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    Nvidia driver mod help - upgrade from GTX770M to GTX 980M on MS-1763 motherboard

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dkdad, Jan 11, 2016.

  1. dkdad

    dkdad Newbie

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    Hi, All. I’m new here – a non-technical dad trying to upgrade my son’s gaming laptop video card but having some trouble…so be gentle. I’d be very grateful for any help with modified drivers, rom files, instructions, etc. to help me solve this for my son. Details below – happy to provide more if needed.
    Dan

    Purchased & installed Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M card. Trouble getting the PC to recognize the card is installed. When I run the GeForce Experience software to download/update new drivers:
    “Sorry, GeForce Experience could not find a driver for this PC.”

    When I manually download the 980M driver for x64 Win 10 and run the install program, it returns:
    “NVIDIA Installer cannot continue. The graphics driver could not find the compatible graphics hardware.”

    In Device Manager, there’s a “Microsoft Basic Display Adapter Properties” with an error on the General tab that reads:
    “This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device (Code 31). The driver trying to start is not the same as the driver for the POSTed display adapter.”

    The specs:
    Laptop: Valkyrie CZ-27 purchased from ibuypower.com
    OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    DMI baseboard Model MS-1763, Rev:0.C
    DMI BIOS vendor American Megatrends Inc., version E1763II1.10U

    Basic display adapter hardware id's:
    - PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_13D7&SUBSYS_110B1462&REV_A1
    - PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_13D7&SUBSYS_110B1462
    - PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_13D7&CC_030000
    - PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_13D7&CC_0300

    Using nvflash:
    Adapter GeForce GTX 980M (10DE, 13D7, 1462, 110B)
    Adapter PCI Device ID: 13D7
    Firmware image PCI Device ID: 1617
    Firmware image PCI Subsystem ID (1462, 1140) does not match Adapter PCI Subsystem ID (1462, 110B)
     
    dkdad, Jan 11, 2016
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  2. i_pk_pjers_i

    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    i_pk_pjers_i, Jan 11, 2016
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    You need to mod driver inf... Try the drivers from laptopvideo2go, which are modded....

    I would suggest 359.06 which has been rock stable for me.. Stay away from 361.43..
     
    TomJGX, Jan 11, 2016
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  4. ijozic

    ijozic Notebook Deity

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    There's a mini-guide on these very forums (which I followed to add support for my Dell Precision 980M upgrade):

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/installing-nvidia-drivers-by-modding-inf-files.746245/

    I added new lines rather than modifying existing ones, but it's a very simple procedure: basically, you just need to copy and paste 4 lines in each of the two mentioned files and replace the hardware ID value in each of those lines with your hardware ID read from the Device Manager.
     
    Last edited: Jan 12, 2016
    ijozic, Jan 12, 2016
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  5. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    That is a great upgrade. Congrats and lucky son!
     
    King of Interns, Jan 12, 2016
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