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    P150EM + 680M stopped working

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Doug200, Dec 6, 2012.

  1. Doug200

    Doug200 Newbie

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    I have the P150EM and the 680M card. All was fine until last week when on turning on my laptop, the screen was black. No beep, no noise, nothing. Leaving it for 30 minutes also did nothing. The fan is spinning and the card does get warm.
    Remove the card and the Ivy Bridge on-board GPU kicks in and the laptop works.

    The only thing I can think of is my laptop did shutdown as the CPU overheated whilst playing Crysis 2 on Ultra.
    I've checked and the MXM slot and it seems fine + works with a 7970M.

    So, is it possible the vBios was wiped or something when the computer shutdown??

    As said, there is no beeping or messages on the screen - it is completely dark black so the lamps aren't on either.

    Any advice would be nice!
     
    Doug200, Dec 6, 2012
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  2. failwheeldrive

    failwheeldrive Notebook Deity

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    Wow, sounds odd. I've never experienced anything like that, but I hope someone here can help so you can get it up and running again. Good luck man.
     
    failwheeldrive, Dec 7, 2012
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    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    That is odd especially since you can get a 7970M to work. Sounds like the GPU itself may have gone bad.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Dec 7, 2012
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  4. Doug200

    Doug200 Newbie

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    Thanks for the replies.

    Just put the card back in and left the laptop for 1 hour. Then removed it and checked the Event Viewer logs in Windows - for the 1 hour it was on, not one single entry was created. There are usually a dozen for just turning on and off.
    I'm guessing the laptop doesn't even POST... very odd indeed.
     
    Doug200, Dec 7, 2012
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  5. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    that defo is a odd one and me not heard anything like that before.
    sadly i think this is a job for your suppliers tech support and a rma (please tell me you are still under warranty).
     
    MrDJ, Dec 7, 2012
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  6. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    whats even more odd: i didnt know that the EM series could work when the dGPU was removed. as far as i remember, mythlogic checked that possibility right when those models came out and supposedly the EC freaked when theres no dGPU present.
    so did that change with updated EC firmware versions? :)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Dec 7, 2012
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  7. rjiemamam

    rjiemamam Notebook Enthusiast

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    so in this case would the reseller simply RMA the gt 680?
     
    rjiemamam, Dec 7, 2012
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  8. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    If the card was acting strangely it should be returned yes.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 8, 2012
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  9. Scott-PWNPC

    Scott-PWNPC Company Representative

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    It works, just beeps a bit and fans go a bit crazy.
     
    Scott-PWNPC, Dec 8, 2012
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  10. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Mine shut down after a short period, much like using a non clevo card.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 8, 2012
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  11. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    thats pretty awesome! big advantage for the EM series, especially when the dGPU suddenly decides to go bye bye. good to know, thanks for the info :)

    edit: oh, just saw ur comment@meaker. so whats the case? it does work, but only for a short period of time? or is that dependent on the EC version?
     
    jaybee83, Dec 8, 2012
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  12. Meaker@Sager

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    My experimentation was early on so it might of changed. Was around the launch of the 680m.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 8, 2012
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