Hi, I am also trying to install a GTX980M to an AW MX17 R4 - in my case to replace a 680M 2GB. The 980M was initially detected in BIOS and I managed to get it working with the assistance of the really useful posts some of the senior guys have been making on this forum. I had to put the laptop into dedicated graphics mode and install drivers in order to get that to work - it would be recognised with SG but no games would use it (even when the NV control panel was set to use MV for all games). But after a single session with the card (which was amazing) I got the 8 beeps on start-up the next day and since then the card is not detected in BIOS. I wonder does that mean it's faulty, or could there be a way (using HWInfo perhaps) to get the card to be recognised again? Will look into it again this week. BTW when I swap the 680M back it is detected with no issues which makes me somewhat pessimistic about getting the 980M to work again. I suspect the CMOS battery was unseated overnight which caused the system to forget about the card initially after it was working but I guess it could be a faulty part. Anyway I'm interested to know if anyone with the card not recognised in BIOS issue has ever resolved that or whether the card is fundamentally not working properly. Thanks Guys.
