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    Alienware M18X R2 G sync issues

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Nickisnoob, Jun 24, 2016.

  1. Nickisnoob

    Nickisnoob Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,



    I am currently on the Alienware M18xR2.



    Windows 8.1

    980M SLI - On latest J95 modded drivers and Prema's mod



    I just bought a new monitor, the acer x34.



    It works fine on HDMI, but the displayport does not work.



    I am using a Mini DP to DP cable. Whenever i plug it in, my laptop screen goes black and freezes. I cannot move my mouse pointer.



    The X34 flashes as if it is receiving a signal, then goes "no signal".





    I do not have any integrated graphics drivers installed. Could that be the problem? (My laptop keyboard is broken and i cannot switch to integrated graphics to install it)





    Any help would be greatly appreciated, have been trying to fix this for a few hours.
     
    Nickisnoob, Jun 24, 2016
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    Nickisnoob Notebook Enthusiast

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    After clean install of GPU drivers my computer does not freeze, but there is still no picture.

    In NVIDIA it shows that there is a connection on Display Port, and that it is G SYNC compatible, unfortunately there is still no picture.



    My monitor flashes as if it has received a signal for a second, but then blank screen and "no signal"



    Could it be an issue with the cable?
     
    Nickisnoob, Jun 24, 2016
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    Nickisnoob Notebook Enthusiast

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    UPDATE: DP still not working, have managed to install the intel drivers on integrated graphics.



    Intel shows the X34 is connected, but the monitor still says no signal.





    On NVIDIA, it's the same thing blackscreen and freeze while on latest drivers.

    On the DELL recommended NVIDIA driver, it detects the screen, and i can enable GSYNC, but no signal comes through.



    I have a new cable on the way. Any ideas what the problem might be?

    I am on a modded vBIOS.
     
    Nickisnoob, Jun 27, 2016
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  4. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    Try some older drivers. Some others and myself were getting no display port detected problems intermittently on desktops with the past few drivers.
    Use DDU to uninstall the Nvidia drivers and try a clean install.
    Hopefully that works. Otherwise the cable or worst case scenario, the dp itself could be faulty.
     
    TBoneSan, Jun 28, 2016
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  5. Nickm18x

    Nickm18x Newbie

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    Do you have another windows on a separate drive laying around? If you do say windows 7 you could try it again and see if it's a win 8.1 issue. Also is your keyboard completely unusable, as you could switch from discrete to IGX in the bios.
     
    Nickm18x, Jun 29, 2016
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    panamaniacs2011 Notebook Evangelist

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    i had this exact same issue with an msi gt60 onc and 2pe , had to flash the gpu to fix it
     
    panamaniacs2011, Aug 9, 2016
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