M18x R2 with MSI 970m 6gb, not installing newest drivers.

[Signex]

Hello I bought a m18x r2 with a 970m 6gb. I can't get newest drivers to install. They still support it, but I think the hardware Id do not match which results in driver saying GPU not recognized. How do I modify the drivers? 

 

EDIT: Omg halleluja for nvcleanstall i finally got it to install!

 

[Jerryzago]

Yes. Nvcleanstall is our friend since we mainly have not supported GPUs in our systems.

 

I think natively, the 970m was supported for the AW 18, not the M18x R2

[Signex]

On 10/2/2025 at 9:29 PM, Jerryzago said:

Yes. Nvcleanstall is our friend since we mainly have not supported GPUs in our systems.

 

I think natively, the 970m was supported for the AW 18, not the M18x R2

 

Yeah i had no idea before buying it. Would a 1070 work without modding the laptop? i have never done upgrading a gpu in a laptop. I could get a 980M for 112 euro but i think a 1070 would be better.

[DoenerBoy123]

Depends on which 1070 you'd like to use. The MSI one needs some cutting at the MXM slot and modifications on the heatsink. With the Zotac GTX 1070 im using you only need to modify the heatsink to make it fit. GPU fan control won't work with the Zotac cards which is why I added a switch to the laptop that forces the GPU fan to run at full speed. The 10xx series GPU don't have any kind of LVDS output, so you need an unlocked bios and have to set the graphics option to SG(switchable graphics)