ahmadmud

Solved. just had to update nv_dispi under [NVIDIA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1] as it deals with windows 7

Plus the [strings] section as per TheTqM's posted pdfs.

Thank you!!

Sadly I am getting this after trying to follow the steps in the pdfs

it seems windows 7 has a different method.

I am have two  780m gtx in an m18x R1, using windows 7 64bit.

I tried to locate the device and gpu ID from device manager

if I understand correctly, 119F = 780m gtx, and 048F = m18x R1.

whenever I try modding both files NVDMI and NVDISPI, it doesn't seem to proceed with the installation.

also using older NVDMI and NVDISPI that worked with previous drivers is not working with this one.

maybe I am doing this wrong, or nvidia figured a way to counter using newer GPUs on older machines.

Thank you dearly for this comprehensive response, much appreciated!!

By the way, I am using Windows 7, 64bit. So I understand I would have to d ownload driver "XXX.XX-notebook-win7-64bit-international-whql" , but otherwise same instructions right?

I will try this now. cheers

Would anyone be able to help with modding both nv_dispi.inf  and  nvdmi.inf  files, for the 780m GTX for m18x R1?

it would be highly appreciated

definitely not the only one watching....

If you want to maximize your gaming performance gain, you should really start with upgrading to a pair of 780m's as they are one of the best gpus available for the m18x

There are a couple of tear down videos around that would help you greatly when taking your laptop apart.

nice scores, i am sure it can do much better with the new modded bios

are there any news about benchmark results for 680m SLI ?

yes i am using one 240W PSU, and no other cooling factors were used except that the notebook was opened and back cover was out

I was trying to overclock the cards to above 800/1000, but I couldn't achieve much with them being undervolted. So I had to return them to stock voltage, here are some runs after o'cing:

Finally installed the 6990s in my r2, here are one run of vantage after undervolting:

will the m17x R2 support the new 330w psu ?

very nice score DR, didn't think cpu TDP can go high with those cards...

thanks man, +1

I am sold too ; )

how does the size of the avenger compare to m17x-r2,(H,W,D) and also the weight ?

well i didn't open the system recently but the bluetooth stopped working after trying to install some driver for ps3 controller... anyways, here is my system specs :

Alienware M17x-R2: i7-920XM | 1920x1200 RGB LED | ATi 5870m Crossfire | 8 GB DDR 3 1333mhz | 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive,QuickSilver | Intel Wifi 6300 | 1 TB Raid0 Seagate HDD windows 7 home premium

Just as an FYI, 330W PSU will weight only4 3.2 lbs...

M17X's 240W weights a huge 1.5 lbs...

Finally, Dell learned something...

Anyways, never mind ☺☻☺

woow, that is really too heavy, the psu alone heavier than many notebooks, are you sure of this info?

also do you know its size, and how does it compare to the good old 240w?

thanks for the quick man,

ok, so the wireless card is enabled and also in the bios it is also enabled...I really don't know how to fix this

well, i already had OSD intalled and tried the touch panel but with no luck...i think i might need to unplug the bluetooth adapter manually and then replug it or something...

here is where it asks me to "activate bluetooth using wireless switch" , so i can't install this either...

i don't have the widcomm file, how can i install it?

can anyone help me with this please?

ya it's not even there... I also tried to install it from the installer in C:\dell\drivers\R246770\R246770\Win64\svcpack but still asks for the wireless swich?

no it's not in the system try, also I unistalled it from my devices, but for some reason it just not letting me reinstall it, all because I wanted to try my Sixaxis controller wirelessly..

lol, just noticed you are banned.....this is hilarious

when I try to install the bluetooth driver it says, "activate bluetooth using wireless switch" and I tried to enable/disable wireless from touch panel but nothing happened...

guys, any idea why this is happening?