The Driver has Fried some Cards. Nvidia Recommends Uninstalling the Driver Strait away! To Do So:
Driver Rollback/Removal Instructions
Option 1: Roll Back To Your Previous Driver:
If you installed your current driver without first uninstalling the previous version, you can simply roll back your driver to the previous version using these steps:
Windows XP steps to roll back your driver:
1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Click Performance and Maintenance and then System (in Category view) or System (in Classic view)
4. Select the Hardware Tab
5. Click Device Manager
6. Double-click on Display Adapters
7. Double-click on your NVIDIA GPU
8. Select the Driver Tab
9. Click on Roll Back Driver
Windows Vista or Windows 7 steps to roll back your driver:
1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Windows Vista: Click System and Maintenance and then System or simply System (in Classic view). Windows 7: Click System and Security and then System.
4. In the left pane, click Device Manager
5. Double-click on Display Adapters
6. Double-click on your NVIDIA GPU
7. Select the Driver Tab
8. Click on Roll Back Driver
Option 2: Uninstall the Current Driver:
When you installed your current driver, if you first uninstalled the previous driver you won’t be able to roll back. In this case, follow the same steps that you previously used to uninstall your driver. Once complete, you can then download and re-install the recommended driver.
196.75 Alert!
NVIDIA is aware that some customers have reported fan speed issues after installing 196.75 drivers from NVIDIA's website. These drivers have been removed from NVIDIA's website due to these customer reports. We have also asked all partners to remove this driver. We recommend that all customers immediately discontinue the use of 196.75 drivers and roll back to their previous driver. Driver roll back help can be found here. For those that have experienced fan speed issues with 196.75 drivers.
Driver Rollback/Removal Instructions
Option 1: Roll Back To Your Previous Driver:
If you installed your current driver without first uninstalling the previous version, you can simply roll back your driver to the previous version using these steps:
Windows XP steps to roll back your driver:
1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Click Performance and Maintenance and then System (in Category view) or System (in Classic view)
4. Select the Hardware Tab
5. Click Device Manager
6. Double-click on Display Adapters
7. Double-click on your NVIDIA GPU
8. Select the Driver Tab
9. Click on Roll Back Driver
Windows Vista or Windows 7 steps to roll back your driver:
1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Windows Vista: Click System and Maintenance and then System or simply System (in Classic view). Windows 7: Click System and Security and then System.
4. In the left pane, click Device Manager
5. Double-click on Display Adapters
6. Double-click on your NVIDIA GPU
7. Select the Driver Tab
8. Click on Roll Back Driver
Option 2: Uninstall the Current Driver:
When you installed your current driver, if you first uninstalled the previous driver you won’t be able to roll back. In this case, follow the same steps that you previously used to uninstall your driver. Once complete, you can then download and re-install the recommended driver.
196.75 Alert!
NVIDIA is aware that some customers have reported fan speed issues after installing 196.75 drivers from NVIDIA's website. These drivers have been removed from NVIDIA's website due to these customer reports. We have also asked all partners to remove this driver. We recommend that all customers immediately discontinue the use of 196.75 drivers and roll back to their previous driver. Driver roll back help can be found here. For those that have experienced fan speed issues with 196.75 drivers.