9600m GT installed on Aspire 5720 but driver = no install?

So I have the 9600m GT out of a 8930g installed in my Aspire 5720 laptop but every nvidia driver that I try to install says that the hardware is not compatible with the driver or some crap.

Am I out of luck with this card or is there a way to force install a driver...or is there a better driver to install?

I've tried the latest 197.16, 186.03 drivers from nvidia. Even from laptopvideo2go...no dice.

Any advice?

 

You could try the modded INF that LaptopVideo2Go provides - it should remove any and all restrictions on hardware.

 

Well as I stated in the original post, I tried lv2go drivers (with modded inf) and it wouldn't install so I just ordered a 8600m Gt off ebay.

Crappy thing is that I damaged the stock 8400m GS while removing the plate so now I am out of a laptop for a few days.

Doh!!!

 

Not completely out - you can still run the system without the driver for the 9600M GT...just at low resolution without any graphics acceleration.

 

I had to put it back into my bro's 8930g...hahaha

I was just seeing if it would work so I could buy one from ebay.

 

Try the 8930g's original driver from Acer's site. Then you can upgrade.
I have a 5720g too I will search Ebay for 9600m GT. But do you know the part number of the card. These cards are used in 8930g.

MSI VGA Card nVidia NB9P-GS GDDRIII
512M 800MHz 32*32 MXM II w/ HDCP w/
Intersil PowerIC w/DP support Ver. A3
VG.9PG06.006

Yuan VGA Card nVidia NB9P-GS GDDRIII
512M 800MHz 32*32 MXM II w/ HDCP w/
MPS PowerIC w/DP support Ver. A3
VG.9PG0Y.005

MSI VGA Card nVidia 9EGEH GDDRIII
512M 800MHz 32*32 MXM III w/ HDCP
VG.9EG06.001

Service Manual
http://www.mk-electronic.com/Hersteller/PDFDokumente/Acer/Mobile System(MS)/Aspire/8930.pdf

 

Burc, if you checked the Acer MXM thread, you'd know more.
The VG.9PG06.006 and VG.9PG0Y.005 are as far as I know identical in all ways - the reason for the different part numbers is where the cards are sourced from.

The VG.9EG06.001 is not a 9600M GT, however; it's a GeForce 9700M GT MXM-III card, and wouldn't fit in an MXM-II notebook.

 

I checked there but I should have missed it.
Thera are 5 types of 9600m gt's.
[VG.9PG06.002] ..MSI
[VG.9PG06.006] ..MSI...used in 8930G
[VG.9PG06.008] ..MSI
[VG.9PG0Y.005] ..Yuan..used in 8930G
[VG.9PG0Y.006] ..Yuan

But I think all of them are the same
or not they could have different vbios.

Sorry my english is not very good

 

I tried the Acer driver but it's only for Vista 32 bit...whereas I have Vista 64 bit.

 

Try Acer's 6930G's vista 64 bit driver. It should work. That driver has 9600m gt support

 

Hey burc thatnks for the tip.

I just put the 8600m gt in and it was just plug and play with the nvidia 197.16 driver.

I haven't bothered to steal my brothers 9600m gt. Didn't want to spend that much money ($200+) on a 9600m gt when I got a 8600m gt for $80.

Tryin to save up for the TimelineX or Asus N82!

 

Dude stop spamming the same post all over the forum.

There has never been a 9650m GT in an Acer, AFAIK.