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having issues upgrading video card.
I got an Alienware Aurora back in 2011, It has a AMD 6990 I'm trying to upgrade to a R9 290x which has even lower power requirements. But I just get a black screen when I turn on the PC. I read dell puts limits on the Bios, I hope that is not causing my issue because this will be the first and last alienware I ever get. I paid $4,000 for this PC back in 2011.
AndrewSi
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December 16th, 2014 09:00
It can be done - But it's not easy, something to do with the VBIOS from memory, here's a thread to start you off.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-18-m18x/735007-upgrading-6990m-cf-8970m-cf-m18x-r1.html
AndrewSi
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December 16th, 2014 09:00
This is from a conversation I had a while ago
one that I am aware of has experienced issues with it, including CrossFire not working correctly. I believe what he ended up doing to get the GPUs to function correctly was use an 8970M vBIOS instead of the stock R9 M290X vBIOS. I believe there is a thread in the M18x sub-forum at Notebook Review Forums on this
alex33x
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December 17th, 2014 07:00
I really don't understand why dell would put a restriction like that on a gaming PC. I'll probably just end up taking it to the geeksquad and see if they can get it installed. This will probably be my last alienware, the premium I paid for the brand really is not worth it, when you can't even upgrade.
AndrewSi
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December 19th, 2014 19:00
So you buy another or course, then another, then another and so on and so forth....................................... :)