WHY would I want to Eject my Graphics card?

dr ploppy · 30 Jan 2016 at 21:12

I recently noticed under the system tray Safely remove icon that there is a new option to eject my GTX 980 since last driver update. Its not supposed to be there, what will happen if I pressed it? anyone have same thing?

Phixsator · 30 Jan 2016 at 21:17

Its the newest driver from nvidia that does it. It has something to do with a thunderbolt(or could it be usb3 instead?) update to the driver(from what ive read around the web) but for some reason it affects cards that doesnt have that which would be all current and old gen nvidia cards. Atleast thats what ive read.. i have no confirmed knowledge only speculation.

Armageus · 30 Jan 2016 at 21:19

dr ploppy said:
I recently noticed under the system tray Safely remove icon that there is a new option to eject my GTX 980 since last driver update. Its not supposed to be there, what will happen if I pressed it? anyone have same thing?

NVidia are aware and will be fixed in the next driver release apparently.

Lots of other people getting the issue with the 361.75 driver.

https://forums.geforce.com/default/...dia-geforce-gtx-970-quot-on-the-system-tray-/
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9997/nvidia-releases-36175-whql-game-ready-driver
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/42z3yr/drivers_36175_new_feature_devices_and_printers/

Interesting one though!

AlamoX · 30 Jan 2016 at 21:20

something to do with thunderbolt support they added, minor bug that shouldn't affect anything if ignored

dr ploppy · 30 Jan 2016 at 22:02

thankyou both, just wonderin what might happen if i accidentally pressed it!

Mauller · 30 Jan 2016 at 22:03

If you eject it, your nvidia GPU will bust out of the top of your case then parachute to the ground in a daring spectacle of CGI and glitter.

eddyr · 30 Jan 2016 at 22:20

It's a safety feature, and they want you to know that their GPU's are built like jetfighters.

spikerules · 31 Jan 2016 at 06:49

You would want to if you had a Thunderbolt 3 external GPU installed

UTmaniac · 31 Jan 2016 at 08:22

To make it easier to swap to AMD.

Skynet5 · 31 Jan 2016 at 09:11

UTmaniac said:
To make it easier to swap to AMD.

Lol. You're making me cry with laughter. Imagine!

Midlife Crisis · 31 Jan 2016 at 09:29

Press here to eject your 980 after another driver crash! [that is not happening to me by the way]

rene.agac · 31 Jan 2016 at 18:35

The card will eject in T - 10 seconds. You have 5 seconds to reach minimum safe distance..

Panos · 31 Jan 2016 at 18:42

Mauller said:
If you eject it, your nvidia GPU will bust out of the top of your case then parachute to the ground in a daring spectacle of CGI and glitter.

hahahahhahaha

FoxEye · 31 Jan 2016 at 18:53

Is it in case it catches fire?

no_1_dave · 1 Feb 2016 at 12:54

It's for future external GPUs

You can remove the option by editing the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvlddmkm set SurpriseRemovalSupport to 0, then reboot.

Hedge · 1 Feb 2016 at 18:26

I got this too. Glad you made the thread because I assumed I had somehow buggered something up lol

Orangey · 1 Feb 2016 at 18:45

Future? I thought eGPUs had been around a few years.

rene.agac · 1 Feb 2016 at 19:12

no_1_dave said:
It's for future external GPUs

You can remove the option by editing the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvlddmkm set SurpriseRemovalSupport to 0, then reboot.

Does Microsoft really call it SupriseRemovalSupport? It has definitely lived up to it's name in this instance that little registry entry lol

Padraig · 15 Feb 2016 at 18:17

Try it see what happens will it really eject or is it a lie.

Simon Belmont · 15 Feb 2016 at 18:20

Padraig said:
Try it see what happens will it really eject or is it a lie.

I tried it when the driver first released, nothing happens. There's a hotfix driver that removes it.