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    Acer Aspire 8735 and gt 540m can't install drivers

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by talacer, Sep 17, 2012.

  1. talacer

    talacer Newbie

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    Hello. I have an Acer Aspire 8735. I bought a 540m that is the same mxm 3-a and fits perfect. The machine boots up and I have a fine screen and all but I cannot get nvidia drivers to install. It fails with "no compatible hardware found" and I cant get around installing the drivers. I would assume if the laptop accepted the card the drivers would be the least of my worries. Any tips on getting the drivers to detect the card?

    I know I didn't see my model and the card I purchased on the compatibility list but I figured it would work since it fit and matched up perfectly.

    thanks

    EDIT: I found the answer to my question. I had to edit a couple of files and add the pcid of my card to a few places. I followed this How to Fix NVIDIA Driver Update Installer Error - YouTube but I did somethings different since my files were different. Mine actually had the first 4 set of numbers he talks about in the video so what I did was add my pcid to all of the lines that existed that matched my first 4 characters. Then I placed those lines in the other places of the file he talks about. On the second file I simply added one line with the pcid of my card. Saved changes and ran the installer then it found my card.
     
    talacer, Sep 17, 2012
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  2. Racer1

    Racer1 Notebook Consultant

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    Is your HDMI and VGA port working?
     
    Racer1, Dec 12, 2012
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