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    *** Official Clevo x7200 and Sager NP7280 owners lounge ***

    Discussion in 'Sager/Clevo Reviews & Owners' Lounges' started by italian.madness, May 26, 2010.

  1. jclausius

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    Can you elaborate a bit more? Lights work, but not the touch sensitive? Lights and touch completely out? Are *all* of the touch items affected - volume, camera, wifi, bluetooth or only a portion of them?
     
    jclausius, Jan 27, 2012
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    looks like something is messing up the OSD software. Could you reinstall it and see if that helps?
     
    Aikimox, Jan 27, 2012
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    i updated my bios to latest sager bios and sager firmware the ram is 4gb sticks of samsung 1600 mhz 30nm 204 pin sodimm
     
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    issues with bios only reading 8gb of ram but windows reads all 12gb in tripple channel
     
    joshe22587, Jan 27, 2012
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    btw for post above ive had issues with the hotkey bar since ive had the x7200 took apart the computer the wirings all good tried to reinstall drivers no bueno any help would be awesome
     
    joshe22587, Jan 27, 2012
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    Is there a new BIOS out ?
     
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    the newest sager version theres a link somewhere in this forum that i found that has the firmware and bios update its in an iso file so i used magic iso to burn it as cd then booted from dvd drive in bios ran prefect but i still dont know y after i updated my bios, my bios still shows 8gb of ram instead of 12? dunno
     
    joshe22587, Jan 27, 2012
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    did u try clearing cmos? maybe it will work :)
    i think sager bios have its own memory :eek: , bcz last time i swap falty vga card to working one, it have the same black screen!? finally lighted up after clearing cmos......
     
    DGDXGDG, Jan 27, 2012
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    im sorry bud wats cmos lol still getting use to this stuff

    and all im having issue with is bios only seeing 8gb of ram but 12gb on board :) thanks for the reply
     
    joshe22587, Jan 27, 2012
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  10. Larry@LPC-Digital

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    The latest bios update is the November 21st version 728BV13S for Sager branded NP7280-NP7282's. :)

    _
     
    Larry@LPC-Digital, Jan 27, 2012
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    where would that bios update be located at? im at 1.00.12 sager
     
    joshe22587, Jan 27, 2012
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    sry 1.01.12
     
    joshe22587, Jan 27, 2012
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    Is there a link to the new clevo model coming out?
     
    Johnksss, Jan 27, 2012
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    How about a link to it ?
     
    wwoods, Jan 27, 2012
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    Johnksss, Jan 27, 2012
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    Just for you...I will remove this link later... :)


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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Jan 27, 2012
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    jclausius, Jan 27, 2012
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    Much appreciated, whats changed in this one ? and any reason Its not on their official DL site , also I assume youre running it ?
     
    wwoods, Jan 27, 2012
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    Sorry, I did not get the run down on this one. However, I would think it is not a critical update. I can check Monday.

    It is very common that they do not post the very latest bios update for general downloading.

    Sad to say I have not updated a lot of drivers and such on my 7282... including this update.

    I will be getting it ready for Ebay sale real soon. Then I will update it. :)



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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Jan 27, 2012
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    Just download it and read the README file.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Jan 27, 2012
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    A bit off topic, but was I arguing with you back then about matte != anti-glare? If yes, then I'm taking my words back, you were right. The anti-glare is not always matte. my apologies and +1 rep :)
     
    Aikimox, Jan 27, 2012
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    OK, so I downloaded it, burned to CD and I see no readme on there....
     
    wwoods, Jan 28, 2012
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  26. ALIENprime

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    Anyone here notice sager NP7280 no more in the list of sagernotebook site?? Does it mean the said unit are FACE OUT and no more longer in production?? Or sign of coming of sandy bridge/ivy bridge based laptop...
     
    ALIENprime, Jan 28, 2012
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  28. Larry@LPC-Digital

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    I do not either. I will try to find out Monday. Don't let me forget. :)

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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Jan 28, 2012
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    The touch keys work, the osd works too, there's the on screen indication that the volume is being increased/decreased or muted, but the led indicators don't seem to be working :-S. I've tried to reinstall the hotkey app, but it's still the same...
     
    icemanmelting, Jan 28, 2012
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    If they're all out, sounds like power to the "touch bar" is cut-off as I cannot see multiple LEDs all going at at the same time. Have you checked the connection to that "touch bar?" Or are the LEDs down in the chassis (not on the touch bar)? It's been a while since I've had mine disassembled. In any case, you're trying to find a loose connection to those LEDs.
     
    jclausius, Jan 28, 2012
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    That doesn't seem to be it, because the "V -" LED is on, it's the rest that does not turn on when you increase the volume, or mute the sound. They all turn on after formating the PC, but then it stops working...
     
    icemanmelting, Jan 28, 2012
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    i havent had any luck getting my hotkey board to work since if had the x7200 checked the cable all good but imo less power consumption i guess lol dunno weird though when i have the computer off and plugged into psu i see the cap lock and numlock light up at dim blue? anyone know y my bios would show 8gb of ram but windows shows all 12gb i check ram in cpuz shows all 12gb in slot 1 3 5 and that their running tripple channel?
     
    joshe22587, Jan 28, 2012
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    Did you flash your BIOS? You're reporting 1.01.12, but 1.00.12 is the latest release. When you say it is reporting 8GB, where do you see that? At the main BIOS screen?

    What type of memory is installed? You may want to check w/ your vendor to see if there is some kind of compatibility issue. Otherwise, if it is running just fine, you may just want to forget it.
     
    jclausius, Jan 28, 2012
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    ok yeah its running great ram sticks are 4gb samsung 1600 mhz 30nm it shows in cpuz their in tripple channel at 12gb
     
    joshe22587, Jan 29, 2012
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    i have another question how do i check the speaker setup to see if its a 5.1 setup because im pretty sure the lappy has 5 speakers one mini-woofer?
     
    joshe22587, Jan 29, 2012
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    BAH you removed it, why ?

    Anyway I installed it, and my system runs cooler now, by about 5c......

    also there was a EC in there as well as a BIOS.
     
    wwoods, Jan 29, 2012
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  37. Larry@LPC-Digital

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    Yes it was the full package... Bios / EC (firmware).

    Ok sorry I will put is back because it lowered your temps... ;)


    728BV13S.ISO


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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Jan 29, 2012
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    You should find something in your Control Panel along the lines of "Realtek HD Audio Manager". If you click on that it should bring up a window with a picture of a living room or theater layout and speaker icons. There should also be a drop down menu on the left side to select if you want the sound in Stereo or 5.1 surround. To check the individual speakers to make sure they are functioning, simply click the speaker icons in the room layout picture and it will play a sound through each speaker you click on. That is the easiest way to test your speakers to make sure they are all functioning.
     
    Heihachi_1337, Jan 31, 2012
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    by 2019 notebooks may cease to exist ;) But yeah, I also envy those who will grab the next gen. It's inevitable, the race is so intense and refreshes are so frequent, you simply can't have the top tech for longer than a few months regardless of how much money you invest in it.
     
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    It might make a marginal difference, but because it's not actually shutting down any cores, it's not going to be significant. You're better off repasting or in extreme cases, downclocking/undervolting.
     
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    It wont make the slightest difference. Disabling Turbo Boost will help as it wont allow your cores to exceed 3.2GHz. (whatever model you may have) Another option is to disable 2 of your cores, most programs aren't multi threaded so disabling 2 shouldn't make a difference.

    As Malibal #2 suggested, repasting might bring down your temps, and undervolting is a great way to lower temps and increase battery life. You can also lower your multiplier, and that wont adjust voltage at all.
     
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    You have 8 years to change your opinion :p
     
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    Nvidia is draggng their feet in updating the drivers for 485m's.....grrr
     
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    can i by any chance upgrade my gpus after the 28nm have been out for a bit? i own a 7280 sager?
     
    joshe22587, Feb 1, 2012
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    It will depend on BIOS support but there is a fair chance it will work
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Feb 1, 2012
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    so does that mean theres a good chance that the xmx slot type wont change?
     
    joshe22587, Feb 1, 2012
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