The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Nooo! It might died on me.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by SwePeter86, Jan 7, 2022.

  1. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6
    After a restart, my Clevo P150EM says NA on the Gpu in bios.. i tried re-mount the gpu 5 times now.. nada, just NA.

    I got my original hd7970 at home, im on vacation right now so sadly I cant pinpoint if its rhe mobo or Gpu that failed on me.

    Did I just waste 400usd (VAT included) on my splended new gtx1060 6gb?

    I really hope its some random software flaw.

    Sorry for my grammar.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jan 7, 2022
    SwePeter86, Jan 7, 2022
    #1
  2. runix18

    runix18 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    117
    Trophy Points:
    56
    does it work correctly in windows?
     
    runix18, Jan 7, 2022
    #2
  3. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Sadly not, the 1060 does not shows in Windows.

    That I have tried is.

    Re-mount the gpu
    Reset the cmos
    Clean the pcie slot

    The laptop shuts down auto due to no dgpu, so I got limited time window.
     
    Last edited: Jan 7, 2022
    SwePeter86, Jan 7, 2022
    #3
  4. runix18

    runix18 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    117
    Trophy Points:
    56
    mount the gpu, don't mount the heatsink and see if the core gets hot. if not usually that means a bad gpu
     
    runix18, Jan 7, 2022
    #4
  5. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6

    Will try that one, thanks.

    Returned, well, that sucks! No heat at all from the chipset, stone cold.

    Wonder if my insurance cover it.
     
    Last edited: Jan 7, 2022
    SwePeter86, Jan 7, 2022
    #5
  6. runix18

    runix18 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    117
    Trophy Points:
    56
    press lightly on the core with your finger and see if it gets hot (it might be some bad solder joints)
     
    runix18, Jan 7, 2022
    #6
  7. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6

    I did, also change to the more sensitive part, wrist, where the veins are.. stone cold gpu =(

    You think its worth to bake it?
     
    SwePeter86, Jan 7, 2022
    #7
  8. runix18

    runix18 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    117
    Trophy Points:
    56
    A reflow seems legit only if the gpu started to work when you pushed the core with your finger(sugesting bad solder joints). In this case something else is the problem (power delivery or actual dead core).
     
    runix18, Jan 7, 2022
    #8
  9. runix18

    runix18 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    117
    Trophy Points:
    56
    After reading some old posts about P150EM and 1060 you need to make sure you have the 230w power brick as it does not work with the 180w one. Also from what i read it will show NA in bios but needs to work in windows with inf mod
     
    runix18, Jan 7, 2022
    #9
  10. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

    Reputations:
    9,436
    Messages:
    58,200
    Likes Received:
    17,912
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Does device manager show anything? What card did you get?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 7, 2022
    #10
  11. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6
    It has worked flawless until yesterday.

    No sign at all in device manager, just the hd4000.
     
    SwePeter86, Jan 7, 2022
    #11
  12. runix18

    runix18 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    117
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Card might be dead after all :oops:
     
    runix18, Jan 8, 2022
    #12
  13. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

    Reputations:
    9,436
    Messages:
    58,200
    Likes Received:
    17,912
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Device manager is your guide on this one, it does sound dead.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 8, 2022
    #13
  14. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6
    As I feared, hope I can get some money bqck from my insurance.

    Thanks all!
     
    SwePeter86, Jan 8, 2022
    #14
  15. Khenglish

    Khenglish Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    799
    Messages:
    1,127
    Likes Received:
    979
    Trophy Points:
    131
    If the core isn't warming up at all then it has a short preventing it from powering on. Bad solder will just make it not work right.
     
    Khenglish, Jan 8, 2022
    #15
  16. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

    Reputations:
    9,436
    Messages:
    58,200
    Likes Received:
    17,912
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Or the core is damaged and it's not initialising or the voltage circuitry can't power at all as some part of the wake circuitry could be damaged.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 8, 2022
    #16
  17. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Well, if not my insurance company demands that I send the mxm card to them I will surely try to bake it.

    But! I will try and see if the laptop recon the stock 7970M before I do the baking on the 1060. Who knows, might be a faulty mobo, but I doubt it.
     
    SwePeter86, Jan 11, 2022
    #17
  18. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

    Reputations:
    9,436
    Messages:
    58,200
    Likes Received:
    17,912
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Unlikely since a lot of the power circuitry is on the board.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 11, 2022
    #18
  19. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6

    True, but I like to get my hopes up.. hehe

    Next week Ill post the results, im currently away from home so I'am very limited on my workbench sorta say.
     
    SwePeter86, Jan 11, 2022
    #19
  20. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

    Reputations:
    9,436
    Messages:
    58,200
    Likes Received:
    17,912
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Good luck with it.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 12, 2022
    #20
  21. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Hello folks.

    Seems like I got some cash back from my insurance company, I get 250usd out of the 400usd I spent on the GTX1060 6GB.

    Ofc my insurance company want the mxm card, so I can't bake it, so we will never know if a bake would temp fix it.

    Thanks again all!

    ps I might buy another 1060 mxm card or save up for a laptop with a rtx3050 around 1000 us dollars range.
     
    SwePeter86, Jan 14, 2022
    #21
  22. runix18

    runix18 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    117
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Like I have told you before, a reflow (or as you say a bake) seems legit only if the gpu started to work when you pushed the core with your finger(suggesting bad solder joints).
     
    runix18, Jan 15, 2022
    #22
  23. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

    Reputations:
    9,436
    Messages:
    58,200
    Likes Received:
    17,912
    Trophy Points:
    931
    DLSS does help the lower RTX cards nicely.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 15, 2022
    #23
  24. SwePeter86

    SwePeter86 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6
    SwePeter86, Jan 22, 2022
    #24
  25. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

    Reputations:
    9,436
    Messages:
    58,200
    Likes Received:
    17,912
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Good luck with it :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 22, 2022
    #25