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Clevo Control Center no OSD mod

I’ve modded the Clevo Control Center not to display the OSD notifications. I didn’t like seeing it flash every time I press Caps Lock, adjusting volume etc.
I’ve heard that some versions can turn it off by manually editing the config file but it did not work for me :/
So I had to mod the executable by myself.

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Those (quite annoying) notifications will be gone after you install it.

This mod is based on version 2.20.23 for Clevo W230SS
But I think it will be compatible with many other versions.

Download

Calibrated color profiles for W230SS

These ICC profiles are created with Spyder4Elite
It will help you get rid of the overall yellow tint of the original Chi Mei LCD panel and give much more natural colors

Following photos are for comparision, on the left is my W230SS and on the right is my Lenovo workstation Calibrated with Pantone colorimeter
All pictures are taken with static White Balance adjusted to match the Lenovo for accurate comparison.
W230SS looks kinda darker but thats because of the brightness settings so it does not matter, I just forgot to increase brightness…

SONY DSC

Original uncalibrated display (6100k) vs 7000k calibrated display
Notice how the display has a light yellow tint

SONY DSC

Calibrated to 6500k vs 7000k display
Without the yellow tint, the colors look more vivid

SONY DSC

Calibrated to 7500k vs 7000k display
If you prefer cold color temperature, this can also be a choice

Download links below
6500k is the most widely used profile for photo editing
7500k is slightly colder, if you are used to TN panels you might like this one more

W230SS-6500K

W230SS-7500K

Refer to this post on how to install a color profile

Check this post for warmer profiles

W230SS no headphone sound fix.

Everything happy with my new laptop, but it had a problem that was quite irritating.

I could not get the headphones to work after my laptop wakes up from sleep mode.

I just figured out why, it was that the sound card of W230SS had a different way of handling sound traffic. It had a proprietary method of switching between channels and the default windows driver wasn’t handing them correctly.

I found that Clevo Control Center app was capable of handling them. Do this and you will get working headphones.

1. Download and install Clevo Control Center

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2. Select the profile of your choice, and click on Gaming tab

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3. Switch the headphone mode to Direct mode

4. Voila, your headphones will be working like a charm like before