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    Battlefield 3 Video problems.. !!! aggg

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jorgeovington, Nov 13, 2011.

  1. jorgeovington

    jorgeovington Newbie

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    Good morning to all,
    Let me introduce myself, my name is Jorge and I own an Alienware m17x with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
    The issue is that I use to work and not really play much with it, but the other day I got the Battlefield 3 and I find that when I play I get this message before starting the game that the Nvidia driver version is outdated, it has to be version 285.38 or higher.

    I downloaded all drivers from NVIDIA regarding the issue, and no updates it tells me that is not associated hardware.

    There is some kind of process or procedure to update it without collateral damage .. ?? any how to or something?

    On the other hand, where I can download the new driver for the video ...


    From already thank you very much ...

    I hope your comments ...


    Jorge.

    Pd. Thanks again ... ! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
     
    jorgeovington, Nov 13, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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  3. inzelux

    inzelux Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi and welcome, Jorge!
    I had the same issue as you when running the 260m.

    The deal is that the 260m graphics card is "outdated" and not longer followed by Nvidia in their graphics updates.

    What you have to do, is to modify the INF file which comes with the driver-installer package. When that is done, you will be able to install the new driver-package with your card.

    What the INF file simply does, is that it tells the installer about what GPU's that the installer is meant for. By modifying it, you're fooling the installer to think that the driver is verified by Nvidia to run on your GPU and it will let you pass.

    NVIDIA & Laptop News | Latest NVIDIA drivers and related news | laptopvideo2go.com is the webpage for you to check out!


    Best of luck,
    - Scott.
     
    inzelux, Nov 13, 2011
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  4. jorgeovington

    jorgeovington Newbie

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    Thank you very much ... widezu69 and inzelux.

    The LOT I really clarify the problem.

    Inzelux ... know where I can get the modified inf file., an example or something??? because honestly I have no idea how to do it ....

    Again thank you very much ... !

    Tank´s Jorge...

    Pd.
    Excuse my English but I've been very wrong with the language .. ! lol
     
    jorgeovington, Nov 14, 2011
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  5. inzelux

    inzelux Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, Jorge.
    This would be the page for you;
    v285.79 Windows 7/Vista 64bit | NVIDIA OEM Mobile - LaptopVideo2Go Forums

    On the page, you can find the newest 285.79 driver;
    http://laptopvideo2go.com/nvidia/285series/28579_win7x64.exe

    On the page, you also find the fitting INF file for the driver;
    http://laptopvideo2go.com/infs/285series/28579_win7x64/nvwi.inf

    Also, here is an snippet from their forums on how to use the INF file and Drivers ive provided and make it work together;


    Quote is property of;
    ForceWare Updater's Quickstart Guide - LaptopVideo2Go Forums




    Good luck,
    keep me updated!

    - Scott.
     
    inzelux, Nov 14, 2011
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  6. jorgeovington

    jorgeovington Newbie

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    Thank you so much, my friend ...

    Served me well, I'm with the fans at full speed boards, playing BTF 3!!

    Thanks to your response I've made ... .. !

    And as we say in my country ... THANK YOU SO MUCH ... GENIUS

    MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS::: GENIO.. !!! xD
     
    jorgeovington, Nov 15, 2011
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  7. inzelux

    inzelux Notebook Evangelist

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    No problem mate, glad that the forum could help you out!
    Enjoy BF3!

    - Scott
     
    inzelux, Nov 15, 2011
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