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Dunno usual stuff with ID missmatch but different vbios then on card.

Card is probably OK but asus cant recognise it with that vbios..

No I got g73sw to. Be carefull with vbios flashing and how you going to flash card with new bios if it not even boot?

Should listen to myself I just bricked my card with dell vbios...

No I got g73sw to. Be carefull with vbios flashing and how you going to flash card with new bios if it not even boot?

Yes, but the G73J uses the ATI video card and the G73SW uses Nvidia. the 7970m will work for the ATI compatible motherboard, while the G73Sw folks need to stick with Nvidia cards instead.

We are talking about G73JW and upgrading from 460m to 660m. Good you recieved your heatsink please post here what is your result after upgrade. you got 670m right?

Hi. Yes its on this forum and its svl7 that has done upgrade on g73jw. i dont know wht hes done to that vbios thats why waiting on his input here as patientely as I can

Hello. Good news I recieved gpu today. Bad news it does not work. I installed gpu carefuly with necessary modifications to heatsink of g73jh and booted machine black screen but after couple of seconds I did noticed that hdd light litt up and caps lock lighted to if pressed. So I tried to connect to external monitor via hdmi still black screen.

At last when connected to monitor via vga cable it posted with message that Valid MXM structure is not found and startup is halted for 30 seconds. But after it booted it freeze everytime on windows login logo. I tried to instal fresh win7 but it freeze everytime to when graphical interface needs to show. I tried to boot linux live cd and it to freeze after loading modules. Same with windows xp. I am suspecting that card is maybe damaged as I got it cheap and it was used.

Finally I am open for all and all sugestions. post some pictures to show bios and post screen.

After some thinking what come up is that there is no p10 power state on gtx 680m or is it?

Welcome to club IshouldGo . You could dry test your gpu to see if it post at all. So you dont waste all that time on modding heatsink for nothing. As for heatsink easyest way is just buy g73jh gpu heatsink. Thats what I did, you have to do some small modifications to it though but nothing drastic. As for my 680m well I still waiting on it. Looks I did big mistake and ordered it shipped via EMS . Anyhow good luck with upgrade...

If you wait two weeks then I can update on possibilities for upgrade. I just ordered gtx 680m from internet so wish me luck...

I just ordered gtx 680m for my g73sw. Will update after I recieve it and try upgrade.

Can I ask why was my post removed from this thread 1 month later it was been approved?

sw model has a built in chip, you can't upgrade. You can return it.

Wrong. All G73.. (jh,jw,sw) have MXM 3.0b slot but later two coming with nvidia cards. I planing to try and upgrade my g73sw to gtx 680m but they are still bit expencive. Can I ask how much you paid for your 680m? As for vbios dont flash any other before you try card first it my work as well. I think you can brick your card if you try to flash dell vbios and have clevo 680m or other way around so be careful with that. Anyway I believe you would be first one to try upgrade sw model.

PS. Good luck

There are many successful upgrading stories of amd 7970m on G73JW , and good news is both laptops have the same exact heat sink!

Are you sure that it is G73JW and not its predecesor G73JH?

Hello. You cant upgrade to amd as bios support only nvidia cards if at all. But we know that g73jw which is basicaly big brother to g5jw was upgraded successfully to 660m, with moded vbios though.

Thanks for inputs PrinceBlack. I know I can choose only between nvidia gpu`s. Both 680m and 675mx are 100watts so dont sure if that can be problem in performance. But if asus have followed mxm standard then that shouldnt be problem. Also to point if someone think i made typo on 675mx I did not. It is difference between 675m and 675mx. 680m is still bit expencive for my pocket...

Hello. I have been registered here for a while now, but <i asus?

Any thoughts and inputs are welcome and apreciated.

I wonder why my post get censored so much?

I asked originally what are better chances of success between clevo/sager or dell gpu cards. I have fairly good knowledge with modding and have repasted my g73sw many times now. I know everything about heatsink from g73jh for standard mxm form. Basicaly it is between 675mx and 680m.</i>

Hello. I have been registered here for a while now, but <i believe itrs my first post. Anyway I am preparing to try and upgrade my asus g73sw gpu. And wonder if svl7 or anyone else can share some light what are better chances of success between 680m and 675mx. I am well awared of mxm shape of asus`s gpu cards and heatsink. Are sager/clevo cards more compatible than dell with asus?

Any thoughts and inputs are welcome and apreciated.