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    P170SM GTX980M 8gb Upgrade HELP!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Kyle Bruniges, Nov 10, 2017.

  1. Kyle Bruniges

    Kyle Bruniges Newbie

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    Hi
    I just purchased a msi gtx 980m which I was told with the right bios would work and now my laptop turns on starts beeping then shutsdown. I am wondering if I need the prema vbios for it to work.
     
    Kyle Bruniges, Nov 10, 2017
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    You need the right system bios and VBIOS. Prema's version of each would work assuming you don't have a strange card.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Nov 10, 2017
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    Its the 8gb Model I have seen people with 4gb version which has no prema bios. I am pretty sure you can flash clevo vbios onto a msi card from what I have seen and read. I just need to get them but I don't know how to.
     
    Kyle Bruniges, Nov 10, 2017
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