SirKhan Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hey guys, I have a Fujitsu Xi 1546 and I had a topic about trying to cool it down because my Ati X1800 in it broke (like 90% other X1800s....) well the only solution was for me to change the vidcard to a new one. Bios version 1.15 original FSC (because of the better fan control) I tried the 8600Gt, no luck, now I have a 8600GS in it works perfectly. I also had the chance to try a 9600gt but the laptop wouldn't start. Beep beep when switched on most of the leds were on. Is there a possibility that with other BIOS it would work? BTW With this GS card installed I can't upgrade my BIOS because it says "this bios is not for this model" :) I know I would have to change back to the Ati and to the bios change but I have it installed so good that I don't want to screw up the heating by opening up just for a bios change. (I installed the GS _after_ I tried the 9600gt and I only consider switching to that new card if it works 100% with some bios or anything else). Thanks Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlien Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I have a 9600gt 512mb ddr3 runing in this notebook. Problem is that this card seems to be an "engeneering" sample. And it only works in the moderate power saving mode. Which is not the full potential of the card. I believe I just need the right vbios for the card. But so far i tried a gazillion vbios`s and I just cannot get ANY othter vbios to work with this card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirKhan Posted January 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks for the info! Have you tried another card? Maybe the card itself is bad. Or maybe trying the card in another laptop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBRoot Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Hey, I have an acer made 9600mGT 512 DDR3 and it works like a charm on my amilo Pi1556. The only problem is that the card runs hot on 3D games (95° and more). With a notepad cooler it should be better. And I have a little error when the computer boots up: I have a 30s countdown with loud beep every second. This is my vbios. And a pic of the card. It has quimonda DDR3 1.1ns G96M_VG.9PG06.006_acer.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myron Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Has anyone with an Amilo Xi 1546 tried to install AW 5550 bios 2.06 ? I don't know if its possible to install it on a P72, since its intended for Pi 1536/1556/ AW 5550 but who knows 9600M GT might work with this bios. Eugene2878 @ Dec 9 2008, 10:59 AMUpgrade with alienware 1.19 bios for 4gb ram http://aliendl.alienware.com/Mobile/m5750/...0_Bios1.19W.zip . Remove any existing bios passwords before upgrade. 1.19 and 2.06, 2.07 bioses are compatible with hd 3650. 2.06 is compatible with 8600m gs and gt.(2.07 is not) 1.19 bios gives you possibility to install 4gb ram. Edited January 26, 2009 by myron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facey Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Has anyone with an Amilo Xi 1546 tried to install AW 5550 bios 2.06 ?I don't know if its possible to install it on a P72, since its intended for Pi 1536/1556/ AW 5550 but who knows 9600M GT might work with this bios. I'm running xi1546 2.06 bios with 8600gt 2 gig ram as 4 gig can't work with 512mb video card. No problems whatsoever Edited January 26, 2009 by facey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myron Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) I'm running xi1546 2.06 bios with 8600gt 2 gig ram as 4 gig can't work with 512mb video card. No problems whatsoever Do you have any issues with this card? (cold boot issue - 30sec beeping, overheating, gaming issues, etc). DDR2, but faster than the x1800? I know that bios this bios doesn't support 2x2GB Ram, but does it support T7400 ? I'm trying to figure out what's the best gaming solution for this laptop. ( Non-Ati hopefully, and besides throwing it away :) ) 9600M GT looked like the best solution but I haven't heared anyone to have it working without any major issue. Maybe, 9500M GS upgrade might be possible which most people claim is 5-10% more efficient than 8600M GT ddr2. Edited January 26, 2009 by myron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facey Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Do you have any issues with this card? (cold boot issue - 30sec beeping, overheating, gaming issues, etc). DDR2, but faster than the x1800?I know that bios this bios doesn't support 2x2GB Ram, but does it support T7400 ? I'm trying to figure out what's the best gaming solution for this laptop. ( Non-Ati hopefully, and besides throwing it away :) ) 9600M GT looked like the best solution but I haven't heared anyone to have it working without any major issue. Maybe, 9500M GS upgrade might be possible which most people claim is 5-10% more efficient than 8600M GT ddr2. I have no issues at all. My xi1546 has t7200, i did have the ati 3650 256mb ddr3 as well which is a far better card than the 8600gt 512mb ddr2 but the ati card had start up issues. I would love to give the 9600 a go but cash flow is preventing that at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirKhan Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I was able to test my friend's genuine Acer 9600m GS(!) in the laptop, before POST there was the 30secs beep then it was fine except the MHz switching would not work. You have to edit the BIOS manually and that is only possible with the new 4.8 nibitor, but can be done. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlien Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I can't find nibitor 4.8 anywhere on the net yet. Where did you find it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirKhan Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Until today you had to donate a little dinero to be able to download it. As of today it's public! So go on and try it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galdere Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I can't find nibitor 4.8 anywhere on the net yet. Where did you find it ? http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/index....showtopic=22712 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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