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    Upgrading NP5793

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by QuietFrost, Jul 18, 2009.

  1. QuietFrost

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    Hi all

    I'm looking to upgrade my NP5793 to the 9800m gt (ironically the 8800m gt's are too expensive) but I have a few questions. Does it matter if the card was pulled from say a Dell or Alienware computer?
    Also once I upgrade how do I upgrade the bios to insure that it works?
    Sorry for the noob questions.
     
    QuietFrost, Jul 18, 2009
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    as long as its MXM-III module... it should be fine.

    like this one
     
    Gophn, Jul 18, 2009
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    kaltmond Clepple

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    I have 8800M GTX(9800M GT) Quadro FX 2700M/3700M for sale...If you need just pm me. :D
     
    kaltmond, Jul 18, 2009
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    (thx for the link) will i need to upgrade the bios?
     
    QuietFrost, Jul 18, 2009
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    yes that would be recommended before installing a new videocard
     
    Gophn, Jul 19, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Are you sure about that Gophn? My understanding of the matter is that, notwithstanding the formal "compliance" with the MXM standards, MXM-based GPUs are still largely a proprietary affair, and thus an MXM-based GPU from a _Dell, for example, will not fit into a Clevo, and vice-versa. Of course I could always be wrong, and I'm happy to be corrected if I am, but that is/was my understanding from when this topic was thrashed out about a year or so ago.
     
    Shyster1, Jul 19, 2009
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    hi kaltmod,does the m570ru u suport the 3700m card?If so i would be interested as my 8800m gtx is showing its age now
     
    rarden30mm, Jul 19, 2009
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    how do i update the bios?
     
    QuietFrost, Jul 19, 2009
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    create a bootable usb stick using the guide in my sig and extract the updates onto it. Then boot into dos from the usb stick and type "updateEC" (without quotes), then reboot into dos again and type "update". You're done, remove the usb stick, and boot as normal. You may need to go into the bios to reset the options as you want them.

    Here are the latest updates.

    When updating the KBC/EC and BIOS, your notebook will beep alot, this is normal.
     
    theriko, Jul 19, 2009
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