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

[anatolymik]

Okay I booted Windows XP Professional SLIEnabled x32 in VGA mode and it did boot

What do I do now?

now boot with "disable automatic restart on failures"
this is in safe mode menu as you say

 

[MikeTyson]

now boot with "disable automatic restart on failures"
this is in safe mode menu as you say

This is what happened

 

[anatolymik]

This is what happened

http://img.techpowerup.org/100103/SDC10274.jpg

ok. wait for news

 

[MikeTyson]

ok. wait for news

Thank you

I really hope it gets fixed because the SLi is just what I need for the kind of games I play

 

[anatolymik]

Thank you

I really hope it gets fixed because the SLi is just what I need for the kind of games I play

ok. you need a clean windows xp with latest video driver.
apply SLIPatch and do not apply SliStringInstaller
and try to boot with SLIEnabled

 

[dbphelps]

Hey guys, so, did the whole:

-SLIStringInstaller 2.0
uninstalled the SLIString
rebooted
reinstalled ASUS Cert
then
-SLIPatch
Installed
Rebooted

Got the Windows 7 SLIEnabled x64 option on the boot menu. Chose it.
Installed 195.62 drivers. No SLI.
Rebooted
No SLI
Reran SLIStringInstaller2.0, SLIString shows as installed

This is under Windows 7 x64, hardware as follows:
Mobo: ASUS Crossfire III Formula (790fx chipset)
Video: Dual GTX 280 1GB
Memory: 8gb DDR3 1666
HD: RAID 0 dual 640gb WD Caviar Black, single 1TB WD Caviar Black
PS: Corsair 950TX 950w

I can happily report no Testmode, but again, no SLI either.

 

[anatolymik]

Hey guys, so, did the whole:

-SLIStringInstaller 2.0
uninstalled the SLIString
rebooted
reinstalled ASUS Cert
then
-SLIPatch
Installed
Rebooted

Got the Windows 7 SLIEnabled x64 option on the boot menu. Chose it.
Installed 195.62 drivers. No SLI.
Rebooted
No SLI
Reran SLIStringInstaller2.0, SLIString shows as installed

This is under Windows 7 x64, hardware as follows:
Mobo: ASUS Crossfire III Formula (790fx chipset)
Video: Dual GTX 280 1GB
Memory: 8gb DDR3 1666
HD: RAID 0 dual 640gb WD Caviar Black, single 1TB WD Caviar Black
PS: Corsair 950TX 950w

I can happily report no Testmode, but again, no SLI either.

Because you have AMD
You will have 191.07 driver or before works

 

[anatolymik]

I'm working on it. To be more exact i'm thinking how to make

 

[dbphelps]

Thanks for the effort. I must say the attention to detail is evident in this latest hack. Nice and clean.

 

[MikeTyson]

ok. you need a clean windows xp with latest video driver.
apply SLIPatch and do not apply SliStringInstaller
and try to boot with SLIEnabled

I'll try this now and let you know

 

[MikeTyson]

ok. you need a clean windows xp with latest video driver.
apply SLIPatch and do not apply SliStringInstaller
and try to boot with SLIEnabled

Formatted clean install of XP

Installed 195 drivers and SLI Patch without SLI String Installer

PC will not boot to Windows XP Professional SLIEnabled x32

ARGH!

 

[anatolymik]

Formatted clean install of XP

Installed 195 drivers and SLI Patch without SLI String Installer

PC will not boot to Windows XP Professional SLIEnabled x32

ARGH!

boot with usual windows, then enter windows\system32 and look for ntoskrnl.exe.
copy this file to other folder, rename it to ntoskrnp.exe and copy to windows\system32.

after try to boot with SLIEnabled

 

[MikeTyson]

boot with usual windows, then enter windows\system32 and look for ntoskrnl.exe.
copy this file to other folder, rename it to ntoskrnp.exe and copy to windows\system32.

after try to boot with SLIEnabled

Still does not boot. Just goes to Windows XP Loading Screen and reboots

 

[anatolymik]

Still does not boot. Just goes to Windows XP Loading Screen and reboots

now copy ntoskrnp.exe from patch back to windows\system32.
then copy hal.dll from windows\system32 to other folder and rename it to halsli.dll and
after this copy renamed file to windows\system32.

try to boot with SLIEnabled.

 

[MikeTyson]

now copy ntoskrnp.exe from patch back to windows\system32.
then copy hal.dll from windows\system32 to other folder and rename it to halsli.dll and
after this copy renamed file to windows\system32.

try to boot with SLIEnabled.

Did all of this

Still does not boot

 

[anatolymik]

Did all of this

Still does not boot

ok.

now do next:

copy from windows\system32 ntoskrnl.exe and hal.dll to other folder.
rename ntoskrnl.exe to ntoskrnp.exe
rename hal.dll to halsli.dll
copy these files to windows\system32

try to boot with SLIEnabled

 

[anatolymik]

by the way. all copying of files you must perform in usual windows without slienabled

 

[MikeTyson]

ok.

now do next:

copy from windows\system32 ntoskrnl.exe and hal.dll to other folder.
rename ntoskrnl.exe to ntoskrnp.exe
rename hal.dll to halsli.dll
copy these files to windows\system32

try to boot with SLIEnabled

by the way. all copying of files you must perform in usual windows without slienabled

Yea I'm doing it all in usual windows cos it's the only one that boots anyway...

And I have tried all of what you have just said, and it still does not boot :/

I wanted to install Windows 7 and try SLi on that but I can't even do that because the install tells me my CD/DVD drive does not have drivers so the installation can't continue

 

[anatolymik]

Yea I'm doing it all in usual windows cos it's the only one that boots anyway...

And I have tried all of what you have just said, and it still does not boot :/

I wanted to install Windows 7 and try SLi on that but I can't even do that because the install tells me my CD/DVD drive does not have drivers so the installation can't continue

so when you renamed original ntoskrnl.exe to ntoskrnp.exe and original hal.dll to halsli.dll and copied they to windows\system32 you couldn't to boot?

 

[SoLoR]

hm, i guess there is no way to make some kind of autopatcher for hal.dll/ntoskrnl.exe/winload.exe ? because there is MANY different versions of this files in "hotfixes" and would be great if fast patching would be somehow possible.

 

[MikeTyson]

so when you renamed original ntoskrnl.exe to ntoskrnp.exe and original hal.dll to halsli.dll and copied they to windows\system32 you couldn't to boot?

Nope ;(

 

[Mashuga]

hm, i guess there is no way to make some kind of autopatcher for hal.dll/ntoskrnl.exe/winload.exe ? because there is MANY different versions of this files in "hotfixes" and would be great if fast patching would be somehow possible.

Once everything's done and sort of unified (and I get step by step directions), I can write a quickie patcher-GUI in VB.NET or something.. Just waiting for a stable release.

 

[MikeTyson]

.

Same issue in WIndows 7 x32...

Will not boot to Windows 7 Ultimate SLIEnabled x32

I know that SLi can work on my system, because it worked with modded 191 drivers and SLi String Installer

So why does this patch refuse to work with my computer?

 

[anatolymik]

Same issue in WIndows 7 x32...

Will not boot to Windows 7 Ultimate SLIEnabled x32

http://img.techpowerup.org/100104/SDC10277.jpg

I know that SLi can work on my system, because it worked with modded 191 drivers and SLi String Installer

So why does this patch refuse to work with my computer?

ok. about x32 system. you should do next:

did you ran installsli.cmd as administrator?

run as usual windows:

run cmd.exe as administrator
type bcdedit.exe and hit enter

make a screenshot that the command showed

post to me

 

[anatolymik]

MikeTyson we are going to solve your problem.
just do what i say.

about windows 7 x32 i have had similar problem.