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    2 master cards

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by deepfriedalien, Oct 31, 2011.

  1. deepfriedalien

    deepfriedalien Notebook Enthusiast

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    So my M9750 had this original setup:
    NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 8700 GT 512MB (MASTER)
    NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 8700 GT 512MB (SLAVE)

    They fried, I have now got hold of two refurb Masters. Will they work SLI? Is there a physical difference between master & slave, or is just the name? It fits, but SLI enable is not showing in nvidia control panel.
     
    deepfriedalien, Oct 31, 2011
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    There is no physical difference, the only one i see is the vBIOS.
     
    katalin_2003, Oct 31, 2011
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    kakureru Notebook Geek

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    only physical difference are the heat sinks. beyond that they are the same. (including card firmware)
     
    kakureru, Oct 31, 2011
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    deepfriedalien Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for replies. It appears one is faulty which I presume is card assigned as "slave".
    Can't see option for SLI in bios or clean install of nvidia control panel.

    Another question (or two) If one is faulty & I swap them around will it boot & do I need to reseat them with thermal paste for the quick test?

    Thanks for any advice.
     
    deepfriedalien, Nov 2, 2011
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    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    you can do that, if it the card is bad it probably won't boot or find the right drivers....
     
    whitrzac, Nov 2, 2011
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    deepfriedalien Notebook Enthusiast

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    You were right whitrzac - it didn't boot. Damn now I've got a faulty card that needs feedback/returning to the states!
     
    deepfriedalien, Nov 3, 2011
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