JankGooner

Plug away at it until the DSDT override works. Alternatively, seek a bios that lowers TOLUD OR use Win8.x. With Win8.x do a 56.25GB compaction on iGPU+eGPU, force the eGPU to 32-bit. That will then see the iGPU error12, an allowable condition as explained in http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/6392-win8-x-more-flexible-egpu-platform-than-win7.html#post87484 . However, accelerated internal LCD mode won't work if you do this since it needs the iGPU working.

I tried to set up the DSDT override again, but I don't really know whether it worked or not. Every time i try the DSDT override, I get hit with blue screen and reboot, but when I load up setup 1.3, over on the right side of the page, the DSDT says no. Is that supposed to say yes if I do the DSDT override correctly?

Thanks for the help.

Set Chainloader->mode.mbr then do Chainloader->Test Run. Confirm that you can chainload OK into Windows. Once that is OK, boot back into Setup 1.30, highlight PCI compaction->Test Run, then hit F1. It will list over 20 compaction scenarios to try. After each do a Chainloader->Test Run. If it hangs/fails, cold boot the system back into Setup 1.30 and try the next compaction scenario.

I figured that my TOLUD was 3.5, so I tried to do a DSDT override, but when I rebooted, I keep getting BSOD for like a second then my laptop restarts and just loops through the reboot BSOD cycle. Any ideas what I did wrong/how to fix it?

First things first, boot into Setup 1.30, power on your eGPU then hotplug the expresscard into the expresscard slot. Hit F5. Is it detected? If not then there is an electrical issue preventing the device from working.

It is detected. I followed the instructions in the video from DIY eGPU Setup 1.x, but when I get to the PCI compaction part, it says no solution and to change my options. Once I changed the option, I ran the chainloader.mbr2, but after the windows loading screen, I don't get anything. It just blanks out and I have to force shut down my laptop.

Computer:

• Lenovo T430 /w Intel HD Graphics 4000 (only)
  
• 512 GB SSD (Main Drive) less then 6 months old
  
• 500 GB HDD (Backup Drive) less then a year old
  
• 8 GB of RAM less then 6 months old
  
• Windows 8.1
  

eGPU:

• NVidia GeForce GTX 660 (Would also like to upgrade to the GTX 780 if this issue can be fixed)
  
• PE4H (PCIe passive adapter ver2.4)
  
• Mini to Mini
  
• EC2C
  

Hi, I am currently trying to make this exact same setup (except I don't have the SSD and I'm on Windows 7 64 bit and I bought the PE4L 2.1 thanks to this thread), and I was wondering how you got it to even work in the first place? I can't seem to get my T430 to even use the eGPU.

Hi nando, I paid the $25 for the setup 1.x. Where do I download it from?