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    Clevo vbios repository

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tanzmeister, Jan 16, 2018.

  1. tanzmeister

    tanzmeister Notebook Evangelist

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    I would like to have this existing and accessible. any participation to build such collection is welcome.

    here is my first input:
    official Clevo gtx 1060 OC Overclock vbios version 86.06.3F.00.09 88watt TDP
     

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    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    This is a bad idea. Don't cross-flash Pascal models with the wrong version. Each Clevo (BGA) model and MXM hardware revision uses its own branch designed for its specific hardware.
    Even on the same model there are versions for different boot modes, hardware revisions and vRAM vendor changes etc...
     
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    sure one can flash Clevo MXM 1060 with Clevo 1060 OC vbios? the boards look identically. or am I wrong?
     
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    at least this can be useful for learning purpose I guess. thanks for the warning though!
     
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    They updated the vRAM on the newer cards.

    You mean the learning the hard way... ;)
     
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    yes, so I was told

    so this actually can damage the card? the vRAM frequencies are still the same.... I have once flashed a regular vbios to an 1070 OC card, cause it failed to take the high clocks. well... it still works..
     
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    They may have sold you a regular card with a cross-flashed vBIOS...
    There is more to the vRAM vBIOS code than just clocks. They have vendor and chip revision specific code as well as all kind of Timings etc...
     
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    you mean Clevo.com.tw could have done that?
     
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    so is that a hypothetical harm in this case or a definite one?
     
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    There is only one version where flashing the above vBIOS can go right and so many where its wrong. You have a lot of faith in user when you think they won't flash the vBIOS you just posted to a BGA system or older MXM revisions, just because it says OC...
    Either way just my 2c...have to get back to work and deal with Intel's fall-out.
     
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    ok, thanks! just last question before you go: can it be flashed to a regular Clevo 1060 with minimal risk to it?
     
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    10x0 OC cards are a different HW revision with cherry picked components.
    If they sold you a card that crashed on it chances are they sold you an old revision card with new vBIOS by mistake or to clear stock.
     
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    are the same differences with the 1080 model? Or maybe the 1080 model did not have a standard and Oc version?
    I have 1080 from P870KM and it wont start on P775TM. Could the vbios from the 1080 versions that were sold to the P775TM or P870TM could help?
     
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