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    What's the verdict on the nvidia 266.58 335m Driver?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by ragingazn628, Feb 21, 2011.

  1. ragingazn628

    ragingazn628 Notebook Consultant

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    Is this driver stable for the m11x-r2? Or which of the older ones is working best right now?
     
    ragingazn628, Feb 21, 2011
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    Some oddities that I experienced with it -

    The Nvidia Control Panel will lose some of the configuration categories on the left hand side until the computer is rebooted. Also, the main game that I play, EverQuest 1, was reporting the graphics card as the Intel HD Graphics even though the Nvidia GPU was clearly being used.

    260.99 doesn't appear to have these problems from what I can see so far.
     
    MegaTherion, Feb 21, 2011
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  3. DanNNN

    DanNNN Notebook Guru

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    Same problem with GTAIV. So bad it puts all settings on low and won't let you change them because "not enough gpu resources"
     
    DanNNN, Feb 21, 2011
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  4. ragingazn628

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    Ah, I forgot to mention, this is for the m11x-r2
     
    ragingazn628, Feb 21, 2011
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  5. darkdomino

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    I had nothing but problems with the 266.58 drivers on my M11x R2. Use the 260.99 drivers.
     
    darkdomino, Feb 21, 2011
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    Were u using it as discrete or switchable? And where can I get the 260.99 drivers?
     
    ragingazn628, Feb 21, 2011
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  7. DanNNN

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    Here you go NVIDIA DRIVERS 260.99 WHQL

    And I agree with domino the 266 drivers are nothing but problems for me..
     
    DanNNN, Feb 21, 2011
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    They work just fine for me.

    But as you can see, some other people in this thread have not had such luck. YMMV.
     
    kent1146, Feb 21, 2011
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  9. BranMuffin

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    they work great for me to.
     
    BranMuffin, Feb 21, 2011
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    Had my configuration menu vanish once but that was the extent of it, overall I find the drivers have worked great.
     
    Marxus, Feb 21, 2011
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    it flat out will not play Bioshock 2
     
    Vless17, Feb 21, 2011
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  12. Jay633

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    I updated recently and have since had 2 x BSOD and missing menu when opening up the nvidia control panel. I have just uninstalled and reinstalled 260 now.
     
    Jay633, Feb 22, 2011
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  13. ragingazn628

    ragingazn628 Notebook Consultant

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    To those who use 266.58 stable, are you on a fresh w7 install?
     
    ragingazn628, Feb 22, 2011
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  14. BranMuffin

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    nope. i use the 266.58 not a fresh window install.
     
    BranMuffin, Feb 22, 2011
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  15. spadesluck

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    My nvidia menu disappears on mine as well. It has happened multiple times but other than that everything else works just fine.
     
    spadesluck, Feb 22, 2011
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