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as far as i know all non 4K display models are LVDS correct? in that case it would probably be LVDS.

There hasn't been any major news since then. The latest confirmed working upgrade is the HP T2000 MXM. I didn't risk using the 4060 from x-vsion - it runs too hot and has too much power. A 3050 6GB option from X-Vision has recently become available in MXM-A form, but I haven’t ordered it yet, although it will most likely work. As for displays, it depends on the connector on your motherboard - LVDS or EDP?

Hello everyone, i have been eyeing a Dell Precision M4800 on Facebook Marketplace for quite some time, before i pull the trigger i would like to know what is the hardest this machine can be pushed? AFAIK when i last looked into it the best GPU someone managed to put in this was a T2000, has this changed? Besides that if anyone could enlighten me on display options i would be very happy. Thanks!

I know Brother @Clamibot swears by it and it has gotten more traction lately in some YouTube videos. I need to order some new fittings to replace the XSPC fittings I am using on this now. (The outside collars are too tight for this tubing.) But, the little monster is now a custom loop with the IceMan bare die block and the Supercool direct touch memory blocks. When the new fittings arrive I will see if I can figure out a better place for the in-line trash filter.

Well this weekend I installed the Crosshair VIII Dark Hero, AM4. Luckily it had flashback as the firmware did not support the 5800X3D when I got it, one flash later and it POSTed. Though the extra memory modules I purchased were no good, seller is attempting to replace but we'll see on that front. I also traded the 3090Ti for a 9070 XT. I just didnt have a use for it and my server needs dont justify it at all. Also added an NVME to 10Gbps Eth adapter. With the 9070 XT sitting in slot 3 under pcie 4 x8, acting as the Frame Gen mule. I am able to sustain 60 FPS at 4K with Monster Hunter Wilds, with Frame Gen via Lossless Scaling carrying it to 120 "fps". I have to say, this method is quite viable. At 2x Fixed with both GPU's I am using less power than when using the 7900 XTX alone. I'll try out some FPS titles eventually to see if the latency is perceivable. Under Monster Hunter Wilds and GoW: Ragnarok I cant perceive the latency. Ideally I would like to use Adaptive so that if the FPS drops under a threshold the Frame Gen could fill the gap but I could feel the delay on the mouse hand. Under this scenario and the "improved" ducting from the A/C, the GPU was running at 22C, with the Ambient temperature being around 16C from the A/C unit. There is still gaps in the ducting but it would make the system less accessible as well. Pretty happy with the results glad I kept chasing down this experiment. Hate that its needed for certain titles to play well but I do appreciate that its there.

hi, there's a BIOS crisis recovery method that works well on m17x r3 / r4 or m18x r1 / r2. It only requires USB thumbdrive. CH341a also works, but requires disassembly of the laptop.

about the cooler at 100%, i know some EC registers to touch or BIOS setting to try to fix that, and about the video outputs we need to check physical pinout. i have diagram and boardview for MS-16F4 REV 1.1, GT60 motherboard dont have any type of REMUX switch so the output pins goes from the gpu directly. only AC decoupluing caps are on the trace.

I've been reverse engineering this model for a couple of years now, so we could help each other out. I want to upgrade my GTX 1060.

hi! do you have discord? i like to have better contact with you because i like to make the same modification as you and i have the MSI GT60 as well!

in the same predicament, we make the most with what we have but new employees need hardware so we end up paying these ransom fees.

Wow. I just needed to check "OVERCLOCK" checkbox. Now it boosts at 3.9GHz! Yes everything else you said, I did them. They are right to unlock every locked crap. I can reach 65W finally. Edit: Nevermind, back to 58.9W after enabling Overclock checkbox but with higher frequencies when different loads. I tried tomorrow but now I can't get the power limit to hit 65W... My battery is at 98% somehow and it doesn't charge. I replaced the battery and the AC adapter (240W) again but it doesn't work 396 single-thread and 2073 in multi-thread. I have a higher single-thread than my Xeon E5-1680 v2 at 3.8GHz full. Yeah the 4900MQ is better than the 4940MX, no need for the extra current and extra TDP. ICC Locks After EOP, variable: 0xC14 at 0x05 for all unlocked

Ok, so good news for me i guess, thanks! It's not BIOS, it came with HP one and I've tried others, not even a backlight or a Pixel.... The GPU has to send the display sinal trough the right way of HP laptops, cause it also sends the sgnal to DisplayPort that requires a diferent "language" than the embedded screen. That's convertible outside, in the cable. It has to be a cable to convert from the LVDS 40 pin port to the 30 pin eDP for who's at least want to upgrade the laptop screen. Then, GPU is responsible for sending the eDP signal, but is scrambled inside MBoard wiring that is ready for LVDS and that wiring has to be converted again, outside, to the eDP that the screen is waiting. There are zbook's with LVDS screen, what do they use?

Just so you are aware, from what ive seen those variables, well vary between certain bios versions (ex. A25, A26, A05) and changing the wrong ones can cause your laptop to not boot. To fix that you would need to clear CMOS. Those variables are from A16, the version I choose to try and mod, so if you need some other variables, I can go and find em for you. Also I think I might try and figure out a way to do the power limit unlock thing on linux as they're are ways to change msr values on the fly.

That's strange; I can say with certainty that it works. I've already tested it on three laptops (M6800 LVDS, 2x M4800 (LVDS & eDP)) with different processors. I think there must be a small detail missing somewhere. Perhaps describing my approach in more detail will help you find the error. Just to be safe, I accept no liability for any damage that may result from following these instructions. Everyone must use their own judgment and, if necessary, accept the consequences. 1. Changed the following variables according to Valuxin's instructions (STEP 1): --CFG lock, Variable: 0xC8A --VR Current value lock, Variable: 0xC93 --Package power limit lock, Variable: 0xC94 --Overclocking lock, variable: 0xC95 --Platform power limit lock, variable: 0x54 --Config TDP LOCK, variable: 0x3A --ICC Locks After EOP, variable: 0xC14 Link to the instructions: 2. If the NVRAM variable was successfully modified, you should no longer see any padlocks in the “Turbo Power Limits” window in ThrottleStop, just as with the “TDP Level” option. If padlocks are still visible, you’ll need to repeat step 1. This happened to me once. In this window, set the desired values for PL1, PL2, and PP0, then click the “Apply” button. 3. In the Turbo FIVR Control window, under Turbo Ratio Limits, enter the desired values. Check the “Overclock” box and click the “Apply” button. 4. Now put the laptop into sleep mode (I do this using the keyboard keys, but I don’t think it matters) and wake it up. In the Limits window, only the applicable limits should be displayed under load, such as PL1 or PROHOT. “EDP CURRENT” only appears occasionally for me, mostly when the CPU is idle. If no limits are displayed in this window, my CPU maintains a constant 4GHz in the ThrottleStop benchmark. Most of the time, however, my M4800 experiences temperature issues and then throttles down. A quick note: Step 1 only needs to be performed once. These settings remain in effect as long as the CMOS battery is not removed. Removing the CMOS battery will reset the NVRAM variables to their default values. As for Linux, I’m afraid I can’t say how it works there. Regarding your question about CPU-Z: Thanks to Windows 11 (with its over 250 background processes), I get around 410/2010 points (single-thread/multi-thread), sometimes even less.

Yeh not great for the enthusiasts currently. My only personal purchase in the next year is likely to be a MacBook Neo or Air for my daughter to use in school. For now for work we are adjusting what we buy but not stopping purchases I’m sure some businesses especially the smaller ones will put off refreshes, but If you have a new starter and nothing to give them then not much choice than to pay the price for what they need to do their job. Still not massive compared to the overall cost of an employee for 3-5 year lifecycle of a laptop.

Anyone know the exact location of the bios chip for M17xR3 and have a pic? Trying to see exactly where it's at before full disassembly. Maybe @sliderfra ? EDIT: Found it! requires removing palm rest and the black sticky stuff. U48 is bios (4Mb) Winbond 25Q32BV I'll upload a recovery bios and ec later based on my a13 bios in a bit.

LMAO Dell knows they wont sell any new hardware to the private sector at these market prices, thats why they didn't even bother to design a new one for the one person who's drunk enough to purchase at current market prices.

Just sorted out the purchase of a 4090 directly with ZRT. It should arrive either end of next week or early the following week. I will test it in the LVDS M6800 while i await for my eDP M6800 and associated parts to arrive.

Sadly, I don't think, it doesn't work on my 4900MQ. I have some good battery, 100%, 240W PSU. Unlocked every power limit crap in the NVRAM. Doesn't work. I have 3.8GHz all cores, 58.9W max Put it in sleep mode then waking it up shortly, test stuck at 58W very bad. Then going to sleep mode then waking it up, same issue. Your 4900MQ. What about CPU-Z score?

Welcome to the forums ! Nice modding adventure you've started there, 20 bucks GPU upgrade on a laptop is always nice =D Anyway, I was interested in you saying that this first vbios didn't work for you. I checked the 8570W boardview and indeed the internal display connector connects the eDP to DP_C of the dGPU (see screenshot). This arrangement is non standard, most MXM GPU vbios have eDP connected on DP_D. HP has a few MXM laptops that have eDP on DP_C -> zbook 15 g1/g2/g3 + zbook 17 g3. Meaning if you want to do a GPU upgrade you need to use a GPU that has eDP on DP_C (if not you'll get a black screen). The safest way to do so is to get an MXM gpu that originally shipped on the models I mentionned + flash the appropriate HP bios. Moreover, iMACs also use DP_C to drive the eDP display, vbios found on post #1 of this page for the mentionned GPUs should work for your laptop as well if you want to upgrade further down the line : https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/imac-2011-maxwell-and-pascal-gpu-upgrade.2300989/ = more GPU upgrades possible. You can also use a backlight cable mod if your GPU has standard DP on DP_C (not eDP).

Yeh I would expect Dell to wait for Nova Lake HX, as you say the arrow lake HX refresh doesn’t support VPro which is important for some business customers. HP did offer the 14th gen raptor lake refresh CPUs alongside 13th gen despite the 14th gen offering jsut minor speed bumps and no Vpro. More marketing than anything really. I’ll be interested to test the Dell Pro Precision 5/7 with panther lake, the price of the Pro Max Plus has increased so much that we won’t be giving everyone those as standard anymore. Although to be honest the lower end models have increased by a higher percentage presumably due to the RAM/ SSD/ GPU being a larger proportion of the laptop cost

Intel's Samsung trashphone moment.... Intel BOT Optimization Tool Uses Vectorization, Raises Benchmark Fairness Questions Better. Last week OF THE HOLIDAY with full Calima and bad lung capacity. Now back home. 5C and icecold wind. And it continue....☹️ Edit. 1.7C now and it feels like 1.9 minus showed by the weathercast. But thanks bro @Mr. Fox. Appreciate your consideration 🙂 Now the weather is great outside Africa. 23-25C in the days. I ordered the holiday for the wrong week (Worst Weather in years). We wanted to visit our Danish friends when they was there. The problem was to get different time for the flight from where I live. Hence we travelled 1-2 weeks before we wanted to see them. Hence fiasko for the first 1.5 weeks (Worst Weather in years here down in Canary). Our Danish friends avoid the bad weather because they arrived two weeks later. Luck for them. And bad for us. If we ordered the flight to go from Oslo (500km away) we would need to stay in trashy Oslo 2 more days. When we travelled from Trondheim (home) it was the last chance to avoid that. Now we have paid the full price because Norways is a small country that prefer profits over what people want/prefer.

Brother @Papusan I hope the weather has improved so you can enjoy your vacation. How are things going?

Hi, thanks to everyone who have contributed with their personal upgrade experiences. I newly signed up here just to share mine. Your posts encouraged me to try a small upgrade over the K1000M card that was in my 8570w laptop. I bought a M1000M off eBay, mainly because it wasn't too pricey (20 USD). Not a huge loss if it didn't work, right! The card was pulled from a Dell laptop with vbios version 82.07.8F.00.1A. After turning the computer on, all the pixels on the screen turned white before slowly fading. The display is the 1920x1080 one with the LVDS connector. I managed to see if the DP output worked by using a Linux Mint LiveCD. I have Linux (Gentoo) installed on that machine, so I was able to get to the console on the external display. I then decided to download and try flashing vbios version 82.07.8D.00.15 (https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/239513/239513) onto the card with the linux version of nvflash... and it worked!!! I am happy! Thanks everyone! 😁 Hope this helps others who want to try this little upgrade over the original card.

There is no indication that we are getting such models this year. Nothing has appeared in regulatory databases. Intel didn’t release “business/pro” versions of the HX CPUs for this generation.