Getting CUDA to run on your notebook is not always an easy task even if you have a CUDA enabled graphic card. In my Laptop there is a NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M (256 MB). However, the laptops require you to have a vendor-specific driver otherwise you get the nice error message “no supported hardware detected” when trying to install the latest CUDA driver.

However, NVIDIA seems to realize that this situation is not amusing to any Laptop-Programmer (like me). So yesterday I found on the download site the following item:

Beta Notebook Driver for Developers (181.22)

So downloaded, installed, and same error as with the other drivers. Well, at least it is a step into the right direction.  Maybe it works for others.

Standard alternative

However, there is still the option to install a modified driver for your notebook. This worked for me but is not the clean solution. Those drivers can be found at http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/