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    Clevo 980m 8GB on alienware m17x r4

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ajrm22, Apr 24, 2019.

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    ajrm22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i bought a cheap alienware m17x r4 which had gtx 560m so i have an clevo p870dm-g sli 2x gtx 980ms both cards 8gb and i think its clevo branded but i bought the laptop from pc specialist i decied i wanted to upgrade the alienware m17x r4 120Hz 3D Model with one of the 980ms..... well the first boot when on beeping for 4 times then i found out i had to disable few options on the bios but existing windows wouldn't boot with the gtx 980m i had to install a new windows so i did windows 10 but now when i install modified nvidia drivers it says 'nvidia no compatible hardware found'. on device manager it shows standard 'vga graphics adapter' which i dont how to fix, and also ive tried downloading drivers from nivida graphics but nothing at all.

    please someone help do i need to reflash the 980m also to what and how ?
     
    ajrm22, Apr 24, 2019
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    mirage_bg Notebook Deity

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