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    Modded Drivers for GF on m17 R3 ???

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by S_Mario, Feb 3, 2014.

  1. S_Mario

    S_Mario Notebook Enthusiast

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    Who could help me to find modified driver for GeForce?
    I have m17 r3, and when I trying to connect my graphic card GTX 675m (official support for ONLY m17 r4, m14 r2, m18 r2) , and install standard drivers, but it says that graphic card aren't recognized.
    Thank you.
     
    S_Mario, Feb 3, 2014
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  2. j95

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    Extracted driver folder (C:\Nvidia) Display.Driver -> open nvdmn.inf (notepad) Edit -> Replace -> Find What: 057B Replace With: 0490 -> Hit 'Replace All' -> Save.
    C:\Nvidia...International\ -> run setup.exe.
     
    j95, Feb 3, 2014
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  3. MickyD1234

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    Hi, you can get them from here : LaptopVideo2Go: Drivers win 8 = win 7 as well)

    It's the INF you need to replace for it to be recognised. The drivers are not modified (so they say).
     
    MickyD1234, Feb 3, 2014
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    This is the best place to get them. This happens because the 675m was not officially certified for your system. You will require modified drivers most of the time.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Feb 4, 2014
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    NVDMN.INF (Dell/1028) specific AW install instructions (PEG enabled/IGP disabled) ;)
     
    j95, Feb 4, 2014
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