Cannot download new nvidia drivers - will not
Driver not compatible with Windows 10
This is a super annoying problem. The nvidia drivers will not install on my son's new PC build.
He installed a Gigabit Nvidia 1080, but the drivers are not incorporating.
Without the drivers the system is glitchy, freezing every few minutes for a minute.
I have been searching for solutions and so far nothing has solved the problem.
I am using the current release of windows 10.
I do not have another PC to test the card with so that trick is not available.
I have tried the latest release of windows 10 and earlier releases of windows 10 too. Thinking about installing Ubuntu 18.04 next just to prove the video card works.
I do have the correct drivers. I used Nvidia experience download them.
I tried both PCIe slots. The power supply is correct.
Messed with RAM timing, but it is not on the default settings.
Newegg tech support was not helpful.
Gigabit is hard to reach.
So spiceheads what ideas do you have?
I had the same issue with my Windows 10 Home x64 computer. The only thing that resolved the issues was to manually install the driver using Device Manager and then having it search online for an new driver. Tonight I am going to have it search the extracted folder for a more recent driver since I think it installed 391 and the newest is 411.
Here is the link I used to download and extract the nVidia driver: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/06/30/install-only-the-driver-for-nvidia-graphics-cards/
There are a lot of people having issues installing Nvidea drivers on a Windows 10 PC.
So rather embarrassingly discovered last night that the problem was with the mini DP to HDMI cable. When the PC's were ordered they did no order cables with them. I had a cable (brand new in it's packaging) in my supplies cupboard and used that. Seeing that I only had one cable I used with both PC's. Hence the same problem on both.
I am still really confused as to what exactly was going on and why this would happen. The cable worked 100% until the Nvidia drivers gets installed and then signal gets lost.
Damn frustrating as it cost me almost 3 days
For things other than discreet GPU drivers, I use either the manufacturer or a software like driver booster 3. It'll drive you nuts with pop ups though if you don't set it not to start with windows and just check for driver updates every once in a while. I usually use that as a starting point and if there are any I find missing or that it didn't grab for me, I go find a manufacturer driver or a universal.
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Have you tried manually disabling the on-board video card on the Motherboard ? I have had that conflict with video driver installs. Make sure video out is on the card , and not on the mainboard video out. You can't pass them thru.
Why not just use the GeForce Experience app to auto detect the drivers?
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/
Have you tried using an older Windows 10 driver from Nvidia?
I had the same issue with my Windows 10 Home x64 computer. The only thing that resolved the issues was to manually install the driver using Device Manager and then having it search online for an new driver. Tonight I am going to have it search the extracted folder for a more recent driver since I think it installed 391 and the newest is 411.
Here is the link I used to download and extract the nVidia driver: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/06/30/install-only-the-driver-for-nvidia-graphics-cards/
There are a lot of people having issues installing Nvidea drivers on a Windows 10 PC.
Josh_the_Geek wrote:
Why not just use the GeForce Experience app to auto detect the drivers?
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/
You would still get the same error, I did and many others have also.
I would try installing just the driver to bypass the installer. If it's freezing like you describe though, that doesn't sound right in itself, it'll be choppy scrolling through web pages for example but it shouldn't lock up. Any BIOS updates for the mobo? I had an older build that caused stuttering in 3D until a BIOS fix resolved it.
Have you tried letting windows update install drivers for it yet? I generally would not suggest this, but if the other options have failed, maybe it's worth a shot?
Have you tried forcing other display drivers to uninstall first? Try running DDU https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html to uninstall any previously installed drivers and then reboot before trying to install.
Josh_the_Geek wrote:
Why not just use the GeForce Experience app to auto detect the drivers?
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/
OP mentions specifically trying GeForce Experience, although they call it Nvidia Experience in the post.
Jrx1216 wrote:
Have you tried letting windows update install drivers for it yet? I generally would not suggest this, but if the other options have failed, maybe it's worth a shot?
Have you tried forcing other display drivers to uninstall first? Try running DDU https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html to uninstall any previously installed drivers and then reboot before trying to install.
Josh_the_Geek wrote:
Why not just use the GeForce Experience app to auto detect the drivers?
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/
OP mentions specifically trying GeForce Experience, although they call it Nvidia Experience in the post.
Sorry must have missed seeing it in the post because of that.
I would recommend trying to use the device manager to uninstall the driver like others have stated, and then try to install it from GeForce Experience to get the latest drivers. If it fails it's easy to roll back via device manager, at that point you would probably just have to wait for a new driver release.
64bit or 32bit?
In Device Manager does it see an unknown video card?
Josh_the_Geek wrote:
Jrx1216 wrote:
Have you tried letting windows update install drivers for it yet? I generally would not suggest this, but if the other options have failed, maybe it's worth a shot?
Have you tried forcing other display drivers to uninstall first? Try running DDU https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html to uninstall any previously installed drivers and then reboot before trying to install.
Josh_the_Geek wrote:
Why not just use the GeForce Experience app to auto detect the drivers?
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/
OP mentions specifically trying GeForce Experience, although they call it Nvidia Experience in the post.
Sorry must have missed seeing it in the post because of that.
I would recommend trying to use the device manager to uninstall the driver like others have stated, and then try to install it from GeForce Experience to get the latest drivers. If it fails it's easy to roll back via device manager, at that point you would probably just have to wait for a new driver release.
I agree with installing the driver using Device Manager, but my guess is that waiting for a new driver to be release is just a waste of time. You will get the same error on old drivers and I have also been getting the error for months so I don't think a new driver from nVidia is going to come and resolve this issue.
Unless you have dealt with this issue it is hard for you to comprehend how hard and frustrating it is to resolve.
Crapula wrote:
64bit or 32bit?
In Device Manager does it see an unknown video card?
It's Windows 10 and he is installing a gaming card so I would guess it is safe to assume it's 64bit.
L0ST_0NE wrote:
Crapula wrote:
64bit or 32bit?
In Device Manager does it see an unknown video card?
It's Windows 10 and he is installing a gaming card so I would guess it is safe to assume it's 64bit.
Well I won't assume anything. Is Windows 10 64bit or 32bit? Did you download the proper driver?
In Device Manager does it see an unknown video card or the card installed?
What build of Windows 10?
Did you try installing an older version of the NVIDIA driver?
Does the video card fan turn on?
Does the video card show up in the BIOS?
L0ST_0NE wrote:
Josh_the_Geek wrote:
Jrx1216 wrote:
Have you tried letting windows update install drivers for it yet? I generally would not suggest this, but if the other options have failed, maybe it's worth a shot?
Have you tried forcing other display drivers to uninstall first? Try running DDU https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html to uninstall any previously installed drivers and then reboot before trying to install.
Josh_the_Geek wrote:
Why not just use the GeForce Experience app to auto detect the drivers?
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/
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