How To Upgrade from i7-975 to i7/i9-980X - D900F

[Mutant_Tractor]

Okay so tried again with 3x different Vistas, Safe mode and non-safe mode, tried with 2x different windows 7's but it just BSOD'd on install see below for details:





I can conclude this laptop does NOT support the i7-980-X

[johnksss]

well...damn....at least you gave it your all.

[Aikimox]

C'mon stop trying to hit it and just hit it!
So no linux attempts yet?....

[Mutant_Tractor]

Nahh no linux attempts dude, there wont be either, the screws holding down my apogee XT have no threads left so i have to send the block back and get a new one cause i took it off one to many time ( cheap screws!) a block that expensive shouldnt have problems like this
/rant

[johnksss]

same thing happen to me, so i used the bottom part off my dice block. now it works like a charm...wish i could find just those screws though.

[Mutant_Tractor]

No threads left at all, tried nuts but the thread in the retaining screws are gone too >.>
Grr at swiftech, made a big angry email so hopefully thatll go somewhere, im never WCing again

EDIT:
Just got what you meant, My screws are stripped too as well as the bracket,
Fail by swiftech there...

[electrosoft]

Yeah, the fact the D900F works fine with a 920, the 980 works fine in your desktop rig and a simple CPU swap sends it into fits shows an underlining issue with full BIOS compliance.

Go picket Clevo.

[johnksss]

actually the bracket isn't stripped, but them screws are...what i used as a temp fix was teffilon tape. wrapped it around the threads then screwed it in.
the screws they used are pretty cheap, but let you know that your over tightening.
but i wasn't feeling comfortable with that, so i did the other route.

[Mutant_Tractor]

Oh really?
Ah okay, i made sure not to overtighten, i just did it so that the top of the thread was sitting flush with the top of the mobo like it should be?

Do you know what screws they use?
Or do you recon teflon would do?

[johnksss]

the teflon was a temp solution, because i wanted to bench. and i had bought another base plate, but that's when i found out that that wasnt the problem.

they're setup is suppose to be designed to stop before stripping, but....EPIC FAIL