Guardian241 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Hi, I recently purchased a new 980m and I'm attempting to install the custom drivers needed for it to run properly. I already attempted following this guide: https://null-src.com/posts/nvidia-notebook-driver-inf-mod/post.php for modding the .inf file to make the NVIDIA driver install but it would fail as soon as I run "setup.exe" as administrator and just close itself. Does anyone have any experience with this? Or does anyone with the same laptop / GPU have files they could send me to make this process easier? Any help would be appreciated. I currently am stuck on the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter until I get this fixed. Kind Regards. - M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bios Modder Klem Posted January 28, 2022 Bios Modder Share Posted January 28, 2022 6 hours ago, Guardian241 said: Hi, I recently purchased a new 980m and I'm attempting to install the custom drivers needed for it to run properly. I already attempted following this guide: https://null-src.com/posts/nvidia-notebook-driver-inf-mod/post.php for modding the .inf file to make the NVIDIA driver install but it would fail as soon as I run "setup.exe" as administrator and just close itself. Does anyone have any experience with this? Or does anyone with the same laptop / GPU have files they could send me to make this process easier? Any help would be appreciated. I currently am stuck on the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter until I get this fixed. Kind Regards. - M Hi! Try to use already created .inf files from this place: https://premamod.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/j95-nvidia-inf/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian241 Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 28 minutes ago, Klem said: Hi! Try to use already created .inf files from this place: https://premamod.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/j95-nvidia-inf/ Thanks, Klem! Which file should I go for here? A lot of the inf files on that link are no longer available :(. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bios Modder Klem Posted January 28, 2022 Bios Modder Share Posted January 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Guardian241 said: Thanks, Klem! Which file should I go for here? A lot of the inf files on that link are no longer available :(. I recommend that you try different versions suitable for your Windows version and suitable for your laptop model (AW). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian241 Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) On 1/28/2022 at 4:05 AM, Klem said: I recommend that you try different versions suitable for your Windows version and suitable for your laptop model (AW). So I contacted prema mod directly and they sent me the files necessary for the 980m on Windows 10 with my M17xR4. After installing I still get the same problem as when I manually edited the .inf files and my screen just goes blank and is unresponsive. Any ideas how to fix this? Have I done something wrong? Kind Regards - M Edited January 30, 2022 by Guardian241 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bios Modder Klem Posted January 30, 2022 Bios Modder Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Guardian241 said: Any ideas how to fix this? Have I done something wrong? Try to read these threads: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/alienware-17x-r4-970m-upgrade.767872/ http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/m17x-r4-gtx980m-upgrade.766867/#post9857127 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian241 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Klem said: Try to read these threads: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/alienware-17x-r4-970m-upgrade.767872/ http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/m17x-r4-gtx980m-upgrade.766867/#post9857127 Thanks for the response, Klem. Would you be able to provide me with an unlocked A17 bios for my Alienware M17xR4? Edited January 31, 2022 by Guardian241 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bios Modder Klem Posted January 31, 2022 Bios Modder Share Posted January 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, Guardian241 said: Thanks for the response, Klem. Would you be able to provide me with an unlocked A17 bios for my Alienware M17xR4? If you need to unlock your bios, then create your bios backup (bios dump). To create backup of bios you can use attached utility. Extract attached archive directly on the Desktop and run the backup tool as Administrator (right click mouse, choice "Run as Administrator"). Utility will create archive "results" directly on the Desktop. Send me this archive "results", or upload it into any fileserver and send me the link. https://www.sendspace.com/file/mxoavw or http://www120.zippyshare.com/v/NC9WuxRI/file.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian241 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Klem said: If you need to unlock your bios, then create your bios backup (bios dump). To create backup of bios you can use attached utility. Extract attached archive directly on the Desktop and run the backup tool as Administrator (right click mouse, choice "Run as Administrator"). Utility will create archive "results" directly on the Desktop. Send me this archive "results", or upload it into any fileserver and send me the link. https://www.sendspace.com/file/mxoavw or http://www120.zippyshare.com/v/NC9WuxRI/file.html I currently have an A15 bios that you provided me a few months ago but would like to upgrade to an A17 to try to make this 980m work. Do I need to do something else or should I just send you the A17 bios I have downloaded from Dell? edit: installing the A17 bios now and sending you the dump you requested. EDIT: I tried installing the A17 bios but it gave me a "unsupported system" message then didn't complete the install. Edited January 31, 2022 by Guardian241 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bios Modder Klem Posted January 31, 2022 Bios Modder Share Posted January 31, 2022 35 minutes ago, Guardian241 said: I currently have an A15 bios that you provided me a few months ago but would like to upgrade to an A17 to try to make this 980m work. Do I need to do something else or should I just send you the A17 bios I have downloaded from Dell? edit: installing the A17 bios now and sending you the dump you requested. EDIT: I tried installing the A17 bios but it gave me a "unsupported system" message then didn't complete the install. The latest bios version for Alienware M17x R4, it's a A15 version: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/alienware-m17x-r4/drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian241 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Klem said: The latest bios version for Alienware M17x R4, it's a A15 version: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/alienware-m17x-r4/drivers When talking with the seller of the 980m they asked me to update to a A16 or higher bios. Did they make a mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bios Modder Klem Posted January 31, 2022 Bios Modder Share Posted January 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, Guardian241 said: When talking with the seller of the 980m they asked me to update to a A16 or higher bios. Did they make a mistake? In this case, I recommend that you ask the official Dell support for the latest BIOS version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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