yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
It seems the newer ACPI table resetted the soundcard identification and set it back to system default.

If you check the hardware id of the High Definition Audio Device you should see VEN_10EC&DEV_0283 which is the Realtek ALC283.

Unfortunately this can't be fixed on the ACPI table as it is mandatory for the i7 Book and Mix Plus.

But there is a possible workaround: Enter the BIOS and go to Chipset -> PCH-IO Configuration -> SerialIo Configuration -> Serial IO I2C1 Settings; then set Connected device -> Elan3912 TouchPanel.

Save and Exit.

Yes, just rename it to bios.bin and overwrite the existing file on the usb stick.
[Device Reviews and Information] mackeev:
Yeah, I noticed that. My problem was I tried to update the driver using .cab file. I switched to installer and Realtek took over.

This did the trick, thanks. The faulty device disappeared.

Just needed to check. Thank you. I'll stay on the updated bios (everything seems normal now) and report back any issues.
[Device Reviews and Information] Dailosrp:
Hello, since yesterday, when the battery is 100% charged. I disconnect the charger and the tablet automatically turn off as if it had no battery. However, when I connect the charger, tells me that it is 100% charged.

I do not know what to do. Anybody can help me to solve this problem?

Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=8163115]Dailosrp[/MENTION]

You probably need to open the tablet and check if the battery connector is correctly attached.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
More information about the i8 battery on the Cube Mix Plus and Cube i7 Book.

Big IC on the right side: BQ3060

Two small IC's on the left side: 7403 GA4124, maybe MAX7403

PCB Label: JII I8-K JH22G954NAO

Battery cells: 2x 3.7V 4300mAh Lithium-polymer, 145mm x 53mm x 3.5mm.

Connector description:

P+: VCC
C: SCL
D: SDA
S: NTC; GND -> R6 -> S
ON: ? (not needed)
P-: GND
[Device Reviews and Information] Dailosrp:
Hello, I will try to do it. But it would be very strange that the battery connector would come off by itself. In addition, Windows detects the battery connected and charged at 100%. I will try it and comment that it was.

Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
Added driver package for Cube Mix Plus / Cube i7 Book / Cube i9 to original post.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
Disassembled the mainboard for a simple copper heatspreader:

Tested 10 minutes Battlefront with 7W:

Mainboard:
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
I just bought an USB-C dock to test the HDMI out function and found out it was an issue with the ITE flash utility (embedded controller).

The BIOS Update link was updated to include the fixed ITE flash utility.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
Samsung LTL106HL01-001 datasheet

0% brightness, 20.8kHz PWM:

25% brightness, 20.8kHz PWM:

50% brightness, 20.8kHz PWM:

75% brightness, 20.8kHz PWM:

100% brightness, no PWM:
[Device Reviews and Information] Giagiu90:
Driver problem after reinstall OS

Sorry link is not valid anymore could you please re-upload driver packages? I'm getting mad at installing Camera OV driver they keep not function after I reinstalled Windows 10 OS. Thanks for all.

---------- Post added at 03:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:35 PM ----------

Keep getting mad, camera driver shows error on Device Manager

Unable to start device. (Code 10)

STATUS_DEVICE_POWER_FAILURE

Does anyothers got this problem and resolve it?

Thanks you all.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
Download this package and extract it to C: (it should be C:\Clean.cmd and C:\Drivers)

Go to (Windows 10) Settings -> Update & security -> Recovery -> Advanced startup: Restart now -> Troubleshoot -> Advanced options -> Command Prompt

Click on your username, enter your password and continue to the command prompt, then enter:

c:clean

Click on Continue.
[Device Reviews and Information] Giagiu90:
Hi! Thanks for the prompt response. Tried it (needed to change letter to D: because it is the "C:" drive when not in normal operations).

But still not working. Camera Devices show same error.

Do you have any other fixes to try?

Thanks For the assistance.
[Device Reviews and Information] Nori_Wu:
After updating the EC, network card (AX88179) via USB C dock (SD1500) is not work. The device manager shows an unknown device and can not install the driver. How to back to the original factory EC firmware?

SD1500 USB-C™ Mobile Dock

AX88179 USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet

2017/7/9 05:13 PM.

I tried inserting a USB 2.0 device via USB C dock (SD1500), such as a flash drive, network card, keyboard, and mouse. As a result, these devices do not work... But USB 3.0 devices can work properly. Any solutions?
[Device Reviews and Information] jhoff80:
I haven't used that driver pack specifically but typically when I've had camera driver issues it's been because of the Intel Control Logic driver being updated and causing trouble with the camera.
[Device Reviews and Information] Giagiu90:
Hi, tried also to update Intel Control Logic driver but no results.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
Download it here, extract ite.efi and V13.bin to C:\

Boot the UEFI shell and enter:

fs2:
ite /u v13.bin

You can check the current embedded controller version on the BIOS:

09.0A.13 = Default
09.0A.18 = Update
[Device Reviews and Information] marcoPhil:
Excuse my ignorance and my bad english, but how can i do the Boot from the USB drive? I disable both the Secure Boot and the Fast Boot, I changed the boot order, but nothing. Do I have to use Rufus to make the pendrive bootable? Thank you
[Device Reviews and Information] jhoff80:
It needs to be formatted as FAT32 and then UEFI boot should work fine without doing anything else.
[Device Reviews and Information] marcoPhil:
Thank you for the answer. I was able to flash the Wootever bios, but the cube continues to charge the battery only to 65%
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=8402109]marcoPhil[/MENTION]

The BIOS itself doesn't change the battery data, those are read only values provided by the embedded controller (which get it from the battery gauge).

RWEverything can access the embedded controller data:

0, 00, 01, 02, 03 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 0A, 0B, 0C, 0D, 0E, 0F
80 ECWR, XX10, XX11, XX11, B1DC, B1DC, B1FV, B1FV, B1FC, B1FC, XX15, XX15, B1ST, B1CR, B1CR, B1RC
90 B1RC, B1VT, B1VT

B1DC = Design Capacity
B1FV = Design Voltage
B1FC = Full Charge Capacity
B1ST = Status
B1CR = Current
B1RC = Remaining Capacity
B1VT = Voltage

The ACPI table (part of BIOS which handles power management) reads and converts the provided embedded controller battery data, this can be readout by BatteryInfoView for example.

If the battery data is somewhat inaccurate or faulty it is most likely an issue with the battery controller itself, see here.

The battery can also be directly accessed by an Arduino to readout additional information like temperature, charge cycles, etc.
[Device Reviews and Information] axlt2002:
Hi Wootever! I'm entering in this discussion right now...wasn't expecting such nice and cool news for my Cube i9! ;)

Can you point out the exact tool I could use to backup my bios and replace the bin file on the usb stick?

Another point: I saw you posted an .exe to disable some of the touchpad controls for the Mix Plus and i7 Book keyboards. Would it be possible to have something similar for the Cube i9 keyboard?

Thanks in advance for the usual great support!
[Device Reviews and Information] mackeev:
Cube i9. My type-c to HDMI (+ usb3+charging type-c(never tested)) adapter works fine with the previous bios version (June 30). Should I flash this update anyway?
[Device Reviews and Information] perfildovitor:
format mix plus

mix plus

Is it possible to format the tablet and install other windows? (Ltsb)
[Device Reviews and Information] majowy:
Cube i9 swollen battery

The other night, I heard strange popping/cracking sounds in my room. In the morning, much to my dismay, I discovered that my Cube i9 had literally popped open, with the screen raised above the front part of the body by an inch or so. In between the screen and the battery, one can see a badly deformed metal plate (?), which apparently had forced the screen up.

Do I understand it right that the battery got swollen, causing the deformation of the metal part (whatever it is), which in its turn caused the screen to disconnect from the body along the front side?

If so, what exactly do I have to replace? What is the deformed piece of metal one can see between the screen and the battery? Will it be safe to operate the tablet as is (it’s still in working order!) until I find the spare parts? A repairs shop nearby refused to disassemble the tablet unless I dispense them from liability for possible damage to the screen in the process of disassembly.
[Device Reviews and Information] mackeev:
I emboldened myself to flash the update. First impressions: better behavior of type-c-to-hdmi connector.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
Please try this BIOS backup package, it works the same way as the BIOS flasher but will only create a backup on the usb stick.

For the touchpad gestures on the i9: please take a look at the autohotkey script by .oOOo.

Unfortunately the embedded controller firmware still feels very wonky, since most of the usb-c management is almost exclusively handled by the embedded controller.

Can you provide some photos?

At first: power off the device, don't charge it and put it somewhere safe, where a possible fire won't hurt anything.

The swollen outer foil of the battery holds the highly reactive gas (lithium) inside, but if it's exposed to air it can a cause a fire or explosion.
[Device Reviews and Information] mackeev:
Wonky or robust - we are moving forward, ain't we? At whatever pace... I'm just glad you bought an hdmi adapter - you gave us all a chance.
[Device Reviews and Information] majowy:
Unfortunately, new members are not allowed to post external links. Is there a way to upload a photo along with a post without using an external picture sharing service?
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=8418348]majowy[/MENTION]

You can copy and paste the non-interactive links (without http or www), for example:

fs5.directupload.net/images/170630/wmyscq26.jpg
[Device Reviews and Information] majowy:
Thanks! Here goes:

directupload.net/file/d/4785/mosanr7m_jpg.htm

directupload.net/file/d/4785/8wcx6hd6_jpg.htm
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
Alright, the battery is below the aluminium sheet, it seems to have pulled up the display glass.

Can you move the display + glass to the lower side?

Edit:

You should be able to remove the display cable:

Then carefully move the tablet around, remove the 6 screws and open the backplate.

[YOUTUBE]-FIS4ljHQMI[/YOUTUBE]

The battery is secured by 4 screws:
[Device Reviews and Information] majowy:
The display is still attached to the body, except where it was forced up by the deformation.

Do you know where I can get a picture of the aluminum sheet? I've been asking the obnoxious Chinese sellers from Alldocube to forward the picture to the manufacturer so that I can order a spare aluminum sheet along with a new battery but they pretend they don't know what I'm talking about.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=8418348]majowy[/MENTION]

Unfortunately i have no clear photos of the sheet without the battery and mainboard, i can only paint on the rough layout:

As far as i can tell this sheet isn't necessarily needed, if the other internal components are still intact, you only need to replace the battery.
[Device Reviews and Information] majowy:
Thank you very much! Perhaps the sheet is supposed to protect the display from the heat produced by the battery and various motherboard units? or just to stiffen the structure.

I bought the tablet in May last year, so the battery has barely lasted one year. Quite disappointing. Would you say an additional heat-sink would help to prevent problems of this kind? I rather like the tablet, its performance is quite adequate to almost all my needs, so it would be great if it could serve me for another couple of years or so.

And yes, everything else is in perfect order, the tablet can still operate without any problems.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
I think it just act as a stabilization, the thermal discharge from the Core M and other components shouldn't be problematic.

Those kind of battery failures can happen due to excessive heating, but i think it was either a manufacturing error or mechanical stress on the battery cells.

If you are going to disassemble/repair the device, please take some photos.
[Device Reviews and Information] majowy:
Thanks. Mechanical stress is out, since the tablet has been mostly used in a desktop mode. The battery failure might be due to the fact that I rarely bothered to disconnect the charger.

I'm going to order a new battery if it's in stock, and if and when I get it, I will consider my options. If I decide to replace the battery on my own, I'll take photos, obviously.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=8418348]majowy[/MENTION]

Interesting, as far as i can tell the battery should be bypassed after reaching 100% capacity, but if it's improper implemented it could have overcharged the cell which led to the failure.

Otherwise the increased heating caused by the charging circuit might have deteriorated the cell over time.
[Device Reviews and Information] majowy:
In my experience, Chinese brands may be very sloppy as far as the battery/charging circuits are concerned. It's strange since charging circuits are not the most expensive elements. The same applies to heat dissipation.

I own a Cube iWork 8 3G, and it keeps restarting or giving me BSODs when it's running Windows - looks like overheating problems. Another one, Teclast Air II, stopped working after a few months due to a failure of the charging circuit, and nobody here is able to repair it. And now the swollen battery in Cube i9. I don't think I will readily go for a Chinese brand again, unless it's dirt cheap, which Cube i9 wasn't.
[Device Reviews and Information] Maufeat:
my two cents on that swollen batterie, it happened to my Cube i7 Stylus too. I saw that my screen got pressure marks and batterie was very bad until to a point it would just go off when unplug from charger. It was a good tablet and I want to get the Cube Mix Plus because it sounds interesting spec wise. The only thing that keeps me away from buying is, that it uses the same batterie as the Cube i7 Stylus and I want to make those copper heat mods.
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=6840858]Maufeat[/MENTION]

Personally i think it's about your targeted usage and price.

The discontinued Cube i7 Book was available for 220€, as a Core M powered tablet with pen input it was almost unbeatable.

But if it's intended for a Ultrabook like usage with the Keyboard dock, i would prefer something like the Xiaomi Air 12.5.

I agree, my worst experience was with a Onda V975W which had completely wrong battery calibration data included.

It would roughly last for 20 minutes and then initiated a battery low shutdown. After a reboot it showed 90% capacity again, this could be repeated 6-8 times.

One difference on the Cube is the included smart battery gauge (BQ3060) which handles protective circuit independently, although the embedded controller might be able to reconfigure some settings.

Edit:

It should be possible to readout some information from the BQ3060, maybe even the reason for the failure. But of course this is at high risk with a already damaged battery cell.
[Device Reviews and Information] Maufeat:
The Cube is unbeatable at price. I will pay like 270€ for the Cube Mix Plus and the Xiaomi Air is way more expensive. I will order it and try to not stress the batterie and do a heat mod maybe that will help to get better/longer life span.
[Device Reviews and Information] Dailosrp:
Connector is correctly attached. I'll have to send it to china.
[Device Reviews and Information] Dailosrp:
Hello again.

Amazing, updating the BIOS has solved the battery error. Now, at last, when I disconnect the charger, tablet will no longer turned off.

Thank you [MENTION=4709667]Wootever[/MENTION], but I have a new problem:
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=8163115]Dailosrp[/MENTION]
[Device Reviews and Information] Dailosrp:
[MENTION=4709667]Wootever[/MENTION]

Once again you solve me a problem.

Thank you very much.
[Device Reviews and Information] muSPK:
So I flashed my Cube i9 with Wootevers latest bios a few days ago, and at start everything was fine, but now the type C-port is not able to connect to my second monitor, it just make this sound in windows that something was detected but then it plays the disconnect sound. I tried a lot of different Type-C adaptors, but the Aukey USB C Hub 4 Port USB 3.0 + USB C port that I bought from Amazon always worked flawless doesnt work anymore.

I got a message in windows that the type C display connector doesnt work propaply.

Any fix for this? Maybe wootever is working on an updated bios version? Or do I need to go back to the old bios? If so, do anyone know how I flash back and what bios I should use?
[Device Reviews and Information] jhoff80:
My USB-C is a little glitchy as well, but I also updated my LG 27UD88's firmware right around the same time, and also am running a Windows Insider build... so I kind of was thinking it was some other cause.

It's worked with the USB-C hub I have all 4 or 5 times I've tried it, which is why I was leaning towards it being the firmware update for the LG monitor that's the cause.

Ignoring the LG monitor, I've also noticed (not related to this BIOS update, as it's something that I observed both before and after the BIOS update) that if I plug in the USB-PD power to the hub, and THEN connect the hub to the PC, it's not as reliable as if I connect the hub to the PC and then connect the USB-PD power. I love USB-C, but there's definitely some quirks and subpar implementations out there that are keeping it from reaching its potential.
[Device Reviews and Information] axlt2002:
Issue with start menu

Hi guys,

Since yesterday I have noticed a strange issue: suddendly and almost randomly, the Windows start menu pops up and down continuously as I would push the windows button on the right part of my Cube i9. After it stops, the issue come back after a while...

Did you experience the same problem? Is some issue with the Windows button? Something that can be solved? Is quite annoying....

Thanks in avance for any help!
[Device Reviews and Information] muSPK:
Another issue, after the bios update, I am locked to 7,000 W Turbo boost power max, with the old BIOS I could adjust this much higher in Intel exteme tuning utility.
[Device Reviews and Information] Maufeat:
I just got my Cube Mix Plus. I reinstalled Windows, charged it to 100% then I flashed the BIOS on Page 2. I was there until it said "Erase 0x0000" or so and when I went back the screen was just black so I thought it finished and pressed the power button but then it just won't turn on anymore. It just shows the RED led for a few seconds.

EDIT: Okay, so, it seems like the Cube is turning on but nothing shows up. The cube is getting warm, I can turn it off by pressing the power button again. Not sure if that is BIOS related? But I think so. So i have to buy that CH341A USB Programmer and flash my BIOS again? Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOTN5ow03bc

[MENTION=4709667]Wootever[/MENTION]
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=6840858]Maufeat[/MENTION]

Have you tried a BIOS reset?
[Device Reviews and Information] Maufeat:
How? Holding the reset button (next the power on button) for few seconds?
[Device Reviews and Information] muSPK:
No answer for the type-C HDMI adaptors not working :(.

What about the turbo boost power max and turbo boost short power max.? Are you planing on changing that, so you can increase it more?

If not, do anyone know how you flash back to the latest official released bios from Cube?
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
Correct.

This was already answered a few posts earlier; the embedded controller firmware is still premature/unfinished, there are compatibility issues.

Here is a link for the previous version.

Probably not, everything above 7W just significantly increases heat output without an equally performance increase, in the long run this will just deteriorate surrounding components as the heat won't get led away by (for example) a heatpipe type of heatspreader.

Original Cube i9 BIOS V11

Rename it to bios.bin and overwrite the existing file on the usb drive.
[Device Reviews and Information] Maufeat:
Thank you, but that didn't worked. I bought now a CH341A USB Programmer and try to rewrite the BIOS Nand hopefully that works.
[Device Reviews and Information] muSPK:
Will you keep updating the bios? So maybe in the future more C-type HDMI adaptors will be supported.

Can't you add the option to include it, like the original bios? So you can adjust yourself if you want to have a higher target. I have the copper-mod so shouldnt be a big issue.

I am not sure how you flash this, do I flash it the same way as I flashed your bios at the start up in the shell script? And I just need to put it on a bootable USB drive formatted to FAT32? Don't wanna brick my device, that's why I wanna make sure.
[Device Reviews and Information] Maufeat:
CH341A Software Link doesn't work anymore. Can I use any?

Where can I get original / unmodified Cube Mix Plus BIOS? I have flashed the modded one from page 2 and a Cube i9 BIOS but both aren't working for me
[Device Reviews and Information] Maufeat:
I may have an idea why it isn't working. Sounds silly, but could it be that I've installed the newest Windows? Because right after that, it wasn't working anymore. I have reflashed the BIOS, still nothing. So my last option is to somehow install the stock windows for the i18 cubemixplus :c
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
[MENTION=6840858]Maufeat[/MENTION]

CH341 software can be found here: CH341 EEPROM and SPI Flash Programmer

The original Cube i18 (Mix Plus) BIOS can be downloaded here: Original i18-BL BIOS
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
I don't expect any more updates from Cube or Emdoor, the current versions of the embedded controller (09.0A.13 and 09.0A.18) is all we got.

Unfortunately both of them don't work correctly, you will need to check which version works better with your usb-c adapter.

You can change it by yourself in the bios menu at Power & Performance -> View/Configure Turbo Options -> Package Power Limit MSR Lock -> Disabled

Yes, overwrite the existing bios.bin file with the original one and also delete ec.bin (both files in /efi/cube) to avoid the embedded controller update.
[Device Reviews and Information] mnemix:
Then I will wait your tests. But it sounds good! Thanks.

Enviado desde mi Aquaris E5 mediante Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
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[Device Reviews and Information] Wootever:
To anyone who already got their device:

Please download and execute CPUZ, check Mainboard -> BIOS

If the BIOS Date is newer than 01/29/2016; download this package and execute Backup.cmd

Please attach the resulting backup file i9_backup.bin to your post or send me a private message.
[Device Reviews and Information] gparmar76:
I'm thinking of buying this tablet...from the pictures, it looks like the M.S SSD can be upgraded...can the RAM be upgraded as well or is that a no-go?