M17x Drivers thread

Nice find! Free Fall sensor. They've come a long way from the XPS M1730 days havent they?

 

They certainly have. Crazy aliens.

 

i tried modding my drivers.
1. i downloaded mobility mod manager
2. extracted the file from the 9.12 drivers
3. modded them
4 ran the install file and got this



anyone know what this means?

 

Download and install .Net framework 1.1 from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en

If you continue getting the error after you've installed this, completely remove your video drivers, reboot, and reinstall them.



Reference

http://community.contractwebdevelopment.com/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-mom-implementation

 

i did that but i don't think my drivers worked. here is what i get in ccc

 

the packaging version has nothing to do with the release number (9.12). show me your GPUz screenshot

 

i reinstalled windows 7 and got it working my gpuz shows the 9.12 version now. thanks for the help

 

No problem bromontana. Glad to be of service to my fellow alien

 

Got this 10.1 version installed today in a round about way. Still testing but performance is not as good in MW2 and BF_BC2. 9.12 hotfix version is still the best so far for gaming performance for me.

 

10.2 is looking a lot better. Much better performance in MW2 and BF_BC2. I am getting in the 40-55 FPS in BF_BC2 beta. 30-45 FPS was my range with 9.12 hotfix.
Also never noticed the DirectX compute selection in previous version as checked.

 

So 10.2 is beating 9.12? comfortably?

May have to put that driver through its paces in the futuremark suite haha

 

its suppose to be alot better in crossfire also.

 

yes you are suppose to get another 1000 point on the gpu using crossfire from what i saw in reviews. i'm a bit busy so i cant compare right now.

 

WELL WELL WELL

I know what I am doing this weekend (tonight I have to study bio, exam tomorrow)

 

i'll throw up the stock and you handle the rest.

 

Will do!

and +rep at you for hosting the WHOLE driver and making it easier for us lazy folk

 

no problem.

 

wow going to try this 10.2 tomorrow. i hope it works good.

 

Aight Don...something aint working...so can you take me (and everyone else) step by step through the install process for 10.2 in Win 7 x64

Thanks bud!

 

use the have disk method on it and choose the ch one.

 

Not working for me, my second 3850 not installed right. Somebody also work with Mobility Modder?

 

Go to Device Manager, right-click one of the video cards, and select update driver.

Next, choose Browse my computer. Then "let me pick ...".

Click "Have Disk"

Navigate to the extracted folder. For me it's Downloads\Support\10-2_vista64_win7_64_dd_ccc_wdm_enu\Packages\Drivers\Display\W76A_INF.

Double-click the file with the CH in the name. Start installing.

NOTE - I had a problem with several flickering black screens after install. I have since hard-shut down (held power button down) and restarted. I'm showing 10.2 and so far so good.

 

I did the "have disk" method installing over working drivers and that is what allowed me to get crossfire working.

When I installed using have disk over no existing drivers they loaded properly but no crossfire option was there

 

actually i think the 10.2 scored a few less on benchmark than the 9.12 with the hotfix. However it seems to be better in games in addition to the crossfire support for more games. it seems contradictory.

 

Witch Card you have? With crossfire ore a normal single one?

 

with crossfire - dual 4870's on my M17x

 

Used the have disk method with the driver in ur sig Don...it shows both cards as 10.2 under device manager but 1 card has an exclamation mark on it. Also, can't get CCC to install via 10.2 setup. Should I have done have disk without removing 9.12 drivers?

 

it's a pita to do it. I hace successfully get it to work though.

steps?
install dell's drivers and then install the 10.2 using the have disk method. Choose ch. C7 doesn't use crossfire. I foundout how to install 10.2 ccc in it but it isn't worth the time.

also install the crossfire profile. 10.3 will have mobility support but I will still will make them with the driver number at the end so you can easily see what driveryou are using.

to see if the driver installedright just look at your cards in the device manager and see if 10.2 's are there.

 

the Ati 10.3 drivers

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=3467229#post3467229

 

10.3 has crossfireX mobility support?

 

The drivers installed correctly but only one 4870 is showing up as installed.

 

any idea if it's better than 10.2?

 

install ch for win7...

also install the dell drivers first and overinstall the 10.2 in them. I will write an html page and place it in the driver over the week end.

 

I installed The dell drivers first and then the 10.3 drivers and now crossfire is working. I tried dragon age and it is running really smooth now, before i had a small hitching problem.

 

so just run the installer and install the 10.3 drivers right over the stock dell drivers?

 

Yeah that is what i did. But restart right after installing the stock dell drivers before you install the 10.3 drivers.

 

i'll try it out later tonight and run some benches.

 

downloading the 10.3 right now. think i can install them on top of my current modded 9.12 or uninstall and do a fresh one?

 

is everyone happy with 10.3???
if so i will remove 10.2...

 

Yea, still game testing but so far a 10.3 is a keeper for me.

 

you still did good don, don't worry lol

 

Been testing the ATI pre-release version 10.3. Seeing some really nice FPS improvements and the water flickering issue is gone in the BF BC2 Beta demo:

 

Thanx GagetBoi for the testing. I think I will give it a shot too

 

10.3 works for me!

 

For those wanting to test, Catalyst 10.3a is out and there is a notebook version.
It is here: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1253/1/

 

gadget, I tried following the links but then got an "unauthorized download" message upon clicking the article's link...

 

Try this link directly to the amd site, they also refernce it in the legit review article:
http://sites.amd.com/us/underground/tips/Pages/catalyst-10-3-preview.aspx

I downloaded from both sites without a problem.

 

Water flickering/texture flickering is back in the 10.3a release for some reason. I didn't have it with the older 10.3's.

 

so what are the fastest drivers ?

 

It Happends on My Destop aswell (
I have a 4870X2 in that configuration).
One way of resolving it is just change AAF no matter what it's set to (example. at x16 to x8 or x1 to x2 or x4 to x16 you get the idea)... it's a temporary fix & you will need to do it everytime a map loads or reloads.. annoying but effective.