Kevmanw430

Hey guys, having a bit of an issue. While using my laptop the other day, it abruptly shut down. It has not started back up since. The laptop does not respond at all. The only signs of life on the laptop are the power led. It is on and solid white, with a blinking yellow light. I looked the code up and it seems to indicate an insufficient power supply. I tried the laptop with and without the battery, with the ac adapter connected and not connected, and it would not turn on under any circumstance. I then tried resetting the CMOS, but that also had no effect. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? I'm pretty much lost at this point, and I really need to be able to use this laptop for school. Thanks!

That's where I first noticed it, 2570P with Windows 8.1, should work for you too!

Yep, 2.0 works. I can hotplug and eject the device as many times as I'd like without issue. Heres my updated benches, both are a bit better than before, 3DMark11 by about 300 pts. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor,Hewlett-Packard 17DF NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor,Hewlett-Packard 17DF

Made an interesting discovery today. I was able to get my eGPU working again using Setup 1.30, but it really annoyed me having to use it on boot up. I spent the rest of the day trying to get the eGPU to work without Setup 1.30. What I discovered was that if Windows 8.1 was installed on an MBR driver, I ran into Error 12 and had no hotplug capabilities. Once I installed Win 8.1 on my SSD as GPT, the Error 12 disappeared and I was able to hotplug the GPU. Not sure what this means for eGPU's as a whole, and if this is just a 2570P thing, but it's an interesting observation nonetheless.

I just reinstalled Windows 8.1 fresh on my new SSD in my 2570P. I then attempted to install my eGPU in the same manner as before, but for some reason, I am gertting an Error 12 message. Nothing has changed since I swapped in the SSD other than the removal of the WWAN card. I'm not sure whether I need to do a DSDT override or get Setup 1.x. Any help or insight into why I am suddenly having Error 12 issues would be greatly appreciated.

I just got a new SSD and did a fresh install of windows 8.1. After I re-installed it, I attempted to reconnect my eGPU. I followed the same steps as I did before, except I am now getting an Error 12 message. The only other thing that has changed since I installed the SSD is that I removed the WWAN card. Do I need to do a DSDT override or Setup 1.x compaction? I'm not really sure what would be causing my eGPU to suddenly not have enough address space to function.

All right, with some driver finagling and a bunch of frustration, I've got it working correctly. I don't even really know what I did any differently, but it seems to be good now. I can hotplug the eGPU any time after POST and it immediately turns off my laptop display and switched to my external. I actually can eject the eGPU without BSODing, it is listed as an audio device under the eject list, but it works nonetheless. I ran some benches with a slight overclock and here are my results. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor,Hewlett-Packard 17DF NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor,Hewlett-Packard 17DF Seems a bit low maybe, at least on 11, but I've only got single channel 4GB right now and a 5400RPM HDD. I'll have an SSD and 8GB RAM pretty soon though, so I'll update the benches soon. Thanks for the help guys.

Hey guys, I'm trying to set up my new eGPU with my HP 2570P and I'm having some issues. The HP is running Windows 8.1. I'm using an EXP GDC with the 220W Dell PSU and an EVGA Signature 2 GTX 680. I set my PCI lanes to Gen2 in the BIOS and then plugged everything in while sitting at the desktop. Last time I made an eGPU, the GPU was detected immediately, and the drivers installed for Generic VGA and the audio. When I plugged it into the HP, the fans spun up properly, but the only thing that popped up was the audio driver installation. I then downloaded the latest NVIDIA drivers and installed them. I tried rebooting with it off and plugging in again with the drivers installed, and I still got no display on my external monitor. I rebooted again and plugged in during POST, and this time, my display was detected and I was able to use the GPU. However, performance on the external screen was severely limited, as if Opt compression was not working. To top it off, when I removed the ExpressCard from the laptop, it blue screened. Other than that, I have received no error codes. Is there anything specific I forgot to do? Do I need Setup 1.x? Do I maybe need to downgrade to Windows 7? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey eGPU people. I'm looking for a bit of advice. I'm going to be building a nice eGPU setup for myself for college. I built one several years ago for a Dell E6220, but have been out of the loop for a while and am not sure what exactly I should buy for the best performance at this point. Laptop wise, I have settled on an HP 2570P. I'll be upgrading the CPU to an i7 quad, adding 8GB RAM and having an SSD and an HDD in the optical bay. My questions are more directed towards which adapter and GPU I should buy. I've researched the adapters a bit, and it seems like the EXP GDC V6 or the PE4C are the best adapter choices, but I am unsure on which is better. I personally am leaning towards the EXP since it looks like a cleaner design. As for the GPU, I am not sure whether or not NVIDIA GPU's are still better because of Optimus compression, or if I can go with an AMD GPU and still get similar performance. Thanks in advance for the help!