Connecting an external graphics card to a laptop hp probook 640 g1

[Mat535]

Hi, I connected an external graphics card to the hp probook 640g1 computer and the computer does not recognize it

[erico]

It is all in the details.

Which brand and model of external graphics card did you connect and to which port?

Your notebook may be too far behind current technology to be compatible with an external graphics setup.

I won't know for certain until you share the requested details.  We really don't like to have to guess what you have. 

[NonSequitur777]

@erico,

If I had to guess, @Mat535 probably used his Wi-Fi slot and connected it to a mini PCI-e external video card dock + external graphics card as explained here, for example: Solved: Hp probook 650 G1 , External Graphics Card upgrade, Will it ... - HP Support Community - 665....

It should work, but getting it to work can be tricky.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Mat535]

Hello 

I am using a Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 graphics card

And the connection to the computer is

mini PCI-E

[erico]

It would help if you provided actual details, instead of I have this card and the connevction is mini-PCIe.

That is, unfortunately, a truly general description that I really cannot picture in my head since we are talking about a laptop, not a desktop PC where the cover opens up all of the connections and more can be easily made by use of the PCIe slots.

Why is it that you won't provide the information that I asked for before?

How are you physically making the connections between the eGPU and the laptop.  Be specific and describe the ports at each end.

[Mat535]

 

I removed the SD port and in its place I inserted a cable into the computer

[erico]

Thanks for providing some information. That is kind of a MacGyver graphics setup. I do applaud your spirit of invention. 🤔

AFAIK, that isn't an SD port,  If it is on the bottom of the PC ,it is likely to be the docking port.

SD ports are on the side of the notebook.

How about the connections between the video card and the PC? The other end.

Shoudn't it have been a USB 3 Gen 4 port at both ends?

Not all USB 3 ports are capable of passing graphics data.

It is unfortunate, but the manual for the notebook series does not speciify enough about the ports.

[Mat535]

[Mat535]

How do I define in the Bios settings of the HP 640 G1 laptop that it will recognize the external graphics card I connected ? 

 

[NonSequitur777]

@Mat535,

You may have to connect your external graphics card to a separate monitor and making that your primary screen...

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777