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    dell gtx260m on np8690?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by vforce1, Jun 23, 2012.

  1. vforce1

    vforce1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i got a sager np8690 and wanna know if dell gtx260m would work with out any mods to the card..(e.g. bios flash)
    i can tell u that a dell 4870m wont work as i tried it.. i get beep and crash with in 3 minutes of turning it on..
     
    vforce1, Jun 23, 2012
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    If it's MXM 3.0, it should work... but you might need to do a blind vBIOS flash.

    The beep and crash is for MXM structure not found or not identified - it's Clevo's way of locking the BIOS to only recognise certain cards.
     
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    how would i do a blind flash? and where an i get a vbios for the 260?
     
    vforce1, Jun 23, 2012
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