Upgrading GPU on Precision M6800

the quadro m3000m doesnt work i tryed and it doesnt installe it crashes with bad pool header or it just doesnt post anything on my screen or a external monitor

my laptop is a dell precision m6800 

bios a26

i7 4810qm

24gb ddr3 1600mhz 

quadro m3000m with custom cooler to make it work ( i did verifie if anything was shorting out or not doing a good contact and it is fine)

if you can respond to me fast that would help 

i also thought to try to put a new vbios but i couldnt do it

when i installed the driver i installed it manually with windows device manager

I am renewing this discussion to find out if anyone has managed to get an M5000M/M4000M GPU to work. Like other users, I am unable to get the card started despite having followed the driver installation procedures through NVcleaninstall and signed the drivers correctly.

@ sentenza77  bonjour.  Vôtre problème serait de démarrer le pc (carte mère) ou l'installation de la gpu quadro ? 

@ sentenza77 pour l'installation de la quadro, normalement sous Windows 10, les pilotes d'origine devraient s'installer par l'installation dites normal.

Mon dell precision passe sous Windows 11 que ce soit pour les workstation à gpu mxm.

Je procède de cette façon. 

Je télécharge le dernier pilotes sur le site nvdia.

Outil nécessaire ( un décompresser de fichiers.  J'utilise win rar.

Une fois télécharge vous décompresser le pilotes nvidia dans son  son propre dossier. 

Je vous conseille à aparevent d'installer gfoce experience qui créera dans program files x86 un dossier qui sera autamtiquemen nomer nvidia coperation .

Une fois le pilotes nvidia décompresser vous copier le tout et coller dans le dossier nvidia cooperation. 

Vous vous rendez dans gestionnaire de périphérique sur la carte graphique peutre nomer Microsoft de base ou contrôler vga.  Cliquer droit sur sur metre à jour , choisissez avancée disque forni, chercher le dossiers program x86 nvidia cooperation. Drivers, choisissez le inf si possible nvd.d pour dell.  Et appliquer une fois instaler redémarrer le pc. 👍

@sentenza77​ Did you ever get it to work?  I'm tempted but without evidence that it officially works, don't know it's worth the effort.

@ سينتزا77 Yes I built a graphics unit from firepro6100 to m4000m and ran it with boost software in m6800 laptop without changing the light dissipator. And the temperature when the pressure reaches 68 and the CPU reaches 70

@lanlron​ To configure docking station settings in the BIOS of a Dell M6800, you need to access the BIOS setup during boot and look for options related to USB configuration or docking settings. Ensure that the necessary settings for USB-C or Thunderbolt connections are enabled for proper functionality of the docking station.

@Golemtepac​ No. Same amount of watts.

@JamesJAB1​ Thanks for all your GPU info. My opinion on the heatsink/fan issue is I'd never run the M6800 without a cooling pad. This is a desktop replacement not something you'd use on your lap. Any heavy graphic applications would need some extra cooling help. Best cooling pad/solution out there is the IETS GT500. It destroys any thermal build up.

Hi, I have Precision M6800 with Quadro K3100M. I bought second hand from Ebay Quadro K5100M and installed it, but the computer boot up with black screen. Then I installed back the original K3200M and it powered up without problems. The icons on the the desktop then were arranged in the center of the screen, but the resolution was normal. The computer had probably tried to start up in VGA mode but there was nothing on the screen. My bios is the latest version A26 (if I remember correctly) and I have never made changes to it. I returned the card to the seller. Do you think that I have missed something like a bios setting or else ?  Should not it run straight without any bios changes since it is officially supported by the computer ?

@PlamenP​ Hi, I've upgraded at least four M6800 laptops with the K5100M with no problems. If I had gotten a black screen on restart I probably would have booted to BIOS (hitting the F2 key at reboot) to see if anything had changed. Like in SATA operations, sometimes with a hardware change the laptop will revert to default RAID config then I would have to change it back to AHCI. So, you may have just gotten a bad GPU on eBay.

Hello, I have a Precision M6800 and am looking to upgrade my Quadro K3100M to the Radeon E9550. Will this work?

I looked around for some info and compatibility for the Radeon E9550 and found nothing.

Hello, I am wondering if I would have to mod my heatsink to install a GTX 980 in my Precision M6800. If I do, how would I do it