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    Clevo 7970m in MS 16F2 issues with DirectX

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Misdemeanor, Jan 25, 2013.

  1. Misdemeanor

    Misdemeanor Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all! I recently flashed the attached vBIOS to a Clevo 7970M in a MSI 16F2. I installed Catalyst 13-1 drivers but I'm having an issue with DirectX support...

    • Windows Aero is disabled because it doesn't see a card that is WDDM supported.
    • Attempted to run 3D Mark Vantage and it says "DirectX 10 card not detected"

    I checked GPU-z and it shows up as DirectX 11 compatible. I also tried updating DirectX but it says that I already have the most recent version installed.
     
    Misdemeanor, Jan 25, 2013
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    Marecki_CLF has experience with MSI upgrades; he can probably point you in the right direction. It sounds like a mismatched vBIOS to me. Have you tried another driver?
     
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  3. Meaker@Sager

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    I can't see an attached file, generally speaking cards want the vbios they were shipped with and the 16F2 should not care which vbios is on it (at least the dell 7970M I had was happiest with the stock vbios).

    Did the clevo vbios not work?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 25, 2013
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  4. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    It's the same vBIOS I use in my GX740.
     
    Marecki_clf, Jan 26, 2013
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    I think it's because You have 2nd gen. Core i CPU with IGP. The mentioned programs might be trying to use the IGP instead of dGPU. Try to find a way (possibly in CCC) to force these applications to use the dGPU. You may want to check the Sager/Clevo subforum for more information.

    My laptop has 1st gen. Core i7, so no IGP - my system always uses dGPU.

    It's all my speculation though...

    Second thought, IGP should run Aero for sure and possibly 3DMark as well...
     
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    See what dxdiag has to say as well (run dxdiag from run dialogue box or type 'dxdiag' in Start search field).
     
    Prostar Computer, Jan 29, 2013
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    Misdemeanor, Feb 1, 2013
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