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    Drivers Question Dell

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Ex3beatnik, Sep 25, 2012.

  1. Ex3beatnik

    Ex3beatnik Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    just wondering, do we have to use only the dell stock drivers for the Graphics card or can we use Nvidia's?

    Thx
     
    Ex3beatnik, Sep 25, 2012
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  2. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    You can use the latest Nvidia drivers. One thing to remember though, if/when you do a clean install of Windows, when you go to install the drivers again, install the Dell video drivers first, then you can go and update to the latest Nvidia drivers.
     
    radji, Sep 25, 2012
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  3. mx308250

    mx308250 Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the info radji, I did not know that about installing the dell drivers first.
     
    mx308250, Sep 25, 2012
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  4. Alienware-Pablo_R

    Alienware-Pablo_R Company Representative

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    Sure you can use the latest Nvidia drivers. Make sure to perform a clean installation. Also when your´re installing the new Nvidia driver, choose "Custom" Installation and then check the box that says "Perform a Clean installation".
     
    Alienware-Pablo_R, Sep 26, 2012
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