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    Dell 680m work in Clevos?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Silverfern, Jan 7, 2013.

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    I believe not, the EC reporting is not correct and your machine will start with fans at full speed and shortly after shut itself down.
     
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    whats EC reporting? the reseller says they tested and it works, what gives?
     
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    The EC (that controls the fan speed for instance) expects to read temperatures in a certain format, this is done slightly differently in clevos so the EC goes into a failure state with other brands.

    They might have flashed it with a clevo bios already but I would be wary.
     
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    if they did flash it, would it work? i would like to get the 4gb version as well, but they are all so expensive
     
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    I'm not going to say it wont since I have not personally tested it, just make sure you get a guarantee and can return it if you have issues.
     
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