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M17x R4, GTX 660m with 60Hz screen, change to GTX 960m or GTX 880m?
i wanted to ask about this i have alienware M17XR4 i know its older but i wanted to confirm that my screen is 1600x900 with 60hz gtx 660m now i wanted to ask that can i change it to GTX 960m or 880M
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June 7th, 2024 06:04
Yes you sure can. To run the 880M you really just need to learn how to modify the nvidia driver .inf or you will just get an error when trying to install it directly from Nvidia. There are plenty of guides out there on how to do it.
With the 960M you will need to set the BIOS Boot mode from Legacy to UEFI and then disable Load Legacy Option ROM. If you don't do this then you will probably just get a black screen after installing the card. Switching from Legacy to UEFI will require you to reinstall Windows though so be prepared for that as you will lose all data from your C: drive.
You will then have to do the driver modification for this card as well.
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June 7th, 2024 11:56
@mattyb3 thanks for your reply i wanted to ask about the UEFI mode right now i am using windows 10 and i dont know much about bios i think its A15 latest but i dont know if its on UEIF or legacy can you help me with that
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June 7th, 2024 12:35
@mattyb3 and also what about my screen it is okay to use this ? wanted to ask you more about drivers of nvidia can you give a link of that drivers thanks alot
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June 11th, 2024 23:37
@VegitoX You can see if you're in Legacy or UEFI if you go into the BIOS and look under the Boot tab. If you just switch to UEFI and try to boot you will be greeted with a message saying that no Boot device is found. Then you will have to change the disk partition type from MBR to GPT and reinstall Windows using a USB drive.
Here's one guide on how to modify the Nvidia driver but there are a few out there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt9-rb-T6ts
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June 13th, 2024 10:34
@mattyb3 bro thanks for the reply i went to to check my windows its legacy and when ever i goto UEFI in boot tab there is no option to select can you tell me that gtx 880m or 780m can be run on legacy and also windows 10 can be installed as UEFI mode? and how can i change MBR TO GPT
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June 14th, 2024 04:03
If you can't select UEFI it will mean that your BIOS is way out of date. UEFI was brought in on later BIOS versions.
You can run the 700M and 800M series on Legacy but they aren't nearly as strong as the 980M.
Yes, Win10 can run on Legacy.
It only takes a few minutes to switch the partition type over from MBR to GPT during the Windows installation if you want to go UEFI.
Have you ever reinstalled Windows with a USB drive? It's a pretty simple process if you haven't but you need to save any important data on the drive or you'll lose it forever.
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-au/000137854/converting-your-hard-drive-from-mbr-to-gpt