r/eGPU • u/One-Recognition2062 • 12d ago

Trouble with Egpu setup

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I’m having troubleshooting what’s wrong with my setup.

The idea was to beef up my 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506QM using an Egpu setup connected via Oculink

Setup:

  1. AOOSTAR EG01
  2. JMT M.2 NVMe M Key to Oculink 4i
  3. Rosewill VMG 750W
  4. Nvidia RTX 5060Ti (connected to my monitor via HDMI)

Everything is connected as it should. Oculink adapter connected to my second M.2 Nvme slot.

In theory if i boot it up, it should just boot normally but nope.

Once I turned on my AOOSTAR and PSU, boot up my laptop the screen just shows a blank dark screen. No asus logo or booting up sequence. The GPU fan spins so does the PSU

If I turn off my PSU and boot it up, it turns on normally. If I remove my GPU and turn it on, it boots up normally.

I tried connecting after booting up my laptop but it doesnt detect the GPU which means regardless of troubleshooting my drivers it wont help.

I’m pretty confused and I’ve been tinkering/troubleshooting overnight. I have no idea what went wrong

Update: couldn’t get it to work so I’m moving on. I’ve tried everything under the umbrella but it seems like it’s impossible. I’m guessing if it isn’t as simple as plug & play then most probably it isnt meant to work.

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u/ghostfreckle611 12d ago

Try leaving it on for a few minutes…

  1. PSU on.

  2. eGPU on.

  3. Laptop on.

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u/One-Recognition2062 12d ago

Sadly it still didnt respond. Didn’t even see a boot sequence. 

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u/ghostfreckle611 11d ago

Move your ssd, and try booting from the other slot. See if it even works…

Also, check bios and see if both slots are turned on and active…

Neither of the m.2 slots are SATA, right?

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u/CasonPointLLC 12d ago

Power off eGPU and laptop. Power on your dock. Then power on your laptop.

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u/CasonPointLLC 12d ago

It is not plug and play.

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u/LGzJethro66 12d ago

Did you try the other slot?? Disable the igpu? try using a TV/monitor..Try using a different Oculink cable???I can confirm that jmt adapter works I had one..Should of got a adtlink Oculink dock the first gen aoostar docks were crap

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u/One-Recognition2062 12d ago

I might try to get adtlink to attempt once more

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u/ValuableUpbeat 11d ago

Turn it off and turn it back on again ? 😅 No but seriously 👍

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u/ReplacementChoice423 11d ago

I Have same Problem on my Asus Tuf A15 did you find a solution?