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It happens to me when at 60% signal strength, games will just drop, i cant understand why, i've tried re-seating it but no luck, tried other drivers from intel but no luck, it just has to stay at 80%-100% for me

 

Mines fine on excellent strength. I've also tried on Very High for about a day, and thats fine... Never any less strength then that though

 

Hi fellow gt725 owners. After waiting 2 weeks for it to arrive, my own gt725 came. Best of all and most surprising it has a black shell with silver instead of red. Installed the 9.9 graphics drivers last night, just have to test them out with a good hit of Waw.

 

yea my wireless is perfect too..can find signal that others cant.its very strong

i forgot..we have a mini pci-e into that laptop which is free..
so i will still have my 320gb wd to lap and use the ssd on mini pci-e ??

that work on our laptop ?

http://www.memoryc.com/products/des...ress_SSD-PATA_IDE-Solid_State_Disk/index.html

anw i want 128gb..

 

That's weird-I had some problems with wireless as well(and I too have an Advent),but after installing new intel drivers and intel link everything works perfect

 

Welcome to the nbr forums for starters. Your silver chasis, is it a barebone? And also, I'd go back to the 9.8 drivers, the 9.9s are a bit unstable I've heard.

 

Hmm actually lambo, they did release the carbon GT725 at some point, with silver/black chasis and the blue backboard (not the advent one, but the gt725 one in blue).

 

Its definatley a gt725, its what the sticker says. Your right about the 9.9 drivers lambo. installed them and then i couldn't even get into Waw. Would come up saying that there is an error that windows has no ideas about. Now to find 9.8 drivers. Anybody know where i can d/l them from? ATI website has gotten rid of them

 

Na , they never got rid of old drivers , you can even get the old 8.something from them if you want .. anyway here's the link for 9.8
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/9-8/Pages/radeonaiw_vista32.aspx?&lang=English . and welcome on board

 

thx for ur help :////

 

What bag/case/sleeve do you guys use with your 725? I currently use the msi backpack supplied with my 725, but to fit it in i have to remove the battery (for it to fit comfortably) and i need a new case (preferrably more of a shoulder strap bag that i can fit my external hdd and other bits in).

I was thinking of this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Targus-Mess...200-11/dp/B000687SLU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

what do you guys think?

Blazin

 

Hmmm, they dont have any in at the moment, but I got a 19" Ebuyer Extra Value backpack for mine...for a whopping 6 quid. Its nothing special but is solid enough and has plenty of room (the m17 is quite chunky). If they come back in, Id suggest grabbing one. If nothign else it'll cost about 8 quid with saver delivery so wont break the bank in any way possible, and with the front pocket would probably hold your antec 200 and power pack nicely too.

Was a bigger version of this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138809

 

I got a cheap nylon briefcase style (lay it down to open it) 17" case from Ross which works great. The battery isn't an issue for me in the MSI backpack, but the height is (well, width of the laptop, biggest dimension, whatever you call it). The backpack barely zips over it and it doesn't feel well protected to me. I got a cheap neoprene sleeve for mine which I can actually use even inside the briefcase style case for extra protection if desired.

 

yeh i am tempted to get a carry case for taking it on longer journeys, and a sleeve for just taking it to lectures

 

can u show me a pic of our gt725 motherboard..i cant remove the cover so dont loose the warranty.thanks

 

I managed to fit the GT725 in the backpack provided. It's a tight squeeze with the 9-cell battery and all. I suspect the bag is actually designed for the 15in chasis, because theres no way, even if you can fit the laptop in the bag, that you'll get the securing strap over the top.

And I hear len you want a pic of the motherboard? In my sig about applying thermal paste there should be one. Enjoy.

 

Lambo, quick question, who's RAM do your 4850s use, Qimonda or Hynix?

 

Cheers for the link. 9.8 drivers work a treat now. Regarding my little experience with the backpack, my lappy fits beautifully, strap and all.

 

Anybody here can do me a favour?I lost my original BIOS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 512MB,and can not open GPU-Z now.Can you upload it or mail me.Just use the button on the side of the BIOS Version of GPU-Z to save it and then upload it.It's very small.Thank you very much.

 

how did you lost it ? i've attached it

 

I've used the RBE Bios Editor to save the original Bios and only revised additional features method 2 no hash to set the Upper limit GPU,Upper limit RAM to 550 1050 then save it as another file,when I was flashing the new 1.0Y BIOS,poped up a never happened before warning said something not found with the NVRAM,and finally when flash BIOS finished said checksum is bad.I thought I should roll back the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 Bios.But when I restored the orginal rom file I'd saved,the problem is still there.And I found I can't open GPU-Z on my MSI GT725.I also use Enermax Aeolus but I found it's smaller than the GT725,not very suitable.Btw,where is the attached Bios file,I didn't see it.Thank you very much,it's very kind of you.

 

It is in dead2th3world's post

"Attached Files
File Type: zip M98.zip (29.8 KB, 0 views)"

 

I see it,let me try,when I used ATIWinflash it said "VBIOS image not found".Why?Can you extract it again?Thank you.

 

Thanks to Blazin23,a very warmhearted forum.

 

Or could you use the ATIWinflash to save the VBIOS as a .rom file,probably it's better compatible.

 

here you go , i've attached it . even though the enermax isn't that big the fan does cover all the vents underneath the notebook compared to others. and you mentioned something about bad checksum after the bios flashed , isn't that normal ? you need to press F1 or F2 and set it to default

 

Same old man,try the ATIWinflash to save the rom.Thank you for your help.

 

kool then .. gonna try the flash again ?

 

Yes,it said programme ended normally.I'm ought to do that step you mentioned.

 

When on Aeolus,when you open the GT725.It's easy to slip on it.So I recommend people to buy two Aeolus or a bigger another one.

 

mine fit perfectly and doesn't move at all .. bring it to the front till there's only half an inch on the enermax showing at the front .. the half inch on each side doesn't really matter there's no vents there .. i would recommend a faster fan as the one in the enermax seems too slow for my liking

 

I tired it again, ATIWinflash can not flash your M98.bin and Radeon Bios Editor v1.21 can not load it,said"unable to find clock settings.This may be due to an unrecognized video card.Please drop a note to the eMail-address found in the about section - Debug information: 'GetClockPos' reported 0".Could you use the ATIWinflash to save your VBIOS rom?

 

try this one it should definitely work

 

Anybody got a newer Ati Bios than this VER011.019.000.014.031766 ?

If yes can you post it here ? thanks

 

Yes,it worked.I followed your instruction when I've flashed my system BIOS 1.0Y.Enter setup and load default setup,never show again CMOS checksum bad.But that warning is the same:No SMBIOS structures are found.Nothing will be preserved in NVRAM.I think it's a routine.Not a big deal.GPU-Z can not open all the same,probably is my system software isssues.And I compared my original VBIOS saved in rom file AtomBIOS version:ATOMBIOSBK-ATI VER011.016.000.020.031382,yours is:ATOMBIOSBK-ATI VER011.019.000.014.031766,really newer than my older one.hehe,all for this.I put away my Aeolus,the winter is coming,let it rest.When I overclocked all the system to the peak I can't play Arma2 with all highest setting fluently on the GT725.Looking forward to Mobility Radeon HD 6850 or 6870 to handle it.Thank you by this song <friends> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydingPIMWsgThanks to this forum,a good forum.

 

yes the VRAM thing is just a routine . you mean 5850 or 5870 ? anyway your welcome

 

damn i cant sing along unless someone wants to translate it for me?

 

same here .. anybody ? blazing what version is ur gpu bios ?

 

erm i havent got gpuz since i reformatted a few weeks ago.. but i will download it soon. I havent modded it tho, so it will be the original bios.
Do you get any worthy gains from flashing it?

Blazin

 

haven't flashed mine yet .. but thinking of doing so in the near future ( if i'm brave enough ) . but if yours is newer than mine then i might use yours .. i need to update my firmware my coz my cam is soo dark ! can't get to boot from a stupid usb drive though

 

Im contemplating flashing still, i am quite scared because the problem will most likely void warrenty (we cant just rma like they can with asus machines haha)

I know im using the older 4850 bios, so im out dated.

 

why u want to upgrade the 4850 bios?

 

may be a bios update might exorcise the demon that is atikmdag . Anyway check this out http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/10425765/Verbatim-47451-32GB-ExpressCard-Internal-SSD/Product.html . you think it's possible to run an OS off that ?

 

In theory yes.. but i would wait till they come down in price.. as atm they are much too expensive. However.. i am really tempted to get that one.. just to see.. but no. i have no money

Damn

 

I am looking for opinions is it worth upgrading from a P9500 to this for gaming:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTEL-CORE-QU...20ad46857b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_5297wt_939

 

Aye,it looks fine ,the only thing I don't like is the 1months warranty
If it wasn't for that I would buy it myself

 

Yes! at the cost of a slightly lower clock speed you gain 2 cores and and a 100% bigger l2 cache!

Blazin

edit: i may actually buy one myself...

2nd edit: why is the q9200 not on intel's website? did they not mass produce them..?

3rd edit: i'm not getting one.. as the only ones available at the moment are engineering samples, so i will wait til xmas and get a qx9300

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=415846

 

it's an ES (engineering sample).. the only good thing about it is the unlocked multipliers .. more room to OC
also it's illegal to sell those .. but who cares ur not selling ur buying .. and if you have to RMA ur notebook don't forget to remove it !

 

so it is illegal to sell this also.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/INTEL-CORE-QUAD-QX9300-2.53GHZ-12M-1066Mhz-MOBILE>q9100_W0QQitemZ140346535841QQcmdZViewItem

 

yep , i'm not telling you not to buy them , just remove it when RMA . i'm also interested in these and even posted some couple of pages back ..