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Now your asking the old memories I myself already had an 14+ unlocked BIOS. You can get them right here if you want to try https://notebooktalk.net/topic/161-unlocked-bios-for-laptops/#findComment-1059 If I remember right you needed the laptop to be in full EUFI mode with no secure boot and unsigned drivers allowed. NVCleaninstall was hit and miss then so I always modified my own .inf files @ssj92 made a video on that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8igM5DcTukw and installing the actual card I found this on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvxiRFxikW0 @Maxware79 What did I forget?

The Apex Twins have a new sibling. I just got the hardware set up and in the process of installing Linux and Windoze. No tuning yet.

After doing some research, it appears the cheapest way for me to get a P5200 will be to wait for a good deal on a ZBook 17 G5 with a P5200 to come. These models also appear to exclusively come with the highest end CPU that the 17 G5 came with, the Xeon E-2186M. This CPU outperforms the G6's 9850H all around, and is better than the 9980H in single thread. The only all around better CPU for the G6 would be the E-2286M. So I would need to get the highest end 17 G5, and then probably the highest end or close to it 17 G6. It would be cool to have both, but that is a bit steep for what I want and I would have a mid-high end RTX card of some sort and nothing to do with it. So I may just get a 17 G5 with the 2186M and P5200 when one pops up.

Dont know if its everyone, but forum is running slow for me. I pinged Hiew to take a look when he gets up so apologies until then.

Does anyone have the data sheet for Xvsion RTX 5090 MXM GPU? I keep asking them but they don’t provide it and I need it to make an x bracket and heatsink.

This is like using a cannon to shoot birds. It isn't going to work. The corruption and greed will find it's own way to make profits. And we both know it. You should go after the big birds instead; that way, the problem becomes maybe smaller. Whether or not one shows ID shouldn't be the deciding factor in solving the problem. In my case, it backfire. It’s a matter of principle. I will never accept this as a solution—regardless of whether I show/use ID for payment or not. Nope, I won't accept this as a sloooopy fix. This is moreb a practice/more common you see from China... Not from the free world. People shoud start stop buy expencive PSUs with 3.1 5gen PCIe connectors. And they often come with only 3-5 8 pin-connectors. You can't use that if you want to be safe with modern tech.... Not enough connectors. You are probably safer with your old PSUs with enough 8-pin connectors😀 New is newer... Not always better. The modern 5 gen tiny trash connector can be worthless. Pay several hundred dollars in premium and it will only be a drawback $5,245 prebuilt RTX 5090 PC's connectors melt after sitting boxed for a year Everyone points at someone else. Exactly as predicted. xx60 series are replaced by the more expensive xx70 series. Will they dare to push for xx80 series next time? Or do they need more time? The RTX 5070 becomes the most popular GPU in Steam's September 2026 hardware survey

Indeed I gave it many chances to get it working but Windows 11 being sloppy simply ruined the experience for me. One more thing is I switched to Mac for video edits and developer workflow from linux and windows (almost spent 15 years in making a perfect setup) and an iPhone after Pixel shipped an update last year that broke Cellular and Wifi calling doesn't work and there's open issues in google issue tracker without a fix for older Pixel 6 and 7s.

I've been setting up the system more for stability than benchmarking. I find the laptop runs the programs and games perfectly with a balance. I really appreciate finding the D3 Cold disable fix. My system suspends perfectly and all my work and settings are saved each and every day.

Nice to see you, and happy that you've ditched the notion that turdbooks are OK. The harsh reality is they are garbage. Please keep sharing what you're doing and post some pics for us, brother. If you remember from the GamersNexus investigation, China actually has people buying new and used in the US and shipping banned GPUs to China. So, I'm totally supportive of this and would like to see more retailers taking action like this. Showing ID is normal and touches every part of life and the only resistance to it is a very recent development that is politically motivated. If a person is using a credit card they will have to show ID for that anyway if the retailer is doing their job correctly. Will this fix the problem? No. But, it is a paper cut and thousands of them can lead to death. Have to start somewhere. Hopefullly, other retailers will follow. Nice to see you again. I hope you have fully recovered from your accident. You're right about the political crap. Even the comments above (sorry). The university scene is probably one of the worst examples of sheeple that are brainwashed by a huge agenda. It's horrible and we have seen some of the worst examples now that the balance of power has shifted away from the left. I don't like it either. (I do like the conservative shift, but not the irrational reaction from the insane folks on the left.) People insert things in subtle ways and for many people it is difficult to ignore nonsense when it is obvious what they are doing. It is trolling. We no longer have a live-and-let-live culture like most of us have known for our entire lifetime. If people were as passionate about living decent and Godly lives and doing good to others, America and the world would be a better place. Politics and destroying those that hold a different view is their new religion. Very sad. Eternity won't be kind to them.

Sadly the listing is gone . This might be a great alternative . If we can make the connections small enough to fit inside our laptops

Weird mine is a subsystem clevo bios and it won't display . Agd it uses edp because my Alienware 17 r1 has edo 120hz and it works ... That is weiiiiiird lol

Use thermal pads on the GPU please. 1.5mm for the VRAM and 1.5mm for the VRM. You have the backlight mod v1 and the instructions are on the v1 thread. Normally you should see the splashscreen image and BIOS page on your screen if the backlight mod is working. Do you get a blackscreen on Windows with or without Nvidia drivers? I can't help you further, I already helped you a lot and the v1 instructions are clear. If you have any questions please don't write them on this thread, juste private message me instead.

I'm installing it exactly according to the instruction manual, though...

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I don't think you read my messages. You need to use thermal pads to fix the issue on the VRAM and VRM. Using your GPU without thermal pads is not good. I don't even think you understand what you're doing if you don't understand what the backlight mod does...

As expected, the heatsink and the card did not fit together when mounted on the main unit; I need to shave down part of the heatsink. Also, I connected the FPC cable, but the screen did not display anything. I likely installed the FPC cable in the wrong position. The screen wasn't displaying anything, but I heard the Windows startup sound, so I think it will work if the FPC cable is repositioned.

Making a rare appearance, good timing I guess. Not to be a nihilist about it, as nihilism is lame and pure evil, but part of the reason I've partially stepped out of the technology realm is because of how politicized it's become over the past few years. Won't get into it here, but the whole reason I got into all of this stuff was mostly as an escape from the world. Physical hardware had almost nothing to do with any societal/political issues besides maybe the pricing of hardware. Not only have availability and innovation fallen off, I can't even discuss my joy and appreciation for technology without it spiraling into a political discussion. Maybe it's just me being at university and being surrounded by more people that have a very active political life than the average joe, but it just sucks. I can't fully describe it, but I have lost most confidence in sharing this hobby of technology and computer hardware I have with others ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The future will be brighter, but I'm impatient and want the future to be now, just as all of you guys probably want too. Hopefully you all will still be here to celebrate when things get better 🙂

Nice to see you back bro Vasu. And yep, desktop all the way. Modern Jokebooks is just a bigger tablet with KB😀 Today's joke. Smuggling by now will be fixed. Just handle over your ID. And will MC ban you from their store if you sell your old hardware (to friends) outside US now?🧐 Nice seeing the retail follow up the governments chips ban, and stop the smuggling of nvidia chips (sarcasm). China will get needed chips anyway. So in the end, the random US customer is the one dealing with ID checks and export declarations at the checkout. Meanwhile, the larger export operations these rules are supposed to address have already found cheaper and more efficient ways around them. Micro Center now requires RTX 5090 buyers to show ID and sign no-export declaration

I understand, they’re right. Sometimes it’s really difficult and takes a very, very long time to find the fault. Sometimes the quickest fix is to replace the motherboard, but it depends on the situation of course. The only thing that comes to my mind that you can do yourself at home in this case what I remember a similar situation where (I’m not sure if it was an R3 or R4) the system started running unstable after an emergency shutdown, what helped was flashing the EC controller’s flash memory for example using a CH341A programmer. But that’s about as far as you can go at home and it costs almost nothing, just a little time.

@Mr. Fox @Papusan I'm back to desktop after a small break of 15 years. The laptops don't cut anymore. Anyway I repurposed the RTX 4070 Super eGPU for Raptor Lake Refresh 14400f and measly 2x8GB DDR4 3200MTps, MSI bomber B760M AX211 WIFI mobo and 512GB SN3000 QLC drive as costs for DDR5 16GB 6400 has driven up to 500$ for basic ones and good ones sell for 1200$ per stick.I got them for 600$ including the case. Too many issues with eGPU on windows 11 and stopped trusting Defender to go for Kaspersky Standard AV as I started getting few indie games and apps early for review for my youtube channel. All of the desktop are in test bench as I'm sick with HFM which my sister had couple of weeks ago. Stock RM1 Cooler can't sustain 120W and 45C ambient. Tweaked few settings in TS and uploaded few unofficial DLSS 5 mod into Miles Morales (lot of artifacts indoor lights/env), NFS MW Redux (much more cleaner graphics/UI).

I skipped Windows 11 25h2 for 23H2 with Sept 2026 updates and runs much smoother than 25H2/26H2.

Update: The repair shop tried to repair the Quadro RTX 3000, but unfortunately they couldn’t get it working. I did not ask what part was shorted. I also had them check the laptop’s charging behavior. The laptop works normally if I connect the charger before turning the laptop on. However, if the laptop is already running on battery and I plug the charger in, the charger LED comes on and then fades out, and the charger shuts off. It stays off until I unplug it from the wall and reconnect it. I tested another known good 240W charger and it does the same thing. It also happens with the MXM GPU removed. The repair shop said it’s likely something in the motherboard’s charging/DC-in circuit, but it’s a difficult board level issue to trace and there aren’t readily available replacement parts. They recommended that I just use the charger normally connect it before powering the laptop on and leave the issue alone rather than spending money trying to repair it. So for now I’m keeping the M17x R4 with the 765M and leaving the RTX alone and i might come back for it🫤.

Cicichen gave up on the 2 in 1 (watercooling and air) powerful RTX 40XX heatsink so I bought the powerful fan. I hope he can do the watercooling only for the CPU side with better heatpipes.

3DM11 is the GOAT benchmark. Good choice.