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    Clevo P370EM / Sager NP9370

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by SirShade, Jul 5, 2017.

  1. SirShade

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    Hello
    Recently i upgraded my GPU from a nvidia 680m to a 980m

    Everything works fine except the laptop is not recognizing the GPU

    I know that prema had mods for the bios and vBios but his website is closed
    Dose anyone still have the bios and vBios for this model or infos for an alternative?


    ! windows key on the left, FN on the right
     
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    GPU-Z version?
     
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    BIOS string means nothing meaningful

    Have you tried INF mod to get the driver installed?
     
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    2.1.0
     
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    yes i did, bipases the nvidia block but then still fails install (windows sees it as standard gpu and bios mention no gpu, gpuz standard but give no other info l)
    -at this point i could need the 2T version from prema bios after i try the vbios if it still not works
     
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    Please give more details on what you mean by fails install ("compatible hardware not detected"?)

    Also can you confirm your hardware or include some screenshots of gpu-z etc. What the device ID / subsystem IDs show in GPUz is important

    BIOS GPU string won't change with drivers, it affects nothing, it's not relevant. If you get a POST/splashscreen/BIOS display on the panel is that not all the proof you need the GPU is detected and working......

    2T version is only for getting certain combos of 4 stick / high end ram working if it doens't with 1T

    I think I remember reading somewhere EM do need firmware upgrade to get 9 series working, whether that was only p150/170em I can't recall. Prema vBIOS is well worth it anyway if cooling is up to scratch (and use the temp limit if it isn't)
     
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    Here are the PS with all the infos
    http://imageshack.com/a/img923/1245/2VAG74.png
    http://imageshack.com/a/img924/6892/MFAGiM.png
    http://imageshack.com/a/img924/3180/Uyee0e.png

    Screen
    17.3" 1920x1080 Full HD LED (Matte-type) 120Hz 3D
    HDMI
    HDMI 1.4, 60Hz/120Hz output 1080P, 3D Ready
    Keyboard
    Illuminated Full Size Isolated Keyboard with Numeric Key Pad with W/A/S/D Gaming Keys (Color Swi...
    Graphics Controller (old gpu)
    nVidia GeForce GTX680M 4GB GDDR5 DX11
    Processor
    3rd Gen Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7-3840QM, 2.8~3.8GHz, 22nm, 8MB, 45W
    RAM
    28GB DDR3 1600 Dual-Channel
    Primary Hard Drive
    120GB Intel Solid-State Drive 520 Series SATA III 6Gb/s
    Secondary Hard Drive
    750GB Seagate Momentus XT 7200RPM 32MB, 8GB SSD Hybrid Drive, SATA III 6Gb/s
    mSATA SSD
    64GB Crucial M4 mSATA SSD - Preconfigured for Intel SRT
    Optical Drive
    6X Blu-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
    win7 pro, prema standard mod bios
     
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    Looks like your INF has not been modded correctly.

    instructions here (clevo version obviously)

    https://www.techinferno.com/index.p...ort-modded-inf/&do=findComment&comment=159880

    This is the file from that thread I used to get drivers installed for my 1070 (in case you don't have an account on TI with 5 posts in which case you can't download the file)

    I'm 99% confident in saying if different firmware was *required* you wouldn't have got to this point already (no boot/no display)
     

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    Try deleting c:/nvidia and starting over, following those instructions exactly, with the exact same driver version the INF is for
     
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    the driver files you gave are they for win 10 only ? i have 7.
     
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    well i tried all the suggestions, bios still saying slot empty and nvidia driver still doesn't install
     
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    BIOS will always report no card, it's just a lookup table it has for hardware IDs and reports if it gets a match.

    Did you also disable driver signing enforcement?
     
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    yes i did, tried in win 7 and win 10 both with -f and -j flash commands, still think its the bios, flashed the vbios with a few roms specifically for this model also win 7 and win 10
     
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