chronosus

New with these BIOS is a lot, bug fixes, cpu microcodes, performance tweaks, RAM SPD writes, latest BIOS & EC base, removed RAM locks in systems that throttle fast RAM, additional BIOS options, latest Intel vBIOS - LAN - SATA/RAID, updated style, latest ME Firmware, improved stability, proper support for latest GPUs and FAN control, unlocked vBIOS with removed throttle on W230SD (now also runs all cards @ 1202Mhz and not only for the select few)...etc...

Prema,

will You also make for old model like P170SM - this updates?

Here is report for P170SM

Report_P170SM.zip

Prema,

what value set to have 2400mhz speed or 2133 ?

in For P-Series: "Advanced" > "Performance Tuning" > "Memory Overclocking"

I am not experience in that

My memory will be stable - I have 32 GB ram and I get bsod - maybe windows is a reason or laptop not support stable 1866 mhz .

Do you know something about that ?

Hello Prema,

I buy 2x Hyperx HX318LS10IBK2/16, so I have 32GB now.

Can I overclock this ram in Your's bios ?

Or this ram make this automatic?

Where I can find a option for it, and what to change ?

Thanks

Prema - when can we expect new bios for old P170SM series ?

Thank You

P170SM - will support Haswell refresh and later broadwell ?

New clevo models will have soldered cpu and gpu ?

So we wait for Your's Prema - excellent work of new bios

And we now have 980M AND 970M - big performance and low temperature heh

Clevo HQ processors are soldered ?

GPU fan will stop adjusting once dGPU is disabled. If this happens while FAN speed is high it won't spin down, except in BACO mode or if we manually force FULL FAN and then switch it back off.

If your GPU FAN keeps adjusting automatically in non BACO mode it means that another app still keeps using it.

Is any program which show fan rpm ?

It'll adjust the FAN properly (without BACO the FAN will also continue to run even when not required)

I ask because I see that - after close a game - fan stop work - is silent - or maybe it is ilusion ?

1. Because it's powered

2.Only on old HM series

3. Fan doesn't shut down if temperature didn't reach shut off value before being disable under dGPU power off mode. Under BACO it acts according to temperature.

4. That's totally up to your usage scenario.

So dGPU power off mode - is better because fan work when it is nessesery - right?

And even if we will play game and close - it will protect dGPU from heating gpu (big temperature - right?)

I put that switch there only to disable it. Not sure what the benefit is to keep booth GPUs on. More heat, less battery. Maybe interesting if you use something like MVP...

MVP make Windows BSOD

It is normal that BACO mode make GPU led always on ?

Prema - can You say something about this :

1. Baco make dGPU led always on ?

2. Can I use subwofer without Sound Blaster software ?

3. If fan for dGPU only work when graphic is used ?

4. Which additional options are recomended by You to set up in bios - after set up everything to defaults ?

Thank You

I would like to have anything maked by dGPU

To not use iGPU - to any task

I use power supplie so battery is not important

I'll make mods so you guys doen't have to use modded inf files, but that's essentially all it takes.

Oki

If I change dgpu - from automatic to always on - it will give me any benefits - example for web browser ?

BACO (Bus Active Card Off) keeps the dGPU bus active instead of being fully disabled. This allows the EC to still receive temperature readings and not getting stuck on full FAN after a gaming session when the dGPU gets disabled.

(Also helps with some Linux distros to not loose the dGPU)

So - I should stay with default or change to Baco mode?

I would like to have fun running after close a game - to make graphic card lower temperature

You would make new bios for P170SM to support 980M - or it is unnecessary ?

Prema,

acording to Your's bios :

What Baco do in Switchable Graphics ?

Becauce I see that diode is alway one.

And what will be a change if I turn graphic always on in other bios option?

Can someone answer for my P170SM questions?

Those questions I can not answer for you, hopefully someone else can chime in.

Thanks for try

Can I also connect 3 external monitors for 1 hdmi and 2 display ports ?

I have radeon card but I do not have chance to check if it work to have total all 4 screens.

And next questions :

1. - Hotkey app is better in P170SM-A or make many problems like this one in P170SM ?

2. - "-A" models have more dependance from hotkey app or it is no difference ?

3. Can I force by bios to use Radeon for any graphic task ?

I also notice that microphone is bad and not good for skype. Do you have similar experience ?

So without Soundblaster software - subwoofer will not work?

Thank You Prema

Can someone tell me about woofer - how to make it to work ?

I don't see any difference when I set up realtek for 7.1 system and check subwoofer. So how to configure it to see that it work - np for potplayer, youtube ?

So when wil be Your's bios for P170SM to support 980m ?

And maybe other minor fixes too

How to configure CLEVO P170SM subwoofer to work ?

What I need to set up in in Realtek Hd and in Sound Blaster X-fi ?

Other clevo laptops have this problem with PCH ?

How situation look in msi/asus/alienware ?

Do you know something about this issue - it is common ?