Disable SLI?

Nutcase · 28-10-2007, 13:03

Both my comps have the same problem and it's doing my head in. When they're switched on and boot into windows (XP and XP MCE), a little speech bubble pops up at the bottom of the screen saying "SLI multi gpu rendering has been disabled..... because one of your SLI cards has been removed... to learn more click this message".

When you click the message it just takes you to a site that spiels about how wondeful sli is. Not how to get rid of the stupid message - stupid in that I've never had more than one card in there.

Anyone know how I can stop it coming up as it doesn't go away by itself.

Cheerrs

Mark · 28-10-2007, 13:32

Any setting in advanced display properties to permanently disable SLI?

Stan_Lite · 28-10-2007, 13:59

Install tweakui and disable all bubbles - that's what I do

Nutcase · 28-10-2007, 15:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Any setting in advanced display properties to permanently disable SLI?

Nope, go to sli config, and it gives a link. To:

a site that spiels about how wondeful sli is

Not quite what I had in mind, Stan

Nutcase · 28-10-2007, 16:23

Hmm, seems my fdrivers are ancient - the bug was apparently fixed mid last year!

Wonder why the windows update site says the driver is up to date?

Oh well, do wnloading a 64mb bloat of the latest drivers.

Mark · 28-10-2007, 16:34

You trust Windows update to have up-to-date drivers, or even drivers that work?

Last time I installed a VGA driver from Windows update it took about three attempts to get it to work.

Nutcase · 28-10-2007, 16:37

Well I have very limited computer knowledge

Which I suppose means I should know not to trust it as I actually have *some* knowledge

Just beetrooted and no pop up thingy

Wonder what's broken instead

Will · 28-10-2007, 18:02

Have you checked on your motherboard to make sure the SLi card is oriented the correct way round?

Nutcase · 28-10-2007, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

Have you checked on your motherboard to make sure the SLi card is oriented the correct way round?

pretty sure graphics cards can only go in one way (and actually do anything

),

these bloaty drivers seem to have done it

Although when I put them on the hcpc it buggered up the resoloutions

Will · 28-10-2007, 22:30

What I meant, is that there's a circuit board (there is on my mobo) that sits between both PCIE slots - on mine I have to flip it one way or the other to put it into single or dual mode

But it may well be different on modern motherboards.

28-10-2007, 13:03	#1
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Disable SLI? Both my comps have the same problem and it's doing my head in. When they're switched on and boot into windows (XP and XP MCE), a little speech bubble pops up at the bottom of the screen saying "SLI multi gpu rendering has been disabled..... because one of your SLI cards has been removed... to learn more click this message". When you click the message it just takes you to a site that spiels about how wondeful sli is. Not how to get rid of the stupid message - stupid in that I've never had more than one card in there. Anyone know how I can stop it coming up as it doesn't go away by itself. Cheerrs

28-10-2007, 13:59	#3
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Install tweakui and disable all bubbles - that's what I do __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

28-10-2007, 18:02	#8
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Have you checked on your motherboard to make sure the SLi card is oriented the correct way round? __________________ *No No!*

28-10-2007, 22:30	#10
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	What I meant, is that there's a circuit board (there is on my mobo) that sits between both PCIE slots - on mine I have to flip it one way or the other to put it into single or dual mode But it may well be different on modern motherboards. __________________ *No No!*

28-10-2007, 13:32	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Any setting in advanced display properties to permanently disable SLI?

28-10-2007, 16:23	#5
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Hmm, seems my fdrivers are ancient - the bug was apparently fixed mid last year! Wonder why the windows update site says the driver is up to date? Oh well, do wnloading a 64mb bloat of the latest drivers.

28-10-2007, 16:34	#6
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	You trust Windows update to have up-to-date drivers, or even drivers that work? Last time I installed a VGA driver from Windows update it took about three attempts to get it to work.

28-10-2007, 16:37	#7
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Well I have very limited computer knowledge Which I suppose means I should know not to trust it as I actually have some knowledge Just beetrooted and no pop up thingy Wonder what's broken instead