I admit defeat...I can't mod Nvidia drivers and need help

I am not sure if it is the day that I have been having or I am just an idiot, but I cannot mod drivers for the life of me. I have a 980m (05511028) running in an Alienware M17xR4 with Windows 10, and I am running the 385.41 drivers from the Eurocomm site but they don't have any newer drives from my card/system.

I have tried following a couple of guides but they all seem to have some part that is outdated and I can't figure out the correct new method.

Thanks for any help that you can provide!

 

I think @woodzstack has a compilation of mod drivers iirc

I could wrong so I apologize in advance if thats the case

 

I've started just showing people how to mod it on a 1 to 1 basis, but yeah I could have drivers available anytime I needed it, but if he purchased a card from somewhere they should also support it.

 

Probably will cut down your expenditure of time in the long run when I think about it.

 

Where are you getting hung up?

 

You find Nvidia drivers in
Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)
Look for @j95 posts in each Nvidia Driver threads

 

I don't think you need to modify the drivers anymore for 980m on M17x R4 with W10.

http://www.nvidia.co.uk/download/driverResults.aspx/132979/en-uk

I am in process of updating my drivers to the latest version from the link. All I do is delete the folders I don't need and that's it. As far as I remember nVidia added support for 980m for older systems a few months ago.

 

Why would you believe that to be the case there is no way that there is an entry for that combination in the inf

 

Download the latest drivers from nVidia below:
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/download/driverResults.aspx/132979/en-uk

When you extract the exe file into the folder, look inside the default inf nvidia provides with the latest drivers. They were providing support for the last few months if I am not mistaken. No need for any mods

 

That driver is not combination limited and instead includes both mobile and desktop gpus? You learn something new everyday

 

Yes, it does include both. The driver I just downloaded was meant for desktop version of the GPU by the way. I don't need Optimus etc, so I don't bother with mobile version of the driver. Those are the only folders required for the driver to function properly [I learned this from J95].

 

I found the link with the driver changelog after some digging:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...force-hotfx-driver-387-98-released-10-12-17-/

This is GeForce Hot Fix driver version 387.98 that addresses the following:

• Fixed stutter when gaming on an external G-SYNC monitor connected to Notebook.

• Added support back for Alienware laptops with GM204 GPUs.

From this driver onward no inf modifications were required for Alienware laptops.

 

sorry to come in on this, when you installed 980m to your r4 where did you find the unlocked bios? i have hunted high and low for a11 unlock cant find it anywhere.

iam trying to upgrade to 780m. any help or advice on how you done yours would be great.

 

mariussx i seen in another post that you said they're is no need to an unlocked bios as well as a modded driver. is this because your running a13. as i was on a11 and i cant install drivers for 780m although bios identifies it.

 

Moved to a thread ‘ M17xr4 780m upgrade’.