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Anyone using IGFX mode in Unlocked BIOS?

Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by ssj92, Nov 5, 2018.

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So I use IGFX on my M18xR2 all the time and get 3 hours of battery under moderate usage.

My girlfriend's M14xR2 gets 2 hours under similar usage.

I flashed the unlocked BIOS and found that it also has SG/IGFX mode, so I switched to IGFX mode.

However, there seems to be some weird issues. It was working fine for a few hours but after entering sleep mode, the laptop now always freezes at the password screen.

Going back to SG mode fixed the issue for now. Should I reinstall windows or does IGFX not properly work on these models?

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Not that it would make any sense but maybe the iGFX need to reinstalled after switching the display method?

Just an off the cuff thought, since when I switch display method on the Ranger it would reinstall the driver upon reboot.

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