mac os 10.15 + bootcamp(win 10) + nvidia eGPU

1. back up mac

2. bootcamp win 10
   • download win 10 iso(~5.7G)
   • launch bootcamp, select a partition size, install windows (Apple’s instruction)
   • system will reboot in windows
3. nvidia drivers
   • plugin gpu and turn on gpu power supply (for msi RTX2080 super, needs all of 2 x 8 pins)
   • install geforce experience
   • check drivers update in geforce experience
   • if you need nvidia control panel but it is missing, try: standard driver instead of DCH drivers by using advance drivers search
4. anaconda
   • install anaconda
     • tick add anaconda to Path variable
     • or do it manually by start -> type “env var” -> click “edit the system environment variables” -> click “environment variables” -> click “Path” under User variables and click edit -> add “C:\Users[user_name]\anaconda3; C:\Users[user_name]\anaconda3\Scripts;”
   • create env conda create --name env_gpu
   • install tensorfow-gpu 1 conda install tensorflow-gpu=1.15 (this will automatically install cuda 10.0 and cudnn 7.6, compatible with tensorflow 1.15)
   • check if gpu is visible: several methods, alternatively, run the command: nvidia-smi
5. git-bash
   • install git
   • if anaconda is successfully added to Path variable, then the command “conda activate env_gpu” should be recognized and the environment should be activated

up to now, python scripts should be able to run in this environment. on the other hand, since it is in a bash shell, .sh scripts should also work.