nVIDIA GeForce Drivers 376.09 Findings & Fixes

nVIDIA GeForce Drivers 376.09
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/geforce-376-09-whql-driver-download.html

Edit. Nvidia have problems with the download page. See old release notes. And sometimes none

• Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v375.95)

 

*shudders*

Nvidia scaring me lately with these driver releases. I'm waiting on this one.

 

Nvidia have problems with the download page. See ↑↑↑ old release notes. And sometimes disappear

 

Lately? It has been like so for at least couple of years now...

 

I'm siting in a crash pad with nothing to do, Ill give it a try.

 

It wont install on my laptop, it says it can't detect compatible hardware.

 

After the last 4 drivers this installed without an error.

 

Here are the right links, I just edited them manually and it downloads the right file:

GeForce Drivers 376.09 for Notebooks - Windows 10 64-Bit = http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/376.09/376.09-notebook-win10-64bit-international-whql.exe

GeForce Drivers 376.09 for Notebooks - Windows 10 32-Bit = http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/376.09/376.09-notebook-win10-32bit-international-whql.exe

GeForce Drivers 376.09 for Notebooks - Windows 7/8 64-Bit = http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/376.09/376.09-notebook-win8-win7-64bit-international-whql.exe

GeForce Drivers 364376.09 for Notebooks - Windows 7/8 32-Bit = http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/376.09/376.09-notebook-win8-win7-32bit-international-whql.exe

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GeForce Drivers 376.09 for Desktop - Windows 10 64-Bit = http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/376.09/376.09-desktop-win10-64bit-international-whql.exe

GeForce Drivers 376.09 for Desktop - Windows 10 32-Bit = http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/376.09/376.09-desktop-win10-32bit-international-whql.exe

GeForce Drivers 376.09 for Desktop - Windows 7/8 64-Bit = http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windo...n8-win7-winvista-64bit-international-whql.exe

GeForce Drivers 376.09 for Desktop - Windows 7/8 32-Bit = http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windo...n8-win7-winvista-32bit-international-whql.exe

 

what the heck:

 

Nice See post#6 And there is still chaos at Nvidia. Difficult get hold of the Relase Notes

 

That's the exact error I got twice. I'm glad I'm not alone. I filled out the feedback form.

 

@Papusan @Mr. Fox @Prema @TBoneSan @bloodhawk @GTVEVO @fortune515 @infex @Shakeeb Anjum

Download this INF File

then paste it in the Display.Driver folder after extracting the full EXE installer, if you have winRAR installed, just right click on the EXE and select Extract to (folder name)


Nevermind, the driver fails to install at the end! Typical nVIDIA Swiss Cheese

 

I am on 375.95 desktop drivers right now and not having any problems. What is this supposed to fix?

Did you spam the F8 key and disable Driver Signature Enforcement? If not, that's probably why the installation failed with Windoze X cancer OS.

 

oh let me try that

 

I have stopped being a Guinea Pig for long time ago

 

ESPECIALLY with drivers. I don't like driver upodates when my system is working correctly. I don't need them and often ignore the updates unless I have a problem that needs to be fixed.

 

driver signing off didn't work. reverted back to the old driver

Everyone, prepare yourself for nVIDIA Hotfix driver in 3....2....1

 

I used to get excited about new Nvidia drivers...

 

Nah, I don't use hotfixes unless I absolutely have to, which is almost never. I just stay with an older driver that works correctly. The constant pursuit of newer drivers is a waste of energy.

Did you look at the INF to see if the hardware ID is missing? Since disabling DSE did not work, that would be my next guess. You can add it if it is missing, but you'll still need to disable DSE to install a modded driver with anything newer than Windows 7.

 

I'm still using 372.09. #NoThanksNvidia

 

I didn't, I don't know how

can you do that please and see if you can add the right ID then upload the INF?

 

Right in time for a round of Watch Dogs 2, hope that driver at least installs here...

 

if you figure a way to install it, please tell us how

 

By the time my driver download is finished 'ETA 1h', someone else should be able to give you that answer...

 

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

 

Installed fine on my desktop.
Rolled back to 373.06 though, gonna wait for J95 .
On the laptop I only have Windows 7 installed.

 

What are we expecting or hoping for this driver to fix? SLI for Watchdogs 2 or some kind of other problem?

You need to make sure you download the correct desktop driver package ( not mobile). This person's INF mods are a bit messy sometimes. I have had issues with his mods like this issue in the past. You also have to fix the Clevo INF because if the driver finds your hardware ID in multiple INF files it can cause problems. Unless the author messed up code somewhere else that I did not see, try replacing both of the original driver INF files with the attached. Clean out the old stuff with DDU. Boot with DSE disabled.

Let me know if that worked. If it does not, the person that posted it needs to find and fix his error.

That's always a good plan. The @j95 mods are always the best.

 

unable to download that inf, in fact, I can never download anything uploaded on the forum, I see:



@brubenstein FYI

 

Give me a minute and I'll put it on G-drive

Edit: @Phoenix

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwdqi25LDwZySnQySHNsQ2Q2Umc/view?usp=sharing

Remember to replace both original INF files with the attached. Hope it works. I did not troubleshoot every line of code looking for errors. Just made sure the HWID stuff was correct.

 

now if you go to the nVIDIA Site, it's downloading an older driver FFS



@Papusan

Edit: Nevermind, one minute it downloads the latest one and the other minute it download 375.70

im going nuts

 

I just want to have a fixed vsync/gsync issue I have with the previous driver... I am skeptical about updating for the time being.

 

According to the nVIDIA Forums, this DOES NOT fix GSYNC flickering issues in BF1

@Mr. Fox Driver installed fine thanks to you

it now has nView Desktop Manager which does nothing when you right click on the desktop and select it

Additionally, now SLI is enabled from the get go, after the driver installs, it prompts you to reboot and SLI is already enabled






@Papusan

 

Skip it. If you don't need it... Same with HD Audio

 

Warning to all, GSYNC is lost / gone with this driver!

Good job nVIDIA!

@Prema

 

I think NView is for multiple software desktops. I never use it. I also don't have any use for that Windows 10 feature.

 

SLI is automatically enabled because the code in the desktop drivers is made that way by default. @j95 mods use desktop drivers and his also enable SLI automatically. You also do not have to reboot to enable/disable SLI using the desktop INF. It's really stupid that laptop drivers require that unless you fix it with an INF mod (or registry tweak to fix the already installed driver).

 

I really wish AMD had anything worthwhile so we could all jump ship and leave nVIDIA garbage drivers behind

 

That would be nice. I think everyone would be happy if that happened, but it would require nothing short of a miracle. They're on a 5-year losing streak with no reason to hope they will ever pull out of their nose dive. Their supply of mediocrity and incompetence seems to be unlimited, and their financial resources are the exact opposite.

 

Yeah this driver doesn't include any (Clevo) Pascal SLI g-sync model code...

 

Maybe that's how NVIDIA fixes it... just remove it and it won't be messed up any more, LOL.

 

ahhhhhhhh people were complaining about BF1 flickering when GSYNC is enabled. Ok, we'll just disable it, problem fixed....NOT

Some mod please tag this thread title with {MAJOR FAIL}

@downloads @toughasnails

 

Since WD2 is advertised as 'SLI-ready' and this driver doesn't have g-sync code for any Pascal SLI model, I guess they are having problems to make it work in SLI...
Only SLI g-sync code that is there is for Maxwell GPUs...

 

Perhaps that's why this driver version is not available for download from an NVIDIA server and had to be modded.

 

it is available to download, but its random, one click gives you 375.70 and a few minutes later, gives you 376.09

Edit: 375.70 is the driver size in MB. I dunno what's wrong with me today

 

Here this 'works', for the time being, for g-sync and 1080 SLI on P870DM3-G, so you can ENJOY yourself some WatchDogs2...

 

Thank you!

I appreciate everything you do for this community, but I can't believe we've come to a point where this is necessary. Nvidia needs to get their **** together.

 

benchmarks are 5% lower, don't bother with this mess

 

But, it might not bench lower with WD2 if SLI is broken without it though. Did you test with WD2 or something else? You could also try exporting the WD2 profile from that driver using NVIDIA Inspector and import the WD2 profile to a driver that performs better.

 

I didn't even try Watch Dogs 2 yet, does it have an in-game benchmark?

 

So which most recent driver version should we download, if not caring for benchmarks?