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Re: Has anyone gotten the Gigabyte B250 Fintech Mobo to work with 10+ GPUs?
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philfromqueens
on 19/08/2019, 21:49:27 UTC

From another forum it was suggested that I do not have enough available pcie lanes which makes sense.  I took a look at the intel site for my processor, g4400 (https://i.imgur.com/oFKUggx.png) and it states that the processor can do 16 lanes at 1x or 8x1 + 2x4.  so this makes a lot of sense.  i have 9 gpus running fine but not 10. so it must be using 8 lanes at 1x and 2 and 4x.  how do i change it to 16 lanes at 1x?


Csm is enabled? and when prepare the installation media or usb type whıch choose? gpt or mbr (uefi/csm) ?
csm enable
usb preparation type mbr

is ok for me 3 pcs x 12gpu with b250 fintech

Yes csm is enabled. When I turn off mining mode it is enabled.

What do you mean by installation media type? Like the USB drive I used to install windows has to be formatted a certain way? Or are you referring to the BIOS option "Storage Boot Option Control"? I have that setting on legacy.  Should I change it to UEFI?
you should install Windows 10 on a GPT partition and boot your Windows installation using UEFI bootloader, yes. CSM should be disabled. otherwise you'll have many kinds of strange issues while trying to make your 6+ GPUs rig work.

if you've installed Windows using MBR partition scheme, you can convert it to GPT using MBR2GPT tool.

thanks for the suggestion. ill give this a shot.  Can i convert my partition and keep my windows exactly as it is or will i have to reinstall windows?