I was able to connect a 2nd GPU on XPS 8920 via riser (x1 to x16 PCIe adapter) on the PCIe x4 port of the motherboard. This time it was recognized by windows and both GPU's are fully functional. I didn't have to modify anything on BIOS, don't know for sure what I did wrong before.
The XPS 8920 was not designed to run two video cards. The motherboard only has one PCIe x16 slot dedicated for a video card. The two PCIe x1 slots and one PCIe x4 slot cannot run a video card.
Ok, but I connected a second video card via riser (x1 to x16 PCIe adapter), and even so it was not recognized. Is there any configuration in BIOS I should change?
The riser + x1 to x16 PCIe adapter still will not work because the riser is in the PCIe x1 slot. The PCIe x1 slot cannot run a PCIe x16 video card. Our BIOS was designed to only accept/look for ONE video card in the PCIe x16 slot.
hello, i know this is an old thread but would there be any chance you'd share how you did it? did you update the bios/ dell firmware to get it working? thanks mate.
aleg123
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January 19th, 2018 23:00
Just to be on record for the community:
I was able to connect a 2nd GPU on XPS 8920 via riser (x1 to x16 PCIe adapter) on the PCIe x4 port of the motherboard. This time it was recognized by windows and both GPU's are fully functional. I didn't have to modify anything on BIOS, don't know for sure what I did wrong before.
DELL-Chris M
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January 16th, 2018 08:00
The XPS 8920 was not designed to run two video cards. The motherboard only has one PCIe x16 slot dedicated for a video card. The two PCIe x1 slots and one PCIe x4 slot cannot run a video card.
aleg123
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Ok, but I connected a second video card via riser (x1 to x16 PCIe adapter), and even so it was not recognized. Is there any configuration in BIOS I should change?
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January 16th, 2018 14:00
The riser + x1 to x16 PCIe adapter still will not work because the riser is in the PCIe x1 slot. The PCIe x1 slot cannot run a PCIe x16 video card. Our BIOS was designed to only accept/look for ONE video card in the PCIe x16 slot.
Default123
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February 16th, 2018 20:00
I have a XPS 8930 and I am having the same problem. I tried all the PCIe x1 and the x4. Will updating my bios help? Thanks
ejn63
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February 17th, 2018 07:00
No. If you want a dual GPU setup, you need an Alienware or Precision system that's designed to run that way. The XPS models are not.
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July 6th, 2018 17:00
You may run 4 PCIe cards in your XPS 8920, but only one is a graphics card.
jim9097
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July 6th, 2018 17:00
This is not true; I run 4 cards on my 8920;
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July 12th, 2021 02:00
hello, i know this is an old thread but would there be any chance you'd share how you did it? did you update the bios/ dell firmware to get it working? thanks mate.