PNY Nvidia Quadro P5000 MXM for Dell Precision 7720

[darenfs]

HI All

I am considering installing a PNY Nvidia Quadro P5000 MXM card into a Dell Precision 7720 laptop.

Do I need a graphics Dell vbios (file) to flash into the PNY card or would the PNY Bios ver 86.04.70.00.01 (currently on the card) work without modification ?

Thank you for any lead.

Daren

 

[StefanM]

Unfortunately you will mess up the SUBSYS_ID

"Both PNP ID and ACPI ID consist of two parts: a Vendor ID, followed by a product identifier. Each manufacturer of these devices must be assigned an industry-unique Vendor ID... The Device Manufacturer is responsible for assigning this identifier to each individual product MODEL. Once an identifier is assigned to a product model, it must not be assigned to any other product model manufactured by the same company (that is, that uses the same Vendor ID)."
Source: PNP ID and ACPI ID Registry

Instead of risking to brick the VBIOS, use NVCleanstall 1.8.2 to create a working driver.

Download latest Quadro driver

Unpack driver with 7zip

Open NVCleanstall

select "use driver files from disk"

select components to install

select "add hardware support" under installation tweaks

select name, then ID (the hex number from the right)

select a GPU as template which is most similar to the target GPU

 

[darenfs]

Stephan,

Thank you for saving me from bricking $550 card.
Add Hardware support shows many Templates for Quadro P5000 not sure which one to choose. Also I am not able to find PNP ID and ACPI ID for the PNY CARD QP5000 MXM.
Maybe I should look for a P5000 driver that matches the grey out id in the filed below ?

I truly appreciate your help!

Daren

 

[StefanM]

There are 2 different P5000
NVIDIA_DEV.1BB0 = "NVIDIA Quadro P5000"
NVIDIA_DEV.1BB6 = "NVIDIA Quadro P5000"
Select any template that matches the device ID of the PNY

The trick in NVCleanstall is to strip the SUBSYS_ID

 

[darenfs]

So I need to build a Nvidia P5000 for DELL since the machine is a Dell Precision 7720. I am trying to figure out which template to use to build a Nvidia DELL drivers.
PS I am trying to help a fellow in FL with this setup. Thanks again.

 

[StefanM]

Use the second entry: vendor ID 1028=DELL