ONLINE PETITION for BIOS updates on Clevo HM model series.

[steven200796]

first to comment, lovely job <3

[bn880]

Good to see these compatibility issues being looked into.

[Augmented]

Yay!! I can now sleep easier knowing that when the time comes for me to upgrade my GPU, it should be supported!!!

[micahmatthew]

Sager do you think that we will be able to upgrade our EM series to the next years cards if they are MXM 3.0 and 100W like these ones? That would be awesome; even though I know at this point it is all theoretical

[Kingpinzero]

2nd update,

we got two NP8170 POSTed now, one will require an external monitor as it should it’s a NV only HW version.

Second unit is an AMD / NV universal unit and it's posting correctly using onboard LCD panel with no shutdowns. it is currently reloading windows for a quick pass of QC. screen shots will be provided later. (Tomorrow)

to answer some questions:

1. the 7970M is from the first batch, we will retest with the second batch of the 7970M once possible.
2. no Physical HW has been modified.
3. NO system bios / EC Firmware has been modified

The issue: Cards VBIOS is enabled for Enduro on, so the card would not initialize until an iGPU is first initialized.

The Solution: get the cards VBIOS to initialized without the iGPU. (not a black / white list in the system BIOS)

Current SW issue: GPU Driver Only (so far it’s working but without customization options), Driver with CCC (3dmark 11 would lose focuses and stop).

Left to do: further compatibility, stability, performance, and functionality testing on more HW versions and next batch of the Cards., find the best upgrade solution to Sager customers.

Sager,
Thank you for replying my questions, I'm sure other customers had the same ones as well.

I would like to ask if Sager will think out something to provide upgrade kits to HM owners that aren't US residents as well, since with all the community effort we reached this milestone.

As you may aware of a lot of customers are from EU region and it's hard/almost impossible to get parts or upgrade plans here, as most resellers wouldn't allow parts to be sold individually.

Some sort of official "green light" would be ok I guess otherwise we could be cut out forever.

Also I may want to point out that even if you didnt had CCC installed the 3dmark11 score looks perfectly fine and inline at stock clocks compared to AW or MSI machines leaving a good room for OC.

Thank you for your efforts I'm sure that this sign of good will and customer caring makes people more happy and less mad that they were when I started this.
Once I get the final confirmation I will update OP and Petition accordingly. You may want to shoot me a PM just in case and I will take care of it.
Since I've been the one that started this along with everyone overwhelming feedback and contribute is my duty to give answers and close this case.

Now I hope we get the same kind of tests with the 680m as well since Nvidia has just unveiled it.

[tron2^]

Wow, 5789 points..

I am looking forward to this card on my P170Hm..

Yes Sager you RoX!!!!

[Hyper Elite]

Thank you, Sager.

[Tonrac]

Thank you sager for your effort.

The Gtx680m will be available to market at end of june.
Hope you will do the same test withn this card.
Hope that we can buy Gpu upgrade kit for all clevo P1XXHM without living in the US.

[Ahmed_p800]

THANK YOU SAGER!!!

Great news

[Kingpinzero]

Guys do we agree on asking Sager, when their internal tests end (giving everything goes smooth), to setup an upgrade plan for us HM users?

I wouldn't mind dealing with them directly. Some of us are Europeans and that makes our hopes to find parts very slim.

Maybe if we can ask for an official upgrade plan/channel it would make things easier for everyone.
Since there could be a chance that those cards will require some sort of mods I would be sleep safe and sound knowing that I can get those parts directly from them.

Granted this could lead to some extensive resource use from Sager side but I want to believe that they want the best for their customer .

The idea can work either directly from them or from an official reseller. If not it would be ok to officially put a green light on it in order to have other builders selling the parts.

What you think guys?