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    **M570RU to M570ETU mod thread**

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by oile, Mar 9, 2009.

  1. sohail99

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    best of luck for ur exams! :)

    and then lets see how the upgrade goes! :D
     
    sohail99, Mar 28, 2009
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  2. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks! 3rd april will be a great day!!
    I offered cookie all my help but he simply didn't let us know anything...
     
    oile, Mar 28, 2009
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  3. Cookie

    Cookie Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi sorry I have been busy lately...I plan to make the upgrade very soon, I just need to get the money first. Then I will contact most likely Kobalt computers in UK to take advantage of the low value of the GBP...
     
    Cookie, Mar 28, 2009
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  4. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi cookie!
    Here in europe the best price as of now it is rightly from Kobalt rather than Clevo DE or UK !!
    I think that however I'll buy from ebay some other pieces..

    Oh! I found a piece that I think we need to mod the rear part..it is part n.6-33-M570S-021 "IO bracket DVI sus430 M570T" from the service manual..
     
    oile, Mar 28, 2009
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  5. Cookie

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    "IO bracket DVI sus430 M570T"? Hm, what is that?

    I will probably buy the motherboard and GPU heatsink from Kobalt next wednesday...Then I will buy a CPU from Ebay and RAM I will buy here in Norway as it's pretty cheap.

    Also, I'll probably buy a SATA DVD-drive from eBay. Then I'll have to buy a dremel to expand the S-Video hole to fit HDMI. Total price estimate would be around 7500NOK (1200USD) for me... I also have to pay 25% tax on everything that I purchase from outside of Norway.
     
    Cookie, Mar 28, 2009
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  6. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    In the image...
    From what I see we could need it...maybe anyone can help us and clarify...
     

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    oile, Mar 28, 2009
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  7. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Any news?
    You wrote "GPU heatsink"...did you mean "CPU heatsink" ?!
     
    oile, Mar 31, 2009
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  8. Cookie

    Cookie Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes that's correct, I meant CPU heatsink ;)
    Anyways, I get my salary now in about 7 hours. We'll see how much I get. If I get enough I'll go about and purchase everything I need...
     
    Cookie, Mar 31, 2009
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  9. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Exam passed with 30/30!
    Now I'll study the mod deeply...
    I think that I'll wait any confirmation of M98XT (ATi 4870) first..
    Make all this mod to have a "old" model doesn't make sense..
     
    oile, Apr 4, 2009
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  10. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Discovered that CPU fan module has been updated with a 5000rpm fan against a 4200rpm of M570RU module...
    wander if this could cause problems...
    However it is very loud as of now! let's figure it out @ 5000rpm!!

    Anyone knows where is the LCD attached to mobo ???
     
    oile, Apr 4, 2009
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  11. sohail99

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    Wow! awesome man!! :D

    I'm sure u'll mod it successfully!! Good luck! :)
     
    sohail99, Apr 4, 2009
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  12. Cookie

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    So the M570ETU is even louder lol...I don't know if I can handle it! It already sounds like a jet engine... :D
     
    Cookie, Apr 4, 2009
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  13. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes!! lol the fact is that IMHO it is too small...
    Cookie, any good news?
     
    oile, Apr 4, 2009
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  14. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Cookie doesn't have the money right now....
    KobaltUK hasn't been answering me for 10 days!! :confused: I don't know how to contact them, I've tried sales and support and neil @kobaltcomputers.co.uk but nothing!

    I was thinkin that I haven't the 100% certainty to make it work..and spending 900€ for nothing will be crazy!
    If anyone could reassure me...
     
    oile, Apr 8, 2009
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  15. theriko

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    Have you tried phoning them? Or PM'ing Neil?
     
    theriko, Apr 8, 2009
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  16. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    phoning them will cost me something like 20€!! PMed Neil about 6 days ago...he said that he was busy...
     
    oile, Apr 8, 2009
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  17. theriko

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    use skype...Really cheap calling to international phones
     
    theriko, Apr 8, 2009
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  18. Cookie

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    Hi again oile, I got your PM. I'll ask them today...

    I myself am planning on purchasing everything within 2 weeks. Hopefully it ships fast, and I'll get it together within a month from now.

    I also hope the GBP goes a bit lower within the next week...If not then maybe I'll wait even more.
     
    Cookie, Apr 18, 2009
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  19. Cookie

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    Neil hasn't anwered yet. I'll send a mail to their sales department.

    Here's the parts I need:
    - NP5797-motherboard
    - CPU heatsink that fits with the motherboard
    - Part no: 6-33-M570S-021 (“ID BRACKET DVI SUS430 M570T” ;)
    - CPU fan module that fits with the NP5797 motherboard

    Let me know if I have forgotten anything.
     
    Cookie, Apr 26, 2009
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  20. Blacky

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    Where are you from? Have you tried other Clevo resellers in Europe ?
     
    Blacky, Apr 26, 2009
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  21. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Everything fine...I think that you can save the CPU FAN module and use our FAN...
    The fact that they didn't answer is VERY STRANGE o_O !
     
    oile, Apr 26, 2009
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  22. Cookie

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    Yes, maybe Neil is on vacation or something...don't know really.

    And Blacky, I am from Norway. I've tried many other resellers from belgium, netherlands, germany and france. Many of them seemed very unserious. Their spelling and everything was bad. Also many of them suddenly stopped replying midways throughout the e-mail conversation. Kobalt on the other hand, seems to be serious people and they have excellent communication.
     
    Cookie, Apr 26, 2009
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  23. Cookie

    Cookie Notebook Evangelist

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    Okay since Kobalt doesn't want to answer, I'll need another reseller to buy the parts from...preferrably in the UK or in Europe, somewhere close to Norway...any ideas?
     
    Cookie, Apr 28, 2009
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  24. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    But This fact is VERY strange !!! Anyone is able to contact them ????

    However there is Clevo UK and CLevo DE..both have the mobo @ 240€ net (+19% tax for me.. :( )

    There are many resellers in Clevo guide but the ones who sell pieces are very little !!
     
    oile, Apr 28, 2009
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  25. Blacky

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    What do you mean Clevo UK and Clevo DE ?
     
    Blacky, Apr 28, 2009
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  26. Cookie

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    Hm, Clevo UK? Never heard of that...do they sell parts?
     
    Cookie, Apr 28, 2009
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    oile, Apr 28, 2009
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  28. Blacky

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    Have you ever bought from them? Do you just send them an email with what you need ?
     
    Blacky, Apr 28, 2009
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  29. oile

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    Never bought nothing, but hey it is Clevo !!
    Yes just send email with what you need..
     
    oile, Apr 28, 2009
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  30. Cookie

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    I tried sending them a mail now...This seems to be the last chance. If they won't reply, I'll have to buy from Xotic, Eurocom or RJTech. And the shipping will be damn expensive...also the USD is very strong compared to my currency at the moment so I really don't want to do it this way...

    Also, oile, have you tried PMing neil here at the forums? I did it just now...we'll see if they will reply or not.
     
    Cookie, Apr 29, 2009
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  31. eleron911

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    Why don`t you just call them ?
     
    eleron911, Apr 29, 2009
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  32. Cookie

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    Too expensive to make out-of-country calls for me...
     
    Cookie, Apr 29, 2009
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  33. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes I PMed him a lot of times..
    Damn...calling them will cost me a lot!! Why don't they answer to email?? It's simple!
     
    oile, Apr 29, 2009
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  34. Cookie

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    Well he replied to my PM just now. He said he'll check why our mails went ignored... Hopefully I can make the purchase before the GBP goes too much up in value. I've got the cash and everything set, just need to know how they want the money transferred.
     
    Cookie, Apr 29, 2009
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  35. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    Cookie any news ?
    Neil finally answered me but now I have some work to do.. :(
     
    oile, May 1, 2009
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  36. Cookie

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    Yea he answered my mail now. All I need now is the payment info so I can send the money via Wire Transfer...hopefully the parts will arrive next week. I've also bought a QX9300 off of eBay just now...It's shipping tomorrow.

    Total price for all parts + CPU off eBay came to: £490 = 728USD = ~5000NOK. I have to pay 25% tax also, so that means total price will be 6250NOK. That's quite expensive just to get a quad core...So it will probably be a long time until I upgrade again. I just hope the difference between the T7200 to the QX9300 will be worth it.
     
    Cookie, May 1, 2009
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  37. Blacky

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    How much did the mobo cost ?
     
    Blacky, May 1, 2009
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  38. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    From a T7200 to a QX9300?? HUUGE difference!
    Wich Qx9300 did you buy ?
     
    oile, May 1, 2009
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  39. Cookie

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    Well, he didn't really say. He only said that the total price for all the parts I wanted would be £215 incl. shipping.

    I hope so :eek:

    I bought this one. It's a ES sample with E0 stepping.
     
    Cookie, May 1, 2009
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  40. Blacky

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    215 pounds sounds really good! :) nice deal.
     
    Blacky, May 1, 2009
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  41. Cookie

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    Yep, it's alright I guess. It's the CPU that really drags the expenses through the roof...
     
    Cookie, May 1, 2009
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  42. oile

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    Ah I forgot to mention that we'll have to cut the plastic corners in USB rear place beacuse new mobo has a metal shield around the two USBs..

    Cookie have you bought also the new fan?
     
    oile, May 3, 2009
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  43. Cookie

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    Yep, I bought the new fan also, just in case.
     
    Cookie, May 3, 2009
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  44. eqmiami

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    It seems there are literally NO boundaries for you oile. There's NO such thing as NO! That's great dude. Good look making the hardware say "YES", though.
     
    eqmiami, May 3, 2009
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  45. oile

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    My english is not perfect so I am not sure to understand you but I think it was a compliment so ...Thanks !
     
    oile, May 3, 2009
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  46. eqmiami

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    Yeah, I'm saying that you have REALIZED the mod and no matter what, you're going to make it happen ;-)

    HEH
     
    eqmiami, May 3, 2009
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  47. oile

    oile Notebook Evangelist

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    It seems that is not only "cut corners" but "cut an entire part" on the right from USB rear place
    The new "esata-usb" is larger on the right side, so there is to cut also a small part in the upper part of the chassis
     

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  48. Cookie

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    Yea you're right about that. Looks like we have to cut that, and also make the S-Video hole bigger.
     
    Cookie, May 5, 2009
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  49. oile

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    Any news, cookie ?
     
    oile, May 11, 2009
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  50. Cookie

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    Well hopefully my QX9300 will arrive tomorrow. I have to wait a week more for the parts from Kobalt, because they had to special order part n.21.
     
    Cookie, May 11, 2009
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