQ value is 0 (it's 16 for the second GPU by the way).

    Did I do anything wrong? :( Please guide me on how to fix this problem is I did.
     
    isaralaa, Aug 5, 2008
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  2. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Enable SLI in the NVIDIA control panel. Reboot. This should resolve your issue.
     
    BatBoy, Aug 5, 2008
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    isaralaa Notebook Enthusiast

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    It didn't resolve it, I have tried rebooting so many times already. :(
     
    isaralaa, Aug 5, 2008
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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Uninstall the drivers, and follow the guide in my link on how to update them.(of course, choosing the desired version, my guide deals with older versions). - at the end of the post.
     
    eleron911, Aug 5, 2008
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