billz12oz

25 minutes ago, Tech Inferno Fan said:

 

Bill, I notice two related things:

 

1. You are not disabling your NVidia dGPU in your startup.bat. Do this by going to Setup 1.30 -> Video cards->dGPU [off] then hit F3.

 

2. You may have NVidia mobile/Quadro + desktop/Geoforce drivers installed.  This usually results in one of them not functioning properly.  Proceed to remove ALL NVidia drivers, use "DDU" to clear the registry of NVidia entries and disable auto driver install, then load the latest NVidia desktop driver for your eGPU.

 

Hi Nando. I tried your suggestion. I ran DDU and cleaned my laptop of all nvidia entries. I then booted into eGPU setup and made sure my dGPU was being disabled by pressing f3 when I highlighted over the dgpu [on] option. I then ran my startup and made sure my dgpu was off. I then installed the drivers and everything is still the same. Same issues.

I do have another question: the first line in my startup.bat is "call iport dGPU off" doesn't that turn off my dgpu?

Here is the entirety of my startup.bat

call iport dGPU off
call vidwait 60 
call vidinit -d %eGPU% 
setpci -s 4:0.0 BASE_ADDRESS_5=2001
setpci -s 0:1c.2 1c.b=20 1d.b=20
call pci 
:end
call chainload mbr

Problem description
1. What's the problem?

        1: I can't get my gpu to display on another monitor despite the fact that device manager says my gpu is running fine. 

        2:Additionally gpuz can't give much info on the status of my gpu.

        3:Geforce experience also doesn't seem to be working properly. 

        4:When I attatch my monitor to the gpu, nothing shows up and everything is displayed on my internal LCD. I tried both display ports.
2. Have you consulted the Troubleshooting FAQ to resolve the issue?

        Yes. I've also consulted this guide for my laptop model.
3. Have you consulted the Pre-Purchase FAQ --> "2. How can I check if my notebook is compatible with an eGPU?"
        Yes. It has an express card
Platform Description
1. OS

     Windows 10 64 bit
2. System

     Lenovo Thinkpad W540
3. RAM

     16gb
4. eGPU used

      PE4l v 2.1b  (expresscard) trying to run a GTX480
5. PSU specification (especially the +12V max current)

      500W EVGA

Diags

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39783300/diag.rar

My startup.bat should be inside

There is an existing W540 eGPU implementation using a PE4L 2.1b so the expresscard can be made to function. That was with a AMD and NVidia card: http://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides-pc/7388-15-lenovo-w540-r9_290x-gtx780ti%4010gbps-4gbps-sonnet-ee-se2-pe4l-2-1b-%5Bgothic860%5D.html#post101232

Hi nando. I tried everything there. I even posted on that thread but I had no response. Any other resources i can revert to? I don't know if my pe4l is faulty. The gpu is spinning, i see 1 yellow and 1 green light but nothing shows in device manager.

Hi gothic860, I'm having trouble getting my w540 to recogtnize my egpu. It doesn't show up in device manager. I have not installed egpu setup because my drive format is UEFI/GPT instead of MBR. Do I have to convert my drive before it will get recognized? I'm trying to install a gtx480

Hi Nando4. I don't know if this is the correct place to put this, but I recently tried setting my egpu. I'm running a GTX480 with a Pe4l 2.1b setup for my Lenovo w540 which runs windows 10. I tried plugging the express card in, but it's not being registered under device manager. I tried the 3 steps that you suggested on your FAQ. Any ideas?