Clevo M570U disassembly guide?

I have just purchased a T7600G to replace my T7200 in my Clevo M570U.
Before I embarked on my adventure I was wondering if there were any guides out there for replacing the CPU and GPU in this machine? (GPU as I want to apply thermal compound)

I have been searching for the past few hours but have yet to find any guides with pictures, so I'm pretty much going in blind. I have so far only opened it up to install a new RAM module and wireless adapter so I would just like to have a refernce from which to work from when doing the more heavy duty work.

 

I would not recommend to mess with the default GPU heatsink and compound, unless if it came apart.

As for the instructions for upgrades (HDD, RAM, Wifi, TV Tuner, etc..), its should be in the user manual.

As for the CPU, there is a default wax thermal pad on the heatsink, which works for only the first CPU. You should scrape that off of the heatsink with a razorblade (probably a plastic card is better), or use some elbow-grease with a napkin or towel. Then apply a thin layer of thermal compound (like Arctic Silver) on the CPU, and then place the heatsink over it firmly.

 

Thanks for the advice. How about the bios? Would I have to update it to enable the overclocking ability of T7600G?

 

I'd recommend you use a credit card or other piece of ridgid plastic to scrape the phase change thermal interface from the heat sink. Using a metal object, such as a razor blade, will very easily mar the soft copper of the heat sink. Any surface defect at the interface between the CPU and heat sink will negatively affect thermal conductance, which is a bad thing.

Clean the surface of the heat sink and the CPU using Isopropyl or Ethyl alcohol, apply a scant amount of thermal interface compound (such as Arctic Silver 5), and re-assemble. Good to go!

 

The BIOS should not need an update to support the T7600G.

As for overclocking the CPU, the BIOS cant do it for you, you must use software-based overclocking programs like RMclock or ClockGen

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx9cV3oNOBQ

This shows the T7600G overclock in bios.

With this in mind, would I have to update my bios?

 

The user manual for the M570U is useless when it comes to upgrading the CPU. I have a copy of the service manual, which contains detailed instructions for getting at the processor. PM me with your e-mail if you'd like me to send it to you.

 

skel, I can't seem to find the wayt o pm on this board. I'm more used to notebook forums. haha.
but I would love it if you could send me that service manual. When I went to clevo's website and tried to navigate around it, I found a manual, but they didn't tell you much detail, just a little. and they purposely skipped over the cpu.

anyways. back to the original post.

roofio. I'm planning on writing a lengthy review of my Clevo M570U when I get a chance during spring break [in 2 weeks]. If you can't wait that long, look through my pictures and you should be able to figure it out fairly easily.

And about the overclocking, I think clevo's bios doesn't support oc'ing. period. maybe you can find a bios update to oc the 7600g that you got, but from what i've seen, its not overclockable.
If I'm not mistaken, dell makes its own bios. Its the same bios that i saw in their xps desktop version. well similar. haha. i don't think its a phoenix one or whatnot.


basically...
1. remove back cover
2. remove screws to get heatsink off. don't yank it forcefully, if the thermal paste has dried and set, move it gently back and forth. be gentle. its a 300-600 trinket smaller than your pack of gum that is worthless if it loses pins.
3. with that off, take a can of compressed air and get whatever dust which was clogged in the heatsink out. then get your bottle of isopropyl alcohol and a q-tip or a paper towel [facial tissue leaves lint behind, which you do NOT want]. use the isopropyl alcohol to clean off the old thermal paste.
4. unscrew the screw on one side of the cpu that's locking it in place. if it doesn't turn one way easily, try the other way [you'd be surprised at the people who will keep trying to turn it the wrong way]. if you did it correctly, you'll see the cpu move about 1mm in the opposite direction.
5. remove the cpu ever so gently, it should slide out slickly without resistance. remove it directly upwards. if it doesn't come out easily, don't yank it. just make sure you unlatched the cpu completely by turning the screw till you feel a click. be sure to not end up with any pins in your hand, if you know what i mean.
6. take the isopropyl alcohol again and use it to clean off the cpu itself. be very gentle.
7. put your new cpu in, making sure the arrow matches the arrow on the socket, there's less pins in one way. again, don't be forceful.
8. lock it in place reversing the direction of the screw
9. apply a thin layer of thermal paste, I used artic silver 5. <<--- DO NOT FORGET THIS STEP. in your case, you'd be left with a $600 paperweight
10. set the heatsink on top and put a little bit of pressure to make sure the thermal paste spread out, then screw it in. the screws should be numbered for you. I forgot to mention that above. :]
11. replace the back cover
12. power on the unit and hope you don't smell anything burning.

that's the basics.

anyhow. link to my pictures
http://picasaweb.google.com/dieu.est.bon/HypersonicAviatorCX7

if you're afraid of screwing it up, take it to a local best buy and have somebody from their geek squad do it. its a flat fee of $39 for any hardware install.
If you live in the bay area [california], and want to drive to find me, I might do it for free b/c i'm just that nice of a person.
well you can buy me starbucks. haha.
actually. i work at bestbuy/geeksquad in sunnyvale, so if you want it insured and crap, then pay my company 39 to do it there. or i can do it for free if you're unsure of yourself :]

okay. enough rambling.
if you still have any questions, don't hesitate to email me.
dieu.est.bon[at]gmail.com

 

Here you go.

That's the service manual for the M570U.

Oh, and don't even think about getting BestBuy to do it for you. Those lunkheads can't even install a hard drive without fragging Windows to the point where it needed to be reinstalled, so I shudder to think of what they might do wrong on a laptop CPU upgrade (that is, even assuming they knew how to do it.)

 

haha that's why i think i said it depends on who does it.
i know for sure i can get it done easily. haha. but i also know that half of the guys in my department aren't to be trusted with it too.

thanks for the link though :]
installation guide doesn't do jack.
but the service manual doesn't tell me things that i didn't already know.
thanks again for the link

 

Wow brilliant post daflyinpig and cheers for the manual suntiger!
I feel alot more confident now that I am not going in blind!

Well as the multipliers for the T7600G are unlocked hopefully I can OC as I have done my T7200. Ive currently got the T7200 at 2.28GHz which provides a good increase in gaming performance but still stable.
I got 3Dmark scores of near 6000 when I OC's to 2.39 but ofcourse it was very unstable.

Anyway, Im just praying that my current clockgen method works sufficiently well with the T7600G. If I can get it to about its optimum speed of 2.8 I will be happy. If anyone's interested I'll post my progress with the installation and overclocking.

 

Hmm. are you using a software based overclock or a bios one? I don't think the bios allows oc'ing. :[
And have you found anything to oc the video card? atitools .26 doesn't seem to do the trick for me

 

No bios one OC is not available. I believe only the XPS with T7600G CPU have this function.

CUrrently with Atitool 0.27 my speeds are 640/808 from 575/700 default. This is without artefacts ingame and is very stable.

With CLockgen 1.0.5.3, using PLL ICS954148 put the PSB up to 189.32 which has my processor running at 2.27GHz from 2.0 stock. This has also been my optimum clock speed, balancing perfomance with stablily. I could get it up to almost 2.4GHz but this was very unstable, in windows it would crash and after 5mins of gaming it definately would. My current settings have been tested for 48 hours in Prime95 with no errors.

Hope this helps.

 

Sorry to all who pm'd me about the manual, I haven't been checking the forum as much lately. Suntiger basically linked to the exact post I would've linked to anyhow. Hope it helps.

 

For those who want the manual:

http://d01.megashares.com/?d01=a722a73
http://www.zshare.net/download/clevo-service-manual-rar.html
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V14XSEOA
http://download.yousendit.com/FAD0C06446B78E2E
http://rapidshare.com/files/24838132/Clevo_Service_Manual.rar

 

roofio, what are you planning on doing with your T7200?

I'm planning on replacing my T5500 1.66 with a T7600 in the next few months and have no idea what to do with the old proc; is there a market for used CPUs, or should I make a necklace out of it for my wife?

 

LOL Im sure the wife will love it!

Well I'm currently buying a few Asus W3 to upgrade and resell but all alreasy are T7200 but in future I hope to find some lappys with a crappy processor but still good GPU to whack my T7200 into.

If not then I guess I'll just ebay it

 

Ok Installed the t7600g but of course cannot OC in bios as its not supported.
CUrrently running it at 2.67ghz when its going all out, playing stalker with full detail and dynamic lights at 1920x1200

Im delighted with the increased perfromance. Although I would like it if i could get up to 2.83ghz by increasing the multiplier

 

Can you give us a 3DMark06 score (include the CPU score if possible)?

Sounds like a beast now with that CPU.

Have you tried using: CrystalCPUID

It can change the multiplier and voltage within Windows.

 

That program looks interesting! Im still trying to get my head around it but hoopefully it wont be long.

Heres a benchie:



Its abit low I think as I got near this with T7200 but with modded gfx drivers. Ill do another bench when I get my hands on the drivers again