P170EM & 1060 MXM - install, mods, nvidia inf mod (with photo)

From the P170HMx ^ (560m pleb)

Upgrade to P170EM with 680M
Upgrade Wifi
Upgrade SSD
Upgrade Prema Bios mods
Upgrade DDR3
Upgraded Intel XM
Upgraded 32gb DDR3
Upgraded 980M

/tl:dr

NOW the Final Frontier --- the 1060M (aka 1060N)

out with the 980m


the under belly (provided by eurocom thanks)
put pads under ram and VRM below card


put 1060M in place


THE MODS
cut this plastic around the VRM (sorry its so blurry)
use something extremely sharp. do not cut PCB obviously


DRY FIT your heatsink and mark the interference
cut using dremel style tool until clearanced


put your thermal pads in the required places (mine are fujipoly & gelid)
new screws for X-bracket are larger



might as well repaste the CPU and thermal pad the VRM next to the CPU



*** NO COPPER HEATSINK SHIM REQUIRED IF YOU CUT THE HEATSINK TO FIT ***



*USE Prema/EUROCOM v3b BIOS OR old PREMA BIOS V2*


Modify INF drivers
http://null-bin.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-to-modify-nvidia-notebook-driver.html

download NVIDIA drivers

open Display.Drivers
open nvcvi.inf with notepad

FIND YOUR CURRENT DEVICE ID
^ this is required for "Section"

Go to your windows version
copy the first 1C60 pattern and paste a new line
USE "SECTION040" from your CURRENT DEVICE ID found previously
renumber Device
74811558

etc etc etc....
https://premamod.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/j95-nvidia-inf/
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/nvidia-geforce-drivers-v388-71.812024/page-3#post-10657804




Previous 980M max Temperatures = 88-89*C before throttle.
Current temperatures 1060M MAX TEMP = 75-78*C



FPS improvement



SEE MY PCH MOD
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/p170em-pch-cooling-with-photos.813383/#post-10675380

 

v3b BIOS is a PremaMod as well, just like all their GPU upgrade BIOS...

 

that was known some time ago Prema. but the only "source" is through eurocom since they provide you with Prema's v3b bios


Any news on making a new bios to handle the 1060 without nvidia inf modification?

 

Just don't call it a Eurocon BIOS. (Disable the boot logo and you'll see why)
I didn't make v3 only for them, some other re-seller also sell their GPU upgrades with it.
v3b is also the old version for Maxwell as they never got the Pascal version due to no longer being a Prema Mod Partner.

 

Good to know there are alternative options to buy 5-6 year old upgrades with bios from resellers!

for me this P170EM has lasted the test of time

 

That is why I always say bios is not for business activity and post resource by myself

 

Can you guy help me with the following question? I own a clevo P170SM and I would like to upgrade its GPU (Nvidia GTX 770m -> Nvidia GTX 1070). Since the tutorial needs to delete some folders in order of modifying the Nvidia drivers, could this changes affect significantly the GPU behavior for development purposes (using the GPU for deep learning like tensorflow) ending up wasting money?

 

I own a P170EM with a 680M and Premamod v2. My GPU seems to be broken (error 43 and I cannot fix it). On the Eurocom Page is written: " GTX 1060 can use the original GPU heatsink with no modifications but you would need to repaste thermal pads to match the new card layout"

Is that right? I can buy a 1060 and renew the thermal pads and I am fine?

 

Sorry to post in such an old thread,...

But,...anyone lend me his p170em V2 or even better v3 prema mod BIOS?
Or tell me how to get it?

If I get my hands on one of those bioses I'd upgrade my clevo with a 1060, after I made sure I was able to flash the bios...

But buying a 1060 on Eurocom...
Just to get that bios....

I could buy a used laptop with a 1060 with the money they take for their upgrade kits..

Would be very thankful if someone still got one of those bioses and could hand them to me anyhow!

 

I think have read every thread about Prema bios concerning the p170em.

I ve read about the guy who tried taking advantage of prema's work (exoc) (IRC).

And ppl modding prema's Prema Mods further and made tutorials, so Prema got trouble with the manufacturers, since many ppl bricked theirs notebooks and ran to their manufacturers to get help.

And seems like that's the why the Prema mod bioses aren't public anymore.


Also I have no clue how to contact Prema.
I subscribed for newsletters on premamod webpage, but that didn't helpg getting in contact with Prema..


The point for me is, that I bought a p170em around 2 years ago for around 350€ and would prefer investing around 300€ for a 980m or 1060 over buying a new laptop.


I know about the .inf driver modding. Thanks to the good tutorial on prema's homepage.
And about the cooling modding. (Copperplate or Dremel).

Gotta Dremel in the cellar waiting.

But without the bios mod I don't need to think about starting.

Would also buy the v3 mod (from Prema personally only) for a reasonable price.



I also prefer upgrading for the fun of managing it to get working. (Learning)

If I fail nevermind, **** happens.


Even if I don't get my hands on Prema mod bios...

... Thanks to all the guys making such nice tutorials and showing how it can be done!

 

@Prema and that's about it

 

Ah thanks...

@Prema

Any chance I can get a V2 Prema BIOS Mod or even better a V3 Prema BIOS Mod for my p170em for a small donation?

 

new 1070
november 2019.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...nstall-mods-nvidia-inf-mod-with-photo.832679/

 

Hello, thank you origin17em for your tutorials on how to upgrade the video cards!

I've been out of tech for a while and I want to upgrade my older P170EM from a 7970m to a better card. I've read that nvidia 9xx and 10xx work as you have shown. I've also read that I may need different heatsinks and such and different thermal pads etc.. What is the procedure to upgrade from an amd card such as mine? Would it be easier to upgrade to mobile versions of newer AMD cards?

 

Hi all, I'm new to this so forgive me if I'm asking some dumb questions. I've been reading through a lot of different threads, but I've been unable to pinpoint exactly what's causing my issue.

I'm looking to update my P170SM-A with an GTX 1060, and the card isn't being recognized by the BIOS (says VGA card unknown). Do I need to update and/or unlock my BIOS in order to make it work? The computer simply boots to a black screen unless I mash F2 to go into BIOS, so I can't even go into Windows and mess around with installing any drivers. I'm running Windows 10, by the way.

@Prema, do you think you could help me get my hands on a BIOS version that might fix my issue? Grateful for any help!

----Details from my current BIOS:
MB Series: P17SM-A
BIOS version: 1.03.02R LS1
KBC/EC Firmware Revision: 1.03.03
VGA Card: NV GeForce GTX 870M