aldarxt

9 hours ago, Tenoroon said:

Hey fellas, this is a less ideal post that will go down in my catalog, but i think it ought to be discussed. Some touchier topics will be discussed, so if you would rather not peer into my personal life, I completely get it.

 

I will edit this with a spoiler here at some point, but I cannot figure out how to add one on mobile. My appologies.

 

 

Last night, on Febuary 6th, 2025, I was leaving a laboratory at my university. There's a sketchy road I must always cross by foot to get to my apartment, and while I thought I could make it, the impatience of man taught me a valuable lesson at a terrible time; Man does NOT win against automobile. The speed limit was 35mph on that road, and the driver did not see me. Luckily, he had an old, intelligently engineered car (a late 90s - early 2000s Chevrolet Cavalier I believe), so I ended up rolling over and on top of the car. I was blessed with some wonderful bystanders, and with the remorse of the driver. 
 

I was carried away on an ambulance and to a hospital that is essentially on the campus of my university. I remember it all clearly, and I've been given every drug known to man it seems. The medical staff here and every gear in this machine has done phenomenal work, and I appreciate every person who has helped me along the way. Luckily, my head and spine are fine, and the only thing that needs repairs is my right leg, where my tibia shattered into multiple pieces. I'm only 18, and I will have to live with a titanium rod in my right leg for the rest of my life... 

 

I'm not inherently a funny individual as I tend to be serious and practical, but during this whole situation, I have tried my absolute hardest to keep my family and friends from stressing all too much. There were times last night and today where I had managed to knock all of the air out of someone's stomach, and successfully bringing light to such a dark situation. 

 

It's a really strange time, and my outlook hasn't changed much. I must keep rolling with the punches and focus on the good instead of the bad. I type this from a hospital bed, expecting a somewhat speedy, but life changing recovery. I don't write this out for any of you to pity me. As a matter of fact, the best thing you all can do is read this as a lesson, and NOT worry about me. I know I'll be fine, so you all spend your energy doing what you guys do best, I hate to be an obstacle in everyone's seemingly jam-packed lives.

 

However, I want this to be a message to you all to keep pushing to be the best person you can. This might sound a bit grim and edgy, but that is not my intent. I also realize it may sound like I am struggling with life, but I want you all to know that, even in my worst times, I have never had a desire to give up. I'm still learning and growing, but right now, I am a man who fears death in its entirety, and want nothing to do with it.

 

As bad as things seem to get, there is always a future, and while it may be impossible to see the light at the end of the tunnel, light will always welcome you. It's up to you to have faith in the light, even though you may never see it.

 

Take care of yourselves fellas and keep working to do your magic! Without you all, my life would be so different that I couldn't even fathom explaining it. You guys have enlightened me to some of my greatest passions, and I cannot thank you all enough!

 

I'm usually one to stay anonymous, but I think now is an appropriate time to quit. I might still be naive, who knows, but you guys are either good people, or really good at convincing me the you're not ill-intented. I guess I'll never know! 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi @TenoroonSorry this happened to you, I want to say do not stick to the first opinion of Doctors, GET 2ND OPINIONS, thats plural, from Professional Sports Doctors, like Pro Football and Pro Hockey Doctors!!! It can make a huge difference in the prognosis, especially at such a young age. I am witness to such being in the construction field injuries abound. The Hospital usually gives a basic prognosis but I have seen complete turnarounds like from being gimped to fully being able to walk and work among my peers. God Speed in your recovery

6 hours ago, Maks0098 said:

you had to use PEG, SG can't work with two cards (without some complicated manipulations). You had to put in the main slot a card that works in PEG and in the second slot RTX, as you did, but you had to enable PEG.

OK, Thanks, that'll be my next move with the GTX 980m in 1st slot and the RTX 4050 in the 2nd.

Sure do wish I bought the RTX 3080 instead

On 10/19/2024 at 3:32 PM, Maks0098 said:

did you use two cards in PEG or SG mode?

I set it in SG with 2 cards

6 hours ago, Falinov said:

If you need a new bios chip I can get one for ya and resolder it might not be dead dead.

 

 On another note. @ssj92 notified me on this topic. I am skeptical because him and I both have tried A4500 and the xvis 3080 I have the later and I couldn't get it to post. On that note it did get voltage and was warm to touch about it. So I'm not sure about this just yet. 

Thanks @Falinov, the RTX 4000 is working in the HP Zbook.

Thanks @Jerryzago for the confirmation on stop codes!

Looks like a good plan not using the flat ribbon cable. Now the m18xr2 will have a glove compartment lol

20 hours ago, sliderfra said:

Cool. Your GPUz screenshot indicates the card as a 6GB but on Xvision they only sell 12GB 3060s. Or don't they?

There is 2 different RTX 3060's on www.x-vsion.com but both have 12GB

So @therhor70 on "RTX 3080 in M18xR2? Should I do it? lol" has suceeded with xvision GPU where I have failed. Hooray! xvision sell good cards!

I have bad news, my m18xr2 is in bad shape, looks like a long project in my path. Getting many BSOD's, system service exception, IRQL not less or equal, Page fault in non paged area, Kmode exception and others I can't keep up with. I was going to shelf it but decided to just make it a "Test Machine" now. It also has a bad 2nd GPU slot, so it needs a new MOBO which I have 1 but was unable to get it to power-up. I tried a GTX 980m in the 1st slot and the RTX 3000 in 2nd but because the 2nd slot is bad I got badly flickering screen. Also that Flat Ribbon HDD cable has to be the Downfall of the m18xr2! If I don't get it sitting just perfectly I have lost DATA on some drives. So I am transferring drives, upgrading other Laptops, reinstalling Blindows and trying to figure out what to do with this RTX 4050. Just feels like a big flop in my face BUT! I still LOVE that m18xr2

Found a .pdf data sheet, but I don't know where to start, pg. 17 states

"If the bit defaults to “1” or programmed to “1”, it can’t be programmed to “0”
again." makes me nervous.

https://www.issi.com/WW/pdf/25WP016_080_040_020.pdf

23 hours ago, ssj92 said:

Take a picture of the vBIOS chip up close and see what chip it is. 

 

Your program shows generic 1 kbit which is incorrect. 

 

I personally use ASProgramer 

Thanks for looking out @ssj92 I am held up about the vBios looking like nothing is in there. I want to try flashing but it seems to be locked with CH341A - USB Programmer

Never heard of ASProgramer, will look into it

Here is a pic of vBios chip. It looked blank till I got the lighting at the right angle

10 hours ago, M4980 said:

X-VSION MXM Embedded Module RTX 4060 GPU Powerful Visual - X-VSION GRAPHICS CARD

Just realized X-VSION now have an MXM type-A RTX 4060 8GB (110w) for $360 🤔 does anyone know anything about the reliability of X-VSION cards?

 

Edit: Now seen in this thread that @aldarxt has one on order. Very interested to see updates on this!

I posted here it did not work in 2 m17xr4"s. Also tried @ssj92 advice to use it in 2nd GPU slot in m18xr2 in SG mode but there is a problem in the 2nd slot and nothing works when a card is installed, just get a bad screen and alot of flickering, my m18xr2 is getting very old.

6 hours ago, cookieoreo18 said:

you know where i can find the unlocked bios? I found a post about the Alienware 17 R1 Ranger. Is the Ranger a different model? Mine is just Alienware 17 R1

6 hours ago, emcze said:

I ordered new 970 EVO Plus and situation is the same. Max. FTP about 17 and GPU power draw about 18W with SSD in adapter.

 

Wrong adapter ?? not enought PS ( 240W ) if I have active 2 MXM slot ?? I saw that my battery indicator shows connected PS but description shows only battery state without charging and alll time is the same battery percentage.

The m18xr2 I always use 330w adapter no matter what. The 17x's sometimes I use a 240w but try to use 330w if I am benching or gaming. Since you're using 2nd gpu slot I would try only 330w

Got out the Ch341a Programmer V2.2.0.10 and read the card

It will not flash Dell vBios. Ran As Administrator and unlocked but says Buffer size not equal to IC size

2 hours ago, nforce4max said:

Have to wonder is it the vbios or the pcb isn't wired to drive a display so either way for it to not work sucks.

 

Do you have an mxm to desktop pci-e adapter to see if it would drive a regular monitor at all.

I am looking at vBios on Techpowerup and there are 44 unverified for RTX 4050 mobile, 1 for 4050 laptop GPU and 1 for 4050 laptop. Looking at the card the vBios chip is on the back, I'll have a look and extract it and do a little comparing, maybe a Dell vBios if I can get past the nVidia Lock

No pci-e adapter  and no monitor, but I do see that as becoming an advantage

4 hours ago, panda_zzz said:

So for now the laptop can't see the card at all? Even in optimus mode?

Right, 1 laptop in SG and the other in PEG

On 9/30/2024 at 2:44 PM, nforce4max said:

I can see at least one of these ending up in an Precision M6800 and the same goes for a few Alienwares if it plays nice better yet can run EDP.

OK the card came and does not work in m17xr4 with 60hz LVDS screen in SG mode with EUFI settings both with and without Legacy option ROM enabled or disabled

The m17xr4 with 120hz EDP screen also did not work in full EUFI and PEG mode. All I got was a screen flah, like a blink and 8 beeps, I did not try SG cause it is not capable of it and didn;t want to flash cMos and have to go thru the GTX 680m reset instalation.

The card has some high resistors so I took a copper plate from an old m18xr2 CPU heatsink that got damaged in the past and set it on the m17xr4 heatsink and it sat llevel. The m17xr4 with 60hz screen didn't even show in BIOS or device manager. It is looking like @ssj92 said to try it in 2nd slot of m18xr2 but first am going to try 2nd slot of Clevo P870DM3-G. I am very reluctant to open m18xr2 cause it is running so well I am afraid of "The Rabbit Hole"

13 hours ago, panda_zzz said:

does the rtx3000 card work over edp with the display at m17x r4?

No, the m17xr4 with 120hz didn't work with the RTX 3000 but I don't remember if I tried it in pure UEFI mode which is how  the P4000 works now. I would like to have tried it but I damaged 1 of my RTX 3000 when I pulled off the x bracket installing it in the M6700 cause the heatsink has its own special screw setup. I never encountered an x bracket that was glued on so tight. A very intelligent member of this forum

@Aaron44126 said I should have used a heat gun, which I have,I would have pulled out my hair if I had some! So I'm not pulling out my working RTX 3000 from my m18xr2 but for a similar $$$ the RTX 4050 is the next experiment

1 hour ago, ssj92 said:

They're all backwards compatible. The real question will be if the RTX 4050 is wired for eDP and has proper firmware for it too. LVDS should work if the card doesn't have a weird issue like my A4500 did. Where it may need resizable bar/above 4g decoding 

According to the spec sheet it is DP/DP/HDMI/EDP

I am just hoping

35 minutes ago, Clamibot said:

 

Now THAT'S a proper laptop! That's exactly what I want! Looks like it has a 17 inch screen. It'd be nice if it was an 18 inch screen instead.

 

Optane P5800X as the boot drive with proper desktop hardware inside the chassis? This thing must be screaming fast.

 

Now where can I buy this case? This will be my last laptop as it's forever upgradeable. I'm sitting here thinking about what must be the eye watering price for this thing, but that's just the upfront cost. In the long run, this route is much cheaper than buying a new laptop every 4-5 years.

 

Come to think about it, the kind of laptops I like weren't meant for long batery life and I rarely ever use my laptops on battery power either. If I need to be away from a power outlet for a while, I usually just use my Legion Go instead as it's the more convenient device to use in the case I'm away from a power outlet, but 95% of the time I have access to a power outlet + a desk or table.

 

Dude, I want this thing so badly. Hoppefully there's a way to buy it.

I have to agree about battery life! My m18xr2 I purchased 10/12/2012 still has the original battery and its at 97 percent health! I never run any laptop on battery but take them places, roadtrips and like 2 or 3 at a time, there is always a place to plug into. I just like the battery in case of power outage from high winds or trees coming down it gives me a few minuets to shutdown and get my flashlight

1 hour ago, electrosoft said:

 

 

We need more of this:

 

A DIY laptop with real desktop components, awesome.

 

 

All this needs is uninterruptible power supply since it has no battery

https://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500AVRLCD3-Intelligent-System-Outlets/dp/B0BCMLLSHL/ref=sr_1_3?c=ts&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1Y6yxy5lPSI0KlHT8E3Vv7UB0mQbXbgNBIHNd5DxNJAH2mUaHB6qoSbJwdu1H-EW76PDE6TFKUrY8Gi1Rz388zSOYa1gloAxAdvyIKiGdxBsykYLORTFNGvD4QeCGcHkjmnqkcYMRTqGpYQnxde8CS2Fp251QmEYO7AHXyQRfReHXOHyzH1XTYe2dHcNhHdr93HQeQmqfWKMRBLgt_z2i22z21IhkHQhfWPIq4t2HxsrxPAJYNdE1Umf5HVlNalH9abV3KLBk1XW0vZAUQabejXf5moDX_C187pxLdBrmeU.4O2YoJI_8oNypX0msUY6GYwRqrfuHeuBxHy4xZFcIcI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Computer%2BUninterruptible%2BPower%2BSupply%2BUnits&qid=1727724962&s=pc&sr=1-3&ts_id=764572&th=1

uninterruptible power supply since it has no battery

1 hour ago, zex4 said:

i know the format A will be weird but the cooling would be overkill 😄 with the p870 heatsink...

I would prefer the RTX 4060 in the Clevo and being an A card overkill cooling might help the i9-9900K to run cooler cause of the Giant heatsink is all connected

34 minutes ago, nforce4max said:

I can see at least one of these ending up in an Precision M6800 and the same goes for a few Alienwares if it plays nice better yet can run EDP.

I have M4700, M6700, 2 m17xr4, m18xr2 and P870DMG-3 All are going to get a chance at this card so if it works in 1 I'll have to buy another, this could be a long project

And that RTX 4060 would be a nice upgrade for my P870DMG-3 but the mounting holes look off

Imagine an A card in a Clevo?