Attempts to install an MSI GTX 1060 on a Precision M6800

I have acquired a GTX 1060 from an MSI laptop (bought from woodzstack666 and tried to install it into a Precision M6800.)

Precision M6800 versions available
-eDP
-LVDS
Other info:
A. System Configuration on BIOS menu can see and correctly identify the card
B. Laptop is running on integrated gpu with optimus enabled.
C. card vbios is MSI

Attempts and details:

1. A23 Laptop bios (fail) on eDP
-can access bios menu
-can access raid options
-passes POST
-fails on OS boot (win10)

2. A11 Laptop bios (fail) on eDP
-can access bios menu
-can access raid options
-passes POST
-fails on OS boot (win10)

3. A11 Laptop bios (fail) on eDP
-can access bios menu
-can access raid options
-passes POST
-fails on OS boot (win10 installer/usb)

4. A11 Laptop bios (fail) on eDP
-can access bios menu
-can access raid options
-passes POST
-fails on OS boot (usb linux)

5. A23 Laptop bios (fail) on LVDS
-can access bios menu
-can access raid options
-passes POST
-fails on OS boot (win10)

6. A09 Laptop bios (fail) on LVDS
-can access bios menu
-can access raid options
-passes POST
-fails on OS boot (win10)

7. A09 Laptop bios (fail) on LVDS
-can access bios menu
-can access raid options
-passes POST
-fails on OS boot (win10 installer/usb)

8. A09 Laptop bios (fail) on eDP
-can access bios menu
-can access raid options
-passes POST
-fails on OS boot (usb linux)

Any suggestion will be considered

 

Find out how to modify .inf file of driver.
Seen others have same issue with mobile gpus.

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the problem is, system doesnt even boot.

 

This is a known issue with Pascal GPUs on M6700 and M6800. @iieeann got Quadro P5000 to work using a specific "engineering sample" vBIOS, I believe. You will probably need to change the vBIOS (use as early a version as possible).

Of course, actually flashing the vBIOS if you can't get into Windows or Linux will be quite a trick...

 

Ok nvflash from dos then? Usb bootable?

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Odd... you should be at least be able to boot into Linux on a USB stick. Which Linux distribution did you use?

When I was installing the P5000 on my M6800, I had to boot into Linux Mint through its USB installation process.

When I got to the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop, I was able to use the Linux version of nvflash to update the vBIOS to one that worked for the M6800 which was provided by iieeann.

As for Windows 10... no matter what I do, I just cannot get into the OS.

My M6800 is using LVDS and had Optimus enabled. The BIOS is A19.