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    M11x R2 Newest Drivers

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by BRIGHI, Mar 19, 2011.

  1. BRIGHI

    BRIGHI Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi,

    i searching for the newest drivers for my laptop, can anyone help me to find them?

    the drivers in the dell site are very old.
     
    BRIGHI, Mar 19, 2011
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  2. c4sc4

    c4sc4 Notebook Consultant

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    Assuming you're talking about video drivers, you can get them straight off of nvidia's website now for the R2. Here's a link.
     
    c4sc4, Mar 19, 2011
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    "The most recent driver is not always the best driver..."

    M11xR2:
    Drivers & Downloads

    For the NV driver, as mentioned above, try the NV Reference Driver.
     
    BatBoy, Mar 19, 2011
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    NVIDIA's reference drivers don't play well with my R2. Dell's drivers combined with the latest Intel HD drivers work extremely well.
     
    saturnotaku, Mar 19, 2011
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  5. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i am using non dell provided nvidia and intel drivers because they're not up to date.
     
    thegh0sts, Mar 19, 2011
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  6. BRIGHI

    BRIGHI Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK, SO I SHOULD DOWNLOAD THE DRIVERS FROM THIS LINK? ARE THEY THE BEST?

    AND ABOUT THE VIDEO DRIVERS, I DONT GET IT. SHOULD I DOWNLOAD THE NEWEST DRIVER OR DOWNLOAD SOMTHING ELSE?

    AND ANOTHER THING, HOW I SHOULD INSTALL THE DRIVERS? DELETE FIRST THE OLD ONE AND THEN INSTALL THE NEW?
    AND WHICH ORDER I SHOULD DO THAT?
     
    BRIGHI, Mar 19, 2011
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  7. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    did you forget to do something before you posted.....like turn off the caps lock?
     
    thegh0sts, Mar 19, 2011
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  8. BRIGHI

    BRIGHI Notebook Enthusiast

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    :D

    can someone help me please?
     
    BRIGHI, Mar 20, 2011
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  9. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    download the official nvidia drivers from nvidia.com and download driver sweeper

    install driver sweeper

    uninstall the dell provided drivers and reboot into safe mode (easiest is to enable it in msconfig.exe)

    run driver sweeper to clean the old drivers

    restart windows normally then install the new drivers. do a custom install cos you don't need the 3d driver as the m11x is not 3d enabled.
     
    thegh0sts, Mar 20, 2011
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  10. BRIGHI

    BRIGHI Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok, thanks.
    except the nvidia drivers, where i can get the other drivers except in the dell site?
     
    BRIGHI, Mar 20, 2011
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    thegh0sts, Mar 20, 2011
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    BRIGHI, Mar 20, 2011
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    ah ok!

    So for....

    - nvidia drivers go to nvidia.com
    - intel GPU (intel hd graphics) and chipset (QS57 is the chipset used) drivers go to intel.com
    - touchpad drivers go here: ( New HP Touchpad Driver that Unlocks Multi-Touch on older Touchpad - www.hardwarezone.com.sg) this adds multi-touch functions
    - realtek audio (ALC665) drivers go here: Realtek (the very first one)

    then everything else like the network, card reader, accelerometer, etc. can all be had from dell.com

    EDIT: these are the ones i use and they work fine.
     
    thegh0sts, Mar 20, 2011
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