NVidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Driver GeForce 337.88 is ignored by MS Windows 8.1 Pro favoring Generic PnP Monitor and MS driver!
Goal: to use NVidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Driver GeForce version 337.88 for the folllowing configuration:
1. NVidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti GPU card
a. HDMI connection to digital Samsung 24 inch monitor
b. DVI-D port free for a new monitor
Status:
+ monitor is connected via HDMI, shows content as screen 1
- now and then the system reminds about HDMI connection although there is nothing wrong in it!
2. NVidia Quadro FX 1800 GPU card
c. DisplayPort connection to digital Samsung 24 inch monitor
d. D port free for a new monitor
Status:
+ monitor stays connected via DisplayPort, shows content as screen 2
3. NVIDIA GeForce Experience Program shows the following information:
e. GPU: NVidia Quadro FX 1800 and GeForce GTX 750 Ti <-- OK
f. Drivers: GeForce 337.88 Drive <-- OK
4. Windows 8.1 Pro Device Manager shows the following information <-- should NOT be the status!
g. Monitors:
Generic PnP Monitor <-- NOT ok but WRONG <-- should be digital Samsung (connected to 750 Ti)
Syncmaster 249HM (Digital) <-- OK <-- connected to Quadro FX 1800
h. Display Adapters <-- OK
PCI bus 2, device 0, function 0 OK for GeForce GTX 750 Ti
PCI bus 5, device 0, function 0 OK for NVidia Quadro FX 1800
5. Windows 8.1 Pro denies installing /accepting NVidia driver but accepts only the MS driver for PnP monitor!
- MS Driver Date is 6/21/2006 <-- too old to to capable to handle new GPU cards!
6. Windows 8.1 Pro claims that the MS generic driver is the best and only available for GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Analysis:
7. GeForce GTX 750 Ti driver from NVidia seem to cause serious challenges to any operating system:
a. open OS Linux kernels go to "kernel in panic" state and cause system crash !
b. Microsoft OS ignores it thereby making it impossible to use the GPU features provided By NVidia!
8. Could there be some MS acessory software embedded in OS preventing to use other than MS drivers ?
Request to help: has anybody got / be able to force Win 8.1 Pro to use NVidia driver for a monitor connected to GTX 750 Ti
Note: GeForce 340.52 Driver solved his problem!