Bios firmware
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Oussebon
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If it's a PC Specialist system you'll want to phone them. If it's a system by someone else you'll need to contact that company, and/or get advice on an open forum like Tom's Hardware.
If you're saying you or someone else flashed the wrong BIOS, be aware that's usually going to void any warranty.
If you're saying you or someone else flashed the wrong BIOS, be aware that's usually going to void any warranty.
Is out of warranty, I believe has been flashed wrong and wrong firmware, as running idle is hot 42 plus and cpu is loaded when only in home screen, when shutting down, takes too long and after screen goes off fans ramp to max , then it shuts down. so presumption is firmware is wrong or bios. hence trying to locate .
I am not the original owner, so cannot access pc specialists in order to download original drivers and firmware etc.
Oussebon
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42 degrees idle for the CPU sounds fine for a 7700HQ
If CPU is under heavy load when it should be idle, that sounds like software rather than firmware.
It's not uncommon for systems to ramp up fans when going into a sleep mode or shut down.
Have you performed a clean Windows installation?
If it is a Clevo chassis you can get the drivers directly from the Clevo website. I wouldn't recommend arbitrarily flashing the BIOS as it doesn't sound from the limited description like BIOS has anything to do with it.
If CPU is under heavy load when it should be idle, that sounds like software rather than firmware.
It's not uncommon for systems to ramp up fans when going into a sleep mode or shut down.
Have you performed a clean Windows installation?
If it is a Clevo chassis you can get the drivers directly from the Clevo website. I wouldn't recommend arbitrarily flashing the BIOS as it doesn't sound from the limited description like BIOS has anything to do with it.
This is the strange thing, in cpuid says mb is n870 board, on laptop sticker says is n850 board or chipset ?!!!, could this be an issue as stated possible bios firmware flash is wrong bios etc, also checked clevo web and no bios to download , does not list a bios in the download section for n870 or n850 either.
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
No, clevo don’t supply BIOS, only the supplier company, as in PCS, you’d need to contact them directly.
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
The only other option is a custom BIOS, but that's not something we can help with on this forum.
But check out PremaMod.
My friend, this is not a bios issue. All high performance laptops go this way sooner or later. It is a heating issue. First you should open the back of your laptop and just vacuum clean everything from dust. If that doesn't help you need to replace the fans and/or the heat sinks if you can get a hold of spare parts that work. Other than that Your CPU or GPU has just had it's happier days. The former user may have done a lot of overclocking, but it could be just normal use. That is the price you pay for performance.
ubuysa
The BSOD Doctor
I'm in full agreement with this. You're assumption that the BIOS must be wrong is the very last in a line of possible causes, in any case updating the BIOS is always the very last thing you should be trying - and certainly not the first.
If it's second hand it will definitely benefit from an internal clean, it will probably also benefit from a CPU/GPU repaste, and it will certainly benefit from a completely clean reinstall of Windows or whatever OS you're using.