EUROCOM Sky X9W
Choice of FHD, QHD up to UHD 3840-by-2160 pixels; 17.3-inch (43.94mm); LCD Display; eDP; 100% AdobeRGB

The EUROCOM Sky X9W is heavy duty, high performance workstation-class laptop designed to replace desktop based workstation. It is GPU-and CPU-upgradeable, fully customizable and extremely flexible design, allowing the Sky X9W to be configured with a variety of options including wide range of Quadro GPUs and high performance desktop socket processors.

  • Chipset: Intel Z170 Express
  • VGA Technology: Quadro P5000, P3000, M5000M, K51000M, M4000M, M3000M, K3100M, M1000M or K1100M; GeForce GTX: 980M, 980, 970M, 1060 or 1070; supports 2nd card for PhysX; two MXM 3.0 slots; GPU-upgradeable
  • Processor: socket LGA1151, up to Intel i7-6700K, fully unlocked
  • Memory: up to 64GB; DDR4-2133 or DDR4-2400; 4 SODIMM sockets
  • Display Technology: supports up to 4 active displays (internal LCD and 3 external) via 2x miniDP 1.2 and/or 1x HDMI 2.0 and/or miniDP 1.2 (TB3 port); Nvidia Surround View
  • Storage: up to 20TB with 4 drives; 2x HDD/SSD (SATA3) + 2x M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4/SATA3; RAID 0/1
  • Communications: 2x 1GbE LAN RJ-45 ports Killer E2400 and WLAN/Bluetooth; Killer DoubleShot X3
  • Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows: 10, 8.1 and 7; Linux; CentOS
  • Expansion: Docking station available via Thunderbolt 3
  • Card Reader: 6-in-1 MMC/RSMMC/SD/miniSD/SDHC/SDXC up to UHS-II
  • Keyboard: Illuminated, backlit with customizable 7-colours
  • Security: TPM 2.0, Fingerprint and Kensington Lock
  • Audio System: Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5; external 7.1CH audio output; headphone out, microphone in, S/PDIF and Line-in port; two built-in FORSTER Speakers (2.2W)+ Subwoofer (2.5W)
  • Ports: 1x Thunderbolt 3 (USB 3.1 type C/HDMI 2.0/DP 1.2); 2x miniDP 1.2; 1x HDMI 2.0; 5x USB 3.0 (1x Powered USB AC/DC); S/PDIF; Headphone; Mic; Line-in; 2x RJ45 (LAN)
  • Weight and dimensions: 4.8kg / 10.56lbs; WxDxH 428x308x45mm / 17.12x12.32x1.8-inch
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    Are their any limitations if I load CentOS in Sky X9W
    Jun 05, 2017

    We have done testing on the Eurocom Sky X9W loaded with the CentOS. CentOS loads without issue but we have found external port limitations. Our Configuration for testing was as follows...

    Eurocom Sky X9W
    17.3-inch (43.9cm) 4K UltraHD 3840x2160 AUO B173ZAN01.0
    NVIDIA Quadro M4000M Video Card
    Intel i7-6700k processor
    16GB; 2x 8GB; DDR4; PC4-2133
    500GB Hitachi
    Intel Wireless-AC 8260

    The results were as follows...

    USB3 - Works
    Full Audio - Works
    HDMI - Works
    Mini Display Port - Works
    RAID - Works
    G-Sync - Works
    Both 6th and 7th Gen Processors (i7-6700k/i7-7700k) - Works
    Thunderbolt 3 - Does NOT work
    Back-lite Keyboard - NO Controls for lights, but MOST hotkeys work
    Fingerprint Scanner - Does NOT Work

    Centos installation guide
    1. Download Centos 7 ISO: http://centos.westmancom.com/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything-1611.iso
    2. Use Rufus https://rufus.akeo.ie/ to make a bootable USB install
    3. Plug in USB and turn system on, follow the directions on Screen.
    4. After installation is complete, download the updates.
    5. Installing the GPU Drivers(must be done via terminal):

    1. Download the driver: http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/118290/en-us
    2. Update your system & build tools via terminal:

    1. yum update
    2. yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc make
    3. uname –r
    4. rpm -q kernel-devel
    5. yum -y upgrade kernel kernel-devel

    3. Blacklist Nouveau (via terminal):
    1. echo 'blacklist nouveau' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
    2. dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r) --force

    4. Disable the desktop and reboot system(via Terminal):
    1. systemctl disable gdm
    2. reboot

    5. Install the driver and turn the desktop back on via terminal:
    1. bash NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-352.30.run
    2. nvidia-xconfig
    3. systemctl enable gdm
    4. reboot


    Can I run CentOS 7.3 on Sky X9W?
    Jun 05, 2017

    We have done testing on the Sky X9W loaded with the CentOS. CentOS loads without issue but we have found external port limitations. Our Configuration for testing was as follows...

    EUROCOM Sky X9W
    17.3-inch UltraHD; 4K Display
    NVIDIA Quadro M4000M GPU
    Intel i7-6700K processor
    32GB; 2x 16GB; DDR4; PC4-2400 RAM
    2 X 500GB; M.2 SAMSUNG 850 EVO; SSD --RAID 1
    1TB (1000GB); 7200rpm; SATA3 (6Gb/s); 32MB cache; Hitachi Travelstar 7K1000
    Intel Wireless-AC 8260

    Test Results:
    all USB3 ports: OK
    all Audio ports: OK
    HDMI port: OK
    Mini Display Ports: OK
    RAID 0/1: OK
    Thunderbolt 3: not supported by CentOS
    Backlit Keyboard: backlit is not supported, keyboard is fully operational

    Centos installation guide
    1. Download Centos 7 ISO: http://centos.westmancom.com/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything-1611.iso
    2. Use Rufus https://rufus.akeo.ie/ to make a bootable USB install
    3. Plug in USB and turn system on, follow the directions on Screen.
    4. After installation is complete, download the updates.
    5. Installing the GPU Drivers(must be done via terminal):
    1. Download the driver: http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/118290/en-us
    2. Update your system & build tools via terminal:
    1. yum update
    2. yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc make
    3. uname –r
    4. rpm -q kernel-devel
    5. yum -y upgrade kernel kernel-devel

    3. Blacklist Nouveau (via terminal):
    1. echo 'blacklist nouveau' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
    2. dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r) --force

    4. Disable the desktop and reboot system(via Terminal):
    1. systemctl disable gdm
    2. reboot

    5. Install the driver and turn the desktop back on via terminal:
    1. bash NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-352.30.run
    2. nvidia-xconfig
    3. systemctl enable gdm
    4. reboot


    Does the Sky X series (X4; X7; X9) use iGPU?
    Jan 26, 2016

    The Sky X9/X7/X4 series laptops are dGPU based only and don't use CPU based iGPU.