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    P870dm-g with 1070

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by razor0601, Oct 9, 2019.

  1. razor0601

    razor0601 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, I am trying to get an MSI GTX 1070 Gsync working in the P870DM-G. But Display stays black.
    Is it really necessary that I need a ModBios?
     
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    You need a certain vbios for it to boot (I have forgotten which one exactly). It needs to be flashed with a non gsync vbios.
     
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    But with a non Gsync VBios I will brick the card.
     
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    No you won't, if it is done the other way it will brick the card (flashing g-sync vbios on non g-sync card). Make sure to use a skypro.
     
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    So long as you save the original vbios there is little risk using a manual flasher.
     
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    Exactly, if you have a manual flasher there is literally no risk. You could even flash a completely different vbios and flash back to the original. The card will still function the same.
     
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    Don‘t have a programmer
     
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    So you need to buy one or ask someone to flash it for you.

    I have same configuration and I had to flash this vBIOS: https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/188124/188124
    You also need to switch boot mode in BIOS to UEFI instead of Legacy.
     
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    Thanks. Or do you know what I have to buy that I can flash it by my own?
     
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    You need to buy a sky pro programmer along with the soic 8 pin clip and 3.3v converter pcb.
     
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    There is a minor chance it does something silly with the VRM is all.
     
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    He has a gtx 1070. Unless he flashes an rtx 2080 ti vbios on it little would go wrong lol. But it is possible to mess up the card :D
     
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    Always possible for something to go wrong ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 10, 2019
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