Upgraded to 6990m, how do I get it to work?

[crashfive]

m17x R2

I have tried everything I can possibly think of to get this stupid video card to work.

I upgraded from 5870 to 6990 and there are no compatible drivers I can find on the internet.

-Dell drivers, no-go

-AMD drivers, no-go

-Eurocom drivers, no-go

Its a Dell (sub-vendored card) I bought it off eBay from a guy that took it out of his 17xR3 in CF setup.

notebookreview forums have a description how to upgrade, but everything is outdated and has broken links, so that's a no-go.

I see people's signatures in this forum with updated video cards, is this the one series that was not plug and play and is not compatible with 17x R2?

[simmer_szark]

same problem here....

i have the m17x r2 , and the 6990m comes from a m17x -r3

when i use the 6990 m and light on the pc...it sounds 1 long beep and 2 shorts beeps and cant see nothing (blackscreen)

i back to my old 4870 and the laptop Works fine.... so is the 6990 break? or i need to change the bios (i got "a10" original)? or the vbios?.... need some help plz.... im going mad

[simmer_szark]

m17x R2 too here

i'm trying to upgrate from 4870 to 6990 (from a m17x r3 too)... and when i turn on the pc sounds 1 long beep + 2 shorts beeps and blackscreen....

so i back to 4870 and the pc Works fine....

so.... is my 6990 death? or incompatible?

or i need a unlocked bios to make it Works? (i have a10 bios from dell)

or i need to flash the vbios of the 6990?

plz someone help us.... we´re going mad

btw... crashfive your pc emits the same beep code? (1 long 2 shorts)

[comanche12]

I would suggest looking up M17x motherboard beep codes for starters. my guess would be that the vbios of your new card are conflicting with the original m17x bios.