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    P150SM-A vs P157SM hotkey driver

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by djevoultion, Jun 26, 2014.

  1. djevoultion

    djevoultion Notebook Consultant

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    Hi so I got my hands on a Metabox P157SM.

    I noticed that the hotkey driver appears to be the older version - i.e it is not the same as what is on my new P150SM-A.

    Has anyone had any luck in updating the hotkey driver to the latest version? I tried installing the latest P150SM driver on Sager's website. It installs but it won't load the hotkey driver. .

    Is it because I have windows 7 on the P157SM?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    djevoultion, Jun 26, 2014
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  2. Ashen-Shugar

    Ashen-Shugar Notebook Evangelist

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    You need to use the 8258 driver.

    My Sager 8258-S has Windows 7 as well.

    Software Upgrade
     
    Ashen-Shugar, Jun 26, 2014
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  3. djevoultion

    djevoultion Notebook Consultant

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    Hi thanks for your reply Ashen. I did try the NP8250 (P157sm) drivers but it was still the same. I'll give the 8258 driver a go this afternoon
     
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  4. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    if the hotkeys are working why bother updating.
    if its a new laptop and that was the driver loaded then it was most probably for a reason.

    my saying goes if it aint broke why bother trying to fix it :)
     
    MrDJ, Jun 27, 2014
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  5. djevoultion

    djevoultion Notebook Consultant

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    Hey sorry for late reply. The current hotkey drivers are working but latest version gives more options for keyboard lighting. I tried updating to the P157SM-A hotkey driver but it did not work. Oh well. I'll stick to the hotkey drivers that came with the CD for now.
     
    djevoultion, Jul 11, 2014
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