I have various CUDA-enabled applications and my Mac BootCamp Windows 7 (64-bit) machines have CUDA-capable GPUs (Graphics Cards) but the drivers under Boot Camp make the CUDA features inacessible.
Ordinarily, for a standard windows desktop, it would simply be a case of going to NVIDIA’s site http://www.geforce.co.uk/drivers and letting it automatically scan your system for the latest compatible driver. However for the “shrink-wrapped” / “walled garden” world of Macs and MacBooks, the NVIDIA search result just says “contact the manufacturer”. In other words only the driver supplied with Boot Camp is officially supported.
So in that case, what is not officially supported but does work? Time for a web-search:
Google: [macbook pro geforce 9600m gt driver]
- http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=162071
- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3366224?start=0&tstart=0
- Macbook Pro, running bootcamp with a Nvidia GeForce 9600m GT,
my main issue is with Portal 2, it wont let me update to 280.26 at all,
getting the same hardware not compatible error. Is there anyone who can figure this out? - …you will need the 64 bits file.
- Yeeeessss!!!!!!!
- Macbook Pro, running bootcamp with a Nvidia GeForce 9600m GT,
- http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=879681
- {Manual installation instructions including how to hack the .inf file}
- http://www.geforce.co.uk/drivers/beta-legacy
- This reports all drivers matching your GPU, whether or not sanctioned by the OEM (e.g. Apple).
- Some drivers are marked “Beta”, some are marked “WHQL”, the latter is more officially-tested.
- http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/26
- WHQL is an acronym for Windows Hardware Quality Labs.
- The Labs provide various test suites for hardware and software including suites which allow device drivers to be tested and ‘signed’. A ‘signed’ driver is deemed stable and ready for use on a specific operating system
- http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/26
Obviously I will want to back everything up first…
…but it does sound worth a try.