

- #How to install nvidia drivers on window 8.1 update#
- #How to install nvidia drivers on window 8.1 driver#
- #How to install nvidia drivers on window 8.1 for windows 10#
Placing the correct lines in BCA's ist enables a USB install, but only a EFI-based one (so the installation works - except it forces a generic video adapter).
#How to install nvidia drivers on window 8.1 for windows 10#
These steps also work for Windows 10 (technical preview): Hopefully posting these steps will help out anyone trying to run anything more advanced than Windows 7 on 2009 Macbook Pro. The NVIDIA issue was solved by avoiding EFI. Installing from safe mode produces the same boot-up error as the 337.88 driver.
#How to install nvidia drivers on window 8.1 driver#
All of them crash during installation (the screen goes black and the system reboots), preventing the driver from installing.
#How to install nvidia drivers on window 8.1 update#
Only the SMU update works - the other two produce an identical crash. This will offer an SMU update, an ethernet update, and a storage driver update. Right click and “Update Drivers” and point it to the BootCamp directory.ĩ) Windows Update will recommend a chipset update (15.35_nforce_win7_64bit_international_whql.exe). Uninstalling the NVIDIA graphics drivers in Safe Mode allows Windows to boot - except with poor video support.Ĩ) To fix the exclamation mark next to “Coprocessor” in Device Manager, Download BootCamp (later versions do not help with this error). Just before reaching the login prompt, the screen goes blank and the system reboots. Since “setup.exe” gives an error, navigate to “\BootCamp\Drivers\Apple\BootCamp.msi” and run it from an elevated command prompt to install bootcamp drivers.ħ) **IMPORTANT: At this point, the NVIDIA drivers that come with bootcamp (v. Sudo codesign -fs - /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.appģ) Using Bootcamp Assistant, create a bootable USB (in “select tasks,” also check the second box to download the latest support software from Apple).Ĥ) Reboot with “option” and select the USB (now labeled EFIboot)ĥ) Use the windows installer to create a new partition, format it, and install windowsĦ) Download the latest bootcamp drivers from Apple (version 5.1.561 - although same results with all versions of 5.0 drivers). In Disk Utility, create single a free space partition on the Windows 8.1 drive.Ģ) Modify and Bootcamp’s ist according to the steps shown here: Steps to install Windows w/ Bootcamp Drivers:ġ) (Note: I’ve replaced my superdrive with a separate drive for Windows 8.1, and Mavericks is on it’s own SSD). Not sure what to try next - any help would be appreciated.

The system’s video runs as “Windows Basic Display” as a result, and I can’t take advantage of the GPU. Unfortunately, the system fails to boot if I install any version of the NVIDA driver for my GeForce 9400M. I’m also able to install the latest bootcamp drivers (). I took the following steps to install Windows 8.1 on my late-2009 13” Macbook Pro.
