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    m17x nivida gtx460m driver Help! please

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by cookiemush, Oct 6, 2011.

  1. cookiemush

    cookiemush Notebook Enthusiast

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    hello i'am kinda new here and i have had my alienware mx17 for a few months now and i have been trying to update my nividia gtx460m driver's and i have try all the fourms that tell u to mod the inf file and i have try alot of differnt ones but everytime i try it finishes restarts and i get the bsod memorydump thing so then i have to restart in safe mode and install my old drivers for it to work again. enyone know what iam doing wrong? if so please help iam at my whits end with this :/
     
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    Do you have the 3D or non 3D? Also, try putting your system specs in your signature so it's easier to help out.

    I'm going to assume you have the non 3D w/ Optimus enabled. And you seem to be unable to install drivers without bsods like me so...you may have to do this method.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/7678603-post107.html

    Good luck, and hope it helps.

    Btw, you don't have to use the 275.33, you can use the latest one out right now if you want, which I believe is the 280.26, that isn't beta or special for a specific game.
     
    zoolian982, Oct 6, 2011
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    cookiemush Notebook Enthusiast

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    i will try that ty for the fast reply i had one quick question do i have to mod the bios for eny of these updates to work?
    o and i was wondering does 280.26 ahve a modded inf or something i can try with it or how dose that work?
     
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    cookiemush Notebook Enthusiast

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    srry for double posting i just tryed darcoders inf with the 275.33 driver and while it was installing it said nividia installer failed and then closed. lol the only thing i didnot do is the modded bios cuz iam afraid i will mess something up
     
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    You do not need to mod your gpu bios.
     
    Dr. J, Oct 6, 2011
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    the official drivers from nvidia do not require the modded inf...just make sure you get the mobile driver and NOT the desktop driver.

    Download here:

    NVIDIA DRIVERS 280.26 WHQL
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 6, 2011
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    I thought this was true of the 560m, but not 460m?
     
    aaronw1986, Oct 6, 2011
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    I will admit the bios usage is taking a risk, but it's better than being stuck at 267.xx driver dell is still on. If you prefer and your still on your 21 days, you might want a different card, even the 560m.
     
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    i have a 460m in my Asus G73...that link i posted above works great on that laptop. So give it a whirl!! :)
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 6, 2011
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    cookiemush Notebook Enthusiast

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    i was working on my pc till 5am lol but i finaly got the newest 8.0 to work i installed and it restarted with no bsod so i checked and i said the drivers where there is that all i need to do?
     
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    yup that's about it...you could run a few benchmarks to make sure it completes, but that's pretty much it
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 6, 2011
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