DIY eGPU experiences

[lebob23]

I have ports 1,3,4,6 open according to everest

Does that mean that I actually have those slots there and that I could use them?

I know that it would have to be 3,4 to make X2 but will it for sure work?

I don't think this has been mentioned before but can I use the integrated gt 240m as a dedicated physx card?

[fishy8082]

So I managed to get through the menu based vidock setup by remming out all parts of the code which used xewc with any variation of "Press [ENTER] to xxxxxx." My keyboard will always seize on those xewc commands. I can get through the compaction and return with a pci alloc valid. I updated all the ATI and Nvidia drivers with the latest ones but the results are the same as I wrote a few weeks ago. I either get error code 12 or 35 on either the ATI or Nvidia card. Any ideas?

[Adjai]

Hello everyone,

Just purchased the PE4H/E2C2 and a Radeon 4870. I need help!

I use it on a HP Pavilion dv7-3020ed with an onboard Radeon Mobility 4530, i installed the hardware correctly and the card runs as it should and windows detects the card in device manager with no errors using the latest drivers for the 4870. But i can't extend the laptop monitor to the external monitor and it isn't shown in catalyst or device manager. Shouldn't device manager and catalyst show two monitors btw? So that i can make my external monitor the main monitor and disable my laptop monitor? I tried rightmouse-clicking on the ati icon in the taskbar to switch but nothing happens .

The laptop has an AMD Athlon II M300 CPU at 2.00 GHz, runs with 4GB RAM and Windows 7 Home Premium x64.

I don't know what to do next and hope someone can help!

Gr. Adjai

[damounh]

I'd advise delete any existing DIY VIDock Setup 1.x entries in your bcd using EasyBCD then reinstalling the files step-by-step.

I managed to get my boot working properly by deleting my boot partition and re-creating all the boots.

I managed to get everything working through the bootup, I also managed to install the drivers from NVIDIA.

But everytime the graphics card tries to initialize I get BSOD...I had this problem when windows tried to download and install drivers as well.

[damounh]

win7 might be downloading a microsoft-made driver for nvidia, check the manufacturer in device manager

what's your onboard video? disable it and then install nvidia winXP driver for 8800 to eliminate the chances of 8800 conflicting with onboard

sooo, you are saying I should try to use windows XP? I am unable to install XP on my lenovo, I get BSOD when setup starts to load. I tried many different versions of XP all had the same issue.

[kizakisu]

Yes, RE5 is CPU bound so makes sense you'd double your score with the faster CPU.

Can you kindly post at least 3dmark06 and RE5 DX9 benchmark results so can be added to the first post? Would like to have another Toshiba listed. If have time/download capacity, consider doing the dmcv4 and 3dmarkvantage ones as well.

Toshiba l305-s5921 t9300 cpu
benchmarks all max setting but no anti analyzing
3d mark would do 1600 x 900 so i gave up on it
and im not sure if opt is doing anything for me or if i have it working right
laptop card is a Intel GMA 4500M

dmc4 9
dmc4 10
RE5 9

[User Retired 2]

My keyboard will always seize on those xewc commands. I can get through the compaction and return with a pci alloc valid. I updated all the ATI and Nvidia drivers with the latest ones but the results are the same as I wrote a few weeks ago. I either get error code 12 or 35 on either the ATI or Nvidia card. Any ideas?

I've corrected the xewc issue in all cases except the countdown timer (wait_e/waitvid). Also can try the Video card -> Save/Load PCI dump which you to capture/load your video card's PCI space in case hotplugging it is presenting issues.

Setup 1.0e3 with relevant new features released today to tackle the NVidia hotplugging+chainloading issue.

'Configure Video card': to hotplug+chainload NVidia cards.
'Video card state' menuitem using atiflash/nvflash
Replaced xewc with echo+ansi strings for MBP/DOS compatibility.

But everytime the graphics card tries to initialize I get BSOD...I had this problem when windows tried to download and install drivers as well.

Try Setup 1.0e3 detailed above to Save/Load a PCI dump if chainloading after hotplugging the 8800GT. OR do a suspend, attach 8800GT, resume in Win7. If neither of those corrects your BSOD then the issue is not due to a hotplugged 'unconfigured' NVidia card.

So that i can make my external monitor the main monitor and disable my laptop monitor? I tried rightmouse-clicking on the ati icon in the taskbar to switch but nothing happens .

The laptop has an AMD Athlon II M300 CPU at 2.00 GHz, runs with 4GB RAM and Windows 7 Home Premium x64.

Uninstall *all* existing video drivers and reinstall them. Ensure your HD4870 is connected via it's VGA/DVI/HDMI port to the LCD. Yes, we've had one user connect their LCD to the notebook's VGA connector instead wondering why their desktop video card didn't detect the monitor.

3d mark would do 1600 x 900 so i gave up on it
and im not sure if opt is doing anything for me or if i have it working right
laptop card is a Intel GMA 4500M

Your dmcv4.scene4 results for a T9300-2.5+GTX460 are about 18FPS or 25.5% faster than a non-Optimus setup with the same hardware. I expect 3dmark06 to be two or more times faster. Optimus accelerates DX9 performance.

Can you update your post with additional system details? RAM, Win7 versions and optional Everest port layout. Try setting your LCD refresh to 59Hz/60Hz to get the required 1280x1024 resolution option necessary to do a 3dmark06/3dmarkvantage run.

[ruhtraeel]

Uninstall *all* existing video drivers and reinstall them. Ensure your HD4870 is connected via it's VGA/DVI/HDMI port to the LCD. Yes, we've had one user connect their LCD to the notebook's VGA connector instead wondering why their desktop video card didn't detect the monitor.

That would be me. I've never actually owned a real graphics card previous to the DIY Vidock; even all the desktops we have use integrated chips. It may actually be the case for others as well.

[key001]

sooo, you are saying I should try to use windows XP? I am unable to install XP on my lenovo, I get BSOD when setup starts to load. I tried many different versions of XP all had the same issue.

XP driver, not windows XP

[ualwayslose]

Hey, I finally had some time to install DIY Vidock setup however I cannot seem to get it working.

Everything runs fine its just it will not detect my GTX 460. I tried unpluging HDMI, plugging in, powering, scanning, yet it will not detect the GTX 460. (and other various combinations such as:
-Boot Diy VIdock,
-Power On Diy vidock, Scan
-Unplug Hdmi, Replug Hdmi, Scan
-Unplug HDMI, power off, power on, replug HDMI, Scan
-Unplug HDMI, Power off, replug HDMI, power on , scan
-Cannot detect GTX 460.........
Does it have something to do with my HP system being AMD?

Pretty much I cannot hotplug in the GTX 460, which causes it to hang, (loading ATI gfx, then plugging in GTX powering on, standby, resume, hang). Eventually I would like to try hybrid GFX so that internal monitor and external monitor work same time, and would like to try using only internal monitor and also possibly X2 connection.

Edit : Also just from scanning other post by AMD users, (yuutsumi) My internal GFX is ATI HD3200, in the main screen it says video... (ATI) but when i do atiflash -ai from the menu list it states no adapter found. It also does this for Nvidia
Edit2: Also i have a Diag.txt and maybe a snapshot.... idk i think system froze when i did that option if it helps