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    186.03 won't install on G51VX-RX05

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by kondor999, Aug 21, 2009.

  1. kondor999

    kondor999 Notebook Consultant

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    Title says it all. Errors out saying it can't find appropriate hardware - just as if you were trying to install a desktop driver on a notebook.

    And No, I'm not an idiot: I downloaded the correct 200M series (mobile) driver.

    Anyone else figure it out? My guess is that whatever value the GPU BIOS is returning when queried by the driver is out of whack.

    Right now I'm downloading the LV2Go version of 186.03. Curiously, the driver from Nvidia's site did *not* include a nv_disp.inf. Perhaps that's the problem?
     
    kondor999, Aug 21, 2009
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  2. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    Yes you are. There is a .zip folder called "additional infs" inside the setup directory that contains the inf's you need to properly load the correct driver for your GPU.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Aug 21, 2009
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  3. Mark121

    Mark121 Notebook Consultant

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    a little harsh but soviet's right.

    Hey it's palmtop tiger :D
     
    Mark121, Aug 21, 2009
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