How To: Enable SLI on pre-i7/i5 hardware

[anatolymik]

hi

working on a GB-MA780G-UD3H, but in ECS A790GXM-A does not, I get the error ""Unable to create new DSDT table"" :S . try to add the certificate but did not work, or did not put in the right place, or do not know XD

this is my dsl file.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ljumqymmgln

any ideas? anatolymik you're the man

greetings

but i need .dat file. try new version of SliStringInstaller.

 

[anatolymik]

a new SliStringInstaller.....


http://www.xdevs.com/sli/SLIStringInstaller ver1.0.zip

Alternate approach of inserting string was added.
Fix some bugs
SUPERMICRO Cert was added

 

[derGhostrider]

@anatolymik:
I will test the new version of SliStrinInstaller in a few hours and report back if the Supermicro Cert is working.

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Update:
OK, I will test ver1.02 instead of 1.0.

 

[anatolymik]

SLIStringInstaller ver1.02

http://www.xdevs.com/sli/SLIStringInstaller ver1.02.zip

some bugs fixed

 

[Mosfet321]

ok, i'll try at night, i'm at work

thanks for your invaluable work anatolymik

 

[TiN]

Tested HALmod 0.9 with SLI string install (Old one) with fresh Windows 7 64b RTM, worked without any issue, with forcewares 182.50, 190.62, 191.07 WHQL.

Will update article today.

 

[derGhostrider]

@Anatolymik:

Ver1.02 crashes right after clicking on the exe:

Ver1.0 runs without error message and also confirms that the SLIC insertion was successful. Nevertheless I can not find the SLIC in the dsl file! Attached is the temp0 folder as ZIP.


To sum it up: Ver1.02 has an error so that I cannot start it, Ver1.0 "works" but does not insert anything.

During my tests I used the "Supermicro" button.

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update:
Added dat and dsl files AFTER "successful" SLIC insertion with SLICstringinstaller 1.0.
As you can see there is no SLIC string.

 

[anatolymik]

@Anatolymik:

Ver1.02 crashes right after clicking on the exe:
http://www.derghostrider.de/photos/acpi/slistringinstaller_ver1.02_error.png

Ver1.0 runs without error message and also confirms that the SLIC insertion was successful. Nevertheless I can not find the SLIC in the dsl file! Attached is the temp0 folder as ZIP.


To sum it up: Ver1.02 has an error so that I cannot start it, Ver1.0 "works" but does not insert anything.

During my tests I used the "Supermicro" button.

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update:
Added dat and dsl files AFTER "successful" SLIC insertion with SLICstringinstaller 1.0.
As you can see there is no SLIC string.

how did you get .dsl and .dat files?

 

[derGhostrider]

iasl -g


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edit:
If it would have been inserted correctly SLI would have been enabled.

(All I need to enable SLI is the correct SLIC)

 

[anatolymik]

iasl -g


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edit:
If it would have been inserted correctly SLI would have been enabled.

(All I need to enable SLI is the correct SLIC)

wait a sec

 

[anatolymik]

http://www.xdevs.com/sli/SLIStringInstaller v1.1.zip

SLIStringInstaller v1.1

some bug fixed

 

[TiN]

same here 1.02

but latest 1.1 works ok

OS: Windows 2003 SP1 x64

 

[coolmiester]

@ derGhostrider - can i ask what Supermicro board you are working on??

@ anatolymik - any idea if fixed v1.1 will work with the X8DTH-6F??

Thanks again

 

[anatolymik]

@ derGhostrider - can i ask what Supermicro board you are working on??

@ anatolymik - any idea if fixed v1.1 will work with the X8DTH-6F??

Thanks again

just try

 

[TiN]

coolmiester

I answered guide for you at xDevs forums
SLIC certificate is for ANY supermicro board, not model dependent.

 

[coolmiester]

Greatly appreciated TiN and to everyone involved

 

[derGhostrider]

@ derGhostrider - can i ask what Supermicro board you are working on??

Supermicro X8DAH+.

The MOD should work with the X8DTH-6f as well but I have to admit that my system is pretty unstable if I really enable SLI.

I also have to mention that I do not use Win7 x64 and that I have two Quadro FX 4800 installed. I am still waiting for my Win7 x64 license to do some additinal testing.

http://www.xdevs.com/sli/SLIStringInstaller v1.1.zip

SLIStringInstaller v1.1

some bug fixed

It works! Tested on Windows Server 2008 r2 (german) with Supermicro X8DAH+.

SLI is enabled right after installing the SLIC. No modded drivers, no modded HAL.

 

[EGOvoruhk]

SLI is enabled right after installing the SLIC. No modded drivers, no modded HAL.

Whoa, really? That means we should be able to put this into the actual BIOS and be done with all of it, no?

 

[derGhostrider]

Whoa, really? That means we should be able to put this into the actual BIOS and be done with all of it, no?

No, I don't think so. This is a very special behaviour of this board. It was already the same when I added the SLIC-String by hand.
It's not a feature of anatolymiks SLIC-installer.
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Update:
See Postings on Page 45 (Posting #1115) and following for details or use this link:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1565232&postcount=1115

 

[EGOvoruhk]

Ah yes, I keep forgetting about your board

 

[derGhostrider]

I'd like to use the HAL-Mod if this would mean that I would get a stable SLI System!
Right now it's a little bit funny with Server 2008 R2: It's stable as long as I don't activiate SLI in the NVidia Control panel. I can see the option, I can even activiate it, but as soon as a start any Direct3D or OpenGL application the system freezes. It's a complete lock-up that has to be terminated by a hard-off or a hard-reset (reset-button).
This might be caused by the OS which I would like to test with Windows 7... once again: I am still waiting for the license.

 

[EGOvoruhk]

You can always just install 7 without a key, and activate it once you get your real copy

 

[PP Mguire]

Ok im completely lost on this and wanna get this going.

I have an Asus M4A79T Deluxe and 2 eVGA GTX280s that i wanna run in SLI with 7 x64.

Anybody wanna tell me how?

 

[cxghjcqr]

Yes. But I WANT TO HAVE SECOND GTX260 IN SLI MODE VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH. AND I DON'T WANT BUY A NEW PLATFORM.

I see,I can test for your work as more as possible.

 

[Mosfet321]

http://www.xdevs.com/sli/SLIStringInstaller v1.1.zip

SLIStringInstaller v1.1

some bug fixed

anatolymik thanks, works with version 1.1

screenshots tomorrow