As players dive into the sands of Arrakis with Dune: Awakening‘s early access on GeForce NOW, some are encountering a couple of warning messages right at launch. We’ve looked into the official information from NVIDIA, and the key takeaway is this: these warnings are erroneous and do not affect gameplay or performance.
If you’re seeing these pop-ups, here’s a quick breakdown of what they mean and why you can safely ignore them.
Issue 1: The “Driver Known Issue” Warning
The first message you might see is a pop-up warning that your GPU driver has “known issues” or is below the recommended version.
- What’s Happening: The game is checking for a specific driver version number that isn’t yet live on the GFN servers.
- The Reality: Despite the message, NVIDIA has confirmed that the current GeForce NOW driver has no actual known issues that impact the game.
- What to Do: Simply skip or ignore this warning. Players cannot update drivers on GeForce NOW virtual machines themselves. The GFN team is working to roll out an updated driver soon, which will make this warning disappear.
Issue 2: The “Hard Drive Below Minimum Spec” Warning
The second potential warning claims that your ‘Hard Drive is Below Minimum Spec,’ suggesting you’re running on a slow HDD.
- What’s Happening: This is a simple case of mistaken identity. The game is incorrectly detecting GeForce NOW’s high-speed SSDs as older, slower standard HDDs.
- The Reality: This warning has zero impact on actual game performance. You are still running the game on the enterprise-grade SSD hardware that powers the service.
- What to Do: Dismiss the message and play on. The NVIDIA team is investigating a fix to prevent this incorrect message from appearing in the future.
The Bottom Line
While these pop-ups can be a bit jarring when you’re trying to launch a new game, rest assured they are effectively cosmetic bugs related to how the game detects the GFN infrastructure. The team behind the service is aware and working on fixes for both.
In the meantime, you can dismiss both warnings and dive into Dune: Awakening without any worries about performance. Enjoy the spice, and we’ll see you on Arrakis!
