210m/9400m Hybrid SLL Issue.

Hi Guys!

I just bought a Dell Studio XPS 1340 with the 9400m/210m cards. I re-installed Windows 7 and installed the latest Nvidia Video drivers. After the first reboot, when its booting up right before the welcome screen, the display will start flashing random colors. It wont stop until I close the lid and it goes to sleep. Open it back up and everything's fine.

I don't think the GPU is bad, because I've run 3dmark06 twice, and played JC2 twice. And they ran with out a problem.

I tried the stock Dell Drivers, and right after I installed them, I rebooted. And for some reason the display didn't start flashing random colors. But today, on the second boot, it started again?

Does anyone now of a fix?

EDIT: One other thing. With the stock Dell drivers, whenever I put the laptop in Balanced power mode, the display goes very dim and won't let me make it brighter.

 

Installing Windows 7 32 bit ATM

 

32 Bit didn't fix it. Extending the warranty costs $259.99. But, the rep send they'll send me a $50 gift card. But that probably means a coupon code.

 

Ran a diagnostics check, no errors, this is almost definitely a driver issue.

I've tried the 260.xx and 266.xx drivers. Also tried the Dell drivers for Vista and 7.

Its very weird. After fresh install of Windows 7, no drivers are installed. I install the video drivers and reboot. The first reboot is perfectly fine. On 2nd and so on boots, it star flashing weird colors right before the welcome screen. The fix is close the lid and it goes to sleep. When it wakes its perfectly normal.

 

"EDIT: One other thing. With the stock Dell drivers, whenever I put the laptop in Balanced power mode, the display goes very dim and won't let me make it brighter."
This is actually a driver issue that Nvidia had for a long time...
When you reboot, are you using the hybrid or just the 9400m g alone?
In my situation, I don't have that kind of problem
Also, do not install the dell utility under system utility, it makes my windows 7 crash...

 

Thanks for replying!

I tried it both ways, SLI and just the 9400m, same thing happens. I just bought this laptop from the Market Place, trying to PM the seller.

 

Update!

After I install any Nvidia driver, the first boot is, but the ones after that come up with flashing.

 

What's your hardware ID for the G210m?

 

According to GPU-Z, my Device ID is: 10DE - 0A74.

 

SUBSYS? Control Panel>Device Manager>Right Click on the G210m>Details>Hardware ID...

EDIT: Try Dox's drivers with Win7 X64 here... http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/topic/26002-forceware-19562/

Dox added support for mobile SLi, and that version of forceware is ROCK solid. Just read the whole post though... lots of information.

 

Thanks, I'll try them now. Here's the IDs:

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A74&SUBSYS_02711028&REV_A2
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A74&SUBSYS_02711028
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A74&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A74&CC_0300

 

Dox's 195.xx drivers didn't work

 

Are you running 64-bit, and did you add that file that was attached at the end of the post?

Past that, IDK... LOL. I've never really dealt with SLi setups before. I know they do have some very unique issues though.

 

Yes!!! Finally now at 2:20 I succeeded. In getting the graphics to work!!!

I'll post how I did it tomorrow, err later today. After I sleep I till 10.

EDIT: It failed this morning