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    M18x r2 8 beep after legacy mode with gtx 980m

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by maro97, Nov 26, 2020.

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    Plz guys help my m18x r2 bios bricked with 8 beeps by legacy mode with gtx 980m what can i do... i have unlocked bios and i try to flash it by end boutton and socket power without advantage
     
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    I may be wrong, but it think you need to go to a PURE UEFI setup to get the Maxwell and Pascal GPU's to work. If you still have your old GPU, stick that in, make sure the settings are in a PURE UEFI mode, and then swap GPU's again.
     
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    how i fix it noting just 8 beeps
     
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    Do you still have the old graphics card? I'm guessing you upgraded to a 980M.
     
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    yes i have a gtx 980m and my son do somthing wrong in legacy mode and i was in uefi mode with a good condection
     
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    Well, what you need is the old GPU, with the old GPU, you can guarantee get into the BIOS and adjust the settings.

    Edit: It seems that you're not a native English speaker, If you feel comfortable using your native language, I might be able to use a translator to speak to you.
     
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    Old gpu is 7970m and i dont have it and my laptop cant ge into the bios cuz 8 beeps sorry about my English it’s not my mother language
     
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    Ok, What display do you have, do you have the 60hz or 120hz panel?
     
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    60 hz
     
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    Take the 980M out of the Laptop, you should be able to boot due to the CPU having integrated graphics.
     
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    After you boot into the BIOS, make sure SECURE BOOT is OFF and that it its UEFI, not LEGACY.
     
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    It doesn’t matter my friend my motherboard is bricked and i must flashing bios with tools
     
    maro97, Nov 28, 2020
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    Ok, Have you tried taking the CMOS battery out for about 10 minutes, then putting it back in? That restores the BIOS to its default state.
     
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    Yes i did But without any response
     
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    If I were to guess, something is probably wrong with the display cable or motherboard.
     
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    No my bios is bricked
     
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    Alright, then you're going to have to figure out how to re-write that BIOS chip. Though, I'm surprised that the NVRAM reset didn't work
     
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    Yes it’s not working
     
    maro97, Nov 30, 2020
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