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    Clevo P150SM not recognizing 980m.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by DrillZZ, Oct 13, 2019.

  1. DrillZZ

    DrillZZ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey there,

    Just upgraded my P150SM from 670m to 980m but it doesn't recognize the card.
    The card is 100% working because I tested it on other device.

    I've read about a modded bios from @Prema but unfortunately the links are unavailable so if anyone got a solution to this I'd gladly appreciate it.

    The thought of buying a new card and not being able to use it, meaning I wasted that much money, makes me go crazy .
     
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    All fine here, p170sm.. Card works great

    Enviado do meu MI 8 através do Tapatalk
     
    symy17, Oct 13, 2019
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    What bios?
     
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    Stock bios, latest

    Enviado do meu MI 8 através do Tapatalk
     
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    When I get into bios under VGA it says Unknown device but under Task manager it recognizes the 980m.
     
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    If it's working in windows then the BIOS does not matter (it's just a lookup table that displays some text, it does nothing else)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 14, 2019
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    But when I run benchmark or any game it wont use the 980m but uses the integrated intel graphic instead.
     
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    Where did the card come from system wise and manufacturer?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 14, 2019
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    Clevo P870DM-G 8GB original Clevo card vbios 1617 (gsync)
     
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    Did you install the drivers yourself or just plugged it in and Windows grabbed some random old drivers?

    Can you run the stress test built in GPU-Z on the 980m?

    I would start by downloading the latest 980m drivers, then using DDU, disable WiFi/disconnect ethernet cable, remove ALL GPU drivers, reboot, install latest Nvidia drivers and see how it goes.

    Not sure if you need modded drivers or not.
     
    senso, Oct 15, 2019
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    I installed and modded the drivers myself because it wouldn't install stock drivers without modding them.

    I run the stress test but nothing happens.

    I did all of the above but it's the same, didnt help.
     
    DrillZZ, Oct 15, 2019
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    Even if you right-click and select run with high performance graphics adapter(Nvidia).
     
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    Yeah that's the first thing I did.

    When I run 3D Mark 11 and select to use the Nvidia GTX 980m this is what I get: https://ibb.co/GQL8rxs
     
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    I take it you enabled the activity icon and it never lights up? Programs like MSI afterburner wont display temperatures/clocks. It's either a dead card or some sort of vbios incompatibility.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 16, 2019
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    The card is not dead since it's been tested on other notebook and it worked.

    P.s. @Prema
     
    DrillZZ, Oct 16, 2019
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