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    Discussion in 'Sager/Clevo Reviews & Owners' Lounges' started by Vedya, Jan 10, 2008.

  1. eleron911

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    Laptops are a pain, nah?
    But I`d rather upgrade a system that I know , with a perfect screen,than buy another one and deal with the waiting again.
     
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    am i correct that to run a t9300 i would have to do the mobo upgrade or does it work on the old one?
     
    zfactor, Apr 10, 2008
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  3. eleron911

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    I think the penryns ,since they`re supported in the Santa Rosa platform will work regardless.
     
    eleron911, Apr 10, 2008
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  4. zfactor

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    no not all of them a lot of mobo's needed firmware updates for the penryn's to work right
     
    zfactor, Apr 10, 2008
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    I don't know about the older revisions, but I got the most recent 5793 in mid-March and I use sleep on a regular basis. On ONE occasion when I tried to sleep my lappy, it went to sleep, then woke up about 5 seconds later. I was in a rush so I just turned it off (boot time is pretty damn fast even with all the crap I'm running. FYI: I use PerfectDisk to keep my system files neat), so I don't know if it would have slept if i tried once more or if it would have done the same again. Interesting, but I don't know if it was hardware or software related. (Vista?, :s)
     
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  6. zfactor

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    im curious though now about the sleep why a lot of people now are saying it does work ..?? personally if i can get the gpu and drop in a t9300 id just get the gpu and forget sending my system away.. im debating on selling this just because of the cost to upgrade and i really would like a 15" but if i know for sure i can get a penryn and sleep (the wife is always using it even though i tell her not to she clicks sleep arghhhhh id have to get strict about it i guess or i guess i can change the settings for it)... i do have a perspective buyer and then i could always re-order a 5793... but man what a hassle and my system i know works and i have 0 dead pixels etc...also the silver trim though i def didnt like it at first seems to be growing on me
     
    zfactor, Apr 10, 2008
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  7. zfactor

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    also could sleep be working now due to maybe the new bios update etc?? seems odd why it is working for some yet others say it doesnt work
     
    zfactor, Apr 10, 2008
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    MrProim Notebook Consultant

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    I've got mine since Yesterday evening, didn't do much on it 'cause I first want to split the HDD in 2 parts.

    But I will need to work some things out: the "scroll" on the touchpad isn't working, got to find where you can deactivate Vista asking if you want to continue and I'm gonna benchmark to be sure everything is working fine.
     
    MrProim, Apr 12, 2008
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  9. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    Congrats!

    Where did you purchase it?
     
    Vedya, Apr 12, 2008
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  10. Nirvana

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    i felt like my watch is moving slower since i placed my order
     
    Nirvana, Apr 12, 2008
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  11. MrProim

    MrProim Notebook Consultant

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    I've purchased it at www.discoveries.be
    What I have to pay is €1908
     
    MrProim, Apr 12, 2008
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  12. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    OK, that is a site that I have never heard of. How were they in terms of service?
     
    Vedya, Apr 12, 2008
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  13. MrProim

    MrProim Notebook Consultant

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    Gonna send you a PM with a bit of explanations ;)

    Is English OK or are you also from Belgium?
     
    MrProim, Apr 12, 2008
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  14. Vedya

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    English is OK
     
    Vedya, Apr 12, 2008
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    OK, finished updating the 1st post.

    I would like some more XP scores though
     
    Vedya, Apr 12, 2008
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  16. zfactor

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    i didnt see it in there but maybe i missed it.. you may want to add that unofficially the 5791 model can run the penryn's including the x9000 with a bios update. sager says it can not but i have 2 confirmed people doing this very thing.. if i missed it then i didnt read very well.. lol
     
    zfactor, Apr 12, 2008
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  17. Vedya

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    Done ;).....
     
    Vedya, Apr 12, 2008
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    I got 10137 in vista with computer in my sig, cpu OC'd, stock drivers, vbios .14, bios .07..Still cant stop the downclokcing issue even with .08 bios.
     
    naticus, Apr 12, 2008
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  19. eleron911

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    How much of an OC have you did Naticus, and what was your stock score ?
     
    eleron911, Apr 12, 2008
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    Cheers hkman :) Nice to be in the hall of fame :D
     
    Geforce2go, Apr 12, 2008
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  21. naticus

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    My stock highest score was 9206, my average though was from 8800-9100, my highest was 10137 with the cpu 2.0ghz to 2.45ghz, actually the cpu temps didnt get above 65C/68C which is really nice actually.
     
    naticus, Apr 12, 2008
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  22. eleron911

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    Kewl, I might just consider OCing the CPU myself.
    Do you have a guide or a program you used for OCing ?
     
    eleron911, Apr 12, 2008
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  23. lndnny

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    Remember, default comparison resolution for the tests is 1280x1024. I know you can't do that with a WXGA, without an external screen. That may be why your score was skipped.

    Check the first page of this thread. It's been updated with the program for OCing the CPU.

    Dan
     
    lndnny, Apr 12, 2008
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  24. Vedya

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    Yes , that was why it was skipped. Sorry Naticus :eek:
     
    Vedya, Apr 13, 2008
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    hmm well heck am i right or does bios 1.00.08 not allow for oc'ing the cpu's?

    if i could get a dump of someones sager 5793 extreme bios that would be fantastic... any takers...
     
    zfactor, Apr 13, 2008
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    did ya try this:

    Originally Posted by Cookie View Post
    NVM, I just figured out in another thread how to overclock the CPU.

    Just use SetFSB with PLL#: ICS9LPR363DGLF.
    Thanks to kaltmond and bhattsan for the links...
    Just thought I'd post it here to inform you guys.

    Anyways, I just ran 3Dmark06 with a T7250 OC'd to 2,4 GHZ...I got 9750 3dmarks.
    Not shabby for a T7250 CPU!
     
    Vedya, Apr 13, 2008
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  27. naticus

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    Its cool, no love for wsxga+..its cool. lol.
     
    naticus, Apr 13, 2008
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  28. treelife

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    I got my M57RU DIVINE-X today! and I couldn't find any dead pixels.
    one question though, I don't know if the drivers which come with the dvd are already installed or not? (all of them became "grayed out" when I opened the window)
     
    treelife, Apr 14, 2008
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  29. eleron911

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    They`re installed. But you should be able to "ungray" them by using Unlock or something.
    XoticPc installs them so I don`t think Eurocom doesn`t.
     
    eleron911, Apr 14, 2008
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    ok. thanks.
     
    treelife, Apr 14, 2008
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    has anyone tried to downclock the 8800m to increase the battery life?
    also how is the sub woofer? is it even noticeable?
     
    Nirvana, Apr 14, 2008
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    the sub woofer isnt too noticeable, and ill say it again the speaker system is "acceptable" i have heard better.
     
    EdiT808, Apr 14, 2008
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    ^^^ agreed its just okay imo..
     
    zfactor, Apr 14, 2008
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  34. Vedya

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    I just use headphones ;)
     
    Vedya, Apr 14, 2008
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    XP 3DMark06 results:
    T9300, 8800M, 4GB, 174.82 driver(stock clock)=9450
    OC'd to 10295 now.
     
    lowprofile, Apr 15, 2008
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    Darn it,now I really need to get myself that 8800M GTX. Can`t wait for June...
    The subwoofer is more like a myth than a real component. It`s a 2w speaker set,what`d you expect? :D
     
    eleron911, Apr 15, 2008
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  37. Nirvana

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    no I don't expect anything. I have 3 headphone/earphones for audio already. Sennheiser's HD 280 Pro, Bang & Olufsen A8, and Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro
     
    Nirvana, Apr 15, 2008
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    Using stock drivers (167.43 or 44, which I think is best...) the 8800M GTX automatically downclocks for optimal battery life. That is why you can get like 2+ hours of life ;) (if you got screen on low and no wireless...) even though it is a large, power-mongering system (I feel for 9262 owners though :( )
     
    bigjohnsonforever, Apr 16, 2008
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    ROFL, when I'm not connected to my x-540, I got on headphones :)
     
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  40. Vedya

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    Wow, that audio jack repelacement feature in the 5793 is very useful, you can have 3+ people on 3 headphones at the same time!!!
     
    Vedya, Apr 21, 2008
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  41. naticus

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    how do u do that?
     
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  42. zfactor

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    arghhhh does anyone have a decent sager logo i need one to replace the style note in the bios.. i suck at photoshop etc.. lmk or post it here if you have one..i will post this bios up once we have this new clevo one with the sager logo... also if there is another vendor and you are using the style note logo this can easily be changed.

    size limits are 640 x 480 and around 300k.. thanks
     
    zfactor, Apr 21, 2008
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  43. Vedya

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    use that Realtek Program, click on the colored circles at the right.
     
    Vedya, Apr 21, 2008
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    HKman, I`ve tried that, but the jack on the left gives no sound and the one on the right (mic jack) gives a poor distorted sound.(with the realtek manager set to auto-detect and identify thingy).
    My audio jack has been dead since nov last year and I totally forgot about it.
     
    eleron911, Apr 21, 2008
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  45. Vedya

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    Oh, In mine, the Mic jack is perfect, and the blue jack is lightly audible.
     
    Vedya, Apr 21, 2008
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    I use a splitter when I watch movies with my girlfriend,2 sets of headphones and plugged into my USB sound card ,since as I said, the regular headphone jack is dead, dead I tell ya .
     
    eleron911, Apr 21, 2008
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    Hooray Vista Crashed ANd I lost all of my data!!!
     
    Vedya, Apr 23, 2008
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    System restore?
     
    eleron911, Apr 23, 2008
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    The OS itself is not loading, I just did a fresh install and installed XP as a dual boot option
     
    Vedya, Apr 23, 2008
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    wow lots of people seem to have issues with vista , i have vista on over 25 machines at home / offices / our business... and have not had a single crash or major issue yet.. they also now all have sp1 as well..
     
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