kenny27 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Can anyone shed some light on how to inf mod nvidias lastest drivers? I am trying to get 511.79 work for my m18x r2 and gtx 1080. The nvdmi.inf for dell/alienware is not in the driver fold so i tried modding the next closest one: nvd... something-something which looked right based on the 1028 vendor code in the file. I run DDU and disable signature driver on startup, the installer runs but fails right at the end with message saying incompatible hardware and version of windows. M18x R2 | 3920XM | 16GB DDR3 @ 2133Mhz | 980M SLI | 256GB Samsung 840 Evo + 1TB HHD | Audioengine D1 | Beyordynamic DT990 | Corsair M65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldarxt Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, kenny27 said: Can anyone shed some light on how to inf mod nvidias lastest drivers? I am trying to get 511.79 work for my m18x r2 and gtx 1080. The nvdmi.inf for dell/alienware is not in the driver fold so i tried modding the next closest one: nvd... something-something which looked right based on the 1028 vendor code in the file. I run DDU and disable signature driver on startup, the installer runs but fails right at the end with message saying incompatible hardware and version of windows. Try the nvdmig.inf, it worked for me Clevo P870DM3-G i7-6700k-32.0GB 2667mhz-GTX 1080 SLI Alienware M18x R2 i7-3920xm-16GB DDR3-Quadro P4000 Alienware M17x R4 i7-3940XM 16GB DDR3-1866 Quadro P4000 Alienware M17x R4 i7-3940XM 32GB DDR3-1600 GTX 680M 120hz 3D Precision m6700 i7-3840QM - 16.0GB DDR3 - GTX 970M Precision m4700 i7-3610QM-8.00GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz-K2000M GOBOXX SLM G2721-i7-10875H RTX 3000-32GB ddr4(Gave to my Wife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Post your Hardware ID from device manager and I'll write the line you need to insert. Also, a trap for some people is that the .inf will contain two separate lists of ID's. Each list is for the different compatible OS and as the newest drivers are for Win10 and Win11 there will be the first long list of ID's and then if you scroll further down the list will start again. Put your modded line in each group so you are covered for your OS. Also don't forget to add your String at the bottom of the .inf or it won't work. 2 Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny27 Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 11 hours ago, aldarxt said: Try the nvdmig.inf, it worked for me That did the trick! 9 hours ago, Maxware79 said: Post your Hardware ID from device manager and I'll write the line you need to insert. Also, a trap for some people is that the .inf will contain two separate lists of ID's. Each list is for the different compatible OS and as the newest drivers are for Win10 and Win11 there will be the first long list of ID's and then if you scroll further down the list will start again. Put your modded line in each group so you are covered for your OS. Also don't forget to add your String at the bottom of the .inf or it won't work. So the other thing to check is that there maybe multiple inf files for a vendor/manufacturer 1 M18x R2 | 3920XM | 16GB DDR3 @ 2133Mhz | 980M SLI | 256GB Samsung 840 Evo + 1TB HHD | Audioengine D1 | Beyordynamic DT990 | Corsair M65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 There used to be a long guide (for AW, I think) for modding this. I'm gonna have to get back here when I update my old laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldarxt Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Does anyone know how to disable "Error Correction Code" (ECC) in nvidia control panel or by regedit or using CUDA sdk or has this been mitigated by nvidia? The ECC is enabled on my quadro P4000 and I've read it takes 10% off of the performance of the card. My nvidia control panel has no option for workstation in settings and that is where it is supposed to be to enable or disable it Clevo P870DM3-G i7-6700k-32.0GB 2667mhz-GTX 1080 SLI Alienware M18x R2 i7-3920xm-16GB DDR3-Quadro P4000 Alienware M17x R4 i7-3940XM 16GB DDR3-1866 Quadro P4000 Alienware M17x R4 i7-3940XM 32GB DDR3-1600 GTX 680M 120hz 3D Precision m6700 i7-3840QM - 16.0GB DDR3 - GTX 970M Precision m4700 i7-3610QM-8.00GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz-K2000M GOBOXX SLM G2721-i7-10875H RTX 3000-32GB ddr4(Gave to my Wife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azther Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 7:10 AM, kenny27 said: That did the trick! So the other thing to check is that there maybe multiple inf files for a vendor/manufacturer it also depends if you're trying to run the GPU in SG mode or PEG mode, since 10 series have to be used in SG you have to mod the general inf that includes the optimus functions. to my knowledge (i might be wrong) but the vendor specific ones probably have varying degrees of Mux/PEG specific settings which doesnt include SG, like with nvdmi.inf only being used for PEG mode with the r2 and r1 (i had to mod this one on my r1 for the 780m since it was running PEG directly to the screen) 1 Alienware M18X R2 | Nebula Red | i7 3740QM [OC'd to 4Ghz] | 32GB RAM | NVIDIA Quadro P4000 | 75hz OC'd Display | MXM to NVMe Adapter with Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB Alienware 17 R4 | i7 6700HQ | 16GB RAM | GTX 1070 | 100hz OC'd LG 1080p Display Alienware M18X R1 | Space Black | i7 2960XM | 16GB RAM | GTX 780M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacky Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Use this: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/ 1 Clevo P177SMA| i7-4940MX@4.10GHz | Nvidia Quadro P4200 | 32GB DDR3 1600 MHz | 17.3" LED TN 1920x1080 | 3TB SSDs | Windows 10 Pro | 5241 TimeSpy Find your perfect laptop! (noteb.com) | Uplift, my Android 3D game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 For anyone else that needs INF mod, I had made a video on how to do it. 4 Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware X14 R1 : Intel Core i7 12700H 12th-Gen | nVidia GeForce RTX 3060 | AX411 | SK Hynix 2TB PCIe4 Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Clevo X170SM-G: Intel Core i7 10700K @ Stock | nVidia GeForce RTX 2070S | AX210 | 256GB+2x512GB M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (880m SLI) | 18 R1 (RTX 3000) CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyzenFX Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Apologies in advance for bumping an old thread. I came across this post, after some searching and seeing the notebookreview forum was shutdown. I've got an Alienware M17X R4 with a Clevo GTX 970M I installed a few years ago. My issue is that I'm trying to get the newest set of drivers to install correctly, and they keep failing. The most common message is "driver is not compatible with this version of Windows" and "This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware". I noticed Nvidia changed the nvdmi.inf to nvdmig in the newest set, and it looks pretty much identical aside from the name change. I've got the hardware ID (that I already made for use with each update up until now), so it doesn't seem to be working. Is there something I'm doing wrong, or is there like an additional step/something else that needs to be done for it to actually install without a hitch? I can post my hardware ID, along with the version I have already made to see if there are any errors/discrepancies. Attached is the Hardware ID from the laptop, and this is the ID I have saved for inserting into the .inf; %NVIDIA_DEV.13D8.0551.1028% = Section018, PCI\VEN_13D8&DEV_13D8&SUBSYS_05511028 Any help would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I replied to your DM before taking a look at this. Looks like your ID line is right. You also have to add the String at the bottom of the inf NVIDIA_DEV.13D8.0551.1028 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M" The other two major reasons for your error are; 1. Not disabling Driver Signature Enforcement directly before trying to run the installer 2. Not inserting your ID line into the correct Operating System group in the .inf. - The newest drivers have Windows 10 and 11 support so there are two lists of ID's in the .inf. Place your ID line into both lists so you know your OS is covered. If you find the first list then put your ID line into it and then scroll down and you'll find that the list will start again so you have to add it to this list as well. EDIT: The line above isn't right, didn't see it the first time %NVIDIA_DEV.13D8.0551.1028% = Section018, PCI\VEN_13D8&DEV_13D8&SUBSYS_05511028 You added 13D8 where it should have stayed as 10DE (before &DEV_) It should read %NVIDIA_DEV.13D8.0551.1028% = Section018, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_13D8&SUBSYS_05511028 1 Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofa1 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I'm new here. Don't mean to bring up an old thread , but my problem is almost identical. The forum that talked about the GPU upgrade on Precisions is gone, and can't find cache pages either. So I'm starting from scratch. I have a Dell Precision 7530. Bought an RTX3000 gpu and went through all the inf mod. The nvidia driver fails to install giving the same warning as the OP. I've no idea what else to try at this point, and I'm about to send the unit back to the seller, but I want to give this another try. Can anyone give some tips? I have attached the nvdmiwi.inf file if anyone wants to check it. Seems to be the right inf file, but not sure. I already edited it. I did disable driver signature enforcement and used tried old and new drivers. Any help would be much much appreciated! nvdmwi.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidus1983 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I suggest the best way to mod your inf files is to use a tool NVCLEANINSTALL not only does it allow you to download drivers directly for modding but it also allows you to add Device ID's and then signs the driver after meaning no more requiring to disable Driver enforcement. At the same time it allows you to remove the bloat of the Nvidia drivers too. {Main Laptop:} PCS Recoil 17.3" (Clevo X170KM-G) Spoiler {CPU:} Intel i7 11700K {RAM:} 2x 16GB DDR4 Crucial 3200MT/s {GPU:} Nvidia RTX 3070 Mobile {Screen:} BOE NE173QHM-NY2 165hz 1440p {Storage:} WD SN570 2TB (Data/ShadowPlay/UserProfile), WD SN770 in 1TB (OS), 2TB WD SN770(Firmware/Drivers/Junk) and 2TB WD 850X (Games) {OS:} Windows 11 Pro Benchmarks: {TimeSpy}: Normal Extreme {Firestrike}: Normal Extreme {Port Royle}: Result Realtek Nahimic 3 Modded Driver for MSI Systems: Latest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofa1 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 8 hours ago, solidus1983 said: Thank you thank you! I'm downloading it and will report back if I have issues or if it works. Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofa1 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 On 6/10/2022 at 5:58 AM, solidus1983 said: I suggest the best way to mod your inf files is to use a tool NVCLEANINSTALL not only does it allow you to download drivers directly for modding but it also allows you to add Device ID's and then signs the driver after meaning no more requiring to disable Driver enforcement. At the same time it allows you to remove the bloat of the Nvidia drivers too. Alright! It did work! You saved me hours or days. Much appreciated again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc0566 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I have a RTX 3060Ti and my device id is not listed in NVCLEAN so I can't use it. Needed to modify 472.12 standard driver to include this id. My card Id is PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_2414 If you open newer drivers it includes the needed id. You must select a template and if your id isn't there... This makes it pretty much useless to add new hardware to inf Any help please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoenerBoy123 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 10 hours ago, tc0566 said: I have a RTX 3060Ti and my device id is not listed in NVCLEAN so I can't use it. Needed to modify 472.12 standard driver to include this id. My card Id is PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_2414 If you open newer drivers it includes the needed id. You must select a template and if your id isn't there... This makes it pretty much useless to add new hardware to inf Any help please? I think it doesn't really matter which template you choose, at least that's the case with my GTX 1070 mobile. I just took the standard template for the 1070 mobile and it worked fine without even having the same hardware id Alienware Area 51 ALX R5 3600 32GB 3200MHz RTX 2080 Ti FE Alienware M18x R2 I7 3840QM 4.2GHz 16GB 1600MHz GTX 1070(Zotac MXM, 10 MOSFETs) Alienware M17x R4 I7 3630QM 16GB 1600MHz GTX 980M 8GB(six MOSFETs) MacBook Pro Retina I7 3820QM 16GB 1600MHz GT650M (for school) And lot's of other stuff in my hobby corner (old Clevo's 'n' stuff like that)😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc0566 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, DoenerBoy123 said: I think it doesn't really matter which template you choose, at least that's the case with my GTX 1070 mobile. I just took the standard template for the 1070 mobile and it worked fine without even having the same hardware id It matters.. as soon as you put in device id and hit next you get an error saying device id doesn't match. Specifically: no valid device id. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorddd Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 what is the purpose of modding a newer driver via INF MOD.??? my gpu doesnt get drivers anymore. dell precision m4600 i7 2760QM 8GB ram MX500 crucial SSD 500GB. win 10 21H2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxware79 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/23/2022 at 1:06 AM, raptorddd said: what is the purpose of modding a newer driver via INF MOD.??? my gpu doesnt get drivers anymore. Well, you can mod a newer driver for an older unsupported GPU to bypass a driver version restriction that a certain game may have. But, the main reason driver modding is just to get newer Nvidia MXM GPU's to work on older laptops. 1 Alienware Aurora R15 - i9-13900KF - RTX 4090 - 32GB DDR5 Alienware M18x R2 - i7-3920XM - GTX 970M - 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3L - Samsung 970 Evo with MXM to NVMe Adapter - Custom Delft Blue Alienware X51 - i7-3770 - NO GPU - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware M17x R3 - i7-2760QM - GTX 580M - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Area 51 ALX - i7-975 Extreme - GTX 980 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R2 - i7-3770K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 1060 - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Alienware Aurora R4 ALX - i7-3930K - GTX 670FTW - 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssj92 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Kepler still gets updates on desktop. I mod inf to allow my mobile kepler gpus to have latest drivers Alienware m18 : Intel Core i9 13900HX | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 | K1675 | 2x1TB SSDs Alienware Area-51M : Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.3Ghz | nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 | AX210 | Samsung 970 Evo+ Alienware X14 R1 : Intel Core i7 12700H 12th-Gen | nVidia GeForce RTX 3060 | AX411 | SK Hynix 2TB PCIe4 Alienware M18x R2 : Intel Core i7 3920XM @ 4.7Ghz | nVidia Quadro RTX 3000 | AX210 | Samsung 980 PRO Clevo X170SM-G: Intel Core i7 10700K @ Stock | nVidia GeForce RTX 2070S | AX210 | 256GB+2x512GB M14x (555m) | M14xR2 (650m) | M15x (980m) | M17xR3 (880m) | M18xR1 (880m SLI) | 18 R1 (RTX 3000) CS Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSStudiosYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorddd Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 18 hours ago, Maxware79 said: Well, you can mod a newer driver for an older unsupported GPU to bypass a driver version restriction that a certain game may have. But, the main reason driver modding is just to get newer Nvidia MXM GPU's to work on older laptops. i see . but what about in the performance side theres no improvement or there is.? dell precision m4600 i7 2760QM 8GB ram MX500 crucial SSD 500GB. win 10 21H2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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