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Former Member
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Is anyone running a HD7970 on Windows XP x64 ?
I have just installed a 7970 on a friend's computer along with Boinc 7.0.27 , and Boinc says "No Usable GPUs found" It has the Catalyst 12.4 installed. Windows sees the new GPU just fine but Boinc doesn't...  The only thing I can think is maybe the old NVidia drivers might be messing with it..... Anybody got any experience with the 7970/Boinc and any advice ? Help I've fallen and I can't get up !  |
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petehardy
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Please post the start-up messages.
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Dataman
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We'll try to get you standing again, tomast.
---------------------------------------- I would start with your driver. When you first install a card, Win 7 will install a new driver for the card. It does not always make a good selection. Update your driver and then restart the machine. Then check boinc again. I almost always get theis message the first time I boot up a new card. Hope this helps.   |
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Former Member
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5/11/2012 12:01:16 PM | | No config file found - using defaults
----------------------------------------5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Starting BOINC client version 7.0.27 for windows_x86_64 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | log flags: file_xfer, sched_ops, task 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Libraries: libcurl/7.25.0 OpenSSL/1.0.1 zlib/1.2.6 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Data directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\BOINC 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Running under account sarajane 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Processor: 12 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 990 @ 3.47GHz [Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2] 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Processor: 256.00 KB cache 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Processor features: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss htt tm pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 syscall nx lm vmx tm2 popcnt aes pbe 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | OS: Microsoft Windows XP: Professional x64 Edition, Service Pack 2, (05.02.3790.00) 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Memory: 11.99 GB physical, 13.49 GB virtual 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Disk: 425.26 GB total, 376.81 GB free 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Local time is UTC -4 hours 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | No usable GPUs found 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | World Community Grid | URL http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/; Computer ID XXXXXXX; resource share 100 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | World Community Grid | General prefs: from World Community Grid (last modified 22-Apr-2012 00:11:00) 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | World Community Grid | Computer location: school 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | General prefs: using separate prefs for school 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Reading preferences override file 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Preferences: 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | max memory usage when active: 9823.11MB 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | max memory usage when idle: 11050.99MB 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | max disk usage: 10.00GB 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | (to change preferences, visit the web site of an attached project, or select Preferences in the Manager) 5/11/2012 12:01:17 PM | | Not using a proxy Edit: @ dataman I wish it was windows 7 maybe that would help... It's Win XP-x64 and I did install the newest drivers. 12.4 [Edit 2 times, last edit by Former Member at May 11, 2012 4:32:34 PM] |
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petehardy
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OK, I can't see anything wrong.
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Former Member
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I'm doing windows update for .Net Framework right now so it'll be an hour or more downloading that before I can do anything else.... Maybe that will make a difference.... or not...
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Dataman
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Well, that's not good.
---------------------------------------- Your startup messages looks fine. I see you are using a custom profile. Did you check it to ensure GPU use is allowed? Other than that, I am stumped. You can use OCCT to perform a test on the card but my experience is if you see video the cards works.  I will check my notes and see if I can think of anything else.  |
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Dataman
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Ok, I looked at my notes. Does your motherboard have on-board video? Many years ago I was installing a 8800 GT on XP SP2 and boinc would not see it because it was looking on the mobo and didn't like it. I remember I had to disable it on Device Manager and then it accepted the 8800 from the PCI slot. I can't remember how I did it.
---------------------------------------- I know this is just a shot in the dark but maybe it will help. [Edit 2 times, last edit by Dataman at May 11, 2012 5:22:31 PM] |
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RCC_Survivor
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If BOINC is running as a service it can't see the GPU.
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Former Member
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No on-board video. Was an Nvidia GT520 card. (29W TDP)
----------------------------------------I was the one that suggested to get the 7970 cuz she wants to do Milkyway@home DP. I have updated the .Net Framework finally but now it wants to download almost 300 Mb more updates. That will take hours on my slow connection. Searching Google I found a ref. to needing at least SP1 for .Net so I am still hopefull that it may help. Or else I'm gonna be in the dog house.  If BOINC is running as a service it can't see the GPU. No such luck... It isn't... I guess I could reinstall just to be double sure. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at May 11, 2012 5:41:14 PM] |
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