NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Driver update issue

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NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Driver update issue

After entering the information in the NVIDIA driver search, I'm being told that the latest driver is the "Quadro Mac OS X Driver Release 256". However, after downloading it and trying to install the driver I keep getting an error that says "this computer will not support this NVIDIA graphics solution".

I've installed the latest CUDA drivers beforehand like it says, and that has worked out fine. Not sure what I'm missing with this though.

MacBookPro5,4, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 17, 2011 9:18 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Mar 17, 2011 10:31 PM in response to dcogss

Where are you getting this driver from?

In order to keep your machine up-to-date use Software Update, if there are any updates for your machine this is where you will find them. If you are reasonably new to Macs you can find Software Update under the  in the upper left of your screen.

Roger

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dcogss Author

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Mar 17, 2011 10:36 PM in response to rkaufmann87

I'm getting the driver from the official NVIDIA website.

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rkaufmann87

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Mar 17, 2011 10:46 PM in response to dcogss

I'm getting the driver from the official NVIDIA website.

That is the problem. The only place to download any type of updates for a Mac are from Software Update, otherwise you will run into issues such as the one you just experienced. I'm guessing you may have come from the Windows world where it's regular practice to have to go searching for new drivers, with OS X you no longer have to do this. Run Software Update and if it finds updates for your machine install them. You can also set Software Update to check on a regular basis in System Preferences - Software Update.

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isarod

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May 24, 2011 7:46 AM in response to dcogss

ACTUALLY... You CAN Install them... I did... Just right click, show package contents, go into packages and install the 3 packages individually. This will update it for you. I have not seen Mac in any way shape or form update the drivers unless its to change from 10.5 to 10.6... I have gone through every reciept and read ever UPDATE AVAILABLE... and never have I seen graphics updated. So like you I wanted to update it and Like you it said Couldnt, so I did it the way I just said and everything is working FINE.

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Mar 22, 2012 12:54 PM in response to isarod

Huge help isarod. Thanks for this... I was stressing with the issue outlined above - and this did the trick.

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Isa_rod

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Mar 22, 2012 1:32 PM in response to Dave Fletcher

Just be careful when doing so it can lock your computer and you would end up doing a full re insall of the OS. Apple has its way of screwing peple over with such an exspensive and mere worthless (crappy type) Mac.

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Feb 20, 2013 9:29 PM in response to dcogss

Please help me, I need the drivers just to a test

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gfrawy04

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Dec 4, 2016 12:34 PM in response to rkaufmann87

not true you obviously know little about updating software for a mac

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