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    system continuously reboot since applying new firmware

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tfannon, Dec 21, 2009.

  1. tfannon

    tfannon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello. I just applied the latest bios from Sager today to my machine.
    Edit: Model Sager 8660/M86TU Geforce 9800GTS

    866bv216s.

    Since that time, the machine continuously reboots itself. I decided to do a fresh install of Windows 7. Well, it got as far as extracting all the setup files then rebooted itself. I repeated this two more times.

    I then found 866bv217s on the web, applied it successfully, and have the same result.

    Booting into Safe Mode *did* work before I reinstalled the O/S.

    Has anyone else encountered this? Is something enabled in the BIOS which is incompatible with Windows 7 and the new Bios.


    NOTE: passes Windows 7 memory tests.

    I guess I can roll back to an older version I got off the Clevo site but that just sucks.

    Thanks for help.
     
    tfannon, Dec 21, 2009
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  2. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    Where you on Windows XP before you switched to Windows 7?

    What HDD Mode are you on in your Bios? XP or Vista Mode?
     
    LaptopNut, Dec 22, 2009
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  3. tfannon

    tfannon Notebook Enthusiast

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    No. I was running fine in Windows 7 on an older Bios.

    I tried reinstalling Windows 7 in both ACHI and IDE modes. I also tried a different hard drive just to be sure.
     
    tfannon, Dec 22, 2009
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    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    Oh I see, not what I thought the problem might be then. Other than checking for any new default bios settings that didn't exist before, I have no idea then.
     
    LaptopNut, Dec 22, 2009
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    Did you update the kbc/ec firmware at the same time as the bios?

    If not then that could be the problem.
     
    theriko, Dec 23, 2009
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  6. tfannon

    tfannon Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes. i did.
     
    tfannon, Dec 23, 2009
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