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    GPU Upgrade Clevo P177SM-A

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by razor0601, Jul 2, 2019.

  1. razor0601

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    Hi, I have a P177SM-A with a broken 880m. Which cards can I put in? And will it need an unlocked Bios?
     
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    Standard MXM sized cards like the 1060 would fit well. No modded BIOS needed.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 2, 2019
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    Only the latest Bios is enough?
     
    razor0601, Jul 3, 2019
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    And it must be a Clevo Card?
     
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    Clevo are using a custom sized card now so it can't be Clevo.
     
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    Ok, so a Quadro P4000 or a Zotac GTX 1060 with MSI VBios could work?
     
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    I've not heard of Vbios issues with the cards for as much as that is worth.
     
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    The Quadro P4000 doesn’t work with the P177SM-A. Code 43
     
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    Did the driver install at all?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 4, 2019
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    Yes I think so. At the end it says: reboot now
     
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    It should give you a report if it installed correctly. Did you have driver signing disabled?
     
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    A Report? Where to find?
    Yes, I disabled the Driver Signature.
     
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    In the end of the Driver Installation was all successful installed. But after the reboot the Devicemanager says: code 43, device or something was stopped.
     
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    It does sound like a firmware conflict then. What was the source of the GPU?
     
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    From where I bought the card?
     
    razor0601, Jul 5, 2019
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    More the system it came out of.
     
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    The P4000 came from a Dell Precision 7720
     
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    Therein lies your problem.... :mad:
     
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    HP cards tend to get on much better.
     
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    Hello guys, very nice topic :)

    I have one P177SM-A too and im thinking in upgrade my GPU too.
    The question is, what i need to know for buy one GPU suitable in my laptop ? From what i read in yours posts the GPU should me socket MXM.

    So, all GPUs with socket MXM fit and work fine in my laptop ? What should i need to know more ?


    Thanks guys
     
    xBrunex, Aug 15, 2019
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    No. Really no on this one. It needs to be the right shape and have firmware that's happy.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 16, 2019
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    Thanks for the response but i need something more conclusive to buy other GPU for my laptop.
    Can you tell me what i need to know?


    For example;

    MXM, my laptop accepts Type B ? or just type A ?
    Whats the plate max size that the laptop supports ?
    Whats the max watts the MB can give to the GPU ?



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    xBrunex, Aug 16, 2019
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    Read from the start of the thread.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 16, 2019
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