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Yankton · Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

Was it working with a previous cuda version? Windows is odd. You might try uninstalling your video drivers and reverting to the stock vga drivers. Then try and install the cuda drivers. Maybe it won't upgrade from one to the other. Then go for the toolkit again. I poked in their forums and your card should work with that driver version so you should be good. Is it being used as a video card also? I remember some peeps saying they had to slap a dummy plug on theirs to get it to pick up.
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Pooh Bear 27 · Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:53 pm Post subject:

Brand new computer, it never had the CUDA drivers installed. Just the basic drivers. If I uninstall the basic drivers it reboots and reloads the basic drivers, so I never can try and install the CUDA drivers without a basic driver installed.

I have tried both 182 and 195 basic drivers.
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Yankton · Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:08 pm Post subject:

I don't really mess with windows 7 so I'm not sure what to say. On the control panel can you change the driver to vga and then toss on the 190.38 with cuda support? Someone here more familiar with W7 know how to prevent it from auto-installing drivers?
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KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:00 am Post subject:

have you tried thr full driver download.....

Version: 195.62 WHQL
Release Date: 2009.11.26
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit
Language: English (U.S.)
File Size: 133 MB

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_64bit_195.62_whql.html
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Pooh Bear 27 · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:44 am Post subject:

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KWSN - Sir Brian C....... · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:26 am Post subject:

whats the model of the graphics card....
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Pooh Bear 27 · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:29 am Post subject:

Model GT220

I have now read that I may not be able to run in Protected mode? Could this be my issue? I thought that was fixed in these newer versions?
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Pooh Bear 27 · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:38 am Post subject:

Well it looks like we got 12 all sewn up.

My new I7 did a lot of great work, along with my other 4 boxes.

Hoping to get the CUDA working soon.
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stooper101 · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject:

So here's the wrap-up...

12th place - a pretty good showing considering the massive turnout for the whole challenge from all teams.

Thanks to the participants:
20 John Galt 007 The Knights Who Say Ni! 289654.01
66 Al Dente The Knights Who Say Ni! 103208.53
93 KWSN-Sir Papa Smurph The Knights Who Say Ni! 74514.46
115 KWSN - Sir Brian - err sorry - wrong film! The Knights Who Say Ni! 61731.48
132 KWSN imcrazynow The Knights Who Say Ni! 55251.46
234 Pooh Bear 27 The Knights Who Say Ni! 30299.17
251 stooper101 The Knights Who Say Ni! 28847.36
444 Yankton The Knights Who Say Ni! 10351.54
656 Hal9000x86 The Knights Who Say Ni! 3541
681 Idan Shifres The Knights Who Say Ni! 3210.51
784 Michelle The Knights Who Say Ni! 1841.32
1235 g.peschek The Knights Who Say Ni! 283.27
1683 GWH0744 The Knights Who Say Ni! 35.4

You'll find there ranking worldwide for the challenge as well as points scored. Congrats again to Sir John for another powerful performance! He once again ranked high enough to score individual points (18 points).

Thanks everyone! Now back to the POTM!

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A Shrubbery · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject:

Yankton · Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject:

Would that solve his problem with the driver install as well, or is this set during the driver install? Easier to just install linux =)
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A Shrubbery · Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:55 am Post subject:

The driver install is a red herring. It won't matter which driver if it's running as a service. Most likely either of them would work if it were run under a user account.

But as for the specifics, I don't know a way to keep Windows 7 from installing the driver upon recognizing it, but that doesn't matter as any driver you install later would simply replace it under this system. No longer do you have to worry about totally removing the previous driver because the install process cleans out the old one.

I downloaded and installed whichever NVidia is the most recent, ran the .exe and didn't even have to reboot the machine.
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Pooh Bear 27 · Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:22 am Post subject:

It didn't matter the driver, but I am still confused why there is a driver on the CUDA side (2.3) that says I do not have a compatible card. I am running 195.xx and uninstalled then installed BOINC not in protected mode. I am now crunching CUDA projects (SETI and PrimeGrid). Too bad I did not have this for the project as the AP26 get done in seconds (like 30-45).
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Sir Papa Smurph · Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:01 am Post subject:

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Killerrabbit · Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject:

I hate these bloody WUs never been able to get them to work on my lonely machine.

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