Alienware 17 gpu fan not working after upgrade to 980m

[archangelosgg]

so i have an alienware 17 (2014) model that came with 4700mq and 765m graphics card recently i purchased a 980m... everything works fine but the fun is not spinning resulting in extreme temps. anyone know what can be done? i tried flashing various vbios i saw fit but nothing seems to work. thank you very much

[Einhander]

Hello, 

 

I know is an old thread, but I was just in the same struggle as well. Here is my 2 cents.
 

most GPUs sold from abroad aren’t originally what they advertise. Even though they work or is detected on the Laptop. They are modded according to your needs. I found out that you can change the ID number of the GPU to be compatible to 2 groups.

 

ID Device GTX980m: 13D7

for Dell, Alienware, Clevo, ASUS, etc

 

ID Device GTX980m: 1617

CLEVO, MSI, HP, Acer, ASUS, etc

you can see that list on the drivers .INF files. Which Vendors use 13D7 or 1617. I don’t know if is true, some claims that 13D7 is= NO G-SYNC, and 1617 is= G-SYNC. I believe all cards (GTX980M) supports G-Sync is just your laptop that has to be builded for or not G-Sync. Cause NVIDIA card drivers list doesn’t specify that.
 

So my laptop is Alienware 17 R1 P18E 2014 model. and use to be working with 13D7 ID device, now after reverting to 1617 it does also works normal, just that seems to work perfectly with a GPU ID device 1617.

 

I think is what the Card originally was made for, and is how my laptop could read properly the vBios and its circuitry.

 

In short the solution lies in changing a resistor that changes the ID device number between 13D7 (UP) or 1617 (down). The resistor locates near the Vbios chip and between the slot pins, you can find it the exact resistor on pin #9 it has another resistor next to it. 
and measures 1 or 3 ohms approximately. If your CARD is detected on your laptop but doesn’t work the GPU FAN then this fix might be for you.
 

Just shift the resistor UP (13D7) or DOWN (1617) on the empty spot. Is like 3 dots in where the resistor can be switched.

 

Just becareful when soldering. Is very small and if not handled well the resistor can get burn. But since is a low resistor same as a wire you can just solder a wire. Just bridge 2 points. 
 

changing this won’t damage the card if you know where you have to change. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF YOU ARE NOT SKILLFUL ENOUGH ON SOLDERING, TRY IT IN SOMETHING ELSE BEFORE ACTUALLY TRYING IT ON YOUR GPU.

 

Best of luck.

 

 

12 minutes ago, Einhander said:

Hello, 

 

I know is an old tread, but I was just in the same struggle as well. Here is my 2 cents.
 

most GPUs sold from abroad aren’t originally what they advertise. Even though they work or is detected on the Laptop. They are modded according to your needs. I found out that you can change the ID number of the GPU to be compatible to 2 groups.

 

ID Device GTX980m: 13D7

for Dell, Alienware, Clevo, ASUS, etc

 

ID Device GTX980m: 1617

CLEVO, MSI, HP, Acer, ASUS, etc

you can see that list on the drivers .INF files. Which Vendors use 13D7 or 1617. I don’t know if is true, some claims that 13D7 is= NO G-SYNC, and 1617 is= G-SYNC. I believe all cards (GTX980M) supports G-Sync is just your laptop that has to be builded for or not G-Sync. Cause NVIDIA card drivers list doesn’t specify that.
 

So my laptop is Alienware 17 R1 P18E 2014 model. and use to be working with 13D7 ID device, now after reverting to 1617 it does also works normal, just that seems to work perfectly with a GPU ID device 1617.

 

I think is what the Card originally was made for, and is how my laptop could read properly the vBios and its circuitry.

 

In short the solution lies in changing a resistor that changes the ID device number between 13D7 (UP) or 1617 (down). The resistor locates near the Vbios chip and between the slot pins, you can find it the exact resistor on pin #9 it has another resistor next to it. 
and measures 1 or 3 ohms approximately. If your CARD is detected on your laptop but doesn’t work the GPU FAN then this fix might be for you.
 

Just shift the resistor UP (13D7) or DOWN (1617) on the empty spot. Is like 3 dots in where the resistor can be switched.

 

Just becareful when soldering. Is very small and if not handled well the resistor can get burn. But since is a low resistor same as a wire you can just solder a wire. Just bridge 2 points. 
 

changing this won’t damage the card if you know where you have to change. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF YOU ARE NOT SKILLFUL ENOUGH ON SOLDERING, TRY IT IN SOMETHING ELSE BEFORE ACTUALLY TRYING IT ON YOUR GPU.

 

Best of luck.

 

 

The uploaded pictures is just an example. Not the Actual CARD, but they I have the same one. I did not want to dissemble the laptop only for this. 

Edited October 21, 2024 by Einhander
Bad spelling