GT70 0ND Windows 8 Downgrade

Hello, I'm looking at how to downgrade my OS from windows 8 (pre-packaged from PCCASEGEAR) to windows 7, I have re-initialized my 2x 64gb SSD's RAID 0 setup when I go to install windows it complains that the BIOS doesn't allow booting from the drive.
Any help would be appreciated.
UPDATE:
I am able to install Windows 7 on one of the SSD's when I disable the RAID 0, is there an inherent issue with installing Windows 7 on RAID?

There is an option to allow Legacy boot devices but if that is not it then I can't see an option to change it to.
UPDATE: That worked, thanks. Didn't realize that it viewed it as a legacy device

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Quote from: Warner (MSI Tech) on https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=163370.msg1197589#msg1197589
Per Microsoft's new rules, the key must be embedded inside of BIOS, which will only activate with matching edition.
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installed scm , intel and geforce drivers
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   Extended CPUID      6.3A
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   Technology      22 nm
   TDP Limit      45.0 Watts
   Tjmax         105.0 °C
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   Max turbo ratio      34x
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   Ratio 2 cores      33x
   Ratio 3 cores      32x
   Ratio 4 cores      32x
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Problem with restore win8 after change hardware. (GT70 0ND-492US)

Hi everyone!
I have de notebook model GT70 0ND-492US this came with one msata ssd with 128gb and i add other the same model for use super raid, that came with win8, but i make the downgrade to win7. But now i cant make the recovery to win8 with original recovery discs, the message displayed is: "cannot recovery hardware is changed" .
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Quote from: flobelix on 09-March-13, 02:25:21
Hm, seems it won't accept the oem key then So far I couldn't find another legal source for an .iso
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MSI GT70 0ND : Display driver stopped responding and has recovered

Hi,
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I tried several drivers but i always get this error message when the laptop has to switch on the GTX 675MX instead of the Intel HD4000 :
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Display driver stopped responding and has recovered.
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Drivers for MSI GT70 0ND 444US Laptop

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Recently reinstalled Windows on my MSI GT70 0ND 444US Gaming Laptop and I am in desperate need of a link to where I can download the drivers for my laptop, I cannot find the CD that came with the laptop but I need a site of link that is trusted to give me the right drivers.
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http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GT70-0ND.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win8%2064
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Request : MSI GT70 0ND 1004FR

Hi, I'm requesting an unlocked bios for my GT70 0ND 1004FR,
and if possible, swap keys Fn and Windows.
Don't know wich bios is running on, but Win8 was on, i have win7 x64 now for a while and don't remember wich bios i put in.

MSIHQ: Information detected by MSIHQ Tool ver: 1.25g
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How to enable VT-X on an MSI GT70 0ND?

My rig:
GT70 0ND. Stock out of the box except for:
CPU upgrade to 3920XM
SSD upgrade to 2*128GB
Looked around in the BIOS for virtualization settings, as I have used them before on other laptops, nothing seen.
Updated BIOS to the .70X version posted as of today, still nothing seen.
Given the power of this laptop, virtualization options have to be in there somewhere, so I humbly submit my ignorance for public consumption, in the hope that someone can help me out.

verify first using securable in https://www.grc.com/securable.htm
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MSI GT70 0ND BIOS unlock request for intel vt-x virtualization

Hi, I'd like to request an unlocked bios for an MSI GT70 0ND.
I'm trying to enable intel VT-X virtualization, so I tried the official bioses as indicated here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=158790.0
However neither of the windows 7 64bit bioses seemed to change anything, although the 30U version reactivated the raid settings which I had set to ahci.
I should also mention that the guide for flashing the bios on the official page indicated that after flashing the bios and waiting 15 seconds with no power and battery out, that there would be a screen saying 'CMOS Checksum Bad' but this didn't happen. It simply turned off again really quick, and restarted with seemingly the exact same bios. However I know it did something because with the 30U version the raid options were re-enabled.
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I've already sent svet a donation. The confirmation is : 83957137919249941
Svet, Can you please make for me a custom bios with as many things enabled as possible including Intel VT-X?

Hello, what is your current BIOS version?
However neither of the windows 7 64bit bioses seemed to change anything, although the 30U version reactivated the raid settings which I had set to ahci.
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I should also mention that the guide for flashing the bios on the official page indicated that after flashing the bios and waiting 15 seconds with no power and battery out, that there would be a screen saying 'CMOS Checksum Bad' but this didn't happen. It simply turned off again really quick, and restarted with seemingly the exact same bios. However I know it did something because with the 30U version the raid options were re-enabled.
Looking furthur I found this thread: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=160434.0
Indicating that I should request an unlocked bios.
As already mention in the topic that you pointed, VT-x is already Enabled in latest version.
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I've already sent svet a donation. The confirmation is : 83957137919249941
Svet, Can you please make for me a custom bios with as many things enabled as possible including Intel VT-X?
Yes, but tell your current BIOS version 1st to know which one will suits for your notebook

MSI GT70 0ND - Upgrading Video card

Hello! I currently own an MSI GT70 0ND with a gtx 675m gpu in it. Im looking into upgrading it to the 770m which I was told should fit fine. Thats mainly my question here, does anyone know for sure if the 770m will fit properly with the heat sync? The cards are identical aside from the Chip themselves on the board. I'd like to assume all would be well considering the 770m's chip is slightly smaller in width.
Thank you for any information :D

Quote from: zipper.sippola on 26-March-14, 20:16:23
Laptopvideo2go. it's the Place to get video drivers when others fail; all new hardware gets added to the infs instantly when revealed.
NVIDIA_DEV.11E0 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M" is supported in the latest inf;
download http://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/335.23/335.23-notebook-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe
and unzip it into a drawer.
download modified inf http://laptopvideo2go.com/infs/335series/33523_win8x64/nv_dispi.inf
copy the modified inf into the Display.Driver drawer and then run setup - hope it works. If not, try another driver with a modified inf.
It worked as far as installing, but after rebooting the laptop goes to a blue screen. Looking at the screenshot, does this have MSI bios? Will I have to flash it to MSI?

Need advices on MSI GT70 0ND-612AU

Hello everyone,
I'm from Australia and was planning to get a MSI GT70 0ND-612AU laptop recently. I'm planning to do some minor upgrade at starts but not sure how hard will it be to get this done, the following will be some of my concern (I'm not an IT person so the following description or terms that i used could be wrong), please advice
1. Add mSATA 120GB SSD as a primary drive and the stock HDD (1TB 5400rpm) as secondary: From what i heard was the OS (windows 8) does not comes with the system in hardcopy (Disc) as it has already installed on the original HDD along with the recovery partition. How am i suppose to install the Windows on a SSD that i'm gonna add and used as a primary drive? because there might be some issue that i heard such as BSOD / bugs or errors due to hardware changes / SSD does not perform faster than the stock HDD as it wasn't optimized properly / Adaptor board missing ...etc.
Preferred fresh install as i heard migration potentially cause errors.
P.S. Any tutorials or external guidance links will be appreciate.
2. GTX675MX GDDR5 2GB / 4GB VRAM confusion: I've seen a lot different MSI model (inc UK / Australia) and from different online stores' description some stated the same graphic card model that comes with 2GB VRAM and some with 4GB VRAM. How am i be able to identify the differences? At first i thought 2GB VRAM is only available on GTX675M and 4GB VRAM was on GTX675MX, but i still saw some online specs saying GTX675MX 2GB VRAM.
3. Applying Arctic Silver 5 or MX on CPU & GPU: Do i need to do this once i bought the laptop or can i use for a year and apply later? Any tutorial on how to apply these on GT70 0ND?
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Quote from: darkhawk on 06-April-13, 11:27:37
https://forum-en.msi.com/faq/uploads/156/MS-1762_Disassembly_guide.pdf
That's the assembly guide PDF, that pretty much explains how to take apart the entire notebook. Very helpful.
Make the restore disks. Those will allow you to reinstall the stock software again. Install the SSD, and probably remove the HDD, and then install using the restore disks. It should work just fine.
Well, all I can say is I haven't heard of any migration issues at all so far. I've seen a few people complain, but they didn't really know what they were doing and that's why they had problems.
Honestly, it should say what GPU and how much VRAM it has. 2GB vs 4GB is a moot point to be perfectly honest. This card is similar to a GT650 in the desktop world. 2GB of VRAM is great for those cards. If you want to pay for the 4GB version, by all means go ahead. I just don't believe it will help you at all, and remember, that's just my opinion. It's your laptop, buy what you want.
Hello darkhawk, thank you for your reply again.
Thanks for the PDF, will definitely read that! I'll try do some research on how to create a restore disk then Just wants to make all this clear before i make a move to pick one unit up.
U probably right, migration might not have any issue as you said if done professionally. The reason why i'm worried because i'm pretty much have no idea how this should be done properly lol X-D, i can felt that if i'm gonna do this most likely i will encounter lots of problems lol.
I completely understand what you mean by the GPU. One of the reason that why am i attracted to it is because it's only $3 AUD different (the only different was one that comes with 750GB 7200rpm HDD with 2GB GTX675MX 2GB VRAM ($3 AUD less) and the other one that i'm looking at was 1TB 5400rpm HDD with 4GB VRAM). lol
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GT70 0ND : screen does not turn on

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I bought my MSI GT70 0ND-1004FR about 2 months ago. I installed a 128GB SSD in the free slot and installed windows 7 on it, then wiped the other partitions on the 750GB hard drive.
It worked fine for a month but now I have a problem : my computer screen won't turn on when I start the computer. I installed all the drivers on the MSI website and the buttons near the screen are still not working (turbo, wifi, screen and eject don't work; fan and keyboard buttons work).
I think it's a driver problem because I can see the screen is displaying stuff, it's just that the "backlight" is off. I can guess there is something on the screen but I can certainly not read anything, so I have to work on an external screen for now...
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Eswak

If your not even able to see the BIOS then yes, just like flobelix said, contact MSI, their RMA process is pretty easy.
Here is there Contact Us Section.
I would try resetting the EC before calling them though, its odd most of your capacitive buttons don't work though. This only takes about a minuet to do so no harm in doing it.

GT70 0ND-444US OC bios

I am looking for the Bios to be unlock so I can check out OC settings for my laptop.
I have a Windows 8 64bit -- GT70 0ND-444US -- Bios E1762IMS.70X Firmware 1762EMS1.505
Can someone point me to the right direction

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Request: Unlocked/Custom GT70 0ND BIOS

Hi Svet
I would like to request an unlocked BIOS for my GT70 and can you please swap the Fn and Windows keys.
Info:
Model: GT70 0ND MS-1762
Bios Version: E1762IMS.30M (07/06/2012)
EC Version: 1762EMS1 Ver4.10 (06/06/2012)
Please let me know if this is possible and I will make a donation.
Thanks
Supes

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I would like to request an unlocked BIOS for my GT70 and can you please swap the Fn and Windows keys.
Quote from: Supes on 05-November-12, 00:04:35
Hi Svet
Yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for
Supes
Hi Supes,
Oks, yep both are possible

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