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sliderfra

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  1. IDK how it's done on GT80 but screen is definitely LVDS (same screen as AW 18 - LVDS PLS/IPS). MB layout is different between ivy GT60 and haswell GT60. I think ivy is full LVDS whereas haswell has edp to LVDS converter. That converter is gone on the v3 version (2K/3K version).
  2. IIRC there's a WIDI card (Wireless display) that used to be on AW M18X, was on the DMC port (the weird port). That or either a TV tuner card with a coaxial cable.
  3. is it working alright? How much are your willing to sell?
  4. Alienware m17x r4 RED NEBULA in mint condition CPU: i7 3740QM GPU: geforce 660m GTX (or Radeon Firepro S7100X 8GB) RAM: 2x8GB Corsair VENGEANCE 1600Mhz CL10 SSD: Kingston DC 240GB screen: 60Hz LVDS FHD HDD: 1TB ODD: DVD burner + BR reader slot in PSU: 240W Battery: as new (wear level < 10%) KB: French AZERTY (but I may have QWERTY available if requested) Can be shipped in western Europe for "cheap" with Mondial Relay by inpost (France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Poland). Other countries possible but it will be via French La poste which is way more expensive. STARTING PRICE: 450€ + shipping
  5. Looking for cheap P775 DM 2 / 3 motheboard TM would be ok as well if direct replacement is ok
  6. Hi, That's great job! Too bad I sold my alienware 17 already, I would've tested it with the RTX 3000, as the TDP bug happened on it.
  7. your link does not work mate. Hopefully the spark did not come from my r4 motherboard 😄 Dead motherboard within an hour of testing would've been really unfortunate 🤔
  8. LVDS are all TN 60Hz. But some of them are really good. Caveat will be angles & coloration: usually no more than 65° and 6 bit panels Getting a V3 motherboard is way to go as you have edp 40pin, which will allow you to get any 2 (maybe even 4) lanes edp panel
  9. Hi mate, wonderful machine! You still need to edit your topic and put a price tag on it. It's mandatory here. Better choose a high one to keep margins for negociations 🙂
  10. hi, there's a BIOS crisis recovery method that works well on m17x r3 / r4 or m18x r1 / r2. It only requires USB thumbdrive. CH341a also works, but requires disassembly of the laptop.
  11. hi, emergency bios recovery does not work well on aw 17r1. Use a ch341a instead and flash the eeprom directly with a clean bios.
  12. IIRC you cannot undervolt / overvolt quadro GPUs edp won't work (superMG3 tested the RTX3k HP & PNY on R4 edp and it was a no joy).
  13. maybe the guy who sold you the laptop left both cable plugged but anyway, there's only ONE plug on the back of the screen (LVDS or EDP) so the other video cable was left unplugged in the back of the screen lid.
  14. ALL AW17 rangers have both LVDS & EDP connectors on the motherboards. For edp options, you have either the 30pin (60hz) or the 40pin (120hz+ or 3D). For LVDS, it's 40pin 60hz (NOT compatible with edp screen).
  15. hi, you can swap the motherboard, then do the bios upgrade if you want unlocked BIOS. CMOS battery installation is straightforward.
  16. Too bad... Can you share newer bios?
  17. I've got 3060 RTX 12GB in my Viking, which is basically A3000 consumer version. Card works ok although plagued by throttling due to Haswell chipset limitations (happens also on AW17 and MSI GT60/70 Haswell). Card does not throttle at all on m17x R4, M18X r2 nor MSI GT60/70 Ivy Bridge. Same behaviour happens with quadro RTX 3000 PNY and RTX 4070 from x-vsion
  18. Hi, best is to stick with MASTER MXM slot as you'll be able to use it with SG mode (needs modded BIOS though). Then you may use any mxm nvidia card up to RTX 4000 gen. Be aware that throttle is reported with AW18 with some GPUs (PNY Quadro RTX 3000, Geforce RTX 3060, RTX 4070...). Pascal GPU do not throttle, nor does Quadro RTX 3000 from HP (not standard MXM). If you need parts for AW18 I may have heatsinks (primary & secondary I think)
  19. Hi, Flashing bios is quite easy, there's a good tutorial here on the forum. You'll definitely need modded BIOS if you want to install 1070 GTX in the future, as a fixed SG mode is mandatory for that one (no edp screen in AW18 unfortunately). Original BIOS is default in PEG mode, which will result in 8 beep error and blank screen.
  20. hi, 780m GTX in SLI & I7 4940MX
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