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    M570RU V4.2 upgrade to 8800M GTX?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by xeroo, Jul 11, 2008.

  1. xeroo

    xeroo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello.

    Is it possible to upgrade my M570RU from 8700M GT to an 8800M GTX, with a motherboard Revision 4.2?

    I'v heard that it woud need to be refurbished, is any way to check if it's already refurbished? Or how coud I refurbish it by my self, or woud the BIOS update to 108 be enough?

    Thanx!!!
     
    xeroo, Jul 11, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    what? refurbished?! that's something new. j/k
    no, just go ahead and swap the cards.
     
    Nirvana, Jul 11, 2008
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    you should be fine.

    a number of M570RU owners that had early revisions had no issues with upgrading to 8800M GTX
     
    Gophn, Jul 11, 2008
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  4. xeroo

    xeroo Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I woud only need to upgrade the BIOS to 108 and it woud be fine? :)

    How about the sleep suspend mode? (I'm totally not using it, but just to be sure I'm asking professionals - You) :)
     
    xeroo, Jul 11, 2008
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  5. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    correct and you will have no sleep or suspend issues. it will work flawless, i have done the upgrade many times now trust me
     
    zfactor, Jul 11, 2008
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    It will work.
    There is a small chance that you might have sleep issues, but appart from that you`re fine.

    I`d like to make a call to all RU users to test something:
    -put your computer into hibernation over night.
    -unplug it from the AC
    -in the morning plug it back in, and turn it on.
    -share results.
     
    eleron911, Jul 11, 2008
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