DIY eGPU experiences

[Oddious]

Green Box 5770 + PE4H and ATX power supply

[avlan]

I saw that - anyway, it ain't as bad as I thought ;]

[joseph_lin]

Likely solution being IGP Relocation. But to be certain would require an analysis of your system:

1. Produce a screenshot of your PCI Space like this showing all three graphics devices (HD, 7900GS, 330M).
2. Boot DIY Vidock bootdisk then run

lspci -tv > tree.txt
pt PCI map > map.txt
lspci -vv -x >  devs.txt
pcitool /db:snapshot

Save tree.txt, map.txt, devs.txt and snapshot.bdf to rar/zip, upload to mediafire.com and link here.

Hi Nando,

I have uploaded the files you asked to
http://cid-4d198ca99e0416a3.skydrive...ock/ViDock.rar
http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/...XuzFA/pic1.jpg
http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/...H2V5w/pic2.jpg

Please help me solve the problem

[uraqt]

Awsome tread!! Does any know when the Express 2.0 would be available for PE4H or PE4L?

[User Retired 2]

I have uploaded the files
...
Please help me solve the problem

You have two free windows to accomodate your Nvidia 7900GTO card.

F4000000-F6FFFFFF (48MB)
E0000000-EFFFFFFF (256MB)

Save the following onto your DIY ViDock bootdisk. I'm assuming the Nvidia 7900GTO card it is attached off port 3 (0:1c.2), since port3 shows up in Everest as the empty, but the other two ports already have things attached. If it comes up on another port, then change the port variable below to be whatever Everest shows minus 1.

VPCZ11.bat

::Sony VPCZ11 with Nvidia 7900GTO attached off pci-e port3 (0:1c.2)
@echo off
set port=2
set io_win=2020
set mem_win=EFF1E001

echo.
echo [bridge.bat] Configuring underlying bridge hosting desktop video card...
@echo on
setpci -s 0:1c.%port% 1c.w=%io_win%
setpci -s 0:1c.%port% 24.l=%mem_win%

:: Nvidia cards appear to require an additional 48MB window
setpci -s 00:1c.%port% 20.l=F6FFF400

:: Chainload Win7
:: grub --config-file="menu.w7"
:: grub --config-file="menu.lst"

Run it with:

1. call VPCZ11.bat

2. chainload into Win7 with either of the following, whichever one works
grub --config-file="menu.w7"
grub --config-file="menu.lst"

3. When confirmed working, uncomment the appropriate grub entry in VPCZ11.bat and add "call VPZ11.bat" to the start of autoexec.bat to boot and run without the need for any user intervention.

Awsome tread!! Does any know when the Express 2.0 would be available for PE4H or PE4L?

Asus told me late 2010 they will be releasing expresscard 2.0 notebooks.

benchmark pictures were arranged wrongly to each other .

Can you add Resident Evil 5, DX9 at 1280x800 and 3dmark06 as well? Would like to add your system in the first post.

[atticus182]

Does the MSI GX640, that has a PM55 mothercard, has a PCIe 2.0 expressport?

Thanks

[joseph_lin]

You have two free windows to accomodate your Nvidia 7900GTO card.

F4000000-F6FFFFFF (48MB)
E0000000-EFFFFFFF (256MB)

Save the following onto your DIY ViDock bootdisk. I'm assuming the Nvidia 7900GTO card it is attached off port 3 (0:1c.2), since port3 shows up in Everest as the empty, but the other two ports already have things attached. If it comes up on another port, then change the port variable below to be whatever Everest shows minus 1.

VPCZ11.bat

::Sony VPCZ11 with Nvidia 7900GTO attached off pci-e port3 (0:1c.2)
@echo off
set port=2
set io_win=2020
set mem_win=EFF1E001

echo.
echo [bridge.bat] Configuring underlying bridge hosting desktop video card...
@echo on
setpci -s 0:1c.%port% 1c.w=%io_win%
setpci -s 0:1c.%port% 24.l=%mem_win%

:: Nvidia cards appear to require an additional 48MB window
setpci -s 00:1c.%port% 20.l=F6FFF400

:: Chainload Win7
:: grub --config-file="menu.w7"
:: grub --config-file="menu.lst"

Run it with:

1. call VPCZ11.bat

2. chainload into Win7 with either of the following, whichever one works
grub --config-file="menu.w7"
grub --config-file="menu.lst"

3. When confirmed working, uncomment the appropriate grub entry in VPCZ11.bat and add "call VPZ11.bat" to the start of autoexec.bat to boot and run without the need for any user intervention.

Hi Nano4,

I have tried the batch from you, well under Everest, the port indeed is port 3. However, it does not work.

Upon boot up, if I have the Expresscard plugged in, the system will stay at blank. What I did is to plugin Expresscard after BIOS screen show up.

After applying the batch, if I do

setpci -s 00:1c.%port% 20.l=F6FFF400

the system will stay in the Windows 7 Boot screen with the flag waving without any other things happening, I have waited for like 10 min., nothing.

I also tried an Ati card, same thing. I removed the 48MB window for Ati, it boots into Windows 7, but the screen resolution is at 800x600 with error code on Intel HD and Standard VGA(I think this is Ati card) code 31.

I don't know what to do next. I've uploaded the 4 files you asked before to the following links:

http://cid-4d198ca99e0416a3.skydrive...ock%5E_Ati.rar

http://cid-4d198ca99e0416a3.skydrive...ck%5E_Nvid.rar

One for Ati, one for Nvidia. Please help me....

Thanks

[joseph_lin]

Big News!!

First of all, big thanks to Nando4, he helped me last night for whole night (literally from 9:30PM to 12:30AM) to make DIY ViDock work on my system. Now I can plug in an Ati card to connect to multiple external screens. I tried to watch New Moon on the testing Ati 5450 card and it plays! Now I can have 3 video cards in my system.

The process is very simple, all what you have to do is to reserve E0000000-EFFFFFFF space for Port 3, then you will have this card working for you. I can see myself plug in a Ati 5890 at home while when mobile, using the on board 330M. WooHoo! Now I am in heaven!

I also tried DIY ViDock with Highpoint Raid 2300, of course it works. Now Ati also works on my system.

One big disappointment is NVidia cards won't work on Z119 as Sony custom made the graphics card driver, that when another NVidia card is plugged, the LCD will turn Black and upon reboot it will revert back to low resolution with graphics cards conflicts in Device Manager even nothing is plugged.

I have test this morning, so I can't post screen shots and video. I'll try to do it this afternoon if I am not too tired.

[joseph_lin]

Never mind...

[joseph_lin]

Here's the pictures of my Z119 and external screen setting.

1. DIY ViDock
http://zwhraq.bay.livefilestore.com/...B/_MG_0301.jpg

2. External Screen setups
http://zwhraq.bay.livefilestore.com/...n/_MG_0306.jpg

3. Running 3DMark 06 demo
http://zwhraq.bay.livefilestore.com/...T/_MG_0310.jpg

4. 3DMark06 Result
http://zwhraq.bay.livefilestore.com/...t%20result.jpg

5. Resident Evil 5 Benchmark
http://zwhraq.bay.livefilestore.com/...k/_MG_0311.jpg

6. RE5 Results
http://zwhraq.bay.livefilestore.com/...r/_MG_0312.jpg

I purchase DIY ViDock was planning for attaching External Monitor in portrait, I did not expect the 3DMark06 score will be this high, that is incredible!

My everest screen shot is like what shows below:
http://zwhraq.bay.livefilestore.com/...um/Everest.jpg

My system is a Core i7-620M, 6GB RAM and 512GB Raid0 SSD.

Big thanks for Nando4!

And the scripts I use to boot up my system is:
===================================================
set port=2
set mem_win1=EFF1E001
:: set mem_win2=F6FFF400

echo.
echo [bridge.bat] Configuring underlying bridge hosting desktop video card...
@echo on

setpci -s 0:1c.%port% 24.l=%mem_win1%
:: setpci -s 0:1c.%port% 20.l=%mem_win2%
===================================================
where

set mem_win2=F6FFF400
setpci -s 0:1c.%port% 20.l=%mem_win2%

are commented out because they were for nVidia cards, but Sony custom made Z's NVidia driver so when a nVidia card is plugged in, it will conflict the on-board 330M, so it is a no go...