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    5920G best driver for Nvidia 8600m GS

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by hardtackle, Nov 19, 2007.

  1. hardtackle

    hardtackle Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    Sorry to ask again. I have a 5920G with the 250gb HD and the HD-DVD with the Nvidia 8600m GS card.

    I have just tried to 163.75 nvidia driver with modded inf from laptopvideo2go, but it blue screens when I try to update windows index and also when trying to run Bioshock demo.

    Can anyone recommend a more suitable driver?

    cheers
    Andrew
     
    hardtackle, Nov 19, 2007
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  2. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Try 169.09 Modded driver form laptopvideo2go.com
     
    bigspin, Nov 19, 2007
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    hardtackle Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks will try that one later, just reinstalling standard driver, and have some work to do!

    Also is using uninstall in the device driver option the best way of doing a driver uninstall? Or simply choose roll back to previous driver then install the new one?
     
    hardtackle, Nov 19, 2007
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    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    #Uninstall the current driver & restart

    #go safe mode

    #Run driver cleaner(guru3d driver sweeper)

    #Run registry cleaner(ccleaner)

    #Restart & Install new driver
     
    bigspin, Nov 19, 2007
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    hardtackle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've now installed 169.09 with the modded .inf and it installed fine and I've had no blue screens, but when I run the windows index it rates it at 1.0 and when I right click on the desktop I don't have the nvidia controls option??
     
    hardtackle, Nov 19, 2007
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    pocketgamer Notebook Consultant

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    Same issue on my laptop.
     
    pocketgamer, Nov 19, 2007
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    hardtackle Notebook Enthusiast

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    Finally worked this out, I had been installing the XP drivers and not Vista, an easy mistake to make on the laptopvideo2go website.

    Installed 169.09 all fine. Now I can right click and get the control panel and the bioshock demo works fine.

    Performance under windows index is the same.
     
    hardtackle, Nov 20, 2007
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    reitz21 Notebook Enthusiast

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    bigspin, I just got my Acer 5920G-6574 with the 8600 GT installed. I downloaded the latest 169.09 driver from laptopvideo2go. But when i installed it all i did was un-install the original driver in device manager, restart, and then installed the 169.09. I don't currently have any real problems, but should i do it again using the process you listed out?
    uninstall, reboot in safe mode, use driver cleaner(i have drivercleaner.net) Registry cleaner(I have CleanMyPC), then install the new drivers?

    Also I have SP1 installed is there any other drivers i should get that windows update is not showing me? i.e. chipset, bios, audio, etc?

    Thanks
     
    reitz21, May 28, 2008
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  9. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Always follow above steps when you install new VGA drivers. :)
     
    bigspin, May 29, 2008
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