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    I need help

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Apu71, Nov 7, 2012.

  1. Apu71

    Apu71 Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys,
    I recently flashed a new VBIOS in Dos and the flash failed. My computer will not boot at all and I have no idea what to do. The attached picture is of the screen that I am given when I try to boot my computer. I have no idea what to do, and I need my laptop working as I need it for my classes at college. If anyone has any advice or knowledge of what to do please let me know. The computer that this is happening to is my Sager NP9150 with a GTX680M if that helps at all. Thank you very much in advance, I really need help with this.
    Thanks,
    Alexei

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  2. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    Is this the only screen you see, no chance to get to the F7 boot options, it hangs before, right?
    What is your main BIOS version & EC, do you remember?
    What do you mean by 'the flash failed'? Was it interupted while writing the rom? Did you flash a version that the notebook doesn't like?
     
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  3. Apu71

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    It was a version that it doesn't like and I don't remember the bios version

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    Looks like you flashed a vBIOS which is totally corrupt on that 680m. If it won't even post because it can't figure out what that thing is then you are going to have a tough time flashing it in that shell. Normally you would pull it out and put it in a HM shell and reflash it blind, or put it in the SLI machine and flash it as a secondary. Or use a chipclip to raw program it, which is going to be the only option available to you at the moment. Sorry.

    Unless anyone else has any ideas.
     
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  5. Apu71

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    I have a friend with a p150hm, but it has a 6990m. Would I still be able to flash my card even though mine is nvidia and his is amd?

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    I had that screen before. Sometimes.... even.
    A) It happens when you get a faulty VGA card
    B) It happens when you flash you VGA with a Vbios not suported by the laptop. (EX: P370EM 680M VBIOS might give you that if you use that card in the P150EM - just an example).

    Put that card in a HM and re-flash it with a correct version, im sure it will work ;) Create a USB Pen with autorun so you can blind flash it:
    Note this guide is for 7970M but it´s not that diferent: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sag...-7970m-modded-vbios-clevo-p1xxhm-laptops.html
     
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  7. Apu71

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    Wouldn't I need a different autorun file because that one is for a 7970m?

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    Nvflash -4 -5 -6 Biosname.rom

    followed by y (enter) and then y (enter) again I believe.

    Is the nvidia version of the command to force flash.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Nov 7, 2012
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