Hello,
I have been having issues with Windows 10 on my Alienware M17x R2 and have not been able to properly use my computer since I upgraded it. I initially did a clean install of Win 10, but quickly ran into locks ups and freezing. Then I did a different version of a clean install where I had Win 7 installed with all of my drivers, and then upgraded to Win 10 through the USB installation tool. This provided the most stable and usable version of Win 10 since.
There was information provided from Dell saying that Windows 10 would not be able to properly run on my computer, but have heard successful stories from other Alienware M17x R2 users that they have had no issues. So I have been trying to work with them to figure out what the issue may be.
So I decided to post here and see what kind of solutions you guys can provide. Running the driver verifier I was able to capture dump files of some of my crashes. Most of them were from the initial boot when trying to get into Windows, so I had to try to produce the crashes within Safe Mode.
I believe the issue may be related to drivers, since all of the ones Dell has are only supported in Win 7. The only driver I was able to successfully run was my video card driver, since all of the other ones caused locks.
- Install Alienware M17x laptop drivers for Windows 10 x64, or download DriverPack Solution software for automatic drivers intallation and update.
- Aug 02, 2015 I have an M17x-r3 upgraded with an 880M. I am running the latest drivers as well (353.30). When I run the compatibility check for the Windows 10 upgrade is says it cant be installed on this machine because the 880M wont work. If we upgraded the GPU are we locked out of using Windows 10?
I hope someone here is able to help me out, thanks for the time. Below are the links to my dump file, msinfo, and dxdiag files.
Sep 09, 2019 Alienware M17x R3 and Windows 10. Thread starter joplrw10; Start date Jul 30, 2016; Sidebar Sidebar. Previous Next Sort by votes. Joplrw10 Reputable. Aug 23, 2014 7 0 4,510 0. Jul 30, 2016 #1 I have looked all over forums, found many people with this issue, but very few solutions.
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Basically i did the free upgrade from windows 7 to windows 10 but wanted a fresh install, so once i upgraded i installed windows 10 again and installed a nice fresh OS.
I have tried installing the drivers from the dell site and i have also tried the route of letting windows find all the drivers for me.
But both ways result in my laptop only running the intel 3000 graphics. If i try the switchable graphics the box appears and i click yes but nothing happens.
Both device manager and the Diagnostics on the dell site both show both cards and seem fine.
im totally stumped, had no graphics card issues on windows 7.
Tried upload some pics but i didnt have much luck, heres the links
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https/postimg.org/image/d7ptnpuib/
https/postimg.org/image/6ija7p96b/
(The first pic shows tests as running but i can confirm they all passed)
Thanks for the help