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Hello all, the purpose of this guide is purely for sharing and referential purposes and largely aimed at similar variants of this notebook. However, I do not guarantee it'll give you the exact compatibility as with any OEMs, products can be marketed under the same model while its components can come in different revisions with slight changes take the reference as a guide only at your own risk. System Specs for HP DM4-30**tx(Relevant Ones) Motherboard Model: HP 1794 CPU: i5-2450M (2.5GHz) iGPU: Intel HD 3000 dGPU: Radeon HD 7470M (Hybrid + Switchable Compatible, has Integrated Graphics in other words) mPCIe: x1 Yes, whitelisted PCI-e plugged to a stock Intel 1030N NIC Chipset: Intel HM67 B3 Related HP Laptops HP DV6-6000 (Intel only) HP DV7-6000 (Intel only) HP Dm4-30** (Intel only) Unrelated Systems (IMPORTANT) HP DV6-6000 (AMD) HP DV7-6000 (AMD) HP Dm4-31**^ (and above, these are using Ivybridge HM7* chipsets and boards) ^Considered a different system from Dm4-30**. Software/OS Environment (OPTIONAL) Generic copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit made from a bootable USB using my OEM activation code. The link is Microsoft's official digitalriver mirror, it is legit. To put it on a 4GB+ Flash drive: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool Reason: Get rid of bloat and OEM customisation in case it conflicts with the eGPU setup. What I used DIY eGPU Setup 1.x Software, version 1.30 (PM Nando4 to arrange a download) Port: HM67 mPCIe (Wi-Fi card removed) WLAN Card: If you need it, buy a USB one. PE4L-PM060A (60cm, v2.1) FSP Hexa 500W 80+ PSU 12V@18A (Or other PSU that can support your eGPU's power draw Asus GTX 650 Ti Boost (OC Model) - No problems with PCI space, it should be same as GTX660 in this area. nVidia ForceWare 314.22 WHQL from nVidia (Not using the problematic R319) (Optional) Uninstall Microsoft Update KB2670838 and hide it permanently if you're BSODing from igdpmd64.sys (broken Windows update conflicting with Intel HD driver), your Internet explorer will rollback to IE9. Before You Start Login to your admin account. Disable User Account Control (Slider all the way down). Search for it from the start menu search tool. Software Installation Instructions Setting Up eGPU Benchmarks 3DMark06 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-2450M Processor,Hewlett-Packard 1794 (Invalid due to 16:9) 3DMark Vantage NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-2450M Processor,Hewlett-Packard 1794 3DMark 11 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-2450M Processor,Hewlett-Packard 1794 Hope it helps. Good luck with your experiment. :star::Banane22::Banane11::Banane43: