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    P170HM won't recognize FirePro M8900

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Destinatus, Jul 31, 2011.

  1. Destinatus

    Destinatus Notebook Consultant

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    I have a M8900 that I tried to install in a Clevo P170HM. When I turn the computer on, I get 3 flashing lights and a long beep and shuts down on its own. It is recognized in the bios as a 6970 HD.

    Anyone know what could be the problem?
     
    Destinatus, Jul 31, 2011
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  2. Marvin H Muckley III

    Marvin H Muckley III Notebook Consultant

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    What card did you have in it originally? I think one of the reps stated that the P170HM supports either AMD or Nvidia and not both, depending what your bios is.
     
    Marvin H Muckley III, Jul 31, 2011
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  3. Destinatus

    Destinatus Notebook Consultant

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    Originally had an nVidia card..
     
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  4. Marvin H Muckley III

    Marvin H Muckley III Notebook Consultant

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    It might just take a bios flash, but I'm not sure. Hopefully someone will add a little input.
     
    Marvin H Muckley III, Jul 31, 2011
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  5. Destinatus

    Destinatus Notebook Consultant

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    bump of justice.
    Anyone know if Marvin is correct and I need a bios flash?
    If so, where are the BIOS updates to be found?
     
    Destinatus, Aug 4, 2011
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    mythlogic Company Representative

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    Highly doubt it will only take a flash, as thats the "I don't know what you are VGA card" thing its doing. The M8900 was never on the list of supported cards for this model. However, hit up wherever you bought the Laptop from for the latest BIOS / EC and if you aren't current it may help. No promises however. And no the laptop bios is the same if its a AMD or a NVIDIA graphics card.
     
    mythlogic, Aug 4, 2011
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    Same as Mythlogic really.

    The BIOS is identical, but I have never seen the M8900 on the list of cards that are supported.

    Personally I doubt it will work no matter what BIOS etc you install as if it is not on the Clevo list of approved cards then it just will never work

    Pman
     
    Pman, Aug 5, 2011
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  8. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Try to flash the vbios to a dell 6970m

    Are there any strange boot messages before post?

    This is absolutely NOT because the m8900 isn't supported. This is because Clevo has begun implementing BIOS lockouts on ES/QS cards!!

    I officially hate Clevo if they have truly done the same BIOS lockout on the new sandy bridge models! :mad:
     
    niffcreature, Sep 24, 2011
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  9. genocidew

    genocidew Notebook Evangelist

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    this lock up of es/qs only for gpu or even processor too?
     
    genocidew, Sep 25, 2011
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  10. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    I don't believe this is the case. Others have reported back here recently with no issues running ES/QS 2920XM's and others. While technically ES/QS models shouldn't be for sale anyway (they violate Intel ToS, etc), it doesn't really make sense for Clevo to lock them out. They already don't provide warranty for those parts, so it's a "buyer beware" type of purchase as it is.

    http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-030747.htm
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Sep 25, 2011
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  11. Prema

    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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    That! But before try to change device id and maybe vendor id to 6970m and Clevo...
     
    Prema, Sep 25, 2011
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  12. niffcreature

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    I don't think changing the vendor in vBIOS will have an effect because Dell cards already work fine in clevos.

    Graphics cards. Not processors. I have never heard of an ES CPU not working either, except some Dell released CPUs.

    Doesn't make sense that a lot of brands lock a lot of stuff out...
     
    niffcreature, Sep 25, 2011
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