How to install driver nividia g6e.xlarge on windown

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I am using the instance type g6e.xlarge on Windows, and I want to install the driver for it. I found this version https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/231075/, but when I try to install it, I encounter the following error:

nvidia-smi NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running. This can also be happening if a non-NVIDIA GPU is running as the primary display, and the NVIDIA GPU is in WDDM mode.

asked 9 months ago637 views
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Your link points to Windows 10/11 driver. You can try Windows Server 2022 driver. Note that NVIDIA public drivers does not use NVIDIA GPU for display on your EC2 instance.

Do suggest you follow NVIDIA GRID install guide at NVIDIA drivers for your Amazon EC2 instance, or blog Building a high-performance Windows workstation on AWS for graphics intensive applications which uses CloudFormation template to automate install.

Below shows NVIDIA GRID driver on g6e.xlarge Windows 2022 EC2 instance that is accessed through Amazon DCV. Notice in the Device Manager window, only NVIDIA L40S is enabled while Microsoft Basic Display Adapter is disabled. Enter image description here

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answered 7 months ago
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Hi,

Please, have a look at this page : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-nvidia-driver.html#nvidia-GRID-driver

It says

For Windows instances, if you launch your instance from a custom Windows AMI, 
the AMI must be a standardized image created with Windows Sysprep to ensure 
that the GRID driver works. For more information, see Create an Amazon EC2 AMI 
using Windows Sysprep.

Documentation for SysPrep is here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ami-create-win-sysprep.html

Best,

Didier

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