6930G - help getting 9600m GT to work, please!

Hi all,

I recently purchased a 9600m GT 512 DDR3 mxm-ii card to upgrade from the 9300m GS in my Acer 6930G.

I put the new card into the Laptop, which turned on. In the Laptop's BIOS, it gives the BIOS version number of the new GPU, so I guess it's recognised.

But when I go into windows, there is no sign of the new card in the device manager. If I try to install the driver for the new card, it says there's no card.

I've flashed the Bios for the laptop to the latest version, but then my wifi wouldn't turn on, so I had to go back to a slightly older version (but newer than what I had)

I've also tried flashing the Bios on the GPU, using a Bios from techpowerup.com, but it comes back with lots of warnings over mismatched pci device ids, pci susbsystem ids and even a firmware image board id.

So how do I get the card to work? Is it finding the right Bios, or am I missing something?

Thanks

 

First of all, MAKE SURE you have the correct bios for the video card.

Second, DOUBLE CHECK that you have the correct bios.

Third, TRIPLE CHECK!

Then download nvflash and make a bootable usb drive (you most likely have that done already) then boot from that and flash with this command: nvflash -4 -5 -6 nameofyourbiosfile.rom

that will override any all of the false problems detected by nvflash.

If you have already done all of this, than I'm afraid you will have to ask someone else what to do.

 

Thanks for your reply.

I used -5 and -6 but missed off -4 when I tried flashing the bios.

Of course, the question is how do I really know that I have the right bios for a 9600m GT 512 ddr3 for a 6930G ?!

S

 

You will have to do your homework and make sure you are flashing a card with the same version of the gpu core as you have. if its revision C1, make sure you have the bios for THAT chip. If its A1 do likewise.

Since you have the ddr3 version of the card, you could open the bios in NiBiTor and find out if the clock is set at 400 or 800 mhz for the ram for starters. Then you could check the website to see if they specify what revision of chip the bios is for.

Having said that, it may not matter what revision of chip you have. I just would rather use the bios that came from a card with the same specs.

Anyone else, please feel free to correct me if I am wrong! I welcome the opportunity to learn.

 

A1 vs. C1 doesn't matter VBIOS-wise - DDR2 vs. GDDR3 does, however.

But I'm sure this is not a VBIOS issue - rather, you will need to use a modded driver INF file to install the driver. (By default, Nvidia drivers won't install on laptops with a video card they are not supposed to have - the INF mod basically tells the driver that it's normal to find a 9600M GT in a 6930G.)

 

I tried installing drivers and it said there wasn't a card. So NiBiTor won't be able to get the bios off the card as it can't see it. The card doesn't show in the device manager at all.

The 6930G can come with the 9600m GT, so the drivers should install. I'm pretty sure that the new card hasn't come from an Acer laptop, so surely it's the vBios?

If I did the INF mod, how would I get windows to see the card in order to install the driver?

 

Thanks .NetRoller

After spending several hours playing with drivers and modded inf files, I finally got a driver installed. It seems the card is a Quadro FX 770 card.

However, after a few seconds I keep getting a BSOD. I've managed to keep it on long enough to check the temps, and they're fine.

So I guess it's the driver that's causing the BSOD? I can get into Safe Mode, but I haven't managed to try a different driver yet.

 

Further Update:

After downloading and trying 8 different drivers starting at 301.32 and going backwards (at 150MB a go plus getting the modded .inf file from laptopvideo2go.com), I'm currently on 285.38, which has been stable for a while. So fingers crossed.

Once again, thanks to .NetRoller!

So just in case someone else comes across the same problem:

I found the right mxm card suitable for my laptop.
I installed it in the Laptop.
When I turned the laptop on, windows only showed a VGA Adapter.
I tried installing the Nvidia drivers, but the Laptop said there was a compatibility problem.
I got the Hardward Id from the Device Manager for the Display Adapter.
Then I went to Laptopvideo2go.com and did a search through drivers to get the modded .inf file and driver.
I extracted the driver files, replaced the modded .inf file and then manually installed the driver.
After rebooting, the card worked but I got a BSOD (due to nvlddmkm.sys)
I tried different drivers (with the correct .inf file) until it was stable.

S