toto29620

You know what, i was taping the answer but this First , no hello, a single sentence who mean almost nothing, Second an answer that scream " i am too lazy to read a one page thread " and now " relax" Grown up little child, you just have to use your eyes EVERY thing is in the thread. And after maybe learn how to interact with other people. First time i see someone like this in 3 different languages on a lots of forum, incredible ...

YEAH ! God dammit you just have to read the damn thread ... Everything is explain with picture, result ect ...

Maybe an "hello" should be adequate , anyway i have already answer in the other thread, all you need is here : http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x-aw-17/3479-m17x-cpu-fan-upgrade-mod-2cfm-10-4cfm.html

So ... did it work ?

You can try getting out the rpm wire and pwm wire ( the two on the midle ) , the fan will get contiuous 5V and should run at full speed wih no regulation. Use a little flat srewdriver to pull the pin out.

All you need is here : http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x-aw-17/3479-m17x-cpu-fan-upgrade-mod-2cfm-10-4cfm.html - - - Updated - - - And for the mod if someone wanna know, i have made this : The result is nothing better but nothing worse, i will cut the air entrance hole this week end to see if it improve something.

Hi, I have made an other thread about that on notebookreview, that might interesset some people so i post it here too. Some of you know that the m17x r3/r4 cpu fan can be upgraded with an m14xr2 fan, 2.2 Cfm vs 10.1 Cfm ! I wanna try that too on my m17x r2. The problem is the wiring of the r2 is a bit different, there are 5 wire for the stock fan and only 4 on the m14x, but the m15x has five wire and the last wired is solder on the ground wire so ... I have ordered an m15x fan, cut its wire and soldered it on the m14x fan, be careful , the wiring pinout is not the same on the m15x and m14x . m15x : red +5v / black ground / yellow rpm / blue pwm / green soldered to ground m14x : black with red dot +5v / black with yellow dot rpm / black with white dot pwm / black with no dot ground [ATTACH=CONFIG]13901[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]13902[/ATTACH] Pretty dirty job i know, use shrinktube if you can. [ATTACH=CONFIG]13903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]13904[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]13900[/ATTACH] So it work ! And It run at 4500 rpm and not 4000 rpm like the stock one, but its way smaller and the airflow goes every where. Anyway my i7 920xm stay at 70 ° under wprime @8 thread and 3.35 Ghz. Now my idea is to use the stock fan frame, i will cut off the rotor and keep the frame as an air duc, a new stock fan is comming, i don't want to destroy mine without any spare as i need my laptop to work. I think this fan is way more powerfull than the stock one, i will keep this thread updated with the result.

Things are going to be better guys !

So for my old m17x r2 who hasn't got uefi bios it's not availible , sad news :[

Well, i see a lot of people here doesn't like optimus, why ? I have got the older system in my acer 7530G, it was called Hybrid Sli with an 9100mG and 9600M GS, that was working without too much problem , only on vista ... When i start a game a little black screen and the 9600 run but when i go back with alt+tab from a game to desktop in a game it stay on 9600m. It was a pretty cool feature actually.

Ok thanks ... sad to hear, guess i should wait for dell vbios and modded vbios, or maybe m295x, will see.

Hello all, i have been reading here with interest. You all said that's a igpu problem. I have got an m17xr2 witch is pretty much an desktop rig in laptop barebone , no igpu or hybrid sli or thing like this, just first gen cpu and dual mxm slot. Do you think those card should work in that case ? I know it's an old laptop ... but one 970m with 70/80w is for me far better than two 7970m with dual power supply and stuff.

Hi , i know there are a lot of thread about Vbios and things but i need a clear answer , i am looking at it between days and i am lost .. So i have na M17X R2 and i have bought an dell 7970M , i don't know the vbios versin , i have receive it yet. If it's an 022 , what can i do ? I have read that flashing to an older Vbios will brick the card, is it right that the post will fail with an 022 bios ? Can i unsolder the chip and erae it memory , like EEPROM when we apply hight voltage to erase everything before re-writing. Can i swap the vbios chip with an other one wilth older vbios ? I have some skill in soldering , that wont be a problem , i havent got any programming stuf. If i flashed the card in slave mxm port with an working ( 4870m ) card in master port , it still brick ? Is there any solution to this problem ? I am not sure someone will be ok to swap his older car with mine ...

Hi I know that this subject has been seen in all the way but i am really lost .... I have just order an dell 7970m , i don't know the vbios type but with my luck it will be an 022 , i have an M17X R2 so it won't post , until here am i right ? So i need to change this vbios, i can't flash cause it will brick the card , right ? What can i do ? Can i swap physically the chip , i have some skill at soldering, it wont be a problem for me. Can i put the card on slave slot and flash it , does it change something or it will brick again ? I there a way to clear the vbios ? Desoldering the chip and put an hight voltage to one or two pin like EEPROM ? If someone can make sens with all of these , i will be very gratefull.

Je n'ai pas besoin d'acheter un autre portable , ma tour est largement asse puissante pour jouer au jeux récent , la c'était plus pour des petit jeu occasionnel comme CS GO , j'ai un écran en 1600*1050 qui traine donc je vais essayer pour voir ce que ça donne. Tan pis ça restera à demeure la bas . I don't need to buy an other laptop , my desktop rig is far enought powerfull to play game , the idea was just for some little game like counter strike global offensive , i hav got an spare screen so i will try to see if it work . Ok , i can disable the mxm gpu in bios so i wil try with an external screen. At least that will save some Mb/s and maybe increase fps .