precision m6600 laptop

[tornero32]

I just got a new laptop is a Dell precision M6600 but the video card is a AMD(ATI) firepro m8900(fire GL)4GB with 8 intel core i7-2720qm 2.20 ghz

when I'm creating Solids in X6 the screen just stopped working for a while, some times the screen is white. I disabled hardware acceleration and it gets worst. I created the file at work on a Dell Precision T3500 (Nvidia Quadro 4000) it works perfect. I do not have toolpaths yet. Do I have to disable the front buffer too?

Thank for your help

[gcode]

I would send it back and replace it with one with a quadro card.

 

You may want to try uninstalling the Dell video drivers and replacing them with factory ATI drivers... if the laptop will let you do it.

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

tornero32

 

I have the same laptop but my video card is a Quadro 3000M. I don't have any of the issues you are describing. Sounds like your video card may be the issue here. I know in the past ATI cards didn't work very well with mastercam. I'm not sure what people are saying about the newer ATI cards. If I were you I would send that computer back and get one with a Quadro card. When I picked this computer out one of my biggest requirements was that it had a Quadro card and not an ATI card.

[Todd Tracey from Fastech]

You might check the Solidworks site and see if they offer a driver for that card, but best bet is get it with an Nvidia card

[tornero32]

Thank you for your help. I fix it, I uninstall the old drivers and install a new driver and it is working fine. againg thank you.

[Jayson Kramer]

I have the same video card in my M6600 and it works great with MC no issues and I have X4,X5 and X6 along with SW no issues this card works great. Unistall the factory drivers and download new ones from there site then try again.