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    Dell's 7970M in P370EM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Rebkos, Jan 11, 2018.

  1. Rebkos

    Rebkos Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, I have in my P370EM Clevo's 7970M v1.1, which I have baked several times and which is the reason why I bought another 7970M (sadly Dell v1.2).

    After flashing the new Dell card's vBios with latest Clevo 7970M vBios from techinferno I am able to run it in master slot, even crossfire is running.


    BUT, no HDMI whatsoever. DP only without audio. When I flash Dell vBios to it I get no HDMI and no DP.


    Anyone managed to run Dell's 7970M v1.2 in P370EM (or another Clevo) with fully working HDMI and/or DP with audio? Any recommended vBios?
     
    Rebkos, Jan 11, 2018
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    Bump?
     
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  3. Meaker@Sager

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    If you have tried the native vbios then it's likely a clash in the HDCP setup and I have not heard of it being fixed.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 1, 2018
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    I tried one of these when I upgraded my D900F from a 280m to Eurocom 680m.

    It was supposed to bypass HDCP but unfortunately it didn't.
     
    KY_BULLET, Aug 1, 2018
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    As far as I know with the 7970m the Dell card just NEVER works from what I remember it's a physical hardware issue not even a flash will help..but if you manage to do it I will keep a eye on this thread
     
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  7. Rebkos

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    The card it self works in P370EM. Even in crossfire with 2nd card being baked clevo v1.1

    But i am unable to make HDMI work. DP is working on some vBios, but sadly without audio.
     
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    There was always a HDMI issue with The AMD cards this could be that issue ..I have the exact laptop at home all Clevo If you want me to do a test or 2
    The
     
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  9. Meaker@Sager

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    What if you use it as the secondary card and use the other for display outputs?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 2, 2018
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    That would work. But I bought the new secondary card, because my old primary 7970M has been baked more than 8 times already. And I wanted to make my P370EM more reliable again (because other than the gpu issue, it works quite well [exclusive of battery, for obvious reasons - 5+ years old]).

    So yeah. I could use the old card in master slot. But that would be against my primary goal, why I even purchased this card.

    Thank for your input though ;-)
     
    Rebkos, Aug 10, 2018
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  11. Meaker@Sager

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    Ah I thought you had crossfire and had a secondary, nevermind.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 10, 2018
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    Bump. You never know
     
    Rebkos, Nov 27, 2018
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