*** Official Sager NP8150/Clevo P150HM Owners Lounge ***

Hey.

Why is my ram only showing as 1333mhz? It also shows up as 1333mhz in passmark performance test...
I don't see that I can adjust anything in the bios, is it hidden menues or something?

 

If I had to guess you have a HyperX kit that only allows access to 1600 via a XMP profile. You need a Plug-N-Play kit to get access to those speeds on the P150. Only the P170 has manual overclocking abilities.

 

But P150HM does support 1600mhz?

Lol, guess I have to replace the ram to one that is supported then.

 

Yes it does, Patriot 1600Mhz is standard memory on all our builds.
It supports 1866Mhz also as long as its Plug-N-Play

 

Ok.

How is Samsung compared to Patriot memory?

 

Hello, I was wondering what temps you guys were getting on the 485 at idle and light load? (light load as in just having IE open with one tab)

It's really starting to get on my nervous the sound the the gpu makes under light use even with extreme underclocks. At idle I'm getting 38, but as soon as i fire something up it shoots to 40-44 and the fan kicks up.

(gpu clocks are 26/101 @.85v's and the notebook is elevated on a coolermaster cooler)

 

Its not bad memory either. The Patriot memory is really Micron Chips, while the Samsung is Samsung chips. I would say either would be able to do the job quite well.. Just really depends on price and making sure you get good warranty support (Can't speak for samsung there) =)

 

I have a Sager NP8150 and I am upgrading to a i7 2920xm processor. When running LinX, The processor temp climbs to 98*c, and the laptop shuts off, The fan never spins up unless I manually override it with the FN+F1 Key. With the i7 2820Qm I had in there, the fan turns on around 80*c, speeds up at 88*c, and the temp never gets above 90*c. Is there a BIOS or EC Firmware update that addresses this? or is there a different problem that you can think of? I don't really want to buy another 2920 to see if that's the problem.

 

Sager's famous NP8150-S1 SERIES is back....

15.6" FHD/GT ( 16:9 ) , CORE i7-2630QM ( 2.0 GHz ) ,
AMD Radeon HD 6990M w/2GB DDR5,
IC Diamond Thermal Compound
16GB DDR3 1333 SDRAM (4x4G) ,
750G (7200rpm) SATA,
6x Blu-Ray Reader/8x Super Multi Combo,
Integrated 2M Digital Video Camera,
Finger Print Reader,
Bigfoot networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103

For a great price!
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Other Clevo resellers like us, also have a new S1 special on the P150HM.

 

Those temps are good. My P150HM 485m idles at 39C and bumps to 48-50C under load.

The "danger zone" is 90-100C and up. If you hit 95C+ contact your reseller. If you're only seeing temps like you mentioned, then you're definitely on the low side of average.

 

Just curious if anyone has tried a Kingston SSD to comment on compatibility. I've got a Kingston SVP100S2/128G kicking around that I'd like to try in my incoming 150HM.

 

I've got a Kingston SSDnow V series SNV425-S2/128GB that works like a champ in my P150HM

Newegg.com - Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2/128GB 2.5" 128GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Got it on shell shocker a few months back. Haven't had any issues with it- no BSoDs or freezes/hangs at all unlike some of the faster sandforce drives.

 

Thanks Epsilon748! That's great news.

 

Hey everyone, new to the forums and a soon to be owner of the Eon-15s (P150HM). I ordered a very similar configuration as the one above, but from Origin PC and for a slightly lesser cost. Can I be confident in the support/construction quality of Origin (as opposed to Sager or Xotic)?

 

KINGSTON SNV425S2128GB which is the one i have works perfectly! But it's hot.

 

Can I insert ram from my old Dell Inspiron 6000 (Think it is DDR2) into my P150HM ?

 

No, because DDR3 slots are not backward compatible.

 

Can someone comment on the noise levels for 8150 for general use and hopefully someone who tried out Envy14.

 

I'm sorry, klas, but that is going to be a very subjective answer. Everyone's laptop is slightly different.

Most would say, however, that it is very quiet, and that the fans are a "low whoosh" on idle. (I think HTWingnut said that, not sure...)

Mr. Mysterious

 

The noise levels for general use is important to me and without being able to try out the laptop in person I have to rely on whatever information I can get. As long as it doesn't sound like hovercraft during browsing it should be enough.

 

The noise isn't very pronounced. It's about the same as a loud-ish whisper when you're gaming. The newer bios updates pretty much eliminate the pulsing fan noise that was prevalent early on. If you're just browsing the web, it's pretty much unnoticeable.

 

hi guys, i just recieved my Clevo P150HM w/ GTX485. using it for uni/casual gaming and i'm already loving it.

I take out my battery when i'm using it at home and have it connected to an lcd tv and use it as a desktop. I know i should take out the battery at about 40% charge and store it.

i was wondering how you guys store it and what you do to protect the battery connectors and battery bay in general on the bottom when the battery is removed?

 

Hey, has anyone picked up an alternate power brick for the NP8150? The pack-in is massive, and the shielding is already tearing on mine. I'm hoping to find one a little more reasonable, perhaps from the iGo line. Let me know if any of you have had success with this.

 

Any resellers can help me with this case?

You can use polystyrene from your electric packages and cut it nicely to cover the battery bay.

 

Ordered my 8150 a few days ago, from XoticPC, with changes to almost all the major components.
2820qm
95% gamut matte screen
ATI 6990M
no ram(already have ram waiting)
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103
got an SSD and storage drive waiting as well.

I read user reviews and official reviews about the 2720 vs 2820 before I made my decision. I know the performance difference is almost zero, however, money isn't an issue to a point.

I hope it is portable-ish.

 

If money is no object than I would look at getting an additional battery. With those components I wouldn't expect more than 2 hours. We have a very similar config. and that is what I plan to do anyways.

 

That's one point that is a little lacking. There aren't many photo's showing the size of the Np8150 compared to your normal 15" laptops. A comparo pick with the HP DV6 for example would be great

It should be only a little bit thicker than your average 15", just remember the power brick is quite large.

 

A picture of my NP8150 (15.6" screen) compared to Compaq CQ40 (14.1" screen). And the weight is slightly heavy compared to CQ40 even without battery.

 

Excellent picture, thankyou. +rep.

 

I suppose I should clarify. I don't use my laptops on batteries for more than 2 hours anyways. What I mean by portable-ish is my ability to comfortably move them in my shoulder bag for hours at a time. I have an old xps m170 and it weighs 10lbs and that is uncomfortable after about 30 minutes in my bag. My old laptop weighed about 5.8lbs and this new one should be about 7lbs and I am hoping that doesn't cause shoulder strain. Even if it does this is the computer I need to own for the foreseeable future and there really is no choice.

 

Dell Inspiron 6000 15.4" and Clevo P150HM 15.6"
The Dell have better speakers and mousepad.

 

I just caught my laptop's GPU running at 97C while playing starcraft. Ambient temp's around 30C. Should I be worried? :\

 

I got 91C, but I think that it lasted for only a second... or maybe gpu-z is fooling around

 

97?! Holy cow. What are you using to monitor temps? 30C is pretty high ambient so I would use a notebook cooler or just hit FN + 1 while gaming. You never want to get above 95C. Heck I get worried at 80C+... Constant 90+ temps can lower the life of your card.

 

I have a feeling I need to re-paste considering FN+1 doesn't help much.

 

just repaste with IC DIAMOND 7.its the best paste out there..i saw 7-8 degrees improvement..my room temp is also 30-31..

 

Yes I too feel a repaste is in order for you. IC Diamond 7 gets my vote too!
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Has anyone experienced any bluescreens with their 8150? I've so far experienced two and I can't locate the source. I think it has to do with either the graphics driver or card because the way the comp acted before crashing. I was playing Empire Total War and the screen flickered to black a few times then did a hard restart. The second time however, I was away from the computer and it looked like it did it on it's own. I've set it to go to sleep after 15 min of inactivity and the lid was shut but when I started it again, the boot option screen came up with the "Windows did not shut down properly" so I'm a little perplexed to say the least.

 

Never!
Using the beta 280.19 drivers. Currently downloading the newest 280.26 drivers.

 

Yes the 280.26 drivers have been working well many have said...

NVIDIA DRIVERS 280.26 WHQL
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Got my Clevo P150HM yesterday

Ordered it from PC Konsulten here in Sweden, pretty good service (fast email response and friendly). It took a while (3 weeks) but I expected that, graphic cards were out and my screen upgrade took a while to get as well. Not dissapointed though, I knew these things take time

Specs are pretty standard expect for the screen and graphic card upgrade.

Total: €1750

Screen: 15" 1920*1080 - AUO B156HW01 V4 Matte
Processor: I7 2630QM
RAM: 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHZ (2x4GB) - Kingston
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 6970M 2 GB
Hard drive: 500 GB 7200 rpm - Seagate Momentus
Optical Drive: DVD burner - Lite-on
Network: Intel Centrino Ultimate 6300

Thermal paste: Arctic MX-2

Very happy so far But now I need a new backpack, anyone got some good ideas?

 

Will this help anything? Adding small cobber heatsinks.

 

I've heard it does from a thread I saw on the alienware forum. I actually placed an order for a pack of ten 10x10x14mm heatsinks from newegg yesterday. Should have them by thursday.

 

Hi folks,

I'm considering purchasing one of these babies tomorrow and I have a quick question.

What is the difference between the P150M and the P150M-S1?

Thanks,
- Drax

 

Most clevo/sager resellers often have an "S1" build which is a fixed configuration build but offers discounts over normal builds or the same machine. In this case, the p150hm-s1 is the p150hm but with a fixed configuration and a slightly reduced price tag. This sometimes happens when resellers have an excess of a certain part.

 

Hi Drax, they're the same notebook - the S1 is simply a discounted configuration.

 

nice man!!pls post some results when u receive them!!!

edit:can u post the link from where u purchase them??thx

 

I have received mine. Bought from ebay. Search for copper heatsinks

 

you saw any improvement with the temperatures?