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Well, this vbios does have uefi support, but it shouldn't matter for you, unless the Clevo system comes with a really crappy bios and can't properly handle the image. It works flawlessly in my 'ancient' M15x with old school non-EFI bios.

Can you boot from the iGPU? I guess not, right?

It must be either a weird bios issue (blame Clevo) or a bad flash (unlikely since you wouldn't get any picture at all in this case... unless it uses an integrated gpu, I'm not really familiar with the Clevo systems).

Here I was thinking I had somehow corrupted the image before flashing... this happened to me too but I did change my boot order before hand... although it looked like a semi-bad flash (lol, but as you stated, it wouldn't show sh*t), because as stated before by other users, I also got my boot up screen, several beeps and an underscore on top left corner... It eventually booted into my USB and flashed back to my previous (915MHz core/2250 Mem. @ 1025 mV, settling at 1000mV).

All is good as of now, but I'd like to try that BIOS!

btw, thanks for your answers about the throttling and the mem clocks.

TEST Versions:

Here some test versions. They're safe to flash but since I don't have access a lot of cards I can't test them all myself.

If you decide to flash one of the test versions, please provide some feedback. This is crucial for me, I need to hear from you how well it works!

So let me know how it performs and if possible add some GPU-Z log files so that I can see how it behaves.

The following three vbios are based on the MSI GTX680m (4GB version):

• 'OC edition' comes with unlocked software overclocking limits so you can get past the +135MHz core limit.
  
• +200MHz version adds 200MHz on the base 3d core, there are two versions. Would like to know how well they work. Both have slightly higher 3d voltages values since it won't be stable else.
  

These three vbios are based on the latest Dell GTX 680m vbios:

• 850 base - 889 boost -> pretty self-explanatory, no additional changes
  
• 'OV' -> slightly increased 3d voltage
  
• 'OV - OC' -> slightly increased 3d voltage and increased software overclocking limits
  

Based on the Clevo 680m vbios:

• 'OCedition' -> higher limits for software overclocking
  
• '915 MHz default' - self explanatory
  

ASUS G55VW BIOS:

- 660m unlocked software OC limits

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OMFGGGGGGGGGG.........!!!!!!!!!! Trying the NEW CLEVO SOON!!! U THE MAN!!! :D I'll post back anything I find man!!!! PROPS!

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New Clevo version added, 915MHz default clock, clocks adjustable, slightly undervolted. Let me know how it performs.

Seems to work pretty well on my system, but haven't tested it for a long time. Grab it in the second post.

About this version, have you encountered any throttling? (I'm interested in your experience, I'll share mine later on tonight.) I understood from some of your posts a while ago that you were trying to disable throttling completely; how'd that go!?

Also, whats the memory clock at with this VBIOS? (I can't test it right away and I'm curious!)

i might have found a way to activate boost in the vbios, still testing.

omgwash! :d

I've been (respectively I am) working on improving the mod, it's not as simple as it seems. Had some weird issues with it. Do you have some detailed 3dM11 results and clock logs from Afterburner?

Yay, that's awesome @svl7!!! I check the thread everyday looking for a Clevo_OCNew+OV @1V! I've found the voltages you set in @widezu69 's custom VBIOS of 1025mV/settling at 1000mV is the sweeeeeet spot. I really don't want to be a begger and I'll be satisfied with whatever you release, but I suggest a 1037mV "extreme" OC/OV version and a 1000mV "regular" OC/OV version!

Altough, @Tonrac it's weird you get stuttering past 854MHz, how far are you pushing your memory? You might be clocking your memory too high and your GPU is doing memory error correction.

I'm usually oblivious to problems resuming from sleep because I always disable sleep and hibernation functionality on all systems. My computers are always either turned on or shut off.

lol, lucky you! I want sleep to work... -.-

@volkov956,

As @Brian mentioned in post #2: Dell cards have had a history of not working in Clevo platforms, yet Clevo cards do work on Dell platforms.

Sell that Dell 680M 2GB and get a Clevo one, it's your best bet to get it working on your ol' D900F!!!

Intel XTU can also cause issues resuming from sleep, if you have that installed.

I don't have that installed, but thanks a lot for the heads up! I'll spread the word if I come across someone with this problem too!

Hybrid sleep didn't seem to have any effect whatsoever. Computer sleeps fine and when it wakes, screen never comes on and the system auto-shuts off after 5-8 secs and reboots. I think it'll never be fixed.

This happens because of some hardware incompatibility with the 680M in my P150HM, as it doesn't officially support it (no more BIOS updates since Nov. '11; ridiculous I KNOW). Clevo HM Series users need to install the drivers for the card with a modded INF and all.

My best guess is a lingering Optimus problem, maybe svl7 might find a fix to disable it entirely! Fingers crossed anyway...

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Thank you so much friend, you have answered all my questions, except for a new one haha.

This "sleep bug" only appears in non-Optimus machines right? I have a P150EM (Optimus-enabled) and has never saw this bug.

Thanks!

That's true lol... the P150EM doesn't have such problems! Happy gaming!

What type of 680M are you using friend? Are you using the Clevo one? I have one Clevo 680M and I'm trying to make a overclock for daily use, which BIOS do you recommend?

Hey there buddy, I have a Clevo 680M in my P150HM.

Currently I've tried these VBIOS's from this thread:

680m_Clevo_OCeditionNew.zip -------------------- Unlocked software overclocking (You can overclock beyond +135MHz), and acoording to svl7, he tweaked it to remove throttling completely. So what you get is just an unlocked card, at stock clocks and voltages, and no throttling (theoretically; although I believe some Alienware users are still dealing with this problem regardless)

MSI_GTX680m4gb_'OCedition'_VBIOS.zip ---------- Unlocked software overclocking. What you get here is an unlocked card, at stock clocks and voltages. I can confirm it can be flashed to a Clevo card without issues, but it does throttle. (on a P150HM, other systems may vary)

MSI_GTX680m4gb_+_200MHz_OV_ver2.zip -------- Unlocked software overclocking. What you get here is an unlocked card, at 915MHz core/1800 memory, 3D-state voltage at 1037mV. A little bit high for me, it concerns me. On a side note: this enables the most extreme overclocking, but use with caution.

They all work as advertised on the first and second post of this thread.

For daily use, I dug around and found @widezu69's thread and loved it:

http://forum.techinferno.com/general-notebook-discussions/2062-using-your-4gb-gtx-680m-its-safest-full-potential.html#post26060

I use the VBIOS he shares in his OP, it is an MSI VBIOS modded by slv7 running core at 915/2250 memory, 3D-state voltage sits at 1000mV.

This VBIOS has given me great stability and performance and I'm not too concerned about temperature or pushing my card. I leave it as it is with that rom.

Try it out, you might just love it. Cheers

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On multiple laptops with sleep resume issue especially Nvidia based setting Sleep mode to "Hybrid Mode" in power option... Restart and try again and it always fixed it for me. I havent had 680m but its worth a try. It worked on 580m and gt130m so you know what it worked on.

@Virale

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OMGGG!!! TY! I'll try this later tonight!!!!!!!! @mw86 Thank you so much!

I believe the throttling issue is exclusive to Alienwares. In my experience, neither the Clevo OC New or either of the MSI VBIOS's are showing any throttling, I deliberately looked for clock dips on NVIDIA Inspector and clocks stay solid.

My rig is a Clevo P150HM (Sager NP8150).

Only issue I show is not waking properly from sleep. My computer will shutdown when I try to wake it. Anyone know a fix? (again)

Oh well... that's a little bit disappointing but thank you guys for so much help!

A Clevo 680M is now $655 from Mythlogic. Got mine from them...

I have the same problem in my P150/170HM with MSI_GTX680m4gb_ + _200MHz_OV_ver2 vbios.

Ah, I forgot to mention I have a P150HM as well...

I've dug around in tons of forums and no one seems to acknowledge and give an explanation to this issue (some people barely mention it saying "oh it has the sleeping issue" and move on to another topic -.- ) Anyone know a fix?!

I use sleep a lot whenever I get up to get a drink or something for 5 mins when on battery... and given the HM's get around 2~ hours of battery lol, I try to save as much as I can...

It's really frustrating, @svl7 what's your take? I think it might be an Optimus incompatibility problem (HM series doesn't support Optimus). Is a VBIOS fix a possibility, maybe disabling Optimus entirely?

I wouldn't mind trying this, but I can't enable the flash descriptor override on my P150HM.

I hope someone does know and can share that info.

Although it looks like I could do a hardware mod to enable the override, I think I see it on page 78 here:

http://myeurocom.ru/u/service/4/file.pdf

I think if I remove R194 and connect M E _ W E # to GND, it might enable the override.

I would prefer an easier option.

Bump! Got a P150HM and have been looking for something like this since I got it back in March '11. Fingers crossed for an easier option.

I've updated to the 306.23 WHQL release with the following results:

I'm consistently reaching 87C in 3DMark Vantage and 3DMark11 now that I've completed the foil mod, and Unigine Heaven hits 85-87C as well.

(Heaven settings remain 1080p, Extreme Tess, High Shaders, 16x AF, 8x AA)

My scores:

3DMark11: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3720QM Processor,CLEVO P15xEMx score: P7877 3DMarks (P7877, 8158 GPU, 8203 Physics, 5978 Combined)

3DMark Vantage: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3720QM Processor,CLEVO P15xEMx score: P24693 3DMarks (P24693, 25263 GPU, 23128 CPU)

Heaven: 36.6fps (922.4 Score)

(Multiple runs have shown results consistent with the above, which is why I mentioned just one score per bench)

I'm really pleased with these results, but I'm trying to find ways to cool down the system some more if possible. Are my temperatures normal, in your experience?

Although you quoted yourself, clearly stating you used the OP's VBIOS and your results after using 306.23 WHQL, I still want to ask you; was your only change the drivers?

Guys, I ended up flashing with the 1.037v bios mod and got a very good 3d mark score: 8312. Core @ 1053 and Memory @ 2450. Not bad! Arctic silver 5 as paste, and max temp peaked at 90 C. Going for MX-4 next. Tried about 10x over and is stable.

Which VBIOS is that? (Please provide the filename to be specific = easier to get on the same page.) Is this also one of the MSI 680M VBIOS's but with the OV? I have a Clevo 680M and understood from svl7's posts in the Kepler VBIOS Mod thread that using MSI VBIOS's might cause weird behavior, have any of you had any problems?

Also, my computer refuses to wake up properly from sleep with stock VBIOS, (it wakes, but the screen doesn't come on and times out after ~5 secs or so and reboots) I haven't tried any modded ones. Anyone know a solution? Maybe one of the modded VBIOS's is my savior?

The newOC edition is simply modified a bit more, in order to prevent throttling. I removed the software OCing limits, but the voltage is stock as well as the clocks.

Are you planning on creating a "new OC+OV" version of the Clevo VBIOS in the future? (lol, i want moar and haven't even tried the regular "new OC" version ... ).

This is still just a "just wondering" question, I am very grateful for your work and what you've given the community.

Following rafix73's steps, I feel inclined to pitch into this thread and will be the "P150HM+Clevo 680M" lab rat from now on.

I'll flash the 680m_Clevo_OCeditionNew.zip VBIOS this afternoon and report my findings compared against the stock VBIOS and any concerns/issues/bugs I come across, and I'll flash all subsequent VBIOS's after that...

It only seems fair to give something back to svl7!

I use regular lcd cleaning cloths that can be purchased at office depot and clean the display and surface of the computer with them. Then I dry it off using one of those soft cloths they include when you buy a new tv.

Sent from my GT-N7000

bump!, my solution exactly down to the drying it off with the cloth from my tv!!!

I find that simply propping up your laptop at the back is insanely beneficial, lol. My solution is a complete hackjob, I just use a couple of wine corks at the back of my rig and it gives ample air clearance and flow, cost me nothing! Solution to those out there who don't want to buy a cooler!

What does the "New" Clevo 680M Bios include? Does it have the OV 3D power-state as well? 1st post... cant DL yet... *sigh*

TEST Versions:

Attached Files Attached Files

File Type: zip 680m_Clevo_OCeditionNew.zip (52.0 KB, 27 views)

File Type: zip MSI_GTX680m4gb_'OCedition'_VBIOS.zip (51.7 KB, 43 views)

File Type: zip MSI_GTX680m4gb_+_200MHz_OV_ver2.zip (51.4 KB, 51 views)

File Type: zip Dell 680m - 850 base - 889 boost.zip (88.3 KB, 23 views)

File Type: zip Dell 680m - 850 base - 889 boost - OV.zip (88.3 KB, 10 views)

File Type: zip Dell 680m - 850 base - 889 boost - OV - OC.zip (88.3 KB, 43 views)

File Type: zip G55VW_BIOS209 - 660m unlocked OC limits.zip (2.47 MB, 5 views)

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Can I flash MSI/Clevo VBIOS's interchangeably? or should I just stick to the Clevo one if I have a Clevo 680M? Only reason I ask this is because of the physical difference between the Dell (2GB cards) and MSI/Clevo (4GB cards).

Has anyone checked power consumption of the card with the OV? I'm wondering if my 180W brick will be enough to handle the OV BIOS + any significant OC.

I have a P150HM, 2720QM + 680M + 2x4GB RAM, so I think I probably have a bit of headroom, opinions? suggestions?