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  1. Maxware79
    You can run the system diagnostic in the F12 Boot Menu and see what current the adapter is supplying the system. Just to cross off that possibility.
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    There shouldn't be any issue running purely off the adapter. What wattage is the adapter that you supplied? If it's a 180W or lower then it's possible there isn't enough power being supplied.
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    Great job! I haven't tried NVcleaninstall yet but I've heard that it's pretty easy.
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    I believe the 18 has all 3 of it's Sata ports at Sata3 (not sure about the Optical Drive port). I believe the M18x R2 has 2 x Sata3 and 2 x Sata2 with the mSata and one of the main drive slots being the Sata2's. I think it could be the middle slot in the caddy which is Sata2 but I'd have to check. The Optical Drive port would also be Sata2. I'm not sure about the M18x R1 though. It's possible that the two caddy ports are both Sata3 and the drive bay is Sata2. No mSata on the R1.
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    You can only run the 1070 in SG mode with the M18x R2 or 18. You cannot use the discrete GPU only as the 1070 MUST use the Intel graphics to piggyback off with an LVDS system. If you disable the Intel graphics then you will get the 8 beep error. Only the M17x R4 and 17 with the 120hz eDP display can run solely off the discrete graphics (PEG mode). You will need to remove the 1070 to force the system to switch back to iGFX. Then go back to the unlocked BIOS and set it to SG mode. Then reinstall the 1070.
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    Do you get the flashing cursor at the top left of the black screen or is there nothing? If it's just a plain black screen then it's probably GPU related but if you get the flashing cursor then it's probably the OS.
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    What exactly is it doing? Does it get to the BIOS splash screen? Is there just a black screen? Beep codes?
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    @Astrolopiteco I saw your post on the TechInferno site but those guys are d1ckheads so I refuse to engage with that forum any longer. If you can see the P4000 in Device Manager with the 60hz panel then that's a good start. It means the system detects the card so you should be able to get it working. Why are you having troubles creating the .inf file? It's not too hard if you find a good tutorial and once you learn how to do it it's incredibly easy and you can keep the driver updated as often as you want without having to ask others. If you need some step by step help then ask away and I'll do my best. I'm not entirely sure why it won't work with the 120hz panel installed though. There shouldn't be any reason to require the BIOS being set to UEFI as I had a 1070 working in my M18x R2 while in Legacy mode. Although, the black screen you're getting is very much like what would happen with a 900M series card in a system that isn't set to UEFI mode. Just check to see what you're set to and make some changes to see what happens. If you're on Legacy and switch to UEFI then you will have to reinstall Windows. If you're already on UEFI then check to see if you have Load Legacy Option ROM enabled. If it is, disable it (and secure boot). Try this and see if that makes any difference. The Fn-F7 switch is mainly for the M18x so I'd suggest not to use it for your M17x. If you have the 120Hz then you will be on PEG by default and this cannot be changed. If you have the 60hz installed then just leave it on SG mode. If you have the 60hz currently installed, make the UEFI changes as I mentioned above and shut the system down. Install the P4000 and the 120hz display and see if you get a display.
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    Blank on my Firefox
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    It sounds like you've done exactly what you need to do. My guess is that there's an issue with that GPU but it's hard to know without testing it in person. So if you boot without the GPU installed it doesn't crash?
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    It looks like you're running the same vBIOS that I had with my 1070 so it must be another problem. You could try a few others just in case though, up to you. Flash at your own risk.
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    Are you Disabling Driver Signature Enforcement directly before trying to run the driver installation? If you don't then you will get the installation error message, if you're doing it the old fashioned way like in Sunny's video. There isn't a specific vBIOS I'd recommend. I'd have to go through the old NBR forum archive to see if I can find my old posts when I upgraded my M18x. That one worked really well. The isn't usually any problem trying a few different ones to see if it makes a difference for you. You problem could be related to anything.
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    If you click on the GPU Brand dropdown you should be able to select 'Unverified' and you'll get a much larger selection of vBIOS'.
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    That's interesting, I had no idea about the SG and PEG differences with the different inf's. With all my cards, I've only ever done the nvdmi mod and that's with my SG systems, including the 1070 in my M18x. I was getting really good scores doing it that way so I'm wondering how much difference doing the nv_display mod would have made.
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    I'm talking about the vBIOS which is the BIOS for the GPU. Your vBIOS version is listed in the GPU-Z screenshot above. You can find a long list of vBIOS' at TechPowerUp along with the NVFlash program. If you've never done it before then I'd suggest you do some reading first. Messing it up can brick your GPU, although I've never had a problem. You version looks to be the one in the link below so you may want to try a different one for your 1BA1 1070. There is also a 1BE1 1070 which is a g-sync card so make sure you use the correct vBIOS for your card. https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/249060/249060
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    I believe you are running an MSI vBIOS. Maybe you could try a Dell or Alienware one, it may have better compatibility with your system. Just an idea if you run out of things to try.
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    I would assume it's listed as that because you installed through NVClean rather than doing it the old fashion way where you would manually modify the driver .inf and enter the specific card hardware ID. With the second question, maybe it says there is no display connected because you have the 60hz panel which is connected to the Intel graphics. The Nvidia card will kick in when the system needs it and the rest of the time only the Intel graphics is active. If you are getting proper FPS during games then everything is fine.
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    Yes, The 1070 will work on the 60hz panel as it has Optimus with the Intel graphics. This is the only way to get a 10 series card to work with an LVDS display.
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    I believe I have a spare R1 ribbon cable and caddy if you're having trouble finding one.
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    Can't do it unfortunately, unless you do the HDD caddy in the optical drive bay.
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    Also, just check that the ribbon cable connector on the motherboard isn't missing the locking tab. They are incredibly fragile. This can often happen on the R1 and R1 and the ribbon cable will not work without it. I believe it will be this connector with the black locking tab
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    Yeah the R1 has 2 HHD connectors and the R2 has 3. The ribbon cable on the R2 is wider to accommodate the extra Sata connector so they are not cross-compatible. The one you linked is only for the R2, eBay sellers always make this mistake.
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    I haven't flashed the 18, only the M18x R1 and R2 so if that's how they say to do it then I guess that's right. Usually I'd do it using a bootable flash drive but if this way works then that's easier. Step 5. should be to enter the BIOS and switch video mode (second Advanced tab) to SG, then shut down and move onto installing the 1070. The heatsink you show above looks like the M18x one and I'm not sure if it fits the 18. I've never tried to swap them to see if they are compatible.
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    Yes you MUST have the Unlocked BIOS for the M18x R2 and the 18. The system has to be set to SG Mode (Switchable Graphics) and this option is not available with the OEM Dell BIOS. The Reason: These systems only run on two video modes. These are iGFX (Internal graphics) and PEG (Dedicated graphics). These are manually switched using the Function keys and a restart. The 10 series cards do not work in either of these modes with the 60hz LVDS display. They do work in PEG mode with the 120hz eDP display which is only in the 17" laptops. SG mode is not a default option with the 18 as it does not work with the SLI or Crossfire configs that these systems had. The Unlocked BIOS opens up a hidden Advanced tab in the BIOS which allows the video mode to be changed to SG mode. The 10 series cards use SG mode to piggyback off the Intel graphics as they wouldn't be able to get a display on their own with the older LVDS style display. You MUST switch to SG mode before installing the new card or you will get the 8 beep LCD error and a black screen. DO NOT try switching the video mode to any other mode that may be listed in the BIOS. I believe there is a 4th option but you can cause some big troubles if you try this mode. Once you have the card installed, if you use PEG mode then you'll get the 8 beep error. You can use iGFX mode but the dedicated card will be disabled until you switch back to SG.
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    Unlocked BIOS is not required on the 17 R1 with the 60hz panel as SG mode is set by default. The unlocked BIOS is only required on the 18" systems as SG mode is not an option with the Dell BIOS and it's default video modes are either iGFX or PEG. It definitely sounds like you've missed something with the inf mod. Don't forget that the inf file has multiple sections of device ID lines for the different operating systems that are supported for the driver. The newer ones have a section for Win10 and Win11. You need to put your new device ID line into both sections just to make sure you get the right OS. Don't forget to add the String line at the bottom of the file as well. I've only ever had to edit the nvdmi.inf and I've never touched the nvdisp.inf. I think the nvdmi.inf is called nvdmig.inf or something like that these days.
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