# Hardware Acceleration - Can't start Sketch-up Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660i **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Problems\ **Tags:** hardwareacceleration\ **Created:** [July 6, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579 "2021-07-06T20:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dave9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@dave9](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/dave9)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/1 "2021-07-06T20:44:07Z")
64 GB Ram Core I7 10750, Latest Drivers, 6 GB video card and can’t run sketch-up. I have checked the accelerated graphics options on and off, and made certain sketch-up is using the graphics card in the nvidia set-up. Any help would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![dave9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@dave9](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/dave9)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/2 "2021-07-06T21:04:52Z")
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**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/3 "2021-07-06T21:20:34Z")
Do you get an error message? ---
**Author:** ![dave9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@dave9](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/dave9)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/4 "2021-07-06T21:22:04Z")
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**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/5 "2021-07-06T21:37:35Z")
> [@dave9](#): > > I have checked the accelerated graphics options on and off, How exactly? What do your Nvidia control panel 3D application settings look like for SketchUp? ---
**Author:** ![MikeWayzovski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mikewayzovski/32/98346_2.png) [@MikeWayzovski](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeWayzovski)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/6 "2021-07-06T21:43:00Z")
Do you have another display that you can hook up and make the primal? ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/7 "2021-07-06T21:46:16Z")
> [@MikeWayzovski](#): > > Do you have another display that you can hook up and make the primal? Or the other way round: Is your computer a laptop, and are you trying to run SketchUp on an external monitor, especially one connected through an USB “dock”? ---
**Author:** ![dave9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@dave9](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/dave9)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/8 "2021-07-06T22:34:06Z")
That was the issue. Unplug the USB Docking station. I’ll mess with the display settings. Than you for the tip. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hardware-acceleration-cant-start-sketch-up-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660i/169579/9 "2022-01-08T20:44:37Z")
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