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Updates: Ok, so I've managed to get my system sort of working. I disabled intel HD graphics, and restarted with the gpu plugged in. Everything worked fine, I'm displaying to my external monitor through my gpu, and my windows graphics subscores have shot up dramatically... but now I am having trouble switching back. From what I had heard, when intel hd graphics are disabled, the screen should just switch to really crappy graphics for a bit while you boot up/down/whatever... but now my computer refuses to display anything when not plugged into my gpu, and if I try to reenable intel hd graphics from device manager while running on my gpu, it BSODs... Help?

Bump. I could really use some help you guys.

--- QUESTION so, for some reason, my laptop refuses to correctly make initial installations when my card is first plugged in. From a fresh system restore, I put the laptop to sleep, plug in the card and turn it on, and then wake up the computer. The computer instantly detects new hardware, disables my keyboard and external mouse, and says it's installing a standard vga adapter. it takes about 5 minutes, but this install always fails. Later, when/if I try to install Nvidia drivers, the installer will recognize the card and allow the installation to begin, but pause permanently about a 10th of the way in. Am I missing something? how do I install the drivers if my auto hardware detection/vga adapter installs always fail? any help would be much appreciated! --- NOTES a few side notes, - my safe mode no longer works, for some reason - after my most recent attempt, I tried to system restore, and all of my restore points had vanished, so I'm stuck with the failed standard vga adapter install --- SETUP Lenovo X201T, intel core i7 L640 2.13 Ghz, 8 GB ram (TOLUD 0xC0000000) Windows 7 Pro x64, dualbooted with Ubuntu 10.4 GeForce GTX 550 ti (Fermi)

I've tried a couple different ways: inserting the already powered graphics card before the windows logo, turning on the already inserted graphics card before the windows logo, inserting the already powered graphics card while the boot was paused using F8, and turning on the already inserted graphics card while paused using F8. None of the above worked. The computer booted in normally, but the device manager does not register the card when inserted pre-login.

Hey guys, Ok, so I'm having trouble getting my setup to work. Here's where I am now: Problem description 1. What's the problem? My Nvidia drivers won't install (306.97). the installer recognizes the card and lets me through to the installing portion, but then stalls permanently about 10% of the way through. Attempting with a different version (295.73) does not recognize the card at all. Device Manager recognizes the card and displays the correct name when its plugged in, but states that no drivers are installed. Attempting to install drivers by manually directing the device manager at the downloaded driver directories, returns a failure for the 306.97, and a message that the drivers are already installed for the 295.73 I would have tried to install the drivers in safe mode, but for some reason, I cannot boot into safe mode at all. It dies and restarts after getting to the password entry phase. Starting with the card plugged in successfully displays to my external monitor, but bluescreens after the windows logo. attempting to insert the card mid boot has not worked/helped. 2. Have you consulted the Troubleshooting FAQ to resolve the issue? yes... 3. Have you consulted the Pre-Purchase FAQ --> "2. How can I check if my notebook is compatible with an eGPU?" also yes. I do have 8 gigs of ram, but I checked, my TOLUD is 0xC0000000. Platform Description 1. OS: Windows 7 (x64) dualbooted with Ubuntu 10.4 2. System: Lenovo X201T, intel i7 L640 2.13GHz 3. RAM: 8 gigs 4. eGPU used: GeForce GTX 550Ti (Fermi) 5. PSU specification (especially the +12V max current): 380 W, 19A on +12V rail