Jerryzago Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I am going to install my 980m to a 17 R1 with the 60hz screen. Is it a "straight" fit upgrade? Need extra steps beforehand. Anyone kind to guide me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÊtaPegasus Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 The upgrade is pretty straight forward, i did install Gtx 970m, Quadro P3000 and Quadro P4000 without a hiccup. The only thing mandatory on mine was to disable win8 fast boot and legacy boot. Here is a link describing a way to to do it : https://www.reddit.com/r/Alienware/comments/gwk5zj/upgrading_your_m17x_r4_and_17_r1/ 1 Laptops : Alienware M17x R4 | i7-3630qm | PNY Quadro RTX 3000 | 16Gb G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1866MHz Alienware 17 R1 | i7-4940mx @4.0GHz | Nvidia Quadro P4000 | 32Gb G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1866MHz Dell Precision 7550 | i7-10850h | Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q | 64Gb DDR4 3200MHz Desktop : Asus Rog Strix B550-F Gaming Wifi | Ryzen 7 5800x | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700XT | 32Gb G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3200MHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kela-slk Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Hi. What version vbios need for install gtx980m to alienware 17 (m17x r5 ranger) ? My bios 84.04.22.00.10 is stuck if Furmark enabled Anti Aliasing, and if it off - in stress test maximum core clock not higher than 650-700mhz. Must be 1038-1127 clock. In superposition benchmark 950-1000mhz. I think need another vbios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kela-slk Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Hi. What version vbios need for install gtx980m to alienware 17 (m17x r5 ranger) ? My bios 84.04.22.00.10 is stuck if Furmark enabled Anti Aliasing, and if it off - in stress test maximum core clock not higher than 650-700mhz. Must be 1038-1127 clock. In superposition benchmark 950-1000mhz. I think need another vbios And who is try install Tesla m6 in alienware ranger? I install but not visible in bios or device manager any discreet card... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliderfra Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2024 at 12:00 AM, kela-slk said: Hi. What version vbios need for install gtx980m to alienware 17 (m17x r5 ranger) ? My bios 84.04.22.00.10 is stuck if Furmark enabled Anti Aliasing, and if it off - in stress test maximum core clock not higher than 650-700mhz. Must be 1038-1127 clock. In superposition benchmark 950-1000mhz. I think need another vbios And who is try install Tesla m6 in alienware ranger? I install but not visible in bios or device manager any discreet card... hi, your 980m is throttling, most probably due to heat / power. Look on gpuz sensors and see the perf cap reason, that should give you a clue about what's going wrong. You might try some other vbios, IIRC you can get unlocked vbios on on techinferno About the tesla m6, it works but SG must be set on in BIOS (optimus mode on). It will not work at all with 120hz screen. If it does not show, either card is defective, or you need to do a full bios reset (take the coin cell out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kela-slk Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 14 hours ago, sliderfra said: i, your 980m is throttling, most probably due to heat / power. Look on gpuz sensors and see the perf cap reason, that should give you a clue about what's going wrong. no throttling, temps no higher than 70C. disassembled - gtx980m is clevo manufacture, blue board, P375SM... maybe wrong vbios. i thinking... tesla working on p150sm good, alienware 17 - not visible in bios and in device manager. i think - need unlocked bios for change video options to SG, maybe automatically change without supporting discreete card to IGFX. try flash unlocked bios and test later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliderfra Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 well, that's weird indeed for the 980m. You should try dell vbios on it. Fortunately maxwell gen can crossflash vbios easily. Silly question: did you try throttlestop & uncheck BD_PROCHOT? Sometimes it's the solution to strange throttling behaviour... For the tesla m6, I'm pretty confident that unlocked BIOS & SG parameter should do the trick. Tesla m6 is a really good card but needs to be driven via OPTIMUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I tried an m6 in one of my 60hz Rangers and it wasn't detected no matter what I tried. Maybe I just got a defective card though. Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kela-slk Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 On 3/25/2024 at 6:48 AM, Maxware79 said: I tried an m6 in one of my 60hz Rangers and it wasn't detected no matter what I tried. Maybe I just got a defective card though. Flashed unlocked bios, set SG mode. Tesla NOT recognise in Bios at all. Not detected. And sure, not detected in device manager. Conclusions - Tesla not compatible with Alienware m17X r5 (alienware 17) ! No ways to solve this issue! Don't try, nothing will work! there is no way to solve this problem. Wasted time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 40 minutes ago, kela-slk said: Flashed unlocked bios, set SG mode. Tesla NOT recognise in Bios at all. Not detected. And sure, not detected in device manager. Conclusions - Tesla not compatible with Alienware m17X r5 (alienware 17) ! No ways to solve this issue! Don't try, nothing will work! there is no way to solve this problem. Wasted time! That's what I found as well. I know it works in a Dell M6800 as I guy here on eBay was selling them with the Tesla. He wouldn't tell me how he got the card to work though. Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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