NVidia GPU Not Detected, Driver Installation Failed

[JujuShinobi]

I am running an Acer V3-571G laptop

i7-3630QM

GT730M

8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Memory

Windows 8 Home Premium 64-bit

MechWarrior online was having a lot of graphical issues so I decided to try uninstalling the driver with Driver Sweeper. After that when I tried re-installing the latest drivers from the NVidia website, it says NVidia device is not detected. I tried going to the Acer website and downloading an old NVidia driver but it did not work. I have rebooted my system multiple times as well to try and somehow get it to work but to no avail.

So right now, I am seeking help from those of you out there because I really want to play some games again. Thanks in advance

[Puppet]

Is your graphics adapter enabled in the device manager? Also check to see if PCIe is disabled in the BIOS.

Also, I forget what its called, but Nvidia mobile GPUs have a power saving function that switches back and forth from integrated to dedicated graphics, I think you can access its options by right clicking the desktop

[JujuShinobi]

Is your graphics adapter enabled in the device manager? Also check to see if PCIe is disabled in the BIOS.

Also, I forget what its called, but Nvidia mobile GPUs have a power saving function that switches back and forth from integrated to dedicated graphics, I think you can access its options by right clicking the desktop

I dont think I can do that... I screwed up real bad

[Morfy]

I encountered this on an Asus laptop, just search your BIOS for some gpu related option, can not recall right now, i'm sorry, but it practically disabled the nvidia card from being detected in the OS, hope this helps.

[JujuShinobi]

This is how bad it is

[JujuShinobi]

I encountered this on an Asus laptop, just search your BIOS for some gpu related option, can not recall right now, i'm sorry, but it practically disabled the nvidia card from being detected in the OS, hope this helps.

Whats the button to access the BIOS?

[MattDaemontools]

This thread is dedicated to all those butt-holes that keep on flaming AMD drivers when they are in fact better than Nvidia's

[Immort]

Download driver sweeper and remove all Nvidia software then re-install it.

[Puppet]

This is how bad it is

It used to be called Nvidia Optimus, they did release new software called Powermizer for the 7xxm's, not sure if this is a replacement to Optimus but have a look about for those. I wouldn't worry too much, its probably a software issue.

Have you checked the BIOS?

[Puppet]

This thread is dedicated to all those butt-holes that keep on flaming AMD drivers when they are in fact better than Nvidia's

Not helping! and AMD have a similar software that causes just as many issues with their mobile GPU's, take it somewhere else!

[TechFan@ic]

The GPU could've simply died & that could be why you had the graphical issues in MechWarrior in the first place. (I'm assuming by graphical issues you mean artifacts).

Try to have the card replaced under warranty.

[JujuShinobi]

Download driver sweeper and remove all Nvidia software then re-install it.

That is what cause the problem in the first place

[JujuShinobi]

The GPU could've simply died & that could be why you had the graphical issues in MechWarrior in the first place. (I'm assuming by graphical issues you mean artifacts).

Try to have the card replaced under warranty.

No not artifacts, the UI literally took a dump and became a light show. And a lot of people had the same issue. And this is a new laptop btw

[JujuShinobi]

This thread is dedicated to all those butt-holes that keep on flaming AMD drivers when they are in fact better than Nvidia's

If you are going to help then go away

[Puppet]

Try the beta Drivers from Nvidia? as its such a new GPU they may not have released an official driver yet, which may explain why you were getting poor performance

[JujuShinobi]

This is how bad it is

I checked the BIOS and did not see anything of sorts

[TechFan@ic]

Nvidia mobile drivers are really a pain, especially for the mainstream graphics cards, me and my brother used to have so many issues with the drivers, we ended up finding one that worked and just stuck with it.

In any case, try doing a system restore before you removed the drivers with driver sweeper, all deleted files and changed settings should return to normal.

[Puppet]

Try the beta Drivers from Nvidia? as its such a new GPU they may not have released an official driver yet, which may explain why you were getting poor performance

Edit just checked, the latest driver is a certified release. But just to make sure, you are downloading this one:

http://www.geforce.co.uk/drivers/results/59707

[Sors]

Backup your important files and try to restore the laptop to the factory settings, if the problem is just software this should fix it, if still can't see the video card after that then you should ask for a replacement under warranty.

[JujuShinobi]

Backup your important files and try to restore the laptop to the factory settings, if the problem is just software this should fix it, if still can't see the video card after that then you should ask for a replacement under warranty.

My brother and dad are so going to kill me >_> This is karma for me using my bro's comp while he is away

[JujuShinobi]

Try the beta Drivers from Nvidia? as its such a new GPU they may not have released an official driver yet, which may explain why you were getting poor performance

Been trying to install that driver for hours and it keeps saying it cannot find the GPU

[Morfy]

F2 or F12 or DELETE

[Morfy]

Check the BIOS, i am 95% sure it's that, if you can't find it, restore the BIOS to its factory settings, this should fix it, and if this is not working, download the newest BIOS and install it, assuming there is a new BIOS available.

[JujuShinobi]

Check the BIOS, i am 95% sure it's that, if you can't find it, restore the BIOS to its factory settings, this should fix it, and if this is not working, download the newest BIOS and install it, assuming there is a new BIOS available.

I shall try that sometime... but not now. Thanks though =)

[LogicalDrm]

You'd better cxheck if Windows has any Graphics updates available. I had exactly same problem few weeks ago. Got gfx glitches in BF3 and decided to update drivers to beta. Went wrong -> clean install, nothing -> remove all, registry fix, nothing. After I installed all windows updates including hardware ones that I usually do manually, I got it working again.

So first windows updates and Nvidia after those.