Eban
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A free update for Metro 2033 and Last Light?.....kewl
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Alienware 17 R1 980m Upgrade - Which variant to buy?
Eban replied to mattalienware's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
Now your asking the old memories I myself already had an 14+ unlocked BIOS. You can get them right here if you want to try https://notebooktalk.net/topic/161-unlocked-bios-for-laptops/#findComment-1059 If I remember right you needed the laptop to be in full EUFI mode with no secure boot and unsigned drivers allowed. NVCleaninstall was hit and miss then so I always modified my own .inf files @ssj92 made a video on that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8igM5DcTukw and installing the actual card I found this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvxiRFxikW0 @Maxware79 What did I forget? -
Alienware 17 R1 980m Upgrade - Which variant to buy?
Eban replied to mattalienware's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
Hi Matt, I'm not sure about heatsinks for those cards. You used to be able to buy 5 pipe upgraded heatsinks from cicichen on ebay, but I can't see any listings from him now You also want at least 240W power supply...300W is better though. The original 180W won't run the MXM card at full power. I did the 120hz display at same time as 980m and its still going well. -
ADLINK RTX 3000 MXM suddenly died?
Eban replied to Hussain Alhadher's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
I dont really like this guy but here is a quick and dirty how to find different SMD components that are cactus. Start here and then ask for further information as required. -
Catcall - The World is Ours Again & Satellites Because - Just found by accident a few years ago.....but like these songs the best
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Alienware 17 R1 980m Upgrade - Which variant to buy?
Eban replied to mattalienware's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
I bought a 980m from Aliexpress about 2017ish...lasted until 2020 then suddenly died. Apparently the VRM's are underpowered on these models. I really should look at repairing it but I don't use my Ranger much at all Aliexpress listing will say if it has vbios for Alienware! I skipped the 1060 and tried an MSI 1070m...requires cutting your chassis a bit. -
Johnny Cash - Hurt Because - Best cover ever. Trent Reznor even said the song no longer belonged to him.
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Sounds like a track pad issue
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ADLINK RTX 3000 MXM suddenly died?
Eban replied to Hussain Alhadher's topic in Alienware 17 and M17x
A very hard visual check will most often NOT find the fault, even with a microscope.....you can get lucky but don't count on it. Try your phone on magnify and go over EVERYTHING. Twice. Without being able to power the laptop with card installed means you can't even use heat to pinpoint a shorted power rail component. A variable power supply would let you low power the card by itself to find a short, but I don't recommend you do that first. A cheap multimeter will get you a better idea. -
From your description I'm gonna guess your a windows user? Event viewer is your friend.... a useful tool. https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-troubleshoot-problems-in-windows-via-event-viewer
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Muse - Supermassive Black Hole Because - it randomly came up in my feedtube and I had to try it. the music video is trippy!
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TLDR: AI and LLM models are NOT smart. It averages all possible answers ie. takes any random crap off the internet and presents it as gospel. This is worth the almost 8mins of your time
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It is sad. But do look and asking in the manufacturers section https://notebooktalk.net/forum/70-sager-clevo/ never know what you might find
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Unfortunately I am referring to both The forum is not what it once was, modding cutting edge laptops is a dying hobby. As you are aware newer laptops are not so modular with upgradeable components. Although some of us are into retro No true DTR for some time now
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Hello and welcome. Party is about over but better late than never
