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    pm150 580m upgrade/fix

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by classic77, Oct 21, 2013.

  1. classic77

    classic77 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a friend who's Clevo pm150's GPU has kicked the bucket. He was hoping to upgrade/replace his current card... I have done a couple MXM upgrades in the past, and once ran into an issue when the heatsink in the laptop wasn't compatible with the new card, are the heatsinks standard in this model? (the same for all cards?)

    He is looking at a 580m 3.0b, upgrading from a 485m. Thanks.
     
    classic77, Oct 21, 2013
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  2. b0b1man

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    If its the same card, should definetely fit the old heatsink. Im not aware of any other revisions for the HM series that could use different heatsinks.
    Just make sure the VBIOS is really clevo. Non-clevo cards wont work unless blindflashed.
     
    b0b1man, Oct 21, 2013
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  3. classic77

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    It's not the same card, he is updating from a 485m.
     
    classic77, Oct 21, 2013
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    PuNkMaN Notebook Consultant

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    What he is saying is the 485m and the 580m are one in the same.
     
    PuNkMaN, Oct 21, 2013
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  5. Meaker@Sager

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    Yes they are the same core and they use the same layout I believe.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 21, 2013
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    Aye, it should work fine. TDP and heat sink between the two is the same.
     
    Prostar Computer, Oct 22, 2013
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