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    Using FN +1 on P370EM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by pijeon1978, Feb 18, 2013.

  1. pijeon1978

    pijeon1978 Notebook Guru

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    Hi there,

    Wonder if any one has a definitive answer on this - On my CF 7970m p370em, FN +1 seems to do nothing, yet reading some reports here on the forum , people with the same Chassis can spin the fans up at full speed.

    As far as i am aware, there has not been a new bios released for the p370em since its release (Maybe i am wrong) , so can some confirm if it can be done on the p370em, or not ?


    Would be helpful when temps get high , though i dont seem to have the ridiculous temps that some CFX people do on the p370em

    Paul
     
    pijeon1978, Feb 18, 2013
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    think its like all EM models including my P150EM. this option was removed for some reason on most suppliers.
     
    MrDJ, Feb 18, 2013
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  3. Mighty_Benduru

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    I thought F1 + 1 turns on/off the touchpad,
     
    Mighty_Benduru, Feb 18, 2013
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  4. pijeon1978

    pijeon1978 Notebook Guru

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    THats F1 i believe .
     
    pijeon1978, Feb 18, 2013
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  5. MrDJ

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    ^ yup sure is
     
    MrDJ, Feb 18, 2013
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  6. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    IIRC some bios revisions still have that feature implemented, as opposed to the clevo vanilla releases. was it eurocom, sager and mythlogic i think?

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Feb 18, 2013
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  7. Divine_Madcat

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    My Sager 9170 still has the full power fan with Fn +1...
     
    Divine_Madcat, Feb 18, 2013
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    Have the same model as OP and when I press Fn+1, my fans run at full speed. I have the stock BIOS, so I don't think it is a BIOS issue. Maybe you need to install the hotkey driver?
     
    luksteal, Feb 18, 2013
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  9. Kalabin

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    Mine works FN + 1, purchased from XoticPC. When I purchased my laptop I installed a clean OS with a new SSD. I did install all applicable drivers from the CD at first and then updated later. Might want to look at your included driver disc and see if you are missing something.

    According to CPU-Z.

    BIOS
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    Brand - American Megatrends Inc.
    Version - 4.6.5
    Date - 12/22/2012

    Hope this helps.
     
    Kalabin, Feb 18, 2013
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  10. Prostar Computer

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    Also, make sure the chipset driver is installed (hopefully first) and up to date. I believe there is a silent mode toggle button as well.
     
    Prostar Computer, Feb 18, 2013
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  11. catavatar100

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    Your reseller should be able to hook you up with a modded bios that has Fn+1 functionality if you don't have it.

    Mine did anyway.
     
    catavatar100, Feb 18, 2013
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  12. ehancock

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    Both of my 370em from sager/xotic have it
     
    ehancock, Feb 18, 2013
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  13. MrDJ

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    seems to be more like EU/UK has had that option removed.
     
    MrDJ, Feb 19, 2013
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  14. jaybee83

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    fn+1 is definitely bios/EC-based since it works even before windows boots up. so its not driver or hotkey related.

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Feb 19, 2013
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  15. Prema

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    It's in the EC and only Sager still does it on their systems. You can just flash the same version Sager EC, but they have some keys mapped on their keyboards, so you might have to change the key-caps as well....
     
    Prema, Feb 19, 2013
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  16. jaybee83

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    yep, EC it is of course :) corrected my above statement

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Feb 19, 2013
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    I have a horize p370em with SLI 680Ms, running into the same heat problems.

    Is there any more info about how the Sager flash would affect the other models?

    Can anyone please hook me up with a modded version of the original? :D
     
    Jimbosmash, Feb 21, 2013
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