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    How do I enable AHCI in the M570RU Bios?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by ms500, May 7, 2008.

  1. ms500

    ms500 Notebook Consultant

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    I've looked through the BIOS and I did find something that mentioned AHCI but it was greyed out. The BIOS version is 1.00.09b, where do I enable it?
     
    ms500, May 7, 2008
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    I guess revert to the BIOS version on their site? :confused:
     
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  3. ms500

    ms500 Notebook Consultant

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    I can't 'revert' to anything, this is the BIOS that came with the system.
     
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    eleron, I don't think he can actually find out where in the BIOS to change the setting to enable AHCI.

    ms500, for my part, I went to the page where you could turn on the Intel Robson (I think it was in Advanced Chipset Configuration, or something to that effect), and after I enabled the Robson, AHCI was enabled as well; however, I don't have Turbo Memory installed, so I was always curious as to why those two options seemed to be linked.
     
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  6. zfactor

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    1.00.09b?? wow where did you buy it from.. the newest as far as we all knew was 1.00.08?? id love to see what .09 is
     
    zfactor, May 7, 2008
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  7. ms500

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    Yes, I saw that option but couldn't work out why I had to enable Intel Robson at the same time, so I left it off since I don't have turbo memory.

    I'll try enabling it and see what happens.
     
    ms500, May 8, 2008
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  8. ms500

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    I've got it working now, I just enabled the Intel Robson setting.

    I got it from Novatech in the UK, here:

    http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NNB-614

    I only got it yesterday, so I guess maybe they've started shipping them with a new BIOS.
     
    ms500, May 8, 2008
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  9. zfactor

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    is there any way possible you can see if you can get the bios from them and load it up for us??
     
    zfactor, May 8, 2008
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  10. Audigy

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    1.00.09? nice

    I wonder wich bugfixes it will add, maybe a fix for the downclocking issue of the 8800M...

    x2
     
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  11. theriko

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    The 8800M downclocking issues have been fixed by nvidias newest drivers, 175.63, get them from lv2g
     
    theriko, May 8, 2008
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  12. zfactor

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    ^^^ only for some people. there are some that get the downclock and have to restart then it goes away but eventually it comes back again.. i have heard this from 3 people so far and we are not sure why..
     
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  13. ms500

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    I tried those drivers and they knocked 300 points off my 3dmark score compared to the stock 167.43 drivers.

    If there was a way, I'd have a go for you.

    picture of the boot screen as proof:

    [​IMG]
     
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  14. kaltmond

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    That´s great, try winflash utility.
     
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  15. zfactor

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    you can use winphlash and back it up and save it as a .wph file.. lmk if you questions
     
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  16. ms500

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    I just tried that, it won't start and gives me the error 'onboard BIOS not Award BIOS' :confused:
     
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  17. zfactor

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    you must need a different version of it.. hang on..
     
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    Wow, a newer BIOS. I think I might have to upgrade , I`m still with the original one from last August.
     
    eleron911, May 8, 2008
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  20. zfactor

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    yeah i know hopefully we can get a dump of that one and see what it does..
     
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  22. zfactor

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    gong to check this out now.. thank you..ill let you know if i find any differences..
     
    zfactor, May 8, 2008
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    Keep us updated, z ! :D
     
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    ill have to look at it when i get to the office this version of pbe does not like this file for some reason
     
    zfactor, May 8, 2008
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  25. ms500

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    oh yeah, I used version 1.6.5.6 of Winphlash to create the backup, that may be the issue.

    Here's the version I used:

    http://www.mediafire.com/?iwlyxnbzyy0
     
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  26. zfactor

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    no that will not be the issue the phoenix editor does not like that file..im working on it though
     
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  27. zfactor

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    no not going to be able to browse that file it just error out to invalid rom length..hmmm
     
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  28. ms500

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    Odd, I can't think of any other way of doing it. I just selected the file name and clicked 'backup', and it completed saying 'backup successful'.

    maybe I have a slightly different revision of the M570, mine is the 'U' version with 'Extreme Edition' etched on the bottom panel. I know there are a few different revisions out there.

    It may seem pointless, but did you try renaming the file to .wph? Also, could the RAR compression have corrupted it?
     
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  29. zfactor

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    no its nothing you did wrong. problem is the file size. being that is a "backup" its a compressed version of the bios.. the full bios is about 1.4 mb that file is half that. its not a true .wph file. renaming it will not do any good if the file is not the right size of file to open
     
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    Hi Z, when u want to backup the BIOS in full 1M size, u should add a original BIOS in the Folder, too, and load it also in winphlash. This is special for Phoenix BIOS, not like Award or AMI. And the backuped BIOS in this way will NOT be opened by Phoenix BIOS Editor.....I already tried that before.
     
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  31. ms500

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    I just tried that using the 08 BIOS from Clevo's site as the original bios, and it gives me the error 'corrupted interface descriptors in the new BIOS file' :confused:
     
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    I'd like to try and get ahold og the 09 bios, guess we'll have to wait a bit :)
     
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  33. zfactor

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    yeah just tried that... this sucks i want this .09
     
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    What's new in the .09 BIOS ? Any idea ? Also, why the bloody hell does Sager not support us in getting newer BIOS if it should help.... I mean it's the same freakin' laptop model!! ASUS helps its customers....
     
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  37. zfactor

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    did you try to run as admin???
     
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    yep, still no dice.
     
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  39. zfactor

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    oh yeah ... duh.. man i didnt think about it before.. if i remember right uniflash is dos based.
     
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    Yeah, looks like it.
     
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    can you use a usb stick to boot to dos. add this to that stick and run from dos?? lmk thanks
     
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  42. ms500

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    I have a 1GB USB stick here, I don't have any floppies or a floppy drive on me though. Is there a way I can get DOS onto it?
     
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  45. skynetwork

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    so... any1 tried to flash this bios?
     
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    What do you mean? most of us have, using Zfactor's guide.
     
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    do you have a link to the guide?

    where you able to flash the above linked bios?
     
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  48. eleron911

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    PM Zfactor for more details ...
    I haven't flashed to that one, but an older one.
     
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  49. zfactor

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    in my sig.. look below
     
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    oh, THAT guide :D

    thought more of a guide on how to flash exactly this bios but as you mentioned in the other thread "its unflashable"...
     
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