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Title: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: systic on May 25, 2013, 09:10:21 PM Basically like the title states. What OS or setups require the plugs for multi cvard systems to work?
Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: deadweasel on May 25, 2013, 09:11:07 PM Basically like the title states. What OS or setups require the plugs for multi cvard systems to work? WIndows 7 x64 Ultimate with 7970s needs the plug or kvm. Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: systic on May 25, 2013, 09:49:02 PM What about windows 8?
Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: ryepdx on May 25, 2013, 09:55:37 PM I don't think you need null plugs for Windows 8. I've mined just fine without them. But null plugs are honestly not a big deal. You can get a pack of 5 resistors at Radio Shack for something like $1.50 and just plug 3 of them into the DVI/VGA port.
Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: systic on May 25, 2013, 10:03:00 PM I don't think you need null plugs for Windows 8. I've mined just fine without them. But null plugs are honestly not a big deal. You can get a pack of 5 resistors at Radio Shack for something like $1.50 and just plug 3 of them into the DVI/VGA port. Thanks for the info. Got somen parts coming in and getting ready to play with first rig heh ;DTitle: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: malevolent on May 25, 2013, 10:19:02 PM You don't need them on older driver versions too (win7 64) but I am not sure about the 7xxx series. 5xxx and 6xxx worked without dummy plugs for me with drivers ver between 11.6 and 12-something (but I did need them before 11.6)
of course it was never a problem on linux :) Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: nookiegirl on May 25, 2013, 10:23:12 PM Can anyone confirm that you do or don't need them on windows 8?
Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: nwoolls on May 25, 2013, 10:25:28 PM I'm running 2x 7950's using the 12.8 drivers on Windows 7 x64 and nothing plugged into the GPU's.
Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: Viceroy on May 25, 2013, 10:31:17 PM I'm running 2x 7950's using the 12.8 drivers on Windows 7 x64 and nothing plugged into the GPU's. you are logged in remotely to a headless windows box??? Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: nookiegirl on May 25, 2013, 10:34:53 PM I'm running 2x 7950's using the 12.8 drivers on Windows 7 x64 and nothing plugged into the GPU's. you are logged in remotely to a headless windows box??? Probably RDP. I have a couple of virtual windows systems running headless on a server without gui, so remote login is the only choice. (not related to mining though) Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: Boxman90 on May 25, 2013, 11:00:40 PM Basically like the title states. What OS or setups require the plugs for multi cvard systems to work? WIndows 7 x64 Ultimate with 7970s needs the plug or kvm. Not true. 2x 7970 was running fine on Win 7 and Linux with no plugs. Logged in from remote through teamviewer. Seriously dummy plugs are something of 5 years ago. All recent drivers/OS's have fixed this. Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: nwoolls on May 25, 2013, 11:27:37 PM you are logged in remotely to a headless windows box??? Ya I just have TightVNC Server running on there and I use VNC to connect to it if I need to do anything.Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: nookiegirl on May 26, 2013, 09:49:01 AM you are logged in remotely to a headless windows box??? Ya I just have TightVNC Server running on there and I use VNC to connect to it if I need to do anything.You probably wanna give RDP or FreeNX a try, the difference is enormous compared to VNC. AFAIK it is also possible to have seamless mode, hence only have the remote miner window on your desktop Title: Re: When do you need to use the null plugs for gpus? Post by: HellDiverUK on May 26, 2013, 10:00:09 AM any windows. Not technically correct - I've never used null plugs, and mine on 4 different machines running Windows 7 and 8. |