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21st August 2012, 03:26 PM #1Newbie
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ATI Radeon 5870 crossfire issue
Hi,
I recently bought a brand new slave 5870 to run in crossfire with my primary 5870, but when I install it and turn on my laptop all I get is a black screen, no audio and my computer is frozen ie I have to remove battery to turn off. I have the proper fan, heatsink and crossfire cable for the M17 R2. I have checked the new card in the primary slot and it works fine on it's own. can any1 help PLZ
M17x R2 (A10)
I7 720Qm
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ATI Radeon 5870
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21st August 2012, 04:30 PM #2Notebook Consultant
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Re: ATI Radeon 5870 crossfire issue
have you tried the new slave card in the primary slot? Might have the wrong vbios on it. Or just download the latest vbios from dell for the 5870m's and reflash the cards
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22nd August 2012, 02:20 AM #3Notebook Deity
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Re: ATI Radeon 5870 crossfire issue
Originally Posted by brooks93
He has already done it. Originally Posted by Double0G
As Brooks93 sugested, are both cards with the same V-bios version?M17X-R2 / i7-920XM / 16Gb DDR3 1333 / X-Fire HD6970 2Gb DDR5@775/1000/1.035V / OCZ Agility2 180Gb + 750Gb Momentus XT Gen2 / SAMSUNG 1920x1200 17.3" RGB LED / BlueRay / SoundBlaster X-Fi 5.1 Pro / R.A.T. 7 Contagion + Razer Vespula /
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22nd August 2012, 02:25 AM #4Notebook Consultant
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Re: ATI Radeon 5870 crossfire issue
oops sorry read it but then just started thinking. Not a good thing most days...LOL
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22nd August 2012, 04:00 AM #5Notebook Evangelist
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Re: ATI Radeon 5870 crossfire issue
All I can think of is somehow there is a firmware mismatch. Download GPUZ, screenshot each report with each card when they are installed and running. Perhaps we can understand something then.
Otherwise, maybe the slave MXM slot has received damage of some sort..."My hue of envy does not exist in the Adobe RGB color space..."
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