Vista - RivaTuner

**wizkid** · 05-11-2009

Hi

I have installed RivaTuner v2.24 and now it wont detect the latest Nvidia drivers. 185.85. I have reinstalled RivaTuner but it still wont detect the drivers.

Any ideas?

**stormy13** · 05-11-2009

Quote:

Any ideas?

Yep,

Nvidia GeForce 185.85 WHQL and Rivatuner 2.24 seem messed up - Guru3D.com Forums

right from the author's keyboard,

Quote:

There are changes in internal driver versioning scheme in this family, the changes need to be supported inside RivaTuner to get these drivers detected properly. So until 2.25 is released (ETA is June), use the workaround provided by burebista a few posts above.

P.S. That is also the best place to get any info regarding RT as it is unwinders semi-official forum.

**skunksmash** · 05-11-2009

yep....mine is the same, i can adjust fan speed but not clock speed.

SK

awais142 · 06-02-2009

DO NOT DOWNLOAD 185.5. For any Graphics card it will prevent you from overclocking Because ive had that driver and i downgraded to 182 and now i can overclock perfectly its just the 185.5 drivers fault it doesnt let your rivatuner detect graphic card drivers properly so yea

**Majkel** · 06-02-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by awais142

DO NOT DOWNLOAD 185.5. For any Graphics card it will prevent you from overclocking Because ive had that driver and i downgraded to 182 and now i can overclock perfectly its just the 185.5 drivers fault it doesnt let your rivatuner detect graphic card drivers properly so yea

That's because in the new driver there was a change of how the driver version is reported to the system. RivaTuner programists already know about that and it will be fixed in the next release. Meanwhile there is a workaround to regain the possibility to overclock using the 185.xx drivers - just open RivaTuner/System under Power user tab, and add “18585″ after ForceDriverVersion option. That did it for me, and I'm able to overclock again

Here's the source:
A Tip on RivaTuner Compatibility Problem With ForceWare 185.85 x64

**archie123** · 06-02-2009

what majkel said ^^^ your driver version still wont show up but the other options will become available

05-11-2009	#1 (permalink)
wizkid 64BIT HOME PREMUIM 187 posts	RivaTuner Hi I have installed RivaTuner v2.24 and now it wont detect the latest Nvidia drivers. 185.85. I have reinstalled RivaTuner but it still wont detect the drivers. Any ideas?
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05-11-2009	#2 (permalink)
stormy13 Vista Ultimate x64 607 posts	Re: RivaTuner Quote: Any ideas? Yep, Nvidia GeForce 185.85 WHQL and Rivatuner 2.24 seem messed up - Guru3D.com Forums right from the author's keyboard, Quote: There are changes in internal driver versioning scheme in this family, the changes need to be supported inside RivaTuner to get these drivers detected properly. So until 2.25 is released (ETA is June), use the workaround provided by burebista a few posts above. P.S. That is also the best place to get any info regarding RT as it is unwinders semi-official forum.
My System Specs

05-11-2009	#3 (permalink)
skunksmash ultimate 64 SP1 2,182 posts	Re: RivaTuner yep....mine is the same, i can adjust fan speed but not clock speed. SK
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06-02-2009	#4 (permalink)
awais142 xp 1 posts	Re: RivaTuner DO NOT DOWNLOAD 185.5. For any Graphics card it will prevent you from overclocking Because ive had that driver and i downgraded to 182 and now i can overclock perfectly its just the 185.5 drivers fault it doesnt let your rivatuner detect graphic card drivers properly so yea
My System Specs

06-02-2009	#5 (permalink)
Majkel Windows 7 Ultimate x64 118 posts	Re: RivaTuner Quote: Originally Posted by awais142 DO NOT DOWNLOAD 185.5. For any Graphics card it will prevent you from overclocking Because ive had that driver and i downgraded to 182 and now i can overclock perfectly its just the 185.5 drivers fault it doesnt let your rivatuner detect graphic card drivers properly so yea That's because in the new driver there was a change of how the driver version is reported to the system. RivaTuner programists already know about that and it will be fixed in the next release. Meanwhile there is a workaround to regain the possibility to overclock using the 185.xx drivers - just open RivaTuner/System under Power user tab, and add “18585″ after ForceDriverVersion option. That did it for me, and I'm able to overclock again Here's the source: A Tip on RivaTuner Compatibility Problem With ForceWare 185.85 x64
My System Specs

06-02-2009	#6 (permalink)
archie123 Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2 1,743 posts	Re: RivaTuner what majkel said ^^^ your driver version still wont show up but the other options will become available
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