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clean_driver_installation [2015/03/26 21:42]
adavies [Deleting the Shader Cache]
clean_driver_installation [2015/03/27 07:32]
adavies [Performing a Clean Installation of the driver]
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 ====== Clean Driver Installation ====== ====== Clean Driver Installation ======
  
-===== Performing a Clean Installation of the driver ​===== +===== Installing new drivers ​=====
-  - Download the latest NVIDIA and start the install. +
-  - When you are prompted choose "clean installation"​ rather than the default "​express installation"​ +
-  - Reboot+
  
  
-===== Deleting ​the Shader Cache =====+On some occasions errors within Knald are due to cached shaders that the driver hasn't compiled correctly or are corrupted in some way. Whenever you install a new driver we always recommend that you perform a clean installation and delete any cached shaders if they are present on your system. 
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 +===== NVIDIA GPUs ===== 
 + 
 +==== Performing a Clean Installation of the driver ==== 
 +  * Download the latest NVIDIA and start the installation process. 
 +  * In the Installation options choose "​Custom (Advanced)"​ rather than the default "​Express (Recommended)"​. 
 + 
 +[{{https://​s3.amazonaws.com/​docs.knaldtech.com/​docuwiki/​clean_driver_custom.png?​nolink|Shader Cache Options}}] 
 +  * In the proceeding window check the "​Perform a clean installation"​ box and then press the "​Next"​ button. 
 +  * Reboot once the installation has been completed. 
 + 
 +[{{https://​s3.amazonaws.com/​docs.knaldtech.com/​docuwiki/​clean_driver_shader_cache.png?​nolink&​768|Shader Cache Options}}] 
 + 
 + 
 +==== Deleting the Shader Cache ====
   - Go to your NVIDIA control panel> Manage 3D Settings, turn off Shader Cache and hit Apply   - Go to your NVIDIA control panel> Manage 3D Settings, turn off Shader Cache and hit Apply
   - Reboot your PC   - Reboot your PC
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   - Go back to your NVIDIA control panel> Manage 3D Settings, turn On Shader Cache and hit Apply   - Go back to your NVIDIA control panel> Manage 3D Settings, turn On Shader Cache and hit Apply
   - Try Knald.   - Try Knald.
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 +[{{https://​s3.amazonaws.com/​docs.knaldtech.com/​docuwiki/​clean_driver_shader_cache.png?​nolink&​768|Shader Cache Options}}]
clean_driver_installation.txt · Last modified: 2017/05/23 03:49 (external edit)