Sunchip CX-W8 (Z3735F)

[xsol]

Mine cx-w8 has just arrived! It seems that I took last one from banggood, they event deleted page of product
My question is how You open it? I presume, there are latches on perimeter? Temp from start is 56 Celsius

[fr3ak]

Mine cx-w8 has just arrived! It seems that I took last one from banggood, they event deleted page of product
My question is how You open it? I presume, there are latches on perimeter? Temp from start is 56 Celsius

open it from the bottom. use a small flat screw to unclip the plastic edges.

[vitko]

Mine cx-w8 has just arrived! It seems that I took last one from banggood, they event deleted page of product
My question is how You open it? I presume, there are latches on perimeter? Temp from start is 56 Celsius

Are you able to switch to android?

[fr3ak]

my mod

hi guys. here is my mod in the meantime while waiting for my pure copper heatsinks. i have drilled a square hole on the top for the small heatsink i found from a scrap pc.

i have placed also a small heatsink on the top of the metal plate of the chips.

i put also some rubber feet under it.

here it is in action

maybe next time ill find a higher heatsink and maybe will add a 5v usb fan

[stan_91]

Has anyone tried to install OS X?

[dinosauria]

Has anyone tried to install OS X?

I am trying to.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/300651-requesting-guide-to-install-mavericksyosemite-on-an-intel-atom-baytrail-tz3735d-tablet-pc/?hl=%2Bz3735f#entry2119883

[fr3ak]

decided to proceed to fan mod for better cooling . i have tested playing 1080p with cody while running prime95 stress test on background.
my max temp is 65c . only prob is that fan is still running even though the unit is off. i just unplug the usb fan when i don't use the unit.

[buasinski]

Here are the drivers for the CX-W8

https://mega.co.nz/#!l0wA0KpC!c7vMvR4LJF8PS0iL8XexxE_kx6Eti-m4A-Z0wpXTpno

And For scrads the Bios.

https://mega.co.nz/#!8gARDRjb!WE4U6e...XgYimAPvoQwNYo

After turning off USB mode 3 in BIOS I have blocked USB ports at this moment and I only have the EFI shell -
I do not know how to restore the default BIOS settings, anybody?

[olafbret]

please help.....Does anyone know how to (re)flash the bios?

[fr3ak]

as much as possible please keep away from bios settings as this is not like the normal pc. here are other similar threads and still don't have any fix for this issue.

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/intel-based-tv-players/pipo-x7-tv-player/23478-pipo-x7-won-t-start-up-anymore/page2

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/intel-based-tv-players/24881-resetting-firmware-on-cx-w8

[Methanoid]

Anyone got an ACCURATE measure of the PSU plug... I want a PSU that isn't attached to a crappy adapter....

[Methanoid]

I want to wipe and install a fresh legit W8... how do I set the thing to boot from USB stick to do so? Edit: ESC for BIOS but what settings!

[no_spam_for_me]

I don't own the device, but normally it should be
[Boot Override] at [Save & Exit] at the BIOS
and here you have to select your USB pen (often the name of the pen)...

[Methanoid]

I don't own the device, but normally it should be
[Boot Override] at [Save & Exit] at the BIOS
and here you have to select your USB pen (often the name of the pen)...

Thanks. Over 8 owners who have reinstalled and none respond. The one guy who hasnt got the box does!

Unfortunately there is no such option. I have looked around all the options again. I can only assume that Rufus is not building a compatible USB stick as no USB stick name or device even appears. However its there if I boot into W8. Tried removing FastBoot, QuietBoot and QuickBoot but nothing appears.

Come on guys, NOT sharing knowledge is pretty crappy... Share the love!


EDIT: It seems the Rufus settings do matter.... Must select MBR Partition Scheme for UEFI (only!) and FAT for your USB build. Now I can install as the BIOS sees the stick

[Methanoid]

Guys

You may be interested to know there is a version of this box now being sold which dual boots Win8.1/Android. I wonder if it is a simple case of cloning the eMMC from one of these to make your W8.1 boxes into dual boot ones?

Anyone wanna try?