M17X-R4 with GTX 1080 GDDR5X 8GB

Yes it was...
See the attached one, I just boot on HDMI and flash it as usual.

 

*edit

 

@Striker1234 @Raidriar .... so what os was it able to use nvflash and what build?

 

probably the latest: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-nvflash/

 

If this work , I’m a happy camper. I will try it in an hour from now when I get home.

 

Looking forward to it!

 

So , I was able to flash it and it worked... Thanks to @Striker1234 for poking his head in this thread.

so now , 1 issue.

The driver is not correctly installed. Has Code 43 error. I would have to play with a few drivers and hopefully find one that works.

 

maybe @j95 can help you, I defer all driver mods to him

 

@Striker1234 is that the vbios for the 1070?

He might be getting a driver error since the vbios is from a 1070 but the card is still likely reporting as a 1080.

 

If he flashed a 1070 vBIOS to a 1080, he'd have a nice shiny paperweight. More likely the driver cannot communicate with the card correctly.

 

Thats what I would've imagined as well, out of curiosity I rechecked N17E-G2 and everything points to that designation of the 1070. Im on sleep aids so my train of thought is foggy at best right now.

I didnt actually download the attached file, just basing it on the name of the file.

 

I didn't flash this bios yet. Is this for GTX1080 ?

I flashed a hasee gtx 1080 vbios

 

N1E7-G3 is GTX 1080

N17E-G2 is GTX 1070

According to notebookcheck. I wouldn't flash that vBIOS that was posted.

I can't find any 1080 (Mobile) vBIOS on techpowerup except a Clevo one...

Edit: Don't know if these are legit:

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/197477/197477

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/187683/187683

 

@Rengsey R. H. Jr. Hey dude! I'm on your ignore list for somewhat? Did you see my message above and ignore at all?

 

1080 MSI vbios (GSYNC) is here.

https://us.msi.com/Laptop/support/GT73VR-TITAN-PRO-7th-Gen-GEFORCE-GTX-1080#down-firmware


I can't find the non Gsync 1080 vbios for you. That would be from the GT83VR SLI, and MSI doesn't have that vbios on their support page.

 

Thanks @Falkentyne . Will give this a try now.

 

Lol ... I just noticed hahha my bad. Let me go check it out .

 

Both of those vbioses are legit but unknown from which MSI system they came from.

Your first link has:
Device Id: 10DE 1BA0
Subsystem Id: 1462 11FF

The second link has:

10DE 1BE0
Subsystem Id: 1462 11FF

They are both 200W vbioses so they are NOT from the MSI 16L13.

I say flash them both and see if it works.
If you get 'flickering' (after you fix the code 43 with a modded INF driver), that's because the vbios has Gsync and your card is not a gsync card.

I'm going to assume that one of the vbioses was from the GT83VR (Non gsync) and the other from a GT73VR (gsync).
Note: I do not know if the 6820HK GT73VR and 7820HK GT73VR used the same revision card or not (although bioses will work on both), and those are all gsync.

 

I get mismatched ID if I try to flash 1BE0. Mine is 1BA0 smh

Still code 43 error. Good night

 

What VBIOS did you use?

I was thinking you was about to install the 1080 MSI VBIOS no the one I attached, I just did it as reference that you could flash it without any Programmer...

Provide me you Device ID Info and I will mod the driver for you!

 

1BA0 / 057B1028

The VBIOS you attached has a gtx 1070 ID in the name of the file so I didn’t flash it.

 

Let me download the latest driver on NVIDIA.COM and mod it.

Give me about an hour.



*Edit with Steps to take:

0.- Download the latest Nvidia Driver: 399.24 ( https://www.geforce.com/drivers)
1.- Uninstall the old Driver by using DDU in Safe Mode ( https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html)
2.- Restart Windows 10 with Drivers Signature Disabled
3.- Open the Driver Installer and QUICK Follow Step 4
4.- Open the Folder "C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\399.24\Win10_64\International\Display.Driver\" and Replace the attached file (UNCOMPRESS IT FIRST) before the Program finish uncompression!
5.- Install with the Clean Option ticked and allow the Driver to be installed without signature.
6.- Restart.

Let us know.


Regards!

 

Will update in 7 hours lol ...thanks @Striker1234

 

As soon as you install, all of us would love to see the FireStrike Bench... hehehe.

BTW: Don't forget the HWINFO64 to turn the FAN on MAX.

Best Regards!

 

You didn't have to do any mods for the Zbox to work with the wx7100? Just booted right up?

 

I flashed it to a RX480 beforehand

 

The one from Eurocom? or from a desktop Rx480?

 

Eurocom

 

Thanks, time for me to get the ball rolling on saving cash.

Hopefully this works out, will get my hopes up about it working in the AW17 R1.

 

Do you want me to test the WX7100/RX 480 in the AW 17 R1?

 

Nah, my inquiry about the WX7100 in the zbox was mostly because I dont want a paper weight if I am to spend 1500+ on one just for the 1080, know what I mean?

Then at the end of the day Ill have 2 computers, instead of one. The math is much more favorable at that point. Striker1234 did the same for his zbox 1070 but ended up with a paper weight since it doesnt boot without the GPU.

With the Eurocom vBIOS the Wx7100 works well in the M17x R4 in SG mode with the 60hz panel. Its very likely the same is true for the Aw17 R1 but that can be tabled for another time. For now everyone is looking forward to your success with the 1080

 

Looks like i'm still getting the same issue, Code 43. The driver did install , but it didn't stick at all. kinda weird. I don't know what else to do. lol

 

Windows 10 and Full UEFI environment over eDP?

 

QUOTE="TheReciever, post: 10794761, member: 483062"]Windows 10 and Full UEFI environment over eDP?[/QUOTE]

SUCCESSS !!!!! but one issue ..RAM not detected..

Flashed Clevo 1BE0 rom ...

I'll be back later to benchmark. I'm 5 minutes late to pick up my son from school ... lol

 

Your display is also reporting as 60hz?

Looking good though

 

We just gonna ignore this?

 

LMAO ... I can explain.

I had this gmail since the gmail beta days .... and no comment ...

To get back on track , I am going try a few more bios. This bios is not detecting the GDDR5X Ram .

 

Are you on eDP? because your screenshot is showing 60hz and not 120hz. Unless I am misunderstanding something?

 

All of us know that that the Zotac 1080 is eDP Capable, but his original vbios does not have it enabled since the EN1080 does not require it.

We need to have @Prema support to edit original vbios for this...

 

Yes but thats not what I am asking. eDP shouldnt report default to 60hz no?

 

You are right but since the vbios is not correct all that info may be wrong

 

I wonder if it would behave differently in eDP with the Ranger. I just find it hard to believe that the panel is reporting incorrectly because the vBIOS isnt jiving.

 

More like vBIOS/driver combo is forcibly downclocking the panel refresh rate

 

Is it even possible to enable edp via a bios edit?

 

the refresh rate is not an issue. I can change it. to 119hz no problem.

 

Depends on the existing vbios code.

 

I'm still hopping @Prema can support us.

If he does and works we should donate him...

 

Weird....

Do benchmarks work correctly?

 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! it is possible! going back to read more now!

EDIT: i too ran in to the 8 beeps issue OP had i made a thread on it, i had to fiddle with the UEFI for a bit and wipe CMOS a number of times before i changed 1 specific UEFI option that fixed it.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/m17x-r4-2-dchg2-screens-in-a-row-and-beep-codes.798960/

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/m17x-r4-8-beeps-after-installing-dhcg2.798234/

Where can i learn more about this GPU?


EDIT: what about the RTX 2000 series? how long before we see MXM versions of that? shoudl i even bother upgrading from my gtx980 at this point and just wait?