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    Clevo BIOS Thread

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Blacky, Sep 11, 2009.

  1. Zymphad

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    Yup I do. You state your issues began when you introduced a new stick of ram. Therefore it is the ram. If you don't think it's the ram, then you must have had issues before. It's that simple. A BIOS doesn't all of a sudden go bad. And I don't care if you are a "professional computer technician."
     
    Zymphad, Oct 21, 2012
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  2. R3d

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    Bad day? His BIOS could have bad to begin with, but the problem just didn't manifest itself until he tried adding another stick of RAM.

    If it passes memtest and works with one stick of RAM, it might be the physical RAM slot.
     
    R3d, Oct 21, 2012
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  3. OriKiller

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    Well my reseller emailed me bios10 and EC08. Don't know if it's diferente from the one of mysn. Don't if i should flash it since i'm already using the ones from mysn. I'm uploading right now. If some one whant's to take a look and tell me if it's ok to flash the same version i would apreciate.
     
    OriKiller, Oct 22, 2012
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  4. OriKiller

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    OriKiller, Oct 22, 2012
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  5. Blacky

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    A long time ago I had a similar issue, almost identical actually and it did turn out to be the ram. Back then I figured out it was the ram by replacing the 2 sticks with other 2 sticks of ram.

    Now, in your case it may not be the RAM, it could be the slot or MB.

    However, a BIOS flash won't hurt either, because the BIOS could also be a problem.
    What model did you say you have?
     
    Blacky, Oct 22, 2012
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  6. LaptopNut

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    I have just successfully (/X) flashed my P170HM to the latest P150HM Bios + EC after Prema verified it would work.

    The fan ramping up issues have vanished although my Subwoofer in't working. I forgot the P150HM didn't have one of those.

    I will test further to see how it goes. My system is a lot quieter and consistent now, there are no annoying fan noise going up and down now.
     
    LaptopNut, Oct 22, 2012
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  7. jaybee83

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    umm....the p150hm DOES have a subwoofer tho.... :p
     
    jaybee83, Oct 22, 2012
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  8. Alkiviad

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    Same here.

    SAGER EC/KBC V 1.00.08 & BIOS V 1.00.10
    for P150EM
    from first post
    NOT WORKING!!!!

    atleast BIOS part
     
    Alkiviad, Oct 22, 2012
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  9. LaptopNut

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    Oh,I didn't realize that. I reinstalled the RealTek Audio and the THX Studio. It activated fine but FN+5 no longer changes the mode. The audio sounds good though.


    Edit:

    Prema mentioned that I only needed to flash the P150Hm EC to get the better fan control so Ive gone back to the P170Hm Bios now too.
     
    LaptopNut, Oct 22, 2012
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  10. emusic

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    Strictly speaking, BIOS may cause hardware memory problems. For example, BIOS may incorrectly read SPD values from the particular module and incorrectly program chipset memory controller. But in most cases, of course, memory problems are caused by memory ICs.
     
    emusic, Oct 23, 2012
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  11. Blacky

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    I have the Sager BIOS files from hulawafu77. I think you should message him and try to figure out want is going on with him. Maybe he didn't extract the BIOS correctly. Or maybe the BIOS got corrupted when I uploaded it.
     
    Blacky, Oct 23, 2012
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  12. AnimalMother

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    Cancel Post Sorry
    (found answer to my question.
     
    AnimalMother, Oct 24, 2012
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  13. mahalsk

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    Hello,
    As I never flashed a new bios before, and I know its a bit more "dangerous" than updating drivers so I came here just to make sure which bios and ec is the best for me. I have a VORTEX 3 laptop but I'm not sure if its a clevo or sager.
    Is it 100% safe to do to follow the steps on the first page or would anybodty suggest me any special step on this particular model.

    Thanks.
     
    mahalsk, Oct 27, 2012
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  14. Anddo24

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    Can anyone post direct links for the latest P170em bios?
     
    Anddo24, Oct 28, 2012
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  15. OriKiller

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    I found EC10 for 170EM in mySn. Has anyone tested already? maybe it fixed gpu fan
     
    OriKiller, Oct 29, 2012
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  16. Coca

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    I have Clevo P150EM (XMG P502) I just update EC from 08 to 09 (new bios) and gpu fan finally fixed.
     
    Coca, Oct 29, 2012
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  17. xi7

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    Doubt: if i remove my video card model P150HM gtx 460m , and click to start the system only with my i7-2760qm , that initiate without video card ? possible ou impossible ?
     
    xi7, Oct 29, 2012
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  18. jaybee83

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    it wont start,since the HM series laptops dont support switchable graphics. the iGPU in the cpu is disabled on these machines.

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 29, 2012
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  19. jonny27

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    What the? EC09 for the P150, where? Did I miss something here?
     
    jonny27, Oct 29, 2012
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  20. king601

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    Can you emphasize more on this ? . I have EC08 on my laptop, I wanted to upgrade to 09 but the i saw the guy who posted artifacts who had 09 E on his screen then I decided not yo update. The gpu fan never worked on my laptop until I press fn+1 and sadly this function disappeared when I undated my bios
     
    king601, Oct 29, 2012
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  21. Anddo24

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    Hi guys I need your help.

    My laptop: P170em

    Bios Revision: 1.00.04bls1
    KBC/EC firmware: 1.00.05

    are these up to date? do I need to flash my bios?
     
    Anddo24, Oct 29, 2012
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  22. grunnsat

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    No, latest versions:

    Bios: 1.00.10
    EC: 1.00.09
     
    grunnsat, Oct 29, 2012
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  23. Anddo24

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    Okay. Can you link me to the correct ones? And how to install them.
    I've tried to run the P170EM_EC09. But I get a comparability error.
     
    Anddo24, Oct 29, 2012
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  24. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    You have to flash to BIOS 05 and matching EC first, then only update to EC 10 & BIOS10...:hi2:
     
    Prema, Oct 29, 2012
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  25. Coca

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    Function Fn + 1 still not works (, but now fans working properly, agressive under pressure (gaming) and much quieter without gaming or any load. Artifacts on screen will be if you flash your bios by Sager version. Dont do it, flash by vanilla Clevo bios , or XMG (same). https://www.mysn.de/secure/userarea...BF2&show=Support&source=webgains&siteid=54264 XMG > P502 BX10 EC09 , boot logo will change if your laptop not xmg.
     
    Coca, Oct 30, 2012
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  26. OriKiller

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    I'm hearing that a new bios and EC came out today for 170EM and 150Em can some one confirm this?
     
    OriKiller, Oct 30, 2012
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    Montage, Oct 30, 2012
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  28. OriKiller

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    I wish there was a changelog. Does it need EC10 before flashing to the new one? I'm at bios10 with EC08... if it's ok i would skip EC09 and EC10.
     
    OriKiller, Oct 30, 2012
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  29. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    Because 1.02.xx version BIOS can't work with 1.00.xx version EC, it is necessary to make sure the EC firmware of the machine is 1.02.xx, if the EC firmware of machine is 1.00.xx then the system will not boot up after update 1.02.xx system BIOS.... ;)
     
    Prema, Oct 30, 2012
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  30. OriKiller

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    Yes i read that. The question was if i could skip ec09 and ec10, flash directly EC1.02.xx from EC08. And then the bios.
     
    OriKiller, Oct 30, 2012
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  31. Coca

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    I just update bios 1.02.14 and 1.02.11 after reboot - programm Hotkey error lol, reinstall with no effect...
     
    Coca, Oct 30, 2012
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  32. OriKiller

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    Probably only works with the hotkey v8 on win 8. Are you using win 7?
     
    OriKiller, Oct 30, 2012
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  33. littlecx

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    i am running win8 and i can confirm hotkey 8.0071 is running correctly with latest bios1.02.14 and ec1.02.12 on my p170em
     
    littlecx, Oct 30, 2012
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  34. extide

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    Yes, you can.
     
    extide, Oct 30, 2012
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  35. Prema

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    YES, Sorry it wasn't meant as a reply to your question, Just as a general info for everyone. ;)

    Only if a P1x0EM system is on an older BIOS/EC than 05 an update to 05 is required first.


    ONCE AGAIN:
    YOU HAVE TO UPDATE TO THE NEW EC FIRST AND THEN ONLY THE BIOS OR YOUR SYSTEM WILL BRICK!
     
    Prema, Oct 30, 2012
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  36. hackness

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    Does the hotkey.exe for windows 7 still work after updated to 1.02.14 ?
     
    hackness, Oct 31, 2012
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  37. Coca

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    Yes Im using Windows 8 Pro x64 , hotkey 8.0071 (from mysn > XMG) after BIOS update only works correctly for me now , 6.00.69 not work now. 71 version is older thn 69 , but optimized for win8. for example backlight keyboard in 71 is version 1.4 , but in 69 - version 1.5 , and version 69 works faster and load faster. sorry my english not good : p
     
    Coca, Oct 31, 2012
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  38. jaybee83

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    huh good to know. thx for the heads-up coca!

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Oct 31, 2012
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  39. OriKiller

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    How does the gpu fan work now? no more fan working nonstop when you exit a 3d aplication?
     
    OriKiller, Oct 31, 2012
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  40. Coca

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    thank you , hope we will get new hotkey version soon ;)
     
    Coca, Oct 31, 2012
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  41. Seanzky

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    Where is the link to this new BIOS and EC? I can't find it in that link in the previous page as it's not in English. I have 1.00.10/1.00.09 with 6.0069 Hotkey. Can someone link me, please?
     
    Seanzky, Oct 31, 2012
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  42. OriKiller

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    After flashing the EC and Bios on my 170EM, my 3dmark 11 score decreased 100 points. ? geeting realy disapointed with clevo. Btw gpu fan it's not fixed
     
    OriKiller, Oct 31, 2012
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  43. Coca

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    Coca, Oct 31, 2012
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  44. vilmeister

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    I'm getting an error, when trying to update the new BIOS 1.02.14, the EC 1.02.12 updated fine.
    "Error 25: The host CPU does not have write access to the target flash area. To enable write access for this operation you must modify the descriptor settings to give host access to this region."
    So right now im on EC 1.02.12 and BIOS 1.00.05
     
    vilmeister, Oct 31, 2012
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  45. Coca

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    be sure , u use xmg p702 bios , try redownload bios file again. if no result , create ms-dos usb again and try
     
    Coca, Oct 31, 2012
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  46. Seanzky

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    Thank you very much. I have P170EM, in sig, with Windows 7. Does it matter which HotKey?

    Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

    UPDATE: Should I stick to the Win 7 drivers and just the HotKey from Windows 8 or go all Windows 8 drivers? I read somewhere back there that only the HotKey for Windows 8 will work with the latest EC/BIOS? Can someone please write a clear and concise update path for lost sheep like me? :{
     
    Seanzky, Oct 31, 2012
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  47. vilmeister

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    I forgot to run MESET.EXE first, after doing that it installed just fine :)
     
    vilmeister, Oct 31, 2012
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  48. Zymphad

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    Can you look in the BIOS to see if there are options for the primary HDD/SSD to boot with EFI? Are there any options for secure boot?
     
    Zymphad, Oct 31, 2012
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  49. littlecx

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    you mean this?
    [​IMG]
     
    littlecx, Nov 1, 2012
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  50. Coca

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    XMG P702 is Clevo P170EM , with new bios for windows 8 you need use this hotkey (be sure before install , run file " RUNME" in hotkey folder) https://www.mysn.de/secure/userarea...QQXMGQQXMG_P502_und_P702QQWin8QQ06_Hotkey.zip , for windows 7 latest hotkey is 6.00.69 here you can download it Hotkey 6.0069.zip
     
    Coca, Nov 1, 2012
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