HyperSLI (Enabling SLI on non-sli motherboards)

[phoen]

WTF, that was strange, was that an April Fools joke? I tried to check out this thread and I got blocked by an FBI Copyright infringement page.

Me too lol

 

[Disgustipated]

Very weird issue. Have been running HyperSLI 0.7 fine for a few days on 295.79 driver. Then last night, as I tried to run a game (Medal of Honor 2010), I hit a BSOD. I thought 'no big deal', rebooted... and suddenly it's BSOD'ing everytime before I get to the login screen. Same message every time, it says Storport.sys Stop Error 000000x50 etc. I can get a picture if it helps.

So I figured out it only happens when both cards are in, and it'll happen if they're connected via SLI bridge or not. I tried uninstalling 295.79 drivers and trying 301.10... same thing. Uninstalled HyperSLI 0.7, tried reinstalling it, tried the 0.8 beta... still BSOD with storport.sys every time when the cards are both in.

Specs:
Asus P8Z68 V LX motherboard, latest BIOS
2x GTX 570 2.56 GB VRAM
8 GB DDR1600 Mhz Corsair 1.5v RAM
Crucial M4 SSD 128 GB
Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
Windows 7 x64

This is so weird because for the last 2-3 days HyperSLI has been running fine!


Edit: Here are the Event Logs from Windows

+ System 

  - Provider 

   [ Name]  Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power 
   [ Guid]  {331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4} 
 
   EventID 41 
 
   Version 2 
 
   Level 1 
 
   Task 63 
 
   Opcode 0 
 
   Keywords 0x8000000000000002 
 
  - TimeCreated 

   [ SystemTime]  2012-04-01T09:13:37.468750000Z 
 
   EventRecordID 22892 
 
   Correlation 
 
  - Execution 

   [ ProcessID]  4 
   [ ThreadID]  8 
 
   Channel System 
 
   Computer Riley-PC 
 
  - Security 

   [ UserID]  S-1-5-18 
 

- EventData 

  BugcheckCode 80 
  BugcheckParameter1 0xfffff88002d21078 
  BugcheckParameter2 0x0 
  BugcheckParameter3 0xfffff88002e6f0ed 
  BugcheckParameter4 0x0 
  SleepInProgress false 
  PowerButtonTimestamp 0 

- System 

  - Provider 

   [ Name]  EventLog 
 
  - EventID 6008 

   [ Qualifiers]  32768 
 
   Level 2 
 
   Task 0 
 
   Keywords 0x80000000000000 
 
  - TimeCreated 

   [ SystemTime]  2012-04-01T09:13:41.000000000Z 
 
   EventRecordID 22888 
 
   Channel System 
 
   Computer Riley-PC 
 
   Security 
 

- EventData 

   1:59:21 AM 
   ‎4/‎1/‎2012 
    
    
   39045 
    
    
   DC0704000000010001003B001500E700DC0704000000010008003B001500E700600900003C000000010000006009000000000000B004000001000000BD130000 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Binary data:


In Words

0000: 000407DC 00010000 003B0001 00E70015 
0008: 000407DC 00010000 003B0008 00E70015 
0010: 00000960 0000003C 00000001 00000960 
0018: 00000000 000004B0 00000001 000013BD 


In Bytes

0000: DC 07 04 00 00 00 01 00   Ü.......
0008: 01 00 3B 00 15 00 E7 00   ..;...ç.
0010: DC 07 04 00 00 00 01 00   Ü.......
0018: 08 00 3B 00 15 00 E7 00   ..;...ç.
0020: 60 09 00 00 3C 00 00 00   `...<...
0028: 01 00 00 00 60 09 00 00   ....`...
0030: 00 00 00 00 B0 04 00 00   ....°...
0038: 01 00 00 00 BD 13 00 00   ....½...

EDIT2: Disregard this. Disconnecting an external SATA drive solved the problem. I updated all of my USB Asmedia, Intel Engine Interface Management, and Realtek drivers as well.

 

[faheyd]

On HyperSLI 0.7 3DMark2011 scores

P8809 3DMarks
Version: 1.0.3
SystemInfo Version: 4.6
4/1/12 11:54:45 PM
Id: 3097628
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3097628
1100T 6 Core O/C 3.745MHz and stock clocks on GTX 480 x 2. 16GB ram.
Will try HyperSLI 0.8 in a short while and compare.

 

[Mordecai Walfish]

WTF, that was strange, was that an April Fools joke? I tried to check out this thread and I got blocked by an FBI Copyright infringement page.

LOL I'm guessing it was, same thing happened to me and when I went to the main page (techpowerup.com) the logo was spelled with a troll face in it. heh



Also, grats on releasing hyperSLI 0.8! Do you ever post a changelog anywhere?

 

[anatolymik]

Also, grats on releasing hyperSLI 0.8! Do you ever post a changelog anywhere?

Added software emulating mode which doesn't require special hardware features. And million stuffs to get this mode works(it's not simple to do this). These stuffs an user never see. That's the reason i dont tell changelog, i can but i think to the user it'll be born. I can tell but it's more software making details. Should i tell?

 

[federicoz45]

WTF, that was strange, was that an April Fools joke? I tried to check out this thread and I got blocked by an FBI Copyright infringement page.

Yehh scary 1st of april....!

 

[citypig101]

hey guys! just registered on the site cuz im sooo down for this. just threw together a set up last week.

amd. m5a97 (970) motherboard,
Amd Phenom II 965 Black edition quad core processor
Pny nVidia gts 250
Galaxy nViidia gts 250
Windows 7

Im not home yet so i havent been able to test this out, but i just read threw 30 pages and havent seen anything yet of this not working on my set up. Was curious if it would work on my set up. Do i need a xfire bridge for my cards, and will my 2 gts 250s (different brands, same series/cards) work? Any help would be awesome! thanks a ton! and great job with this to the op, team and helpful subscribers!

 

[faheyd]

Added software emulating mode which doesn't require special hardware features. And million stuffs to get this mode works(it's not simple to do this). These stuffs an user never see. That's the reason i dont tell changelog, i can but i think to the user it'll be born. I can tell but it's more software making details. Should i tell?

Is there any way you can post a magnet torrent link for .8 as I can't reach your site for some reason. That would save on your bandwidth and allow us behind some restrictive firewalls to get to a 'ru' site. (in the meantime I used a proxy server to get the .8 hypersli, thanks).
Thanks,
Dylan

 

[faheyd]

Score P8809 3DMarks
Version: 1.0.3
SystemInfo Version: 4.6
4/1/12 11:54:45 PM
Id: 3097628
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3097628
1100T 6 Core O/C 3.745MHz and stock clocks on GTX 480 x 2. 16GB ram.
Will try HyperSLI 0.8 in a short while and compare.

With HyperSLI 0.8 I get a slightly lower score, but it does not matter, it's so close it could be anything.
Version: 1.0.3
SystemInfo Version: 4.6
4/3/12 3:07:01 AM
Id: 3105470
Score: P8786 3DMarks

 

[Yimmeryams]

Added software emulating mode which doesn't require special hardware features. And million stuffs to get this mode works(it's not simple to do this). These stuffs an user never see. That's the reason i dont tell changelog, i can but i think to the user it'll be born. I can tell but it's more software making details. Should i tell?

Yes. The people who do not want to read it don't have to, but the people who are interested CAN read it.

Some people also think it's scary when there's a software update with no changelog.

Changelogs are good.

 

[Wiz62]

hmmm, I just tried to update to .08, no problem goes in fine but when i reboot, i see the login screen for a fraction of a sec and then the screen goes black? monitors (dual) are on but i cannot see the login screen.

Rebooted a couple times no change. Went back to .07 and everything is back to normal again.

What am i missing?

Wiz

 

[Yimmeryams]

hmmm, I just tried to update to .08, no problem goes in fine but when i reboot, i see the login screen for a fraction of a sec and then the screen goes black? monitors (dual) are on but i cannot see the login screen.

Rebooted a couple times no change. Went back to .07 and everything is back to normal again.

What am i missing?

Wiz

No way to know for sure without more information.

Did you disable SLI before applying the patch?
Did you correctly boot into the HyperSLI installation?
What GPUs are you running?
What version of the Nvidia drivers are you running?

 

[Wiz62]

No way to know for sure without more information.

Did you disable SLI before applying the patch?
Did you correctly boot into the HyperSLI installation?
What GPUs are you running?
What version of the Nvidia drivers are you running?

my bad, i should provided more info

>>Did you disable SLI before applying the patch?

negative...should i?

>>Did you correctly boot into the HyperSLI installation?

youbetcha

>>What GPUs are you running?

dual 570's on a CH4 Extreme

>>What version of the Nvidia drivers are you running?

8.17.12.9053 (not the latest)

Wiz

 

[Yimmeryams]

my bad, i should provided more info

>>Did you disable SLI before applying the patch?

negative...should i?

>>Did you correctly boot into the HyperSLI installation?

youbetcha

>>What GPUs are you running?

dual 570's on a CH4 Extreme

>>What version of the Nvidia drivers are you running?

8.17.12.9053 (not the latest)

Wiz

Definitely try disabling SLI before you update. I do whenever I update the Nvidia drivers, or update HyperSLI to a new version, just to make sure.

I don't know whether it would affect it or not.

 

[Wiz62]

thanks Yimmeryams

i will give that a shot and report back

Wiz

 

[faheyd]

thanks Yimmeryams

i will give that a shot and report back

Wiz

I had to reboot into the non-SLI mode, apply patch, then of course, reboot. It did not work when in HyperSLI mode (when upgrading) for me.

 

[Phezex]

Hellow, i just downloaded hypersli and i have a problem
everytime that i enable sli in nvidia control panel i get a mixed colors screen at games and the screen is blinking, but the game running normaly...
Also, i cannot take a SS of it becasue when i take a SS the SS looks normally but in game it isn`t.

Asus p5q deluxe
Q9550
4GB RAM
9800GT SLI
windows 7
nvidia drivers 296.10

edit:
that`s how it looks from my iphone:

and that`s how it looks when i get a SS to show you the problem:

 

[RiC@RDOC]

Hellow, i just downloaded hypersli and i have a problem
everytime that i enable sli in nvidia control panel i get a mixed colors screen at games and the screen is blinking, but the game running normaly...
Also, i cannot take a SS of it becasue when i take a SS the SS looks normally but in game it isn`t.

Asus p5q deluxe
Q9550
4GB RAM
9800GT SLI
windows 7
nvidia drivers 296.10

edit:
that`s how it looks from my iphone:
http://up353.siz.co.il/up1/iztjq2ynljvi.jpg

and that`s how it looks when i get a SS to show you the problem:
http://up353.siz.co.il/up2/zlfd2ezdwcmz.jpg

Did you try rolling back to a previous driver version?
People are reporting similar problems to yours with the 296.10 driver:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=225083&st=0&p=1383415&#entry1383415

 

[Phezex]

Witch driver is recommend?

 

[dany74q]

Simply great, kudos for this interesting solution.

Is there any chance to get the source?

- Danny.

 

[Phezex]

Did you try rolling back to a previous driver version?
People are reporting similar problems to yours with the 296.10 driver:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=225083&st=0&p=1383415&#entry1383415

seems like i solved the problem by using driver 285.38.
At COD the sli works great, but at 3Dmark06 the problem still exist

 

[peperoni]

anyone knows if this path works in Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3 mb?

I have this mb but it only supports crossfire.

Thanks you

 

[WqYn3]

Hello all!

ive been lurking on the this forum for awhile now but just now registered. I have been trying to get my HyperSli to work today. I bought a SLI bridge and all. I have mis matched GPUs. gtx570HD and 550Ti. From what I thought i understood was that it could run two diff model GPUs but after installing the patch and the drivers etc then checking the Nvidia control panel there isnt a optiion for Sli?!?!
HELLLLP!!

set up-

i5 2500k oc@ 4.7
ga p67a-ud3-b3 rev1.1
h60
16gb ram
570hd
550ti (sli bridged)
up to date drivers

so what am I doing wrong?

and thanks for all the help.

ps- it ran fine as it without bridge and 3dmark11 @ 7015

but after installing bridge score lowered and its not showing up as Sli -p6945

thank you and great forum!

 

[faheyd]

Just for clarification, do you have 2 550 Ti's and one 570, or one 550 and one 570? Please always fill in your specs in your profile, it helps. Thanks.
...
570hd
550ti (sli bridged)

 

[WqYn3]

sorry about that but i have a 570hd and 550ti trying to sli them together and ill fill out the profile now. thanks for the reply.