NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Driver update issue

After entering the information in the NVIDIA driver search, I'm being told that the latest driver is the "Quadro Mac OS X Driver Release 256". However, after downloading it and trying to install the driver I keep getting an error that says "this computer will not support this NVIDIA graphics solution".
I've installed the latest CUDA drivers beforehand like it says, and that has worked out fine. Not sure what I'm missing with this though.

I'm getting the driver from the official NVIDIA website.
That is the problem. The only place to download any type of updates for a Mac are from Software Update, otherwise you will run into issues such as the one you just experienced. I'm guessing you may have come from the Windows world where it's regular practice to have to go searching for new drivers, with OS X you no longer have to do this. Run Software Update and if it finds updates for your machine install them. You can also set Software Update to check on a regular basis in System Preferences - Software Update.

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Hey Daveyx1,
Have you checked all the software updates and installed all of the available ones? especially the EFI firmware? Check the EFI firmware version on your system and verify that is the latest from this link. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237.
If the version is not right you need to install the software updates and restart the Mac. After installing the firmware updates install the Boot Camp drivers again.
Also I know that you had tried most of the possible stuffs to get the issue resolved. However if you haven't tried that please try this.
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Can I update bootcamp video driver (nvidia geforce 9400M to GeForce 332.21 Driver)? http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en
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While we all have MacBooks in this forum not all of us use BootCamp. There's a BootCamp Support Community where everybody uses BootCamp. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/d8koa8f8i1z9j3d/Photo%202014-09-30%2C%201%2040%2044%20AM.jpg?dl=0
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/a9c47w320u5xylb/Photo%202014-09-30%2C%201%2043%2016%20AM.jpg?dl=0
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/8cebgs4t10ghnh0/Photo%202014-09-30%2C%201%2046%2020%20AM.jpg?dl=0
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It was suggested to me by a family member that it may be a hardware issue, hence the consideration for sending it in.
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To me it sounds like a hardware issue (especially if you have rolled back to factory default and reinstalled from scratch)
It wouldn't be a hardware issue since you can play other games without problem.
Easiest way to tell if it's a hardware issue or not is to run the benchmark tool for example 3DMark 11 and see if the problem also happens during the benchmark.
For the rendering problem you were talking, please provide not only the problem picture but also the picture without problem to let us make the comparison.
I'm sorry to say, but some of the picture I'm not really getting what the problem you're talking about.
For the shadow face, here are few user provided fix which might be helpful.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2282965
http://forum.bioware.com/topic/55984-shadows-way-too-darkblack-intendedscreenshot-solved/
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Re-installing DirectX and PhysX.
NVIDIA moderator says some of the games is required to play some older Physx games, but not sure if it works.
If you would like to have a try.
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/524066/geforce-drivers/official-nvidia-r310-61-beta-display-driver-feedback-thread-released-11-20-12-/post/3714758/#3714758
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Signature du problme*:
Nom dvnement de problme: BlueScreen
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You Have: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
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The HD5650 is more performant than the GeForce GT 420M .... If you understand something let me know cause I don't !
[TEST ATI and GEFORCE|http://www.clubic.com/carte-graphique/carte-graphique-nvidia/geforce-400-series/article-363820-3-test-nvidia-geforce-gt-420m.html]
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