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    Help Installing GTX 560m drivers on P150EM running Windows 8

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tttgggrrrttt, Jan 20, 2013.

  1. tttgggrrrttt

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    Hello,

    I am trying to install the driver for GTX 560m on my P150EM running Windows 8 pro.

    In the Device Manager I can find the card under, Other Devices->Unknown Device

    Info on the properties window:
    Driver Management has concluded the process to add Service BasicDisplay for Device Instance ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1251&SUBSYS_51051558&REV_A1\4&15491A0A&0&0008 with the following status: 0.

    I have tried the latest nVidia installer 310.90, 306.97, 306.46 and the 295.62(win7) without success.
    I got always the same error:
    The graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware.

    I realy appreciate any given help.

    Thank you
     
    tttgggrrrttt, Jan 20, 2013
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Have you tried installing a set from laptopvideo2go with a modified inf file first?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 20, 2013
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  3. mattcheau

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    try these modified inf/drivers. should work just to get the card recognized and then you can update/upgrade from there.
     
    mattcheau, Jan 20, 2013
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    Same error here "The graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware."
     
    tttgggrrrttt, Jan 21, 2013
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    that's because you didn't use the modified inf file. follow these instructions (under 'installing the driver') and try again. reading always helps.
     
    mattcheau, Jan 21, 2013
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    Oh, sorry I didn't read well.

    Now the installer recognizes the hardware but once begins to install I got this error:
    NVIDIA Installer failed

    Where I can see the installer error log file?
     
    tttgggrrrttt, Jan 21, 2013
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    Problem solved. I installed it directly from device manager with the modded INF.

    Thank you
     
    tttgggrrrttt, Jan 21, 2013
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    You should now hopefully be able to install the next set normally.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 21, 2013
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    Nope! I tried installing the latest driver from Nvidia and appeared the same error "The graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware."
     
    tttgggrrrttt, Jan 21, 2013
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    strange, but you got 306.97 to install with the modified inf file? what set did you try to update to?
     
    mattcheau, Jan 21, 2013
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