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    GTX285m CUDA driver..

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Routb3d, Feb 19, 2010.

  1. Routb3d

    Routb3d Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    Im trying to find the latest CUDA enabled driver for my new D900f with a GTX285M.. All of the beta drivers are for the 200m series GPUs wont let me install and says that I have incompatible hardware for the driver..

    Any help?

    Thanks in advance..

    IC
     
    Routb3d, Feb 19, 2010
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    steadfast9661, Feb 19, 2010
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  3. pasoleatis

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    Hello,

    You need to install the latest video dirver for your video card and then the toolkit. The cuda driver is in fact the video driver for the desktop. YOu can download the video driver for the mobile card as well from nvisia website.

    PL
     
    pasoleatis, Feb 20, 2010
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  4. milamber1983

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    GTX 285M should be supported on the next driver release at nvidia.com for notebooks..

    meanwhile you can use the driver shipped with the system, as this is cuda enabled already
     
    milamber1983, Feb 20, 2010
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  5. pasoleatis

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    Yes. You only need the Cuda Toolkit.
     
    pasoleatis, Feb 20, 2010
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    No doesn't work here, I also have the gtx 285m, tried everything already.
     
    sjonsjine, Apr 24, 2010
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  7. pasoleatis

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    You need to have the usual driver for the video card, the one one woulod install for gaming. Than you install Cuda Toolkit. At the end install the examples and try the device query.
     
    pasoleatis, Apr 24, 2010
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    197.16 runs CUDA apps no problem from my experience - have you tried those or are they the ones that you can't install?
     
    Neil@Kobalt, Apr 24, 2010
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    197.16 doesn't want to install on mine either...
     
    shinobs, Apr 24, 2010
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    It is probably not recognising the GTX 285M's hardware id.
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 24, 2010
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  12. shinobs

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    LaptopNut, you have no issue installing 197.16?
     
    shinobs, Apr 24, 2010
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  13. pasoleatis

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    I thought the problem was with CUDA toolkit. If you have problem with installinng driver that's another story.
     
    pasoleatis, Apr 24, 2010
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    I'm not the author of this thread. I'm just wondering if other 285's owners have the same issue as me since the 285 is in the list of compatible cards for that new driver. I'm using the last Forceware of Dox instead so no biggie but I'm just being curious.
     
    shinobs, Apr 24, 2010
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    Although my GPU is supported, the hardware id for it was not included in the inf so only a modified install would work. However, Nvidia are aware of these issues so hopefully in the future no one will have issues.
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 24, 2010
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    He said when he tried to install he gets ''incompatible hardware for the driver'' which would suggest a problem with his hardware id and the inf files used in the install of the Driver.
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 24, 2010
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    Thanks for the explanation!
     
    shinobs, Apr 24, 2010
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    I see. No point to ask about CUDA. CUDA toolkit can only be install after the driver was install.
     
    pasoleatis, Apr 24, 2010
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    were you using the modded nv_disp.inf from lv2g?
     
    mk1freak, Apr 24, 2010
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