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    NVIDIA 266.58 WHQL Released

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by GadgetBoi, Jan 18, 2011.

  1. chenyulong85

    chenyulong85 Newbie

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    I wonder if the intel hd graphic has anything to do with the problems I have been having with this new driver update from nvidia. What version of intel hd graphic are you guys using?
     
    chenyulong85, Jan 19, 2011
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  2. JSA3

    JSA3 Newbie

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    For my case, I'm using the latest Intel drivers (8.15.10.2266). Like I stated in my earlier post, I'm pretty sure the Intel drivers do not have to do with the problems with the new Nvidia one because I used my old factory default Nvidia drivers with the newest Intel drivers with absolutely no problems. My Steam games are screwing up with the 266.58 for some reason.
    Also, an update from before, I tried using the community driver (265.44 was it?) for the R2 and that yielded the same result - L4D2 crashing after loading and Direct X versions not detected properly in other Source engine games. Just in case, I'm going to try the 260.99 driver to see if this happens again.
    I guess I'll have to go back to the default drivers, then.
     
    JSA3, Jan 19, 2011
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  3. MrPharCyde

    MrPharCyde Notebook Guru

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    NVidia seems to have dropped the ball once more with these latest drivers, WoW started glitching with the last community drivers but got worse with these. I'm back to using the 260.99 for now.
     
    MrPharCyde, Jan 20, 2011
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  4. roxxor

    roxxor Notebook Evangelist

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    You'll have to wait for a community driver. Nvidia doesn't support hybrid technology with their notebook drivers.
     
    roxxor, Jan 20, 2011
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  5. anartz

    anartz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Where can I download these hybrid moddified drivers from?
    Thank you.
     
    anartz, Jan 20, 2011
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  6. Bettta Testttter

    Bettta Testttter Notebook Enthusiast

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    No issue to report so far. It's doing a great job for me.
     
    Bettta Testttter, Jan 20, 2011
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  7. M11xDude

    M11xDude Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone try these new drivers with World of Warcraft Cataclysm? Can we see the water effects now in high detail?

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    M11x R2 I5 4GB RAM 320GB HD
     
    M11xDude, Jan 20, 2011
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  8. roxxor

    roxxor Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes I did. No we can't.
     
    roxxor, Jan 21, 2011
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  9. Uzii305

    Uzii305 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I hear alot of complaints with this optimus deal. Kinda makes me glad i went the r1 route lol
     
    Uzii305, Jan 21, 2011
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  10. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    when installing the drivers does it show that the gpu can't be detected? do you need to modify the inf to get it to work?
     
    thegh0sts, Jan 22, 2011
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  11. mohaa7

    mohaa7 Notebook Evangelist

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    No. This driver DOES support Alienware M11x R2's Nvidia Geforce GT335M graphic card.
     
    mohaa7, Jan 22, 2011
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  12. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    cool, i think it might have been an older version of the driver that didn't do it even though it was supposed too.
     
    thegh0sts, Jan 22, 2011
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