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    Nvidia Verde Driver v275.33 WHQL Released

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by GadgetBoi, Jun 1, 2011.

  1. jesusluvsu

    jesusluvsu Notebook Enthusiast

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    mine says "This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware" ? help


    Edit: Whilst trying to install
    current driver: 8.17.12.6658

    EDIT 2: gone through nvidia site and re downloaded it XD its 179mb in size where as the other one was 173, they were both GB versions and the 275.33 driver, strange, hopefuly this one will work

    Edit 3: New driver works :) my aero desktop performance went from 3.6 to 5.3
     
    jesusluvsu, Jun 4, 2011
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  2. mardon

    mardon Notebook Deity

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    Mine was already at 5.3 before this driver. I last ran the test about 2 months ago so its something else thats sorted the aero performance not this driver.
     
    mardon, Jun 4, 2011
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  3. tidusx100

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    it was definitely the driver considering graphics is all that went up needless to say It's not like the score improves anything just another way to measure yourself. Did you have the beta driver installed when you ran it last time?
     
    tidusx100, Jun 4, 2011
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  4. SlowAndFat

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    civ5 gets a black screen when starting now, sigh
     
    SlowAndFat, Jun 4, 2011
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  5. pspknightx

    pspknightx Notebook Consultant

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    I still on 258.96, lol ...

    Heard there is issues with Civ 5? Gonna hold for a period if like that ...
     
    pspknightx, Jun 4, 2011
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  6. emino

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    For me this is the perfect driver so far. All my games (Heroes of Newerth, The Sims 3 and all expansions, Black & White 2, Fable 3) plays well using it.
     
    emino, Jun 5, 2011
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  7. BrokenKeyboard

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    Had one issue where Medieval II: Total War froze (no overclocking).

    Not sure if it was just a once off thing or a driver issue.
     
    BrokenKeyboard, Jun 5, 2011
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  8. sasquatchimo

    sasquatchimo Notebook Guru

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    Think it's anything related to the opening video not playing properly (never has on either of my laptops). Has anyone tried editing the config file so the video doesn't play and see if that cures the problem you're having with the new driver?

    Civ 5 still works great for me with this driver :confused:
     
    sasquatchimo, Jun 5, 2011
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  9. drkfire07

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    Disabling the intro video fixed civ5 for me.
     
    drkfire07, Jun 5, 2011
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  10. SlowAndFat

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    disabled it, still not working :-/
     
    SlowAndFat, Jun 5, 2011
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  11. SlowAndFat

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    works now after restart yay
     
    SlowAndFat, Jun 5, 2011
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  12. townfries

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    How do I disable the CIV5 startup video?
     
    townfries, Jun 5, 2011
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  13. aliengirl_x

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    Glacius1 mentioned earlier in the thread:

    'I had that problem and resolved it by setting "SkipIntroMovie = 1" in the UserSettings.ini file (which is located in Documents>My Games>Civilization 5).'

    I'm going to give the new driver another go and try that.
     
    aliengirl_x, Jun 6, 2011
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  14. glacius1

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    I can confirm that Civ5 works now after putting in the skipintro fix. The GPU activity icon still won't go away though..
     
    glacius1, Jun 6, 2011
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  15. sasquatchimo

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    Are you talking about the icon in the system tray? I'm wondering if that's a "feature" of the new drivers as it now appears for me when i am gaming and sticks around even after i'm done.
     
    sasquatchimo, Jun 6, 2011
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  16. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    Finally M11x R1 has landed!

    Oles I just tried to install these Drivers on the R1. I chose clean install. I guess that was my mistake?

    Any ideas on how to install them properly on the M11x R1?

    I reboot and it is not installed properly + the green boomerang has disappeared.

    Cheers. :)
     
    reborn2003, Jun 7, 2011
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  17. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    the drivers aren't meant for the R1. if you do install you'll lose the intel graphics so you'll have to set the nvidia gpu as the default card in the bios.
     
    thegh0sts, Jun 7, 2011
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  18. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    Thanks for the info and reply.

    Ahh true true. I thought that might be it but didn't want it to be true lol. So I guess the newest drivers will have to be the ones off the Dell website then? From 3 months ago correct? No too bad I guess.

    Cheers. :)
     
    reborn2003, Jun 7, 2011
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  19. UberJason

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    I installed this new driver last night and observed a slight improvement in framerate for Starcraft 2 during 2v2 multiplayer (where improvements are always welcome/needed). I don't have any hard numbers, but the fps stayed higher for longer into the game (before, as always, dropping into difficult-to-play values in the late game with large battles).
     
    UberJason, Jun 7, 2011
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  20. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    they are meant for the R1... its just they dont support gpu switching so you need to run in discrete mode. im using these right now.
     
    ajslay, Jun 7, 2011
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  21. tidusx100

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    doesn't it require a modded inf also?
     
    tidusx100, Jun 8, 2011
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  22. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    I remember reading that it didn't. Someone correct me if I am mistaken.
     
    DeeVu, Jun 8, 2011
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  23. mcs1990

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    This might sound like a stupid question, but I havent been keeping up with any of these drivers. Does BFBC2 with punkbster still work on this new driver? I think I'm still on the first driver for the R2 that allowed that game to work properly. I would love to update to a newer driver. Thanks.
     
    mcs1990, Jun 8, 2011
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  24. tidusx100

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    My bad i should have quoted was referencing the guy said they were intended for the R1
     
    tidusx100, Jun 8, 2011
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  25. CreepingDeath

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    I have the M11X R3 and the new certified driver didn't require the modded inf.
     
    CreepingDeath, Jun 8, 2011
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  26. thegh0sts

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    seems to be stalling at a certain percentage for me :(

    EDIT: rebooted into safe mode and uninstalled it the old fashioned way!
     
    thegh0sts, Jun 15, 2011
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  27. kfruit

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    Anyone having trouble with League of Legends? I can't alt + tab anymore without crashing..
     
    kfruit, Jun 15, 2011
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  28. tobytobsen

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    Worked on the R2 without problems
     
    tobytobsen, Jun 15, 2011
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  29. Nekoga

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    That has been happening to me in the last beta and the past WHQL released, though i didnt test in this one.
     
    Nekoga, Jun 15, 2011
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  30. sasquatchimo

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    Not that this is any help, but no issues in my many hours of LoL since updating. Alt-Tabbed last night to change volume settings with no drama.
     
    sasquatchimo, Jun 15, 2011
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  31. thegh0sts

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    of course it does, they're referring to the R3.
     
    thegh0sts, Jun 15, 2011
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  32. x11m

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    right-click the hon.exe and select 'run with high-performance nvidia gpu'
     
    x11m, Jun 19, 2011
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