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    Nvidia Driver 267.21 crashes every game

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Paulradio, Aug 28, 2011.

  1. Paulradio

    Paulradio Newbie

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    Hey all, I just purchased this lovely computer only to find almost every single one of the games I want to play crash constantly, I've made sure the games pull from the video card rather than the processor, yet they still continue to crash, and it's the driver that crashes, it is now referring me to the Nvidia website with error code 8, help.
     
    Paulradio, Aug 28, 2011
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  2. Nomadjlc

    Nomadjlc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ummmm,why not upgrade to a newer driver?
     
    Nomadjlc, Aug 28, 2011
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  3. smokingjam

    smokingjam Notebook Evangelist

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    upgrade to 280.26.
    im playing deus ex human revolution and so far runs like a dream. especially with new bios update. no more loud fans
     
    smokingjam, Aug 28, 2011
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  4. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    Try update to the newer version, for me I use 275.33, never had any problem so far.

    Here is a list of download link to download the latest driver: nVidia Driver Download List
     
    CGSDR, Aug 29, 2011
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  5. jruss

    jruss Notebook Geek

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    Wait...

    Is this right? There was a bios upgrade to fix the fan issue?
     
    jruss, Aug 29, 2011
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  6. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    Yeap, the A05 version. A05 BIOS
     
    CGSDR, Aug 29, 2011
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  7. smokingjam

    smokingjam Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah man, makes the m14x awesome now.
     
    smokingjam, Aug 30, 2011
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  8. jruss

    jruss Notebook Geek

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    Good to hear, but I was almost 100% decided on the M17x. :confused:

    Now I'm back to the drawing board between the 2...
     
    jruss, Aug 30, 2011
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  9. shifttab

    shifttab Notebook Geek

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    How do I install the 275.33? I download the .inf and still getting missing files errors when running setup.
     
    shifttab, Aug 30, 2011
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  10. jruss

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    Sorry to derail your question here, but do you guys think Dell will update this themselves before shipping out new units?

    Basically, if I were to order an M14x today would the bios be updated before shipping or would I still have to manually do this?
     
    jruss, Aug 30, 2011
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  11. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    Place that .inf file in the nVidia Setup folder, but before you do that I'd suggest you run the setup again and let it fail then copy the inf file to this path (C is your Windows Drive): C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\275.33\Vista 64-bit\International\Display.Driver

    Then run the setup again, this time it will work. Hope this help.
     
    CGSDR, Aug 30, 2011
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  12. shifttab

    shifttab Notebook Geek

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    This is what I call a DETAILED step by step!!!!!! :D :)

    Thank you!!!!
     
    shifttab, Aug 30, 2011
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