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    Clevo 170HM, replacing 6990M with 670M Questions

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by SyntheticFunk, Jan 22, 2015.

  1. SyntheticFunk

    SyntheticFunk Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a Sager NP8170 (Clevo P170HM) with a 6990M that needs to be replaced. Baking it isn't cutting it anymore. I think I've found a Clevo 670M for a decent price. From what I've read here, it doesn't sound like it is plug and play.

    My question is:

    What are the steps to get a Clevo GTX 670M to function in my 170HM?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    SyntheticFunk, Jan 22, 2015
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    Not working. You have few possibilities: hd6970m, HD6990M, hd7970m rev1.2 that I hear and GTX 680m.

    CEG Clevo Extreme Gaming
    Your Upgrade Base for Clevo & Alienware - Notebooks Retailer - Made in Germany - We ship international
     
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    After more research it looked like I could get a 670M from Sager to put in my Sager NP8170, and it would be good to go with an updated video driver with a modded .inf file. I purchased the 670M from Sager, installed it in my Sager NP8170, but when turned on, it stops at the sager screen, with the occasional "Beep" ( BIOS beep I think?), and will not let me F2 into BIOS or anything. What is going on, and how do I get the 670M to work?

    I have system BIOS version 1.01.10LS2 which Sager told me is the most current
    I have KBC/EC Firmware version 1.00.09SA2 which I just updated from .06 with a file sent to me by Sager's tech support

    The 670M still did not work after the KBC/EC update. It still gets stuck on the Sager screen and won't take any input.

    I reinstalled the 6990m to verify that everything still worked after the BIOS update and everything was fine.

    The only thing I can think of now is that maybe the VBIOS on the 670m is too new? I think I read that after version 29, the HM models don't recognize the cards, is this correct? Can anyone elaborate on this?

    The 670M Sager sent me has VBIOS: 70.24.49.00.02 and has a Jan '15 sticker on top of the card.

    Help please, Thanks in advance!
     
    SyntheticFunk, Feb 6, 2015
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    I still haven't solved this issue and would really appreciate any help anyone can provide.

    Can anyone verify that I need a different VBIOS in my 670M for my Sager NP8170?

    Thank you!
     
    SyntheticFunk, Feb 12, 2015
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