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Creators Update [1709] - More than one Nvidia GPU not working

Anonymous
2017-10-19T20:35:30+00:00

Hi, 

besides the fact that Win10 installed the update even though auto updates were disabled and with the tons of the usual problems, there is one major one, which still remained after a clean reinstallation.

I with this Win10 version I can use just one GPU. It does not matter if I use 2,3 or 4 GPUs and in whatever (nonsense) viarity I set them up, the problem is always the same. When I open the device manager there is the little warning sign visible on each but the 1. GPU, when I click on either of GPU 2-4 it says the reason this card cannot be used is CODE 12 = Bios/Uefi doesn't support the card with enough power. Well I tried the possible solutions for this problem, but unsurprisingly they did NOT work, 'cause as I guessed from the very start onward this problem is caused by Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. 

So now I am either forced to reset / reinstall it to a previous version or wait some days and hope for a hotfix update. 

Oh and btw it does not matter which driver version you use.

In case you ask: No not any of my devices has any kind of dmg, everything works perfectly fine!

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-20T11:47:30+00:00

    Hi, there is actually a 'fix' for this which may work for some. 

    Since 1709 are basic graphics driver for Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Matrox and IBM devices in the OS integrated. You can try to disable this feature, unistall any driver and their remains via DDU and reinstall them, after you deactivated the unwanted devices and it may work properly. 

    Furthermore you have to always deactivate your Intel HD Graphics and Amd's/IBM's equivalent via UEFI when you have more than one GPU in your Computer - CPU based graphics will always be set as main and default gpu in the OS. 

    And probably you cannot use your two GTX 295' anymore, because their driver is too old for the newest Windows version. You may want to get back to 1703 - clean reinstall of Windows.  

    And you will have more problems with a Mac, especially after a 2 years and more, when their performance will be too less. And you can completely forget gaming on them.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-20T10:29:02+00:00

    I feel your pain. I just updated my system and couldn't get my GPU's working. Giving code 43 and 12. Seeing that this issue lingers for months does not give me much confidence.

    I have an ancient, but still very capable 'vintage' GTX 295, which worked flawlessly before the fall update. Now it just says "not enough resources". That can happen (well it used to happen back in the days) - so I removed some of my cards (intel pro network cards, usb 3.0 cards). 

    Updated and removed drivers, even removed the card itself. Updated BIOS etc. 

    I thought OK, let's go out and get me a nice 1050 / 1060 for Christmas. But seeing this thread realizes it has no point. So now I'm stuck with a lousy 1650x1050 resolution on a QHD screen.

    Thanks Microsoft for letting down the enthousiast game community, or in my case, the avid photoshop user.

    Things like these make me go out and buy a Mac, I'm done.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-13T16:51:13+00:00

    After doing extensive research I'm fairly sure this is a problem with how windows is allocating PCI-e lanes (processor to IO bus inter connects). by default GPU's uses 16 PCI-e lanes from the processor to a GPU, although theoretically a GPU only needs one (you just need more if your memory requirement throughput goes up). So your laptop/computer is probably only using less than 8 PCI-e lanes for its GPU and windows by default thinks it needs at least 8 and nopes out. we just need to wait for a fix

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-18T05:50:24+00:00

    Looks like I might have good news!

    After a couple of days working with Microsoft Tech support, we were able to update my Windows 10 to the latest version 1709.

    Well, the whole problem with installing the update was my second monitor on the NVidia GeForce GT 720.

    I tried updating the driver using Chrome to download and install ver 388.31 but failed.

    I used Internet Explorer to auto detect the compatible driver. To do so, it required an update to Java. Once done, it detected that Ver 388.31 is the latest compatible version released 11/15/2017. I successfully downloaded and installed the driver.

    Restarted the computer and connected the second monitor. I got an error message blue screen that caused the computer to restart.

    Once restarted with the monitor connected,  it worked fine with no issues.

    I hope this is it the and problem is solved.

    Good luck to you guys!

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-10-27T19:26:07+00:00

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