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post results please
191 it's for Quatro cards.
downloading 190.89 ATM.
post results please
Hi
I'm updating my self, lol, yesterday didn't had time to fool around with SLI testing. I will test, sure.
Now: I was reading the latest post and I don't know if it help:
Supermicro C7X58 SLI Certificate:
Code:Scope (_SB.PCI0) { Name (SLIC, Buffer (0x9E) { "987134512781Genuine NVIDIA Certified SLI Ready Motherboard for SUPERMICRO X8SAX 0101-Copyright 2008 NVIDIA Corporation All Rights Reserved-765289891023(R)" }) } Device (_SB.PCI0.WMI1) { Name (_HID, "pnp0c14") Name (_UID, "MXM2") Name (_WDG, Buffer (0x14) { /* 0000 */ 0x3C, 0x5C, 0xCB, 0xF6, 0xAE, 0x9C, 0xBD, 0x4E, /* 0008 */ 0xB5, 0x77, 0x93, 0x1E, 0xA3, 0x2A, 0x2C, 0xC0, /* 0010 */ 0x4D, 0x58, 0x01, 0x02 }) Method (WMMX, 3, NotSerialized) { CreateDWordField (Arg2, Zero, FUNC) If (LEqual (FUNC, 0x41494C53)) { If (IFSL ()) { Return (SLIC) } } Return (Zero) } }
Extracted DSDT from original BIOS rom, see attach.
HUH?! ... The C7X58 says X8SAX??? That's strange because the X8SAX is not officially SLI capable. I know that both boards look almost identical and I thought that they would be almost identical (except for the missing PCI-X ports) but that the ACPI-Strings are for the X8SAX is really astonishing.
I may need some advice how to go on.
Will the HALmod work when I use this SLIC or does the HALmod has to be customized for that particular string?
How should I continue, anatoly?
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@aGeoM: 191 is for Quadros? *g* Thanks for the hint. I'll download them.
HUH?! ... The C7X58 says X8SAX??? That's strange because the X8SAX is not officially SLI capable. I know that both boards look almost identical and I thought that they would be almost identical (except for the missing PCI-X ports) but that the ACPI-Strings are for the X8SAX is really astonishing.
I may need some advice how to go on.
Will the HALmod work when I use this SLIC or does the HALmod has to be customized for that particular string?
How should I continue, anatoly?
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@aGeoM: 191 is for Quadros? *g* Thanks for the hint. I'll download them.
System Name | TheWolf |
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Processor | Q9650/Q9550 |
Motherboard | Abit IP35ProXE/IX38QuadGT |
Cooling | Big Typhoon x4 |
Memory | G-Skill/A-Data/SuperTalent |
Video Card(s) | 3x MSI 260GTX OC 2x216 1x192 shaders |
Storage | Hitachi 80gb x2 |
Display(s) | Norcent/Neovo |
Case | none/benching stations |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | Crosair TX650W |
Software | XP/W7 |
TheWolf try my last HALMod please
HALmod v0.71 test worked.
1st I make backup of working files with system restore.
Next I install HALmod v0.71 reboot work with mod driver rev2 64bit.
I then turned off test mode to see what would happen. BSOD on reboot.
Windows fix & replaced the hal.dll
I then again placed HALmod v0.71 & installed unmodded driver 190.62.
Then used dseo13b.exe to sign HALmod v0.71, + enabled test mode & reboot.
SLI is working and enabled.
@anatolymik: I don't know how much work it is to mod the HAL but would it be possible to do a Supermicro HALmod? Just for the case that it won't work once again...
System Name | TheWolf |
---|---|
Processor | Q9650/Q9550 |
Motherboard | Abit IP35ProXE/IX38QuadGT |
Cooling | Big Typhoon x4 |
Memory | G-Skill/A-Data/SuperTalent |
Video Card(s) | 3x MSI 260GTX OC 2x216 1x192 shaders |
Storage | Hitachi 80gb x2 |
Display(s) | Norcent/Neovo |
Case | none/benching stations |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | Crosair TX650W |
Software | XP/W7 |
Do u really need to sign the halmod v0.71?
HALmod v0.71 test worked.
1st I make backup of working files with system restore.
Next I install HALmod v0.71 reboot work with mod driver rev2 64bit.
I then turned off test mode to see what would happen. BSOD on reboot.
Windows fix & replaced the hal.dll
I then again placed HALmod v0.71 & installed unmodded driver 190.62.
Then used dseo13b.exe to sign HALmod v0.71, + enabled test mode & reboot.
SLI is working and enabled.
I did for some reason for it to not BSOD on a reboot of the system.
HALmod v0.71 test worked.
1st I make backup of working files with system restore.
Next I install HALmod v0.71 reboot work with mod driver rev2 64bit.
I then turned off test mode to see what would happen. BSOD on reboot.
Windows fix & replaced the hal.dll
I then again placed HALmod v0.71 & installed unmodded driver 190.62.
Then used dseo13b.exe to sign HALmod v0.71, + enabled test mode & reboot.
SLI is working and enabled.
System Name | TheWolf |
---|---|
Processor | Q9650/Q9550 |
Motherboard | Abit IP35ProXE/IX38QuadGT |
Cooling | Big Typhoon x4 |
Memory | G-Skill/A-Data/SuperTalent |
Video Card(s) | 3x MSI 260GTX OC 2x216 1x192 shaders |
Storage | Hitachi 80gb x2 |
Display(s) | Norcent/Neovo |
Case | none/benching stations |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | Crosair TX650W |
Software | XP/W7 |
you will not need supermicro sli string
System Name | wolf :D |
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Processor | Q6600 |
Motherboard | GA-EP45-DS4 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U12P |
Memory | DDR2 1066 1GB×4 (GEIL Blackdragon by Micron D9GMH pellet) |
Video Card(s) | ZOTAC N260-896D3 X2 SLI |
Storage | ST SATA 320G(7200,10) |
Display(s) | SAMSUNG SyncMaster 226BW |
Case | Tt Armor.Jr Mini (VC3000BWS) |
Audio Device(s) | On board |
Power Supply | Tt AH680 |
Software | windows 7 64bit |
Benchmark Scores | http://bbs.expreview.com/viewthread.php?tid=24023&extra=page%3D1 |
Sorry my friend, but you are wrong.
I DID IT!
Quadro FX 4800 SLI on X8DAH+ running Server 2008 R2!
NO HALmod! NO modded drivers! And NO test mode!
All I needed was the customized SLIC string!
Here is my new .dsl file. The part from aGeoM was "almost correct". I just had to remove the "IFSL" and directly return the SLIC to get IASL to compile the file without errors.
My .dsl is attached. I will also attach the .aml file for people who can't do it themselves. (Maybe it won't work for them if their hardware differs too much... at least it's worth a try)
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Here my short step-by-step description what to do to enable SLI on a Supermicro X8DAH+ running Windows Server 2008 R2:
0. Install the Quadros to the native 16x PCI-Express 2.0 sockets. It is no problem that these 16x ports are connected to different IOH-36Ds!
1. Install unmodified NVidia Quadro 191 drivers.
2. Download the attached ZIP sli_X8DAH+_Win2008R2.zip. It contains the asl.exe tool, as described earlier in this thread, and the file DSDT.aml. (It also contains the .dsl and iasl.exe if you would prefer to mod it yourself as I did.)
Extract these files to an easy to reach path (e.g.: c:\SLI).
3. open a command prompt. (Start -> run... -> cmd)
4. Enter the path where you stored the files that you extracted from the zip. -> cd\SLI
5. Run the following command: asl /loadtable DSDT.aml
6. That's it. You may have to reboot to enable SLI. An automatic SLI-notification will pop-up in your taskbar and the NVidia Control panel will show SLI and PhysX.
Thanks to Anatolymik, TheWolf, aGeoM. I needed some help that you provided. ->
Now I will have to run some Benches.
This thread is awsome!
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Edit:
I added a screen shot as ZIP because the forum shrinks my 1920x1200 pixel screen shot so much that you can't see anything.
Edit2: Added another Screenshot that shows some of the Quadro-SLI capabilities: 64x Antialiasing!.
Must I uninstall the old version HALMOD before use a new version? if "yes",how do I uninstall it?
since i have done this, my cpu has disappeared from hwmonitor and my ram specs don't show up in cpu-z
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/HHAHAAHYEA/nocputempnoram.png
it's not a big deal, but why is this?
it'll be fixed
how/when? this is amazing that it is working though.
A few years ago I tired to mod an Asus A8N-E into an A8N-SLI (soldered SLI bridge of nforce4 chipset, flashed bios to A8N-SLI Premium, even edited DMI info) but I could not make SLI work (even with the old hacked drivers) so I just gave up on it in the end...
Luckily I still have the board so I am going to pick up a couple of 8800GTs on eBay and give this a try, better late than never! Because this board *should* support SLI already will I have to do anything differently?
I’m also going to try it on my new system, which has a Biostar TA790GX-128M board, could Biostar be added to the SLIStringInstaller? (Biostar do make an X58 SLI board if that helps) If not can I do it “manually”?
I just want to say that it is really great to see this working again, thanks to everyone involved, especially to the guys who stick around to help us mortals work it out, you rock!