M18X2012

I got the 3920xm 240GB SSD, 750GB HDD, 512GB Msata and 32GB ram. Connected properly? The heat sink or gpu? I never removed the GPUs from their slot. Only the heat sinks. Could it have been the thermal pads? I mean they were caking off (brittle).

I'm sorry dont mean to side track this thread. The reason I am looking to upgrade to the 1060 is because, the 675m have been showing their age and I Also started getting black screened. The Black screens started from when I F###ed up years ago, I packed the laptop in the backpack (I have the orion alienware backpack) thinking it turned off but it was still on. Later on that day i started Playing some KF2, and the m18x starts to black screen and noticed fan #2 not spinning Oddly enough only thing that went wrong GPU Fan #2 when out and i replaced it and went on another 2 years with no issue. Then, AGAIN I did it again! Packed in the backpack thinking it turned off. I check for any issues this time and none, gpu fans are spinning. So I go on and start to game but this time the black screens would be consistent, I did everything to remedy the black screens, from reinstalled drivers to clean windows install and nothing. Concluding to what I dont want to do; opening up the laptop to repaste the gpus, it was overwhelming, since I don't know much about what I was doing, plus all that $$$$ I spent on the m18x. I get ballsy and grab my TRAXXAS rc screw driver kit, TRAXXAS FTW (iFixit my A$$) Repasted both GPUs with kryonaut, worked for a few days, black screened again, took it apart again and replaced the thermal pads. The pads were caking off (im guessing heat and age?) So i buy the pads, but purchased the wrong size thermal pads they were to thick ( need 1mm) so I thought what if....I Replaced those pads again but this time WITH THERMAL PASTE INSTEAD OF THERMAL PADS? I was like: whats the worst that can happen? AND ODDLY ENOUGH...... NO CRAHES AT ALL! Can someone explain this? How come the thermal paste is working in place of the thermal pads? Edit sorry for the grammar.

Do you have the modded driver for the 1060 yet?

I got the file. Don't mind the donation either. I appreciate the work. What gets me excited is that there is still people out there modding their m18x. I really like this laptop, but it shows its age, it beautiful red shifting aluminum color, the sound quality, full keyboard with macros,and screen make it worth the upgrade. Proud owner of a nebula red R2.

Same here, I was PM'd the bios but then the conversation was deleted. I haven't gotten time to do this mod yet. I'm working OT and got little free time.

i donated the $6. i can not download.

Matty B. Thank you so much. Also a question about SG mode, isn't that what the FN+F7 function is? To switch to the Intel GPU? Or what is the difference? Once again thank you so much.

2022 and yet here we are, another Alien wanting to upgrade to a 1060. In dire need to complete 5 post to get modded bios.