Christian Ademius

I still don't get any sound out of my HDMI out port to my SmartTV. Windows does not seem to detect any HDMi out digital audio device in the playback list as it used to do.

On 8/6/2016 at 10:15 PM, Christian Ademius said:

@J95I am aware of that. The playback devices as the attached screenshot shows has one which says "not plugged in". I believe that is my HDMI-out to which my Smart TV is connected to. I cannot do much except disable it in properties. 

Anyone?

I had enough of alienware and DELL complicating things and limiting system modifications. I changed GFX from 460M to 680M 3-4 years ago and everything now on requires modding, hacking etc etc to get the drivers to work and I still cant get sound out of my HDMI to work since Win 10 (I think). 
If no one can help in this matter then I better start saving for a non-complicated laptop such as ASUS, should I not?

On 8/5/2016 at 6:36 PM, B4n6k3 said:

 

@J95I am aware of that. The playback devices as the attached screenshot shows has one which says "not plugged in". I believe that is my HDMI-out to which my Smart TV is connected to. I cannot do much except disable it in properties. 

@J95, Thanks J!

I managed to install the V368.81 now with the associated modded INF file, 

I still don't get sound from my HDMI-out to my Smart TV. Is this a GFX/nvidia driver issue or is it motherboard/Intel driver related?

 

Hi J95, 

I am trying to install the optimus drivers for win 10 (although not sure if I should use the PEG version) following the steps you describe but without success? What is the flash @prema thingy? My Alienware m17 R3 says it cannot find my nvidia GFX card (GF 680M).  I've added the modded inf file and I disabled driver enforcement and deleted the folders as described. What I have not done is the Bcedit command as I get access denied in cmd when entering that command. 

Yes, here is a .inf http://forum.techinferno.com/attachments/nvidia/8012d1372500610-nvdmn.inf_m17x_r2_r3_m18xr1_gtx680m_v320.49.zip posted by J95 in this thread http://forum.techinferno.com/nvidia/3907-modded-nvdmn-inf-v320-49-alienware-m17xr3-r2-m18xr1-r2-nvidia-gtx-680m-780m.html

Extract the drivers you want with winRAR or 7zip and extract this file and put in in the folder named display.drivers in the extracted drivers and install.

You need a modded inf, you should find one if you search the forum.

Several nvidia drivers has passed me now. I have the 310.09 installed and Nvidias driver page is displaying 327 as the latest WQL.

Now updating my drivers won't work the ordinary way due to detection failure of the GTX 680M cardb:uncomfortableness:, which by the way is not the original card in my m17 r3, former card was 560M.

Any help on giving my card new drivers? I'd like to stay updated, like i once used to be

//Chris

Considering the score i got i should be happy and not mind any more OCing. Because I will mainly do gaming and some autodesking/cading.

Agree? =)

Youre the man!

3dM11 score sounds ok for stock, you have an issue with MSI AB. Enable unofficial overclocking in the config file, make sure you have the latest version, or just use nvidia inspector, that's what I would recommend anyway.

Ah thanks, never thought of nvidia inspector

Take a look here mate, the bios is invalid?

perhaps that can explain why i still have not unlocked the voltage?

Score update

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5522480

I still need your wisdom on the vbios displaying "[invalid]" in the inspector.

Iam using the unlocked A12 bios for m17x R3 yes.

3dmark 11 score was P5900

my system :: 16gb corsair vengeance 1600mz / gtx 680M 4gb / i7 2670QM

You have an R3, right? Which bios are you using? Your clocks are way off according to your numbers. What was the GPU score in 3dM11?

Oh and BTW!

I still cant see the unlocked volt and shader clock and for the rest is still limited in MSI afterburner.

Well, I think they sell it for "use with AW only" because they know that the cards work in those systems, and can't guarantee it to function in others.

svl... it's svl7

What are you doing when you see those clocks? Running a game? Idling? AC adapter connected or on batter? Only one screen or is a second monitor attached? Which drivers?

Stock 3d clocks should be 758MHz core with that vbios (if you're plugged in), idle with only one monitor at 135MHz.

Sorry,, I meant SVL7 ofcourse =)

Well i'll leave the thoughs on the "clevo or dell card" matter now because I really don't think it'll be of any troubles.

As for those clocks. When benchmarked with 3dmark 11 tests i could see on the monitoring that it went from 325 to 425 (because i've increased to another 100mghz, but only 100 because it was limited)

I have not changed anything nor have i checked the msi afterburner since i rebooted after the vbios flash. I will have a look in there after work.

What should i expect next time I open up msi afterburner by the way? That all limits are gone and that shader clock + core voltage are unlocked?

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Ahh forgot to give the other inputs.

Drivers are 310.90, AC adapter connected and one screen

The board ID of the MSI and Clevo cards are identical, the only for me to really identify your card is by seeing a picture of it. Or seeing the original vbios, you can post it in case you made a backup.

However, since the card comes from upgradeyourlaptop it's definitely a Clevo card, cause that ebay user is basically just eurocom selling separate parts. If it really stated Alienware GTX680m and not just something like "compatible with Alienware", then he actually kinda deceived you. However, the card performs just as fine as a Dell card and you won't notice a difference as far as I know. It also comes with 4GB vram vs 2GB on the Dell card.

I don't know how it is with the sound per HDMI with that card in the R3, that might be something which the Dell card can and the Clevo can't, I don't know.

HWiNFO shows the card as Dell, just as the Windows device manager - I guess because the adapter comes with the Dell hardware ID. The vbios would tell you something else.

Well.. here is the card on ebay.

"USE ONLY WITH ALIENWARE 17x/18x" etc.

I flashed the card with the clevo vbios but i have not tried any OC and i don't think that it would give me issues doing so. It seems to work just fine as it is now.

But what do you suggest me to do Slv?

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Hi again SLV!

Please forgive me for being a half noob but why is MSI afterburner displaying 325mhz as core clock speed?

The memory is 1800 mhz as the rest of the world. Is this correct or is my core clock underclocked somehow? It has nothing to do with the nvflash because it had the same speed before vbios flash.

I reacted to that when i saw the nvidia specifications on their website.

So is my core clock speed the half of which it should be or am i missing some dual channel technology here?

Your board ID tells me that you don't use a Dell card, but instead a Clevo or MSI card. You need to flash the correct bios, else you will have serious issues (even though reversible in this case).

I seee.. I suspected this when i saw the error first.

Can you actually tell me by that ID error weather its an MSI card or Clevo card? would be much easier to flash it then.

But it irritates me that upgradeyourlaptop @ ebay sold me an non Dell card even tho the item title was alienware gtx 680M.

As shown in the HWinfo it is a DELL 680M card but that can't be true, right?

In any case, would i experience issues if its not a Dell card (not that i experience anything now) when flashing to vbios for clevo/MSI? Its an alienware m17 -r3 fyi.

Okey i've managed to flash the cards vbios now with the clevo version. conclusion? It is a "clevo card".

upgrademylaptop @ ebay says tho that it is a universal card which is tested to work on both aliens, clevos and msis. Iam sure it does work on all types, else it would not have run on my m17-r3.

THanks.

Yes i did as you said and now he next error popped up :-/

hey guys and hey svl7

Iam currently trying to flash my 680M on my alienware m17 - r3

I used the Dell 680m (80.04.33.00.32) 'OCedition' revised v00

but then i got this subsystem error when flashing in windows. Do i really have wrong rom file or what is this about? its a nvidiga gtx 680M which i bought from ebay to replace my older 560M in my Alien m17-R3.