Siplast Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Has anyone on site attempted and been successful at installing 120hz 3d display to and m17x r4 , spoke to aw tech who said that the usb adpter for the 3d has no place to plug in inside the unit( if not preinstalled from factory) and that the cable /usb would have to be routed outside the unit to enable the 3d function. I am aware to use the alternate plug in for screen that has screws to hold it in place and I have seen some info on other sites as to advice on how to do this install. I have not seen detailed info from anyone who had completed this install successfully. Also has anyone solved the issue of 3d graphics after upgrade to 780m on m17x r4?Thanks for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J95 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Here you go http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m17x-aw-17/5537-need-help-screen-upgrade.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siplast Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Thanks J95 for the quick response ! It would seem that without a factory installed emitter board(similar in theory to r3) which I believe is a part of the m17x r4 mobo when ordered as 3d from dell: That it would not be advisable to convert unless you just want the 120hz rate function without 3d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J95 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 R3 panel LG LGD02C5 120Hz, (3D Vision) external display using mini-dp port (DUAL-LINK). R4 panel Samsung SEC5044 120Hz, you need the proper cable (R4 eDP). R4 screen display complete assembly / #DHCG2 , contacting them (service tag) the price will drop significantly Alienware M17XR4 Voyager MLK - DHCG2 Check cables/connectors. - eDP connector/cable - 3D Vision emitter cable (Black) - Camera/Microphone (white) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siplast Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Is there a fix for the lack of and emitter for this model: m17x r4 ?Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J95 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Monitor built in emitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siplast Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 looks like you have been down this road and completed this upgrade!Great info and thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J95 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yeah, every AW m17xR3/R4 motherboard includes all the connectors, LVDS (optimus/60Hz), eDP (3D Vision/120Hz) and emitter. R4 (3D) screen display complete assembly P/N #DHCG2 (all required cables) Alienware M17XR4 Voyager MLK - DHCG2, Dell Spare parts - order and info site 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siplast Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Finally got around to installing the 120hz screen with 3d emitter and no issues on the install, Thanks J95 for your help ! I am finding out now as I try to disable legacy for uefi install of 8.1 on my M-SATA that I cant disable the legacy mode and receive cant detect MXM and GOP driver also I cant enable secure boot. I tried Installing administrator Pass as I read this somewhere but no joy. Do I need to flash vbios for my 680m since the integrated intel gpu is out of the picture? If so what vbios should I use ?Thanks to any who chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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