StripeySnake Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Per the request of mattyb3, and area-51 ALX over on the dell forums, I'll be moving my posts pertaining to Alienware over here from now on. With that out of the way, here's what happened. I recently did an extremely low budget build for a friend based off of the m17x R2. Initially, I specced it out with 16gb DDR3, a 940XM CPU, and a GTX 660m I had lying around. While the 660 is kind of impressively good at being a display adapter where there would have otherwise not been one, it's performance leaves something to be desired. Because of that, a few days ago I tested my own Pascal Quadro p4000 that I currently have in my own M17x R4, in the M17x R2. While the internal RGBLED display did not function at all, when I disconnected the display, and attempted to use the HDMI port, I got a display output and successfully booted into windows. It should be noted that the M17x R2 lacks integrated graphics, so that display output HAS to be coming from the GPU. Since I was booting off of stock windows drivers, I got no temperature readings, so I shut it off quite readily in order to ensure the safety of my Quadro. This won't be the end of the story however, as I might be getting one of those elusive zotac 1080's for my M17x R4, and if I do, I'll be selling the Quadro to my friend for his R2. My plan for installing it is to first use an LVDS controller board, and an old R4 screen I have to connect the HDMI port to the internal display. From there, I'll simply boot into windows, and then grab the GPU instance path, then shut it off, and .inf mod the drivers on a different system before transferring them to minimize the risk of cooking the GPU. Cooling will be a bit of an issue, as the R2 is only designed for 75 watt cards, but I did see an old forum post about getting a 100w AMD card to run in the 60's with extremely thin thermal paste and high mounting pressure. This bodes well for the p4000, as it's both not particularly power hungry, and actually seemed to fit perfectly under the stock heatsink for the r2, something the 660m doesn't do. I'll keep yall updated if I go on to the next stage of the project or not. P.S. Have a picture of my P4000 for the heck of it. 1 1 OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruenoG7 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I'm excited to see your result, keep us informed. ---Dell Precision M6700---, i7-4900MQ, Tesla M6, M6100/HD 8950M, 1920x1080p 6bits LVDS. ---Dell Precision M6800---, i7-4900MQ, Tesla M6, M6100/HD 8950M, 1920x1080p 6bits LVDS. ---Alienware M17x R2--, I7-940MX, HD 8970M Crossfire, M6100/HD 8950M, GTX 765M, 1920x1200P OC 75 Hzt. ---Alienware 17-- i7-4940MX, RTX 3000(LVDS),P3000, GTX 980M, 880M,860M, M6100/HD 8950M, 1080P, 120 Hz, 3D. --Alienware 18-- i7-4930MX, 32GB RAM 1866 MHz, RTX 4000, RTX 3000, P3000, M6100/HD 8950M, 1920x1080P. LCDOC 75 Hzt. (In use). ---Alienware M18x R2- i7-3940XM, 32GB RAM 1866 MHz, GTX 980M SLI, 1920x1080p 6bits OC 75 Hzt. Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0b4otJZHtUJePgIejiI4Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Thanks @StripeySnake! Really interesting to see a P4000 in the R2. Would love to see some benchmarks if you can get everything working. Did the GPU fan spool up at all? @UltraGSM @ssj92 seems like an interesting project 1 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...
StripeySnake Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I'm not sure if It did. All it was was a trial run, the 660 dosen't spin the fans either, so we had to use HWINFO for manual fan control. OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripeySnake Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I will definitely benchmark it if I get everything running. From my tests in my own laptop, the p4000 tends to bench substantially better than the 1060 6gb MXM card, but a bit behind the 1070. That makes a lot of sense because of the much larger core count over the 1060, but much lower boost clock than the 1070. 1 OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Getting the internal display working will be very interesting. I wish you luck. 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...
StripeySnake Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 The point is, I won't be using the internal display. I already have an M17x R4 display, and an LVDS controller board that enables it to connect to an HDMI port. I'm just going to mount that in the place of the R2 display, and fit the controller board inside where the second MXM gpu would be. Then I'll run a flat FPC HDMI cable under the keyboard to the external HDMI port, essentially creating an internal external display. This will require an extra power connector, which won't be able to come from the battery, but this hardly matters as the battery for the machine is long dead and replacement's simply don't exist. Thanks for wishing me luck, I'll definitely need it. OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripeySnake Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 Welp, I did it. I got a Zotac 1080 on ebay, so if it works out in my R4, then the p4000 will end up in the r2 within a month or two. OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Awesome, good luck! 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...
StripeySnake Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 Thanks. I'll definitely make a post on how the 1080 goes. I'm exited to see if I can get it to run on 60hz and the like, and how temps and TDP are. Also as a footnote, I stress tested my P4000 in furmark and saw a max temp of 63 c and power draw of just 65 watts. I have a lot of hope for it in the R2, as the R2 only can really handle 75 watt cards. That was running at full speed with no undervolt or performance drops either, so as long as it can be compatible it should be cooled and fueled properly. 3 OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripeySnake Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 I disassembled the old broken battery for the M17x R2, and found that it uses 9 now nonfunctional LG LGDB118650 cells. Nobody sells that exact part number anymore, but I was wondering if anyone who knows a bit about batteries might be able to help me find some that have the same specs. Thanks! P.S. 1080 comes tomorrow. 1 OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 1080 should work in M17xR4. Size is slightly bigger if you ordered Aetina 1080 like the rest of us. It is wired for eDP so it'll work with 120Hz display or if you are using 60Hz display, as long as you see both intel gpu and nvidia gpu it'll work as well. Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX @ 5.0Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Alienware 18 : Intel Core i7 4930MX @ 4.5Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 5000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 NVMe More Laps: M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (880m SLI) DT: Aurora R4 (i9 10980XE/RTX 4070) | Area-51 R2 (22-Core Xeon/Titan V) | SR-2 [2x6-Core/3x980Ti] | CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripeySnake Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 The 1080 is not showing up in BIOS. From what I know this means that it either dosen't work or I need an unlocked BIOS. Unfortunately, I can't find any single unlocked BIOS tutorial that's not so old that none of it's links work. Can anyone help with this? OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 The BIOS should be available here but if it's not then let me know. There are some tools that need to be included with the BIOS file. Installation is usually generally easy and I'll try and find a guide. TechInferno should also have a guide. I'm not sure why the unlocked BIOS would be required 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...
StripeySnake Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 Thanks, that's the right BIOS. The issue I'm running into is actually installing it, as everything I've found points to using a bootable USB drive, but all the links and such related to that aren't present or working. I did find a tutorial on techinferno, but the part about setting up the actual bootable USB is very unclear, and has broken links. OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Yes you definitely need a bootable USB drive. Just grab a spare one and use RUFUS to format it and then you put all the BIOS files and tools into the root directory. Restart the laptop and go into the boot menu (F12) and select the USB. Then you run the PRR tool. Let me have a quick look to see if I can find the exact technique. It's been a while. 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...
Maxware79 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Hopefully this helps and hopefully the files you have include everything you need. If you don't have the fpt and prr2 then try my Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3u0hqst2cg7276t/AACxTHilIBnYk9_YaEF_hN6-a?dl=0 It should automatically run the prr2 tool (well I'm pretty sure it did on my M18x R2) but you'll need to run flash.bat to start the flash. My M18x BIOS file had a flash.bat file so make sure that your R4 also has it somewhere. As always, flash at your own risk. I've done the M18x a few times and never had an issue but it's been a long time since I've tried the M17x R4. 1 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...
StripeySnake Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 I finally got the BIOS flashed using a bootable MS DOS USB, and it went great, but the GPU still doesn't appear in bios. One thing I did notice was that the GPU slowly does heat up over time, which gives me some hope that it might still be fixable. I was thinking of trying a reflow, but will probably hold off for a bit to troubleshoot. OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenoroon Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 21 minutes ago, StripeySnake said: I finally got the BIOS flashed using a bootable MS DOS USB, and it went great, but the GPU still doesn't appear in bios. One thing I did notice was that the GPU slowly does heat up over time, which gives me some hope that it might still be fixable. I was thinking of trying a reflow, but will probably hold off for a bit to troubleshoot. Don't reflow, like ever. First thing you should do is take a multimeter to the card and check resistances on all of the main power rails. Clevo P870TM-G: Core i7 8700k @ 4.8ghz | Clevo GTX 1080 | 32gb HyperX DDR4 @ 3200mhz | 17" 1440p 120hz B173QTN01.0 Screen | 256gb Samsung 850 EVO | 500gb WD Blue SSD | 1tb Samsung 870 QVO | 2tb Seagate 5400rpm HDD | Prema BIOS Alienware 17 R1: Core i7 4710mq @ 3.619ghz 741 CBR15 (834 CBR15 @ 4.213ghz) | Dell GTX 860m | 16gb HyperX DDR3L @ 2133mhz | 17" 3D 120hz LTN173HT02-T01 Screen | 256gb mSATA SSD Asus Zephyrus G14: Ryzen 7 4800hs @ 4.2ghz | GTX 1650 | 16gb DDR4 @ 3200mhz | 14" 120hz LM140LF1F01 Screen | 512gb NVME SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 What laptop are you installing it in? I thought you were talking about the R4 this time but maybe I was wrong. 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...
StripeySnake Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 The card is a Zotac GTX 1080 MXM, and I installed it in my M17x R4 (2012) It does not detect in bios, but does heat up over time in the laptop. Additionally, there is no visible damage whatsoever to the card, and none of the larger pins on the MXM connector (i'm pretty sure those are the power rails based off of MXM convention) are shorted with each other. OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Bad cards can still get warm, I have a stack of dead MXM cards in the garage. Not detecting in the BIOS isn't a good sign. Did you say before that you had it running in this laptop previously? 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...
ssj92 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Ah I thought it was Aetina 1080. You may need to flash vBIOS with a different one. 1 Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX @ 5.0Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Alienware 18 : Intel Core i7 4930MX @ 4.5Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 5000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 NVMe More Laps: M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (880m SLI) DT: Aurora R4 (i9 10980XE/RTX 4070) | Area-51 R2 (22-Core Xeon/Titan V) | SR-2 [2x6-Core/3x980Ti] | CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripeySnake Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 How would I flash the Vbios? In windows I couldn't flash it, but I haven't tried through MS DOS or external device. I was thinking of getting one of those clips/microcontrollers that lets you flash a bios from an external device and might try that. OWNED: 14 R1 - 4710MQ @ 3.6 Ghz, hd 4600, 12gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz JANKTOP IV Mini-ITX Laptop - R5 2600X, 16gb DDR4 3000 Mhz, RX 5700 XT - (ONGOING) Under my wing: 15 R3 - GTX 1060 6gb, i7 7700HQ, 16gb DDR4 17 R4 - RX 470 8gb i7 6700HQ, 16gb DDR4 M17x R4 - 3630QM, Quadro P4000, 16gb DDR3L 1600 Mhz M17x R2 - i7 920XM @ 3.4 Ghz, GTX 770m 2gb, 16gb DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eban Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 buy one of these ch341a and soic8 clip @Mr. Fox had a youtube video on how it looks but I cant find it right now Spoiler https://www.instructables.com/CH341A-Programmer/ Thunderchild // Lenovo Legion Y740 17" i7-9750H rtx2080maxQ win10 RainBird // Alienware 17 (Ranger) i7-4910mq gtx860m win10LTSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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