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ArcticGamez
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December 28th, 2011 19:00
M14x users
* Download the recent drivers for the nvidia drivers here. Although not certified by Dell, they work on my M14x
* Make sure you have a good cooling pad. I recommend the Coolmasters Coolpal U2 from newegg.com for 30$. It comes with two 80mm fans grate cooling
* Use the Evga Precision to monitor your gpu temps, loads, usage while gaming
* Download GameBooster 3.0. It will close down any unnecessary programs that will only slow down the laptop while gaming. Use this one with caution
* If you do not know how mnay FPS your getting while in your favorite game, download fraps. It's a free program will allow you to record up to 30 seconds of game footage. But if you buy the full version you will be able to record full length game footage
* WARNING, these settings will drain your battery. Be sure to use the AC adapter while on these settings. These settings will help you game better and help your laptop a bit -
Open up your Nvidia Control panel> Manage 3D settings> Global settings> High-performance NVIDIA processor
Click Start> Control Panel> Hardware & Sound> Power Options> Show additional plans> Click High Performance> Click Apply
If your having some other technical issues, please feel free to ask. I might be of some help. I have owned my M14x since Nov.15th of this year and I love it. I had problems with it the first few days I had it but I quickly fixed them on my own and have not had any other problems since then. I also had a guy pm me on my youtube page requesting my help cause his laptop was overheating. I quickly told him what to do and on friday he's going to get his laptop fixed by replacing the "thermal paste" on his GPU/CPU. I have also told him about the above settings to help him play BF3 better. So if all goes will he will be playing BF3 fine this coming weekend.
ArcticGamez
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Posted December 31st, 2011 17:00
thanks for the clean up cant really edit much on these forum
Great suggestions Artic. I will check them out for my M14X. Like you, I too had minor issues at first with my M14X when I first got it back in May but it's now running very smoothly. I will check out your gaming suggestions. The coolmaster pad is one I have been looking at as well but have yet to purchase it.
michaelg04
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Posted February 2nd, 2012 09:00
i get the same exact error with the link to the drivers in the first post, nvidia installer cannot continue, the graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware. i also get teh same error with the drivers from dells site, i mean come on this is rediculous
ArcticGamez
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Posted February 2nd, 2012 14:00
@michaelg04
go into your BISO and set your laptop back to factory default it should work
michaelg04
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Posted February 2nd, 2012 15:00
i have no desire to do that, as i got the laptop this week, wiped it clean and did a fresh format.
I'm sure it won't work and you'll get your system erased to factory defaults. you have to upgrade intel graphics before. they're still there to upgrade after w7 upgraded in december. it's clear this story is becoming hard stuff because m14x isn't there anymore. wait for some rings from dell to nvidia/intel and we'll see... maybe we'll turn fortunate from unfortunate sons.
michaelg04
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Posted February 3rd, 2012 09:00
because dell is stupid in how they change the id's for the hardware so you can only use their terrible drivers
Have you guys tried this website before?
www.laptopvideo2go.com/.../disclaimer
Just follow these steps:
Download the requested driver and the modified inf file.
1. Unpack the driver
2. Replace the nv_disp.inf file with the modified one you downloaded
3. Launch the setup and install the driver.
It worked for me in the past for my M14X. It may help you if you have not tried it.
If not, you can always do a system restore back to what you had before.
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Posted December 31st, 2011 16:00
Good post. I cleaned it up a bit. Thanks for your help on these Forums.
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