Nvidia V275.27 Beta Available, discussion here

Hey guys here's the latest Beta from Nvidia

V275.27
NVIDIA DRIVERS 275.27 BETA

 

Too bad we can't install it on our R3's. *cry*

 

user experience driver still crashing at session startup... is there any way to prevent this?

 

Ya...for the R3, stick to the Dell drivers.

 

I'll post an INF for you brave R3 owners to try in a bit...

 

Will made one for gtx460m and 485m in a few minutes

 

in my thread inf modded try it for instalation gtx460m and gtx485m
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/575595-nvidia-driver-update-m17x-r3.html

 

For your modified INF, zip it (just the INF) and add as an attachment to your post here. We dont need to have multiple threads on 275.27.

Thanks.

 

Installed these earlier as they're supposed to greatly improve performance for The Witcher 2, but it's now giving me horrendous problems with VLC player (winamp, youtube & games are all fine) - tried re-installed VLC to no avail.

http://team-royalflush.com/misc/Untitled.png

 

strange, mine is fully working and better on black ops ( maybe mine imagination x) )

 

Apparently the cause of the IE9 crashes I was receiving was due to NVIDIA and their 3D drivers, it's a fixed issue in the newest 275.27 drivers. I will upload a modded INF after I test it.

The fix isn't listed here: NVIDIA DRIVERS 275.27 BETA

But IS listed here: GeForce.com - Get the Most Out of Your GPU

Internet Explorer 9 no longer crashes when 3D Vision is enabled;

EDIT:

Modified INF for 460M and 485M for the 275.27 drivers ONLY:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hsbbib

 

Can you create and upload a modded INF for 60hz screen with gtx460m?

 

LCD doesn't really matter as far as the INF goes but this is modded for 460M & 485M

This is for the 275.27 drivers, just overwrite the old one, haven't tested 485M as I don't have it anymore but works on my 460M, so should work on the 485M

http://www.sendspace.com/file/hsbbib

 

Not sure if they'd work well, but the beta Verde drivers has the following in the release notes:

Code:

Adds support for new 3D Vision notebooks: Alienware M17x R3 [...]

 

Update: Links have been changed, made one edit to INF. Working now.

On my 460M Stereoscopic 3D still works, FYI.

 

Any improvement in performance?

 

I don't use FRAPS so I can't tell you any improvements...

 

In addition to LV's mod, also see this post:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/7504553-post49.html

As I understand it, when enabling 3D you may need to change the type of 3DVision (make sure the pulldown menu shows Alienware).

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@LV, your thread was merged since we already had a thread on the 275.27.
Questions, PM me. Thanks.

 

Has anyone who had the "suspend to black" issues on the latest released dell driver for the R3 tried these drivers and had any success with it going away?

 

So, IE 9 crashes seems to be fixed with these drivers, I concur.

Also, 3D is working brilliantly and games seems to be working faster ~2 fps I'm sure because this is what fraps is telling. Thanks guys for sharing the INF file..highly appreciate it.

The most drastic changes can be felt in Witcher 2 and I can confirm this point. I'm getting around 35-45fps @ high/1080p with AA=off. Also I can swear that the game feels much much more smoother now. Loving this driver already.

Thanks guys...highly appreciated.

 

Nice to hear it from you. You are using the latest beta driver right?

I wonder will I be able to install it with a 60hz screen. Haven't got the time to do it. Hope it works.

 

i tried it once and it crashed my laptop but im gonna try again and see if it works.

 

Do let me know what are the results after you try. Thanks.

 

awfull system stability on my M17x R1: bsods, black screen when lauching some games, black screen when the screen comes from "off" to "on" etc.

So far the 27x.xx drivers are total crap for me.

 

Didn't work again it bsod'd and i had to revert to the old drivers in safe mode

 

I guess this drivers is good only for 3D users then...I don't know, for me I I'vent found I complaints yet after using this drivers for almost 3 hours straight... No IE9 or VLC crashes.. 3D seems to be working... Games are super smooth....

Why are we seing this mixed results I wonder...

 

mine wouldn't even boot properly with the new drivers

 

anyone use these on an optimus +HD screen- type of M17Xr3???

i am having humongous issues with getting Optimus to kick in with GTA4+ELC

 

do your M17x crash on all verde drivers?

 

Bigtonyman, post your id, because it,s not the same as the 120Hz panel :?
Use HWinfo32

 

I must have not done it right, I can't even play 1080p low settings, I get 20 - 30 fps, how do I unistall the NVIDIA driver and install this new one?

 

I'm using a 60hz screen too.
This is my device ID:
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_04BA1028&REV_A1

Can you teach or help me create a mod inf file? Thanks

 

Darcoder

this is my Hardware ID...a 17Xr3, with 60Hz screen (aka non -3d) , can you do anything to help
Issues
1) black screen from suspend
2) Optimus does not engage with proper 3D triggers/ Intel HD stays on thus becoming the primary GPU...which does not bode well for my games

Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_04BA1028&REV_A1

I have tried your moddified 275.27+bios downgrade+DELL 266.08= no help....with modified drivers i can have BSOD vs random crashes

 

Re: Drivers for non-3D nVidia models (60hz screen). Has anyone yet analyzed the drivers from Dell and nVidia (of the same driver version) to see what was different?

 

Based on my very limited understanding of drivers and video cards so far, I think Dell might have messed with the firmware for the 460m on systems with 60hz displays. Hence the &REV_A1, since the A-based code seems to be Alienware/Dell's way of marking their own versions/revisions of drivers on the website.

To try and supplement Darcoder's excellent modding work over here, I've sent a message to someone at nVidia support explaining the problems with the older drivers Dell provides, and giving the HW ID of the cards in 60hz systems in hopes their driver team can start supporting them. Hopefully this will double our odds of getting good drivers.