(III) Software Installation
1. Astra Software Installation
1.On a 64-bit Windows operating system, disable the firewall and exit any antivirus software (such as 360 Security, Tencent PC Manager, etc.).Right-click “Astra.exe” and select “Run as administrator” to launch the installer.The installation wizard will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions and click “Next” to proceed step by step.
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2.After the installation is completed, an Astra software icon will appear on the desktop.
2. CUDA Installation
Confirm the CUDA Version Supported by the GPU
1.To check the CUDA version supported by your graphics card:Press Win + R, enter cmd, and open the command prompt.Run the command:nvidia-smi.The displayed interface shows the maximum CUDA version supported by the system.In this guide, CUDA 13.0.1 is selected for installation.
CUDA Download
1.Open the official download page:https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit-archive, select CUDA 13.0.1 for download.
2.Follow the prompts to select the operating system version that matches your computer.
CUDA Installation
1.Double-click the downloaded installer to open the installation interface.During the system check, select “Agree and Continue”.
2.License Agreement: select “Custom”, then click Next.
3.Options: select all components.
4.Installation path: it is recommended to use the default path, as this path will be required later.Click Next to proceed.
5.Installation Finished.
Verify CUDA Installation
Press Win + R, enter cmd, and open the command prompt.Run the following command:nvcc -V.If the information shown in the figure appears, CUDA has been installed successfully.Otherwise, the installation has failed.
3.cuDNN Installation
cuDNN Download
1.Visit the official download page:https://developer.nvidia.com/cudnn-downloads. Select Archived Versions, then choose version 9.14.0.After entering the version details page, start the download.
cuDNN安装
1.Double-click the downloaded installer to open the installation interface.During the system check, select “Agree and Continue”.
2.License Agreement: select “Custom”, then click Next.
3.Options: select CUDA 13.0.
4.Installation path: it is recommended to use the default path, as it will be required later.Click Next to continue.
5.Installation completed.
File Copy
After the installation is complete:Locate the previously installed CUDA directory.Copy all contents of the three folders in the cuDNN installation directory.Paste them into the corresponding directories under the CUDA installation path.
After configuring the environment variables, restart the computer. At this point, the installation of CUDA and cuDNN is complete.