goochmonster

Hi Thiago_Stark,

I can't see all of your images...I wrote a step by step guide to how I got my setup working. It's very detailed with pictures. I'm about to put it on a blog if you're interested?

On 19/10/2016 at 5:17 AM, Tech Inferno Fan said:

 

Your startup.bat ais already set to replay the pci.bat from the last PCI compaction.  No changes are needed.

You're right the startup.bat works just fine when I select the automatic option from the menu. Cheers, Tech Inferno Fan.

I now have a fully working eGPU that's quick to setup. I just need to figure how to make it more portable now. 

Regards,

gooch

I finally got my eGPU setup working! In the end I returned the graphics card I had and bought another one (EVGA GTX 750 Ti with the single fan) and it works flawlessly. I'm very pleased with the performance. Now, on to my next issue...

@Tech Inferno Fan How do I automate my STARTUP.bat file so that it will perform PCI compaction and apply my DSDT substitution without me manually having to do it each time I restart my machine?

This is the contents of my STARTUP.bat:

call vidwait 60
call vidinit -d %eGPU%
call pci
pt MEM writefromfile 1 0xDAFE8000 WDK_DSDT.AML
:end
call chainload mbr

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

gooch

On 10/7/2016 at 7:15 AM, EdwardEnglish said:

Hi guys,

I just realised there is a parallel thread going on. You can look here for my questions (page 6 at the end) but I will sum up my situation, hopefully you are able to help.

 My setup:

• Dell Vostro 131
• Intel Core i5 2450M, HD3000 iGPU,
• 8 Gbyte RAM
• Windows 7 x64 fresh install fully updated
• EXP GDC V8 external PCIe and Beast Adapter
• NVidia Geforce 750ti and AC/DC PSU 75W (no ATX PSU!)
• external Full-HD Display via DVI-connection

 

My efforts:

• updated BIOS to current version and searched all options, there is nothing PCIe related; I can only change boot priority and disable stuff like USB-plugs, camera, microphone and so on
• opened the notebook case to extract wifi-card, plugged the beast adapter to pci-e port (by the way: I acutally have two pci-e slots because I had a 3G-Module installed, when using that port the 750ti did not get recognized at all)
• launched the notebook -> 750ti got recognized (at wifi's pcie slot) instantly but ran into error 12 (not enough resources); now I go online with network cable
• did the dsdt-modifying so I could get a Large Memory -> successfully
• when I launch with eGPU connected I get blue screen at windows logo, when I boot without eGPU I can reach desktop but I see no way to make windows7 recognize the eGPU (going to sleep and hotplugging did not work, nothing happens); hotplugging during live session makes my laptop screen turn light blue (no blue screen)
• tried to modify the dsdt-table some more like here https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/forums/topic/5874-guide-dsdt-override-to-fix-error-12/&do=findComment&comment=93244 but it has no effect for me - I can only boot without eGPU connected - Large Memory still available
• enabled / disabled TESTSIGNING -> no difference
• pressing F8 during boot doesn't help, plugging in the eGPU during boot at different times doesn't help (blue screen / black screen
• enabled hardware delay at EXP GDC board - there is a little switch for 7s/15s delay - made no difference, the fan turned on right from the start

 

My remaining hopes (as soon as I find time)

 

• will try to load some dsdt tables from the internet - dell related - maybe I get lucky and one does the trick
• will try to plug in wifi card again, boot, go to sleep, and exchange it for eGPU (it is very inconvenient because I have to rip the whole notebook apart again)
• will try to acquire Setup 1.3 and look whats possible (altough I am unsure if it is actually related to my problem)

 

 

Guys, do you have any more ideas for me? thank you!

 

When you created your DSDT file (the .AML file) did it say you had any errors? Errors are really bad. You can ignore the warnings, but your DSDT file needs to be error-free otherwise it won’t work properly and it could be why you get the BSOD on booting to Windows. The guides on here are confusing and there are mistakes here and there (not to be ungrateful for the time people have put into making them I’m just making an observation). I managed to create a DSDT file that boots to Windows without issue even with the eGPU plugged in. I wrote some notes and the commands I used to create the file and if you like I can PM you the details? It took me about 20 hours to finally get a fully working DSDT file. I would just give you the DSDT file, but my machine is a Lenovo T530.

In the eGPU Setup 1.30 you can configure a DSDT substitution, so instead of you having to overwrite your registry with the DSDT file it temporarily applies the DSDT file (until you reboot the machine). However, you need to get the DSDT file working before you start fiddling with around with eGPU Setup 1.30. 

Regards,

gooch

I have a Enermax 500 watt modular PSU. The card is powered through the 8-pin connector that connects to the 24-pin (motherboard) and 4-pin (CPU) cables on the PSU. There is also additional power to the card using a dual molex to 8 pin cable. Here's a picture of my setup at the moment. It should have all the power it needs...

Nice to hear it's working for you. I wish it was for me!

I have a Lenovo T530 (i5-3320M, 16GB RAM) and the EXP GDC v8 ExpressCard adapter and I can't run a 3d benchmark test without the eGPU turning off immediately. I have Setup 1.30 that performs a DSDT substitution and that works with no problems, but it seems when I run anything remotely graphically intensive it turns itself off.

Hello guys,

I’m stuck on an issue and I don’t know how to resolve it and I'm so close to getting it working!

Some background info:

Windows 10

Lenovo T530

16GB RAM

EXP GDC V8 Adapter

Intel i5-3320M @ 2.6GHz

TOLUD = 3.49GB
NVidia GTX750 Ti FTW GPU
iGPU Intel HD4000
Enermax ELT500AWT (500 watt) PSU

I’ve got an EXP GDC V8 adapter that plugs into my laptop via the ExpressCard slot. I bought the eGPU Setup 1.30 as my laptop has more than 3GB of RAM and I didn’t want to take it all out. I’ve managed to successfully (after many hours!) create an AML file so that I can perform a DSDT substitution using Setup 1.30. That all works fine and I get the large memory appear in Device Manager and my system boots fine without the BSOD. I install the latest drivers for my card and disable my internal screen and have only my external on. I’m trying to play 7 Days to Die – it loads fine and I can start a game and then 5 seconds later…The eGPU turns off and my internal display turns on and it’s just running the iGPU.

I’m using 36-bit compaction on both iGPU + eGPU with chainloader is set to 'mbr' and I don't get any errors in the Device Manager.

Am I doing something wrong? I’m pretty much just doing trial and error with the configuration in eGPU 1.30.

Here's my setup currently:

Regards,

gooch