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    Replace 8660 GPU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by LEB, Mar 26, 2009.

  1. LEB

    LEB Notebook Enthusiast

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    LEB, Mar 26, 2009
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  2. kaltmond

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    It´s officially supported, so heat would be no problem.
     
    kaltmond, Mar 26, 2009
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  3. Kevin

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    Trouble? Take out the fan, off the heatsink, swap the GPUs, apply thermal compound, reinstall heatsink, reinstall fan. That's it.
     
    Kevin, Mar 26, 2009
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    There's a BIOS flash involved to isn't there?
     
    WebRender, Mar 26, 2009
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    Yes. BIOS 2.14 I believe.
     
    Aistin, Mar 26, 2009
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