New Drivers for 14, 17, and 18 Models Up!

The drivers for the new alienware laptops are up on dells site. This will be good for anyone with a 780m in an existing alienware since the nvidia 700m drivers are now available on dells site. Time for some testing on my system!

 

Cool, good to hear. Just don't get tempted to use a later driver from NV yet. The 7xx desktop guys have been left out in the cold with no working driver without modding. Does it have your machine ID though to install?

 

Downloading the dell driver right now, will report back to see if it worked.

Update: Driver did not work. Once nvidias website releases drivers for the 700m series, we should not have to mod anything correct?

 

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_119F&SUBSYS_05511028

C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\3xx.xx\Win8_WinVista_Win7_64\International\Display.Driver

nvdm.inf = Dell driver v.311.48
nvdmn.inf = v.314.22 latest stable driver NVIDIA DRIVERS 314.22WHQL, 320.18 broken.

Try both for OC, temps ?

 

Thanks for sharing it! +1

 

No, you will still need to as NV will not be adding the machine ID. Either use J95's or try the inf at: LaptopVideo2Go: Drivers
They seem to add in most machine/card ID;s. If they work for you then you have a place to get the latest drivers in future

 

the two versions J95 linked, why would it matter which INF file is used?

 

All I know is there are over 30 of them in that folder, and that the ones you replace have to match the driver version. The ones on LV2go often change the inf name - go figure?

 

hm, so every time a new driver is out, you have to change the driver version somehow in the INF? didnt know they were linked, thought the INF was just the ID and you add the ID to a new driver and boom done.

 

I've never actually done it - got too confused, but yes each driver version needs a modded inf with the extra ID in it. Check out LV2GO and you'll see the link for an inf if you select a driver version. You have to manually save it but the name should be there so you know which one to replace.

The link is that the installer checks the card ID you have installed against it's inf list along with the machine ID (laptops only) as long as both are there it continues, otherwise it's 'hardware not found'

 

Use the .inf files with the corresponding drivers (installation failed>close dialog>Display.Driver folder replace .inf), theoretically dell drivers are optimized. Many times nvidia changes entries / sections w/ each driver release due to optimizations etc...

Could you monitor temps and report back ?

 

just tried the dell drivers, after i installed the pc wouldnt boot to the desktop, just kept flashing black and grey. Had to boot into safe mode and remove the drivers for it work again.

 

What version was it?

 

311.82 i believe? something close to that, giving 314.22 a try now

update: 314.22 with the modded inf still tells me no compatible gpu found

 

lol, just what I was going to say, seems the best WHQL for most people.

 

the modded inf wont work with 314.22, copied it over and gives me the error. its almost like the nvidia display.driver folder isnt even copying it in.

 

Watch out for your browser renaming it with a hidden .txt extension. If you do not get prompted to overwrite when you copy then there is some mistake. Did you try the one from LV2go?

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/infs/310series/31422_win8x64/nvwin.inf

 

it prompts me to overwrite, but still, no go. The link you gave me above doesnt work lol

 

This would be the biggest factor for me. Running x64 I can't be running modded drivers as I like to actually leave the driver signing check on.

 

Doh sorry man I did test it but for some reason linking that site sometimes does not work. Go to the main drivers page and then select the driver version you want, then the download link, then the inf link, finally use 'save as' in the browser and make sure the type is NOT txt.

Edit: looks like the file is created on-the-fly so not linkable

 

no prob! awesome, installing it now

 

successful run on 314.22 at +135/+400 overclocks

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor,Alienware M17xR4 score: P8312 3DMarks

testing crysis 3, since that game loves killing my gpu and crashing it all the time on 320.18

 

Woo hoo, I can crash now

Or can I, I wanna know how it rolls....

 

crysis 3 has been stable for about 15 min so far at full software overclocks (+135/+500). On the 320.18 driver it would crash within 3 min. This is a good sign!

 

Do you know what FPS you are seeing (assuming top level settings)?

 

Windows 8 disable driver signing.

1) Open command prompt (Admin) windows key + X
2) Type "bcdedit /set {current} testsigning yes" (without quotes) enter>reboot
3) Install
4) Exit test mode "bcdedit /set {current} testsigning no">reboot.

Re-edited 314.22 removed 680m entries, temps ?

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_119F&SUBSYS_05511028 Device Manger>Display Adapters>Details>Hardware ids>match ?

 

max setting at 1080p and FXAA, im seeing 35 to 50 fps during the first mission depending on the scene. However crysis 3 still crashes and tells me that the dxgi device was removed, only happens in crysis 3 and is more frequent with any OC