M15x + ATI 5870 (MOD)

+rep, doing that and then hitting start gets it to read all sensors properly.

 

Took me a few minutes to figure it out my first time......and on a reinstall.....and even another reinstall

 

Hi,
Thx guys.
I got another question about temperature
My 5870m is undervolted to 1.05v and temperature idles 200/300 at 49*c. After running Vantage at 700/1000, temperature peaks at 69*C. Is it ok ?

 

That's actually an amazing temperature. Mine stabilizes at 74 Celsius for gaming.

 

Anyone know how to force DX10 on MoH LE ? I want to give it a shot

 

I would hit up StevenX he knows how to do a lot of that kind of stuff, he's very into gaming performance and modding .inf files for games.

 

Aight will do. I already scanned through all the .inf files in the game engine folder...and i didn't find anything DX related. Maybe i'm just looking in the wrong places...

Hope he knows what to do

 

I have a Clevo 5870 in my system and I was just wondering in a simple yes or no, can I connect to a external monitor with a DP to DP cable. I've looked all over the forums and can't seem to find the answer. Any comments will be appreciated.

Thanks

 

Reason I say this is because I can't, I have no idea why. I have a Dell U2311. It's basically plugged from my M15X to the DP port on the monitor with a DP to DP cable. Nothing appears on the monitor though. I've tried starting with it plugged in, plugging when already on, rolling back drivers, quite a few things. The monitors reading because if it doesn't detect anything it says "no DP cable" but when I plug it in it says "going into power saver mode" which is when its plugged but theres no input coming to the monitor.

 

I have checked all the settings. How should I connect it? Plug it in and detect displays in CCC? or FN+F6?

 

Tried FN+F6, nothing happens, I'm on 10.10 but I tried 10.8 and it still didn't work. Does this mean anything??

 

how come you only have it showing on 1 desktop. can you change it to extended?????

 

Yeh I can but nothing happens. The mouse will move out of my notebook screen but the monitor still doesn't display anything.



And CCC displays this....

 

hmmm strange my monitor was just plug and play. have you tried a different connection type, hdmi,vga, dual link???

 

It works if I plug via the DP to HMDI adapter and a HDMI to DVI cable to the DVI port on the monitor.

 

i have never tried dp to dp before so i'm clueless sorry.

 

Hmmm, thanks anyway. Has nobody connected with a DP to DP cable. I thought this would have been more common.

 

So strange. I would really like to know what the problem is now. Could it be the cable? It was brand new and as soon as I plug it in the state of the monitor changes so I don't think it is but it's a possibility. Or because I have a clevo card? I know audio doesn't work but has anyone actually got video signal with a DP to DP cable on a clevo 5870? Or what I've actually found out is that some of the Dell monitors have problems with Displayport connectivity which I think may be the problem but just trying to eliminate everything else first.

 

sorry if this bring life back into this old thread,

but I have a question.

so I recently got a Nvidia 285m to replace my ati 5730m in my M15x. However, I have come across a problem.

The screwholes in the 285m's backplate/xplate are too small for my M15x's heatsink. Now, in this thread you advised to just remove the xplate from it but I feel a little hesitant to just apply physical force. I can't seem to find any tutorials on how to properly remove the xplate.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks to this?

edit:

So I just forced them out, was pretty easy.

However, I have come across a problem now. I tried installing the Nvidia 285m drivers for Win7 64(which I have) however, it says it couldn't find a compatible device so it failed the installation.

Anyone have having ideas?

 

Are any of you getting system instability with 10.11+ ? I had 10.10, installed 10.11. Clean install of the drivers on a fresh windows install and everytime the screen turns off the system hard crashes. Installed 10.10 and it was fine. Clean install of 10.12 random system crashes without BSOD's.

Just wondering if anyone ever experienced anything like that? Temps are idling at 49C at 200/250.


Ezi0 have you tried to install the drivers through the inf file through device manager?

 

hey i just saw that this threat was bumped to the top, and I started reading it, but quit after about 20 pages. the thing that bothers me, is that people were saying it only works with the GTX260m heatsink for the stuff beyond the RAM, but I used the GT 240m heatsink and the dell thermal pad strips which are too short for the whole 5870 ram strip and doesnt even cover the stuff beyond the ram, so I had to stretch it with my hands, but I have my 5870 on 1.1v, 800/1100 and playing most games that i play (bfbc2, WoW, occasional crysis), the core gets to like 70C top, and the RAM gets to like 85C sometimes but usually steady around 80C. I have been planning on getting those thermal pads every1 says to use, but keep forgetting. Would buying a GTX 260m heatsink make much of a difference? If so, how much?
thanks

 

Oh, widezu was able to help me with my drivers. I just need to double check all of the vram is covered by some thermal pads. It's jumping up to 70C too quickly for my taste

 

i've found a dell 5870, but im not sure on the Bios version of the card.
i remember reading, that the card had to be a certain version to work on the M15x, and other versions will not work?

can anyone confirm that?

i tried the search, but searching a large thread is a overwhelming

 

@madoon. I suggest starting a new thread as usually it is difficult to get good imput in a slightly unrelated thread. I am pretty sure any dell 5870 should work and have never heard of that, but then again mine is clevo and it works fine too, except about 2 or 3 disadvantages that I never notice.

 

You are correct, the last vbios version of dell gives artifacts (at least on my 5870). You need to run the stock vbios. The advantage is that you can go back to a previous vbios because you have something on the screen. So no worries, install the card and start your laptop. If you have the old stock vbios on it everything runs fine or else you need to downgrade it (you see it directly on the alienhead at boot, there is a downside: overheating may give the same effect, so be sure that the memory and gpu are correctly cooled with thermal pads).

I have put the original vbios somewhere on this forum but I'm now to lazy to search for it.

 

thanks for your reply.
the seller doesnt know the version of the bios, but says he didnt upgrade it, and doesnt know if it had a newer version from dell.

so if it did come with a newer vbios, can i down grade from my M15x or will i need to use a M17x?

 

You can do it from your m15x, you just get artifacts on your screen but the command prompt is readable, just create a bootable usb stick (or diskette if you have an usb diskette drive). Put the flash file and flash tool on it and flash it.

 

what bios version do i have to be in,
i have a missed up scree, with the alienhead(bios boot) looks like its ruining 256 colors

 

10 c h a r

 

Looks like your system bios and vbios are pissed off at eachother......

 

Great im getting mine soon for my m15x cant wait XD

 

can you PLEASE point me at where i can find the 5870 stock vbios that will work.

i have already tried to re-flash my bios i am running a09 if that makes any difference?

i am an nvidia person, this is my first ATI card, and it is very clear it KNOWS and hates me.

 

I recommend shooting a PM to inap or DaneGRClose

They are sort of the gurus on 5870s in the M15x from what I recall

I have never had an M15x personally, just read alot here

 

Be a sport, save a copy of the vbios in your 5870m that is working properly and post it here for Madoon.

With Atiflash from a DOS boot: atiflash -s 0 5870bios.rom

If not comfortable with DOS/Atiflash, use GPU-Z to save a copy (click the camera icon to the right of the BIOS Version box).

 

thank you so much for your support.

i have managed to find a copy of something over at the m17x forum.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...bios-a00-ati-hd5870-mobility.html#post6861822

i used it and can see the alien logo properly again, linux boots fine but my HDD just failed and windows refuses to boot. will fix and see which version it is!

 

looks like you found it, nice. congrats on your new card.

 

thanks.

this thing is very impressive.
but big change in temps compared to my old 240m, my laptop now gets a little uncomfortable when on my lap.

 

yeah with power comes heat. on the 5870 the vram tend to run hot!!!! time to invest in some thermal pads.

 

Well, I'm going to revive this thread. I bought Ethanh's
M15x, the first one with the 5870 in it. I read some of this thread, but couldn't stand to read the whole thing, so I have a question. Does the Dell 5870 VBIOS work on a Clevo 5870 and does it make it so that you don't have to use the AMD GPU clock tool to change the clocks to 250/300? If so, anyone got a copy of said VBIOS? I know how to flash and what not.

 

No.


/10char

 

Hah, thanks for the fast answer. Does any 5870 VBIOS make it so you don't have to use the Clock tool?

 

There was an early MSI 5870m vbios that allowed PP and Overdrive on the Clevo 5870m's, but it was unstable and was used only for a short time by a few pioneers. No reliable method/alternate vbios was ever found to implement either function as of the time of introduction of the 5850m, which provided both and could be overclocked beyond the limits of most Clevo 5870m's. After that, the Clevo's lost favor.

 

Makes sense, thanks for the info. I hope to use this for a bit and then upgrade to a 6970M anyways. (drool) I just want the least hassle. Thanks again.

 

what size thermal pads are ppl using? b/c inap in the earlier pages said use the ek 1mm ones but then in other threads he said to use .5mm

can someone help me out?

thanks

 

@tauzins

If its your first time swapping the card on your machine, you can reuse the pads on your new card.

* Make sure to place the pads correctly

 

yea i know but temps are outrageous... im getting like 105 on crysis in high...

 

Those temps are crazy. You might have to add more pads than just using the original and perhaps re-do the paste job on the GPU Proc. Highest I got on the 5870s were mid 80s

 

im thinking contact is bad... should i try more paste or should i try using a pad to just check to see if its the contact? on gpu core i mean

 

Too much paste is not good. Just see if the contact is good and make sure you go easy on the screws for the heatsink. See if the padding is still good for use. Else you might be better of replacing them.

 

dont tighten them all the way?

im so stumped i just got new thermal pads redone the paste like 10 times and im getting terrible results everytime... any other solutions?