Nvidia Video Card not being detected

[Messie]

Hello everyone,

I spent time googling and using the search tab here on the site before I posted this, but still can't seem to find a post about this issue, so here it goes.

I have a Nvidia Geforce GTX 760M on my computer, and also a Intel HD Graphics 4600 integrated. In my nvidia control panel, I have eqgame.exe set to play on my GeForce. But when I load into game, and click options, the only available video card to chooseis my intel HD. in game my graphics are usually okay, but sometimes with my spells at max and a lot going on, it does certainly slow down.

I could of course turn my settings down a bit, but I have a very nice laptop and love playing with everything turned up because back in the day my potato of a computer couldnt handle spell graphics.

Additionally, I have made sure to run eqgame.exe in Windows XP SP2 compatibility version, and have it run as administrator.

When I have EQ loaded and I check the processes running on my nvidia GPU, it does not show up, so it is definitely running off my integrated card. Not sure how to make it detect my geforce.


Is there anything I am missing in order to have it detect and run on my nvidia card?

Thank you for the help! :)

[TheBlackSheep]

Hello everyone,

I spent time googling and using the search tab here on the site before I posted this, but still can't seem to find a post about this issue, so here it goes.

I have a Nvidia Geforce GTX 760M on my computer, and also a Intel HD Graphics 4600 integrated. In my nvidia control panel, I have eqgame.exe set to play on my GeForce. But when I load into game, and click options, the only available video card to chooseis my intel HD. in game my graphics are usually okay, but sometimes with my spells at max and a lot going on, it does certainly slow down.

I could of course turn my settings down a bit, but I have a very nice laptop and love playing with everything turned up because back in the day my potato of a computer couldnt handle spell graphics.

Additionally, I have made sure to run eqgame.exe in Windows XP SP2 compatibility version, and have it run as administrator.

When I have EQ loaded and I check the processes running on my nvidia GPU, it does not show up, so it is definitely running off my integrated card. Not sure how to make it detect my geforce.


Is there anything I am missing in order to have it detect and run on my nvidia card?

Thank you for the help! :)

I assume this is a laptop. It may not be showing because the game may have an issue with certain mobility cards and default to your on-board video. I had an Alienware laptop for some years, with dual ATI mobility cards. They took a special driver. I had a hell of a time with several different games because they were not compatible or did not recognize the mobility driver.

[Suwu]

any update on this?

i have a 960m with my new asus rog and EQ is not picking it up

[Savok]

Right click on the Eq Launcher and from the context menu select the 'run with this graphics card' and then select your default card you want to use.

[seaneseor]

I had this happen to me today, made all my models invisible. To fix it I just needed to update my GeForce drivers.

[Pkewanay]

How did you guys fix this. I play on other emulated servers where boxing is allowed (gasp) and intel hd doesnt run multiple copes well even with fps limited/graphics on low.

[Aeateil-rodcet]

I'd like to bump this again.. have a 950M that wont' seem to kick over.. on Windows 10. I've tried telling it to run on the card with right click on the launch icon, and setting up the card to be used on the Nvidia control panel. Still won't quit the integrated graphics!

/blargh!

[dafier]

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/infraworks-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-force-your-laptop-to-Run-with-Graphics-Processor-vs-the-default-Integrated-Graphics-for-InfraWorks.html

That is what fixed my laptop. Do not deviate. Follow that entirely.

[dafier]

I understand what you said about setting the card up in the control panel, but you need to make sure it's done right or the settings don't actually take. Also, you can set it up where your card will be used for a single game, maybe that is what you did.

You need to make sure your card, 950M is used ALL the time, NOT just for gaming. This can be set in the NVIDIA control panel.

[Lurikeen]

I understand what you said about setting the card up in the control panel, but you need to make sure it's done right or the settings don't actually take. Also, you can set it up where your card will be used for a single game, maybe that is what you did.

You need to make sure your card, 950M is used ALL the time, NOT just for gaming. This can be set in the NVIDIA control panel.

I am just now having this problem with a new gaming laptop, Dell i7559. What you suggest does not seem to work. When I launch EQ it stalls and I don't even get to the very first screen.

Does anyone have a fix for this issue? The problem is that I can't run p1999 on my Nvidia 950m. I've tried installing Directx 9c on top of Windows 10, but that doesn't help.

[Malorion]

Adding my $0.02 + inflation...

I have a laptop with an Intel 4000 and an Nvidia 550M and I've come across this same problem a number of times on other games. Using the Nvidia control panel to force the use of the Nvidia GPU only seems to work for some people on some games, no matter which way you do it (program specific or default all to the Nvidia). And for the record it seems to be common with ATI's too.

From what I've worked out so far it's an issue with enumeration of the GPUs. Many programs don't expect multiple GPUs and so when they go to enumerate, they assume the only GPU index number is 0 and therefore only the first GPU is used (indices a 0 based) which is the Intel. In most cases (not all and I don't know the difference or why) this happens regardless of the settings in the Nvidia panel. Unity games are common, Minecraft (Java) does it, many others do too.

For some bizarre reason though, this isn't universal. I've seen some Minecraft players successfully point the Nvidia panel at their java executable and it works. I've followed every possible variation of those same steps and it doesn't work for me. Yet I've got games that it's worked for and others can't get it to work.

Unfortunately I also tend to forget that it does in fact work for some games. I've owned Elite Dangerous for about a year and my Intel only gave me a few frames per sec so I gave up on it. It only occurred to me a couple of months ago to try the Nvidia panel and suddenly wooshka(*), it's playable!

So if you haven't tried the nvidia panel, by all means do so. You might be one of the lucky ones. If not, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but no one seems to have come up with a workable solution as yet.

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[joppykid]

Have you tried messing with the power settings? Try it on high performance, when they have dual graphics cards they use the integrated card for low power situations. possible it doesn't think EQ needs the card.

[CmaN]

I'd like to bump this again.. have a 950M that wont' seem to kick over.. on Windows 10. I've tried telling it to run on the card with right click on the launch icon, and setting up the card to be used on the Nvidia control panel. Still won't quit the integrated graphics!

/blargh!

Can you post a screenshot of your Nvidia control panel settings for eqgame.exe?

Edit: Someone said above to force your nvidia graphics all the time. I don't think that's a wise solution. Your BIOS probably has an option to switch over the graphics, but that's not what it's for. You should be using your integrated graphics for general tasks, and then your nvidia mobile for 3d intensive applications. I would still like to see a screenshot of your Nvidia control panel settings as mentioned above.... I suppose as a bad workaround, you could see if your BIOS has the option to switch for dedicated play sessions, then switch it back.

[mactast1c]

Not only set he power setting. In game this had no effect until I limited the FPS rate to 30, then the freezing went away.