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External graphics card not detected

PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member -  
PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member -
Hello,
I installed an external Asus graphics card thanks to an EXP GDC. I don’t understand why, after several restarts, the card is still not detected and the Nvidia drivers won’t install. I am currently on an ACER E5-774G and my BIOS is incomplete.

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jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619
 
Hello,
do you have an external monitor connected to the graphics card?
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PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member
 
Yes, it's a very powerful Samsung.
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jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619 > PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member
 
Can you show us and explain your installation of this graphics card please?
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PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member > jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 

My Acer Aspire E17 E5-774G didn’t have a mini PCI-E port, so I bought an NGFF to mini PCI-E adapter. I have an ASUS DUAL GeForce GTX 1060. Everything is properly connected; when I turn on my PC, the power supply and the card start up, the EXP GDC lights up green, but in the device manager, there is no trace of this card, not even unrecognized. I already have a 950M; when I disable it and restart the PC, still nothing.
Do you have any idea?
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jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619 > PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member
 
Do you have an M.2 port on your computer?
I couldn't find a computer of your model that is listed with an M.2 port; I wanted to check if it's not just SATA.

I already don't know if an M.2 PCIe can support video; if it's SATA, then I don't think it's possible at all since the bandwidth isn't sufficient, that may be the problem.

In your computer, do you not have a Wi-Fi card plugged into a mini-PCIe? Generally, with this system, we remove the Wi-Fi card to put in the graphics card.

We mustn't forget that even if this type of system works, it's still a workaround; it's not something that's approved.
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PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member
 
Yes, I have one; it's the Wi-Fi card slot that I removed and replaced with an M2 to PCI-E adapter. I also have a SATA port.
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jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619
 
why an M.2 to PCIe adapter?

the wifi card port is supposed to be a PCIe and the cable from the EXP GDC as well?
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PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member > jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 
Being a novice and the ports being of the same shape, I confused the NGFF port and the PCI-E. I ordered an EXP GDC with a PCI-E cable and then had to buy an adapter. My laptop only has an NGFF port, where the Wi-Fi card was located.
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jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619 > PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member
 
Are you sure the PCIe cable doesn't fit in the Wi-Fi card port?

I saw a teardown video of a PC from the same series (E5 774G), and the Wi-Fi card does seem to be in NGFF format, but the port looks like a mini PCIe.

I have the impression that the Wi-Fi card is smaller than the port:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEpNJ_-oWYc&feature=youtu.be&t=122
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PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member > jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 
Yes, I'm sure
The wi-fi card is smaller, but the screw holes are for an NGFF card and the port is too small for mini PCI-E.
And is it normal that I don't have the advanced tab in my BIOS?
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jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619 > PeanutsGroo Posted messages 10 Status Member
 
On a a laptop, it's possible; there are very few settings in the BIOS of laptops. I've looked more closely at the installation of this system, and there is indeed the PXE Boot to LAN setting to disable in the BIOS. So what tabs do you have in the BIOS, and what are their settings (if you can post photos, it will be clearer)?

Does your NGFF adapter take up the entire slot or just part of it, like the Wi-Fi card?
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