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Jocks Send message Joined: 10 Feb 10 Posts: 11 Credit: 0 RAC: 0 |
I use SETI@ Home and it says I have no NVIDIA GPU do I need to install one? I have a new laptop and use Windows 7 |
Tyler Send message Joined: 5 Jan 10 Posts: 1 Credit: 19,562 RAC: 0 |
I have a similar question. I've been running SETI for awhile without problem, but all of a sudden, I'm getting messages that say "Your NVIDIA GPU has insufficient memory (need 254Mb)" How do I fix this? |
perryjay Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 20,676,751 RAC: 0 |
Hi guys, Jocks, I answered your question as well as I could on another section. Tyler, your 8400M is only showing as having 128Mb of onboard RAM. As the message says, SETI CUDA needs at least 254Mb of onboard RAM to run. I'm afraid the only way to "fix" this is to get a new card. The graphics card does not get more memory from your RAM. PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Just to be clear, an nVidia card is not required to participate in SETI@Home. Using an nVidia graphics card is only an optional element to participating if you have one, or wish to purchase one. Any "errors" indicating you don't have an nVidia card are only informative, not actual errors. They can be safely ignored otherwise. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
try unclicking the "use nvidia gpu" tab in your preferences. as I mentioned on the WIndows post where you asked virtually the same question Jocks FOr further reading check out Jocks post in the WINDOWS Q&A In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
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