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    780M SLi GPU 2 not displayed

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Crimson_ET, Apr 23, 2015.

  1. Crimson_ET

    Crimson_ET Notebook Guru

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    Hello,

    I am not sure as to when this happened. Last night I was gaming like normal and both cards were visible, in device manager and under Argus Monitor. This morning I wake up to find that only 1 card is listed now. I don't think it crashed since I have to log in and it was still on the desktop when I woke up. I have restarted and re-installed graphics drivers. Did one of my 780M's take a dirt nap?
     
    Crimson_ET, Apr 23, 2015
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    Crimson_ET Notebook Guru

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    Well... not real sure what I did but after re-seating GPU 2 everything works fine. For now...
     
    Crimson_ET, Apr 24, 2015
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    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Reseating works wonders! - nice you got it sorted.
     
    steviejones133, Apr 24, 2015
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    KTHIRY Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, keep an eye on it. If you start to get errors with it and see an "Error Code 43" when you look at it in device manager, you will want to get it exchanged if you are still under warranty.
     
    KTHIRY, Apr 26, 2015
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