DIY eGPU experiences

[clmerlin]

I see. The problem is the new DOS window is being opened and the commandline passed does not take the redirection (> \core\devcon.txt) with it. The redirect applies to the originating window where it saves a blank line.

Not sure why you are having a new window open. Maybe a Win7 admin can chime in? My first suggestion would be to disable UAC, reboot and try 'devcon resources ACPI\PNP* > \core\devcon.txt' again. Microsoft's own devcon redirection examples do not mention your circumstance.

Ok, so I just wanted to let you know that disabling UAC worked to write the devcon.txt file. After disbling UAC and rebooting the second window does not open. Must be because it's not asking me permission anymore I guess. I haven't tried everything else yet and probably won't be able to until tomorrow, but I will let you know how it goes. Thank you again for all your help.

[Oddious]

Hello maniacs

Spend some time (and money..) and was build my monster with 5850 and Dell e4300.

Spec:
- PE4H
-RAM 3 GB
-HD 5850 TOXIC 2MB
-DELL E4300 SP 9400 2,4
-MINI HDMI-MINI HDMI 3M
-BOX MODECOM FEEL 205 350W
-ship of cigar , some bottle , headache...

Great looking set up you have there. Could you please post some pics of it in the Pics thread. thanks

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gami...ml#post6109661

[wvr]

[/URL] you could do a port1+2 x2E link using 2xPM3Ns, liberating your HD5850. At the very least could do x1E using port1 to improve performance.

Yes but open every time the case and remove wifi and hspa card is no option for me (i work on the street and veeeery need WWAN card also.

[/URL]. Done by booting up past bios with DIY VIDock switched off, power on then run sequence below.

c:
cd \core
compact useonly 8086:2a42 1002:6899 1002:aa68 force32 1002:6899 1002:aa68 import devcon.txt makebatch pci.bat
call pci.bat
call grub4dos w7

[/QUOTE]

I did try it maany times and still comunicate that 'no possible solution','allocation impossible or via boot disk menu try another allocation method'...
After pci.bat all calls are in REM

Have you experience with E4300 that is possible? if so i will spend another days to force this machine for colaboration with 4GB.

Many thanks for your help

br

[wvr]

..... more to come

Hello,
Better an newer i will upload soon(have middle of the nigt here)

Dell e4300 +HD 5850 +MODECOM FEEL 205

[User Retired 2]

Yes but open every time the case and remove wifi and hspa card is no option for me (i work on the street and veeeery need WWAN card also.

I was thinkig also and tryed that veeery short shipped from Taiwan and the same problems...

I did try it maany times and still comunicate that 'no possible solution','allocation impossible or via boot disk menu try another allocation method'...
After pci.bat all calls are in REM

Have you experience with E4300 that is possible? if so i will spend another days to force this machine for colaboration with 4GB.r

I'd contemplate buying a spare bottom cover for the E4300 and putting holes to easily attach to a PM3N and do a x2E link. That would give you much better performance. Though sacrifices with wifi/wwan may be in order, perhaps using USB/expresscard products instead? WWAN doesn't need the pci-e pins, so could re-route or devise a DIY method to share the slot with a PM3N.

The only way compact would *not* find a solution when using 36-bit allocation with your HD5850+4500MHD is if you are using a non-English locale. Then devcon.txt's "PCI BUS" section is labelled differently. Compact wouldn't ignore that section (since it is an English-speaker ) but rather use it to prohibit ALL allocation, ie: 0 solution will always be the case. Try deleting devcon.txt (or don't use 'import devcon.txt' on the commandline) to confirm if finds a solution. If system freezes soon after, edit out devcon.txt's PCI BUS section, which will be another language so I don't know what it will be labelled as, and then re-do your PCI compaction using devcon.txt.

Stability issues with the PE4H have come down to gpu clocks, supplying necessary power to drive your video card and clean signals. There was also an earlier fuse issue with PE4H 1.0 which led to reworked PE4H 1.0's being sold.

[Soul Survivor]

Hello,

I've been follow this article for 6 months or so.

Does anyone know when the express card 2.0 will be available? Models, Manufactures?

I've tried calling dell, googling??

Can't wait to dump this e1705.

Keep up the great work.

[Fardavid]

I'm also very curious about this...

[wvr]

The only way compact would *not* find a solution when using 36-bit allocation with your HD5850+4500MHD is if you are using a non-English locale. Then devcon.txt's "PCI BUS" section is labelled differently. Compact wouldn't ignore that section (since it is an English-speaker ) but rather use it to prohibit ALL allocation, ie: 0 solution will always be the case. Try deleting devcon.txt (or don't use 'import devcon.txt' on the commandline) to confirm if finds a solution. If system freezes soon after, edit out devcon.txt's PCI BUS section, which will be another language so I don't know what it will be labelled as, and then re-do your PCI compaction using devcon.txt.

Yes ,my non english devcon.txt was the case ...
But now i stuck with this:

and how save all this new allocation?
when use chainload or startup.bat it shows only Automated startup freez...

free 64mb its OK?

[User Retired 2]

Yes ,my non english devcon.txt was the case ...
But now i stuck with this:

and how save all this new allocation?
when use chainload or startup.bat it shows only Automated startup freez...

free 64mb its OK?

Confirm a chainloader method works. Probably (orig|mbr) or (orig|w7). 64MB free is OK, as pci_valid_alloc=yes, so all devices are allocated with a 64MB of PCI space free after that.

Suggest you bootup with DIY ViDock switched off. Set onboard 4500MHD gfx to 36-bit which will allow ATI gfx then to use the space freed up in 32-bit. Do that by:

2. Configure PCI Config Space
- set pciend=36-bit
- Run Compaction.
- Choose selective: vid_0 vid_2
- At prompt "force which to 32-bit?" specify vid_2

3. Chainload into Win7. Should see your 4500MHD+HD5850 working OK with 4GB.

pci.bat and your grub4dos line will be automatically saved in startup.bat so can choose "Automated startup via startup.bat" on next use to fastrack into a working setup.

Same as above can be done at commandline as shown earlier.

[wvr]

Do that by:

2. Configure PCI Config Space
- set pciend=36-bit
- Run Compaction.
- Choose selective: vid_0 vid_2
- At prompt "force which to 32-bit?" specify vid_2

3. Chainload into Win7. Should see your 4500MHD+HD5850 working OK with 4GB.
.

Ok I did step by step as you advice and all seems OK except now my intel 4500 has error 12
HELP