"Dear Backers: Here are the download link of the GPD WIN firmware.

• GPD WIN firmware (two files all need download then Extract. Please use the U disk to install)
  

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• For AU Backer:
  

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• For JP Backer:
  

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• GPD WIN BIOS
  (it is just for some error BIOS devices if your devices is functional You don't need update)
  

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• GPD WIN drive (If you want to install Microsoft's official system directly, the links below offer GDP WIN independence drive package)
  

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GPD WIN Sampling instructions (You can check the devices when the first boot.)

• Here is the Detection software download link):
  

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• Quote from: Phawx on October 30, 2016, 12:51:02 AM
  

"So a few things, if you follow my video when you reinstall (you don't have to by the way) then yes you'd be using Double Driver and you'll need that batch file.  If you look in the comments section of my video, someone uploaded the drivers from baidu to Mega and I used that on my 8700 and that works as well (it bundles the wifi patch in the bundle).  The wifi patch is needed for both the 8700 and the 8750.

When you get your unit just ping me with your BIOS version and if it's the same as mine now, I can tell you which changes to make.  Right now, you don't have to touch any *energy* settings within Windows to get the best performance.  Just two tweaks to the BIOS (if you have the same version as me) and then you'll be good to go.  You should be able to post with my best 3D mark score on cloudgate.

Also, don't take my settings as commandments or anything.  You guys should feel free to experiment.  It's the whole part of the fun of PC gaming.  I'm 100% sure there is still more performance to gain we just need to have the community working at it.

Here is the latest intel driver:

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The wifi patch is needed for both the 8700 and the 8750

• Awesome, thank you!
  I just checked and looks like im on BIOS version 9/29.
  

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• Ok, so just some quick input from my side as well.  
  

I have the 8700 unit and had crashing graphics drivers as well in the beginning. I then completely wiped and reinstalled my devices using Phawx' reinstall guide and immediately updated the intel hd drivers to the latest version. I've been using the device very intensely for the last 3 days and so far experienced not a single crash anymore. The device is running very smoothly for me.

Funnily enough I had some problems with my microSD card (getting corrupt files after copying etc) but I figured out today that amazon sent me a broken card (Samsung Evo Pro) since these errors occurred on other pcs as well, so I'm just gonna get that exchanged."]
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• I'm honestly surprised to see so many people having problems with their devices...
  

I got my device from dragonbox as well so I don't think it's a batch problem...

I was on a two hour flight yesterday and played Batman arkham asylum from takeoff until landing no problems, no crashes nothing. The device just got a bit hot during that time, but I didn't actually monitor any temps. Crazy good battery as well by the way. My unit went from 100% to 70% in those two hours.

Im currently on the newest intel drivers but still on the older BIOS version with no tweaks made to the BIOS yet so far.
If you need any more info from me, please let me know. I'll do my best to look everything up.

EDIT:
Re5 seems to be on sale right now. I might pick it up tomorrow and give it a quick spin...

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• @nex86 I run the 15.40.28.4501 intel gfx drivers
  

@eragon2890 not sure if you get the same results if you just do the anniversary update through the windows update utility...I did a clean install so I can be sure that everything is right. And sorry, I don't own re5 so I cannot test it for you unfortunately.

Quote from: S_asha on October 30, 2016, 11:10:38 PM
@Phawx Where did you get bios updates and drivers ? from intel's page i guess? can you post link here?


I'd also love to know where to get the bios update from as that is next on my list.

Small edit:

I just figured out why my screen suddenly does not rotate anymore after doing a fresh anniversary install on my 8700.

I poked around in the device manager a bit today and found one "Unknown device", after a bit more digging i found out that the device is called "kxfusion", a screen orientation chip used in tablets. Looks like the driver for that device does not get saved by double driver for some reason...

So I guess if you want your screen to rotate again after a fresh install just go and download that missing driver from gpd or elsewhere. I will not do it since I do not want the screen to rotate anyway.

"I disabled TPM state in the bios and reformatted my system again. I highly recommend disabling TPM before doing a clean install otherwise you will have to deal with bitlocker crap.."]

Yea enabling GFX boost helped mine as well.  

Another thing you guys can try:  

Go into setting > update & security > windows defender

turn off everything.

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Inside the program go to Actions and next to the RED ! click Apply All Settings.

Also inside Start > Run > services.msc go to Windows Search and disable that service.

Reboot your machine and see if you still get crashes.

Edit: this will disable Windows Store, to enable Windows Store, after you reboot, go to services.msc and go to Windows Update and change it from disabled to Automatic."]

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Remember that you can always put files inside of the "support" directory of the Win10 USB stick. 

This way you don't need wifi, after you load windows, just copy/paste the latest stable/beta (whatever you feel comfortable with (*I used the latest beta on mine*)) and install and reboot.

Then use the GPD win driver pack.]

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]"When you get your unit just ping me with your BIOS version and if it's the same as mine now, I can tell you which changes to make.   

Right now, you don't have to touch any *energy* settings within Windows to get the best performance.  Just two tweaks to the BIOS (if you have the same version as me) and then you'll be good to go.   

You should be able to post with my best 3D mark score on cloudgate. Also, don't take my settings as commandments or anything. 

You guys should feel free to experiment.   It's the whole part of the fun of PC gaming.   

I'm 100% sure there is still more performance to gain we just need to have the community working at it."]

After enabling DTS in BIOS I've managed to: run the demo twice, and run each benchmark 5 times in a row without any crashes. It's been doing benchmarks for almost 50 minutes now.

I'm doing the 6th and 7th runs now. If I don't fall asleep I'll do the 8th and 9th runs. If it manages that (1-1.5 hours of benchmarks) I'll consider the issue resolved or at the very least vastly improved upon!

EDIT: It passed 6 and 7th, I'm doing 8, 9 and 10th runs now and calling it a night. EDIT2]

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"Hard to explain whats going on but clearly something changed on my device after I tweaked BIOS.

At this point I find it really hard to consider this good string of successful runs just to be a coincidence.

I enabled DTS

Enabled IGP thermal

Disable the IGP power lock/check thing (I forgot the name of the setting)

Altered thermal passive to 80c on each one of the options

Didn't enable fast memory or graphics boost

memory scrambler is enabled"
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"Also the 10/25 BIOS is the fourth BIOS available for the GPDwin. 
My 8700 has 10/18.
It looks like the 10/25 BIOS implements the security TPM stuff which you need to disable."]

"go into the bios by pressing the DEL key, reset your bios settings to default by pressing F3 (FN+3) go in Advanced -> System components and make sure S5-Charging Driver and S5 LPM Settings are both disabled.

This way your device won't shutdown again when turning on while being on the charger"]

"Please download the WIFI-patch to solve the wifi problem [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] for malfunctioning.

Can you kindly describe more detail of your problem.

And for the keyboard does the keyboard can't have any function since you got the machine? Can you try the power button and volume button again? These button is also non-function?"]

"Hello, I would like to share with you version 2.1.9 of XBStart

It's a simple app which provides one functionality to Windows 8 about which Microsoft apparently forgot in a hurry.

It allows to use your Xbox 360 controller to open the Windows 8 start screen using the guide button, navigate and launch games, and apps. It also adds some of the Xbox One's sound effects.

By holding the guide button you can power off the wireless controller. By holding the back and start buttons for 2 seconds you can add an app which you want to control with XBStart Up to 4 controllers are supported.

CHANGELOG:  

07 Mar 2015 - Version 2.1.9 stable released fixed disabling guide button in Steam BigPicture

24 Dec 2014 - Version 2.1.8 stable released fixed crashes caused by some unicode characters. Internet Explorer (desktop and modern) can now be separately activated.

27 Oct 2014 - Version 2.1 beta 6 released improved loading time when Windows is set to boot to Start Screen added active apps manager in settings added assignable global buttons (back button + any other button, customizable in settings) added mouse mode (back button + left thumb, customizable in settings) mouse pointer speed adjustable in settings added Alt + Tab functionality in mouse mode fixed windows showing incorrectly on high DPI settings.
many bug fixes

08 Jul 2014 - Version 2.0 beta 2 released bugfixes 16 Jun 2014 - Version 2.0 beta 1 released

added navigation of other apps

added on screen keyboard

added mouse pointer control added volume control

added tab, close and menu buttons added option in settings to auto power off the controller on system shutdown

added option in settings to disable XBStart sounds

added option in settings to deactivate XBStart when Steam Big Picture is running

added button in settings to pin Big Picture to Start Screen

added installer bugfixes

9 Feb 2014 - Version 1.1 released fixed interference with DirectX runtime installers reduced CPU usage by 90% reduced memory consumption

added option to select number of active controllers (1-4), by default controller nr 1 is active added autoupdate

9 Jan 2014 - Version 1.0 released Initial version released  

FAQ:  

Q) XBStart gives an error during installation "Certificate Failed" A) Check your internet connection.  

Q) How to activate XBStart in a specific modern app? A) Launch an app, press and hold Back+Start for 2 sec, when notification appears confirm with button "A"

Q) XBStart sometimes crashes 5sec. after startup. A) Update to the latest version

Q) XBStart crashes or gives access denied errors. A) Your account needs to be in the administrators group, you may also try to set run as administrator in the XBStart settings. Don't set run as administrator in the xbstart.exe properties or the autorun will fail!

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"Dani R.:
"Hello everyone, I want to share something that has happened to me and that I hope it will serve somebody.

It turns out that it took about two or three days with problems with my gpd-win, several faults and crashes.

For example with the dirt 3 complete there was no way to play. I was investigating and saw that you could force the game to start in directx 9 and suddenly all problems disappeared.

That gave me to think and manually updated the directx and since then, all games have started to run smoothly. What I mean by this is that if you have problems, force a directx update since it may be that when installing several games have become corrupted or something.

I also have Intel beta drivers installed. I hope it helps someone and a greeting!"

Then he tried from this website:

" Hi Andreon, I am not very sure, I was testing a lot of things but the Last i Try was downloading an ejecutable from this page:

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"kamui_kun

"I had the same issue with the SD card freezing too often in games, so I've made a small program that write a small file on the SD card, and this completely fixed the issue!

I used the sources of an old program of mine, so the code is not pretty, but it does work fine:

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You can close the program using the notification icon, the app is named "SyStatus" (which is the name of my old program I've modified).

Note that this will write a file named "ping" on the SD drive. Use the relevant executable depending on its letter: I've prepared 3 alternatives for drive D, E and F.

If your SD card isn't on these letters, just use an hex editor on the .EXE and search for "E:\ping", replace "E" by your SD card letter as shown on the screenshot bellow.


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A teardown guide of the GPD Win, down to the heatsink. Ideal information if you want to replace the thermal pads or do other mods. Like replacing the face buttons.  If you intend to follow this guide please do it at your own discretion. I am not responsible if damage your device, or lose any parts. Protect your self against ESD (electrostatic discharge), be gentle, and use the correct tools.

Today I will be using an iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit which is entirely anti static. And a tray for screws and parts. The exact tools used are as following.

Screwdriver with Phillips 000, 00 and 0. Possibly you could only use a 00, but best to use correct sizes to give the least amount of wear on the screws.

A prying tool. I used the small one from the kit, possibly a thin but sturdy guitar pick is also a good prying tool. Try to avoid using metal prying tool as they will make marks on the case.

Right angle tweezers, and straight tweezers. Not really needed but it made the teardown easier. Especially if you want to reapply and reuse the termal pads.

ESD armband. Used on my ankel (metal contacts the skin), connected to the ground of the wall socket.

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The outer shell screws are Phillips 000

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The bottom of the unit. There are six Phillips 000 screws, outlined in red.

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After removing the outer shell screws, use a plastic prying tool to open up the case. Go around the perimeter of the case to open all the latches.

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After opening up the latches the bottom half lifts off.

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The bottom case is tethered to the motherboard by two means. The fan control switch ribbon cable, and the battery cable. The battery cable is the shortest tether.

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Pull the plug of the battery connector towards to front of the case. It does not lift away from the motherboard. Ideally do not pull on the cable, but use right angle tweezers to pull the connector.

The connector is a 3-pin JST-ZH connector.

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The battery connector is designated "BAT" on the silkscreen.


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The ribbon cable for the fan control with the latch closed.

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Lift the latch up like so, then pull the ribbon cable towards the back of the unit. You do not need to use force, it sits much looser than the battery JST connector. I used the prying tool, if you intend to use your finger, please protect your self against ESD.

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The bottom of the unit. When re attaching the bottom case, please be aware that the ribbon cable can get between the pogo-pins of the shoulder buttons and the motherboard. This can damage the ribbon cable, as well as disable that shoulder button. It is easy to avoid if you are aware of it.


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Bottom side of the motherboard.

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Most of the screws on the inside are Phillips 00. While you are able to use that size bit on all the screws in the device, I will tell you when to use a larger bit to avoid wear on the screw heads.



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The speaker is held in place with two screws outlined in red. It also sticks to the surface of the heatsink. There is no audible distortion of the sound after removing the speaker and assembling the unit again.

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The speaker screws.

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Lift the speaker connector away from the motherboard.

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I am glad to see pogo pins being used in a production unit. One of my favorite kind of connectors. They are spring loaded, to they get good contact down on the pads on the motherboard.


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Both the sticks are removed the exact same way, the other stick is mounted rotated 180°


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The screws for both the sticks combined. The PH0 screws do not use washers, they are like that.


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One of the corners of the insulator tape is over a (mosfet?) large component and is easier to grab. This is true for both sticks. Keep these tapes and reapply them when reassembling.


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Lift the latch for the FPC ribbon cable like so. You do not need to use force while removing the ribbon cable when the latch is open. The connector will sitt loosely when you reassemble, take note of how far in it sits.


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Lift the sticks away from the motherboard. The thumb end fits very snugly through the hole, you will not break anything while pulling it out.


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The fan is held in place using two screws. They are larger machine screws, the only place this kind of screw is in the unit. The connector is the same kind as the speaker. After removing the screws and the connector you can simply lift the fan away from the motherboard.


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Bottom side of the fan.


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There are 10 screws that hold the motherboard. They are Phillips 00


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The 10 Motherboard screws


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To get to one of the screws you need to remove the UFL connector to the Wifi/Bluetooth module. You also need to remove the other antenna cable to remove the motherboard, it can be pulled out of the cable run which is soldered to the motherboard.


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You also need to lift up the display cable to remove the motherboard.


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After all that is done the motherboard can be lifted out of the case.


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The top side of the motherboard with the heatsink still attached.


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The top half of the case without the motherboard. We will not be disassembling the screen part today.


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Top of the motherboard without the heatsink.


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Bottom of the heatsink without the motherboard.

The pink thermal pad only touches the voltage regulators, and not the IC by design. They are the components which gets hot.


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The Kapton tape on my device did not cover the areas under the thermal pads. I suggest not removing the Kapton that is there if it has an opening for the thermal pads. Since it does insulate against shorts, and the Kapton tape works well up to several hundred degrees. You can barely see the color difference with in the picture, its much clearer in person, and you can feel it with your fingers.


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Image of the inside of the screen assembly. It can be opened very similar to the bottom case using a prying tool. The ribbon cables can be detached from each other. And the screen assembly can be swapped for a replacement.
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A teardown guide of the GPD Win, down to the heatsink. Ideal information if you want to replace the thermal pads or do other mods. Like replacing the face buttons.  If you intend to follow this guide please do it at your own discretion. I am not responsible if damage your device, or lose any parts. Protect your self against ESD (electrostatic discharge), be gentle, and use the correct tools.