whitewhale2 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Hello, My current specs are: M17x R4 + GTX 980M NVIDIA driver version 398.36 Intel HD4000 driver version 10.18.10.5161 vBIOS: 84.04.85.00.0A LVDS display (60 Hz) Windows 7 Ultimate with optimus graphics enabled (SG) BIOS in UEFI mode + legacy option enabled I am trying to install an updated driver version for the 980M. I have tried last NVIDIA version available in the website (473.62) but installation process does not finish, I receive a message saying installation failed. With older versions such as 471.68, 445.75 and 425.31 I am able to complete the installation process but system is unstable afterwards, 3D applications does not work correctly with them. For all of them I mod the file nvdmi.inf adding the device ID: 13D7.0551.1028. Is there any way to update the NVIDIA driver? Maybe a vBIOS update could help? Thanks, Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldarxt Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 21 hours ago, whitewhale2 said: Hello, My current specs are: M17x R4 + GTX 980M NVIDIA driver version 398.36 Intel HD4000 driver version 10.18.10.5161 vBIOS: 84.04.85.00.0A LVDS display (60 Hz) Windows 7 Ultimate with optimus graphics enabled (SG) BIOS in UEFI mode + legacy option enabled I am trying to install an updated driver version for the 980M. I have tried last NVIDIA version available in the website (473.62) but installation process does not finish, I receive a message saying installation failed. With older versions such as 471.68, 445.75 and 425.31 I am able to complete the installation process but system is unstable afterwards, 3D applications does not work correctly with them. For all of them I mod the file nvdmi.inf adding the device ID: 13D7.0551.1028. Is there any way to update the NVIDIA driver? Maybe a vBIOS update could help? Thanks, Regards. -Did you disable driver signature enforcement? Also watch @ssj92 video on inf modding, and if you might be interested there are quadro P4000 for $280 on ebay, I bought 2, 1 for my m17x r4 and 1 for m18x r2 and both work great with the triple heatsinks Clevo P870DM3-G i9-9900k-32.0GB 2667mhz-GTX 1080 SLI Alienware M18x R2 i7-3920xm-32GB DDR3-1600 RTX 3000 Alienware M17x R4 i7-3940XM 32GB DDR3-1600 RTX 3000 Alienware M17x R4 i7-3940XM 20GB DDR3-1600 P4000 120hz 3D Precision m6700 i7-3840QM - 16.0GB DDR3 - GTX 970M Precision m4700 i7-3610QM-8.00GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz-K2000M GOBOXX SLM G2721-i7-10875H RTX 3000-32GB ddr4(Gave to my Wife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewhale2 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 The quadro cards fit in the 980M heatsink? Can you send ,e the ebay links? Thanks! Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripeySnake Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 P4000 is a great card, only pulls 65 watts in furmark and still outperforms some 1060s. If you look up quadro p4000 mxm on ebay, sort by price and shipping, you should find it. Seller is the chipstore remarket, and I can vouch I bought a p4000 from them two years ago and haven't had a single issue with it. P4000 should also fit your heatsink if you have an m17x r4, as long as you lay out your thermal pads right. 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...
brian Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 I am stuck in a similar situation , I have an Alienware m17x that I am trying to get this 980m to work with. I had it working somewhat to where you could play but after like 5 minutes the game got all laggy and stopped working. I gave up on it and haven't touched it in 2 years. I finally pulled it back out and am trying to get it to work. I reinstalled windows and it seems to recognize the graphics card but I can't get any drivers to work. If someone can walk me through making this work and work right I'll cash app them 50$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csupati Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 3:10 AM, brian said: I am stuck in a similar situation , I have an Alienware m17x that I am trying to get this 980m to work with. I had it working somewhat to where you could play but after like 5 minutes the game got all laggy and stopped working. I gave up on it and haven't touched it in 2 years. I finally pulled it back out and am trying to get it to work. I reinstalled windows and it seems to recognize the graphics card but I can't get any drivers to work. If someone can walk me through making this work and work right I'll cash app them 50$ Device manager Select gpu,properties hardware information and search for 10DE_1028_13D*_**** Download Nvidia driver, unpack it with winrar Navigate tondisplay driver and select nvdmig.inf At the bottom search for GTX 980M Select the closest one with your ID Example like 13D7_0445 this is yours, and in the file there is 13D7_0465 the. Edit it to 0445 , and go to the top and Edit all 13D7_0465 to your ID. If you are done , Hold down left shift and select restart, reatart it with signature force turned off, install and enjoy. HP Omen Transcend 16 13700HX/32GB 4800mhz/RTX 4070 105W/QHD 240Hz IPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Ok awesome, I'll give this a try tomorrow. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naberius Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 If SSJ's mod guide doesn't work for you (or... I don't know... you hate videos or something), I believe this was the INF modding guide we used in the past https://null-src.com/posts/nvidia-notebook-driver-inf-mod/post.php The name of the file I always have/had to modify (for an m17xr4 in peg mode) is nvdmig.inf 1 AW M18 R1 | i9-13900HX | RTX4090 | 64GB DDR5 AW M17XR4 | i7-3940XM | GTX1070 | 32GB DDR3 AW M15X | i7-940XM | GTX970m | 16GB DDR3 Formerly Schurke of NBR and TechInferno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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