Vipriel

@Klem, could you please send me your latest Clevo 6GB 870M vBIOS please? I have scoured the forums and the only thing I can find is on page 3 of the thread titled "Gtx 870m overclocking.." where you stated "Erik9519, This is for you." On that particular thread, you state that your vBIOS mods are on page #8 but page #8 doesn't exist! (it only goes up to page 6). I have spent 2+ hours looking on your profile, other threads and the downloads section of techinferno but couldn't find a single Clevo 6GB 870M vBIOS file other than the one I mentioned above. I used to have a Prema vBIOS some time in the past but I can't find it now and Prema's site appears to have disappeared some years ago (anyone know what happened to it btw?) Current details of my card with GPU-Z: BIOS: 80.04.FA.01.07 Device ID: 10DE 1199 - 1558 7481

Prema, I would like to officially thank you as your BIOS appears to have solved my issue! I haven't gotten a single thermal alarm/shutdown since the BIOS flash. I think it was specifically the EC update that did the trick (and I used the cool fan option rather than silent - which I personally think is still relatively silent). Now with all the new options available in BIOS, I wish there was a guide to tweak everything to optimal values.

Thank you so much. It says P17SM-A Now one more question: Has anyone here seen random thermal shutdown events on either a Sager NP8278 or a similar Sager system? I have had the CPU and the MB replaced just last week but this problem is still happening. Most often than not, It tends of happen when the system has been in sleep or hibernation for a set amount of time. I get a beeping error, the fans kick in to max and the 3 indicators on the LED panel start flashing together. Despite the fans running at max speed, the system shuts itself down after about 30 seconds. This is actually the reason I am here as I suspect that this may potentially have to do with the EC and the temperature or fan tables. In fact, when I just got into BIOS to check my MB version, the problem happened and the laptop shutdown. After the laptop is shut down, it's OK until it goes back into sleep after being turned back on. As opposed to shutting down, rebooting the laptop doesn't fix it. This actually has been happening for a long time and I noticed it occasionally happening when opening up a game for the first time. When the game is opened, the alarm kicks in. If you quickly close the game and get back to the Windows desktop with no other apps running, the alarm stops. At that point, you can restart the computer but when it restarts, trying to launch the game usually causes the same problem. Instead, if you simply do a shutdown, the problem is resolved (until laptop goes back into sleep). After having gone through 2 MBs and 2 CPUs with this problem, I figure the problem is most likely BIOS related. Especially considering the fact that temps are not abnormal when the thermal shutdown process is in effect (all cores around 50C).

Gentlemen, how can I tell if I have a P170SM or a P170SM-A? My understanding is that the -A variant is the new marketing name for the P170SM but if so, why was it stated somewhere in the middle of this thread NOT to flash a P170SM with a P170SM-A BIOS? What's the difference between the two? For the life of me, no amount of Googling has provided me any answers as to what the difference is. I have a Sager NP8278 which I think is a P170SM-A but how can I be sure so I don't brick the laptop by flashing the wrong BIOS?