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    Assistance with G1S VGA drivers

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Batman_360, May 1, 2008.

  1. Batman_360

    Batman_360 Notebook Consultant

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    The following block of text is from a forum member named rulebreaker, posted on December 10th, 2007.

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    THIS IS FOR VISTA 32BIT if ur using XP or Vista 64bit get the driver and modded INF from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showforum=72

    Try this.
    1) Download DriverCleanerPro
    2) Go to http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showforum=72 and download a driver and the modded INF. ( i recommand u use 169.01 or 169.04 both overclockable ) or download from bottom of post.
    3) Uninstall ur current driver.
    4) Reboot notebook
    5) Open DriverCleanerPro and select nVidia for "Cleaning Selection" and click start button.
    6) Reboot again.
    7) Place modded INF in to the 169.01 or 169.04 folder and overwrite existing file.
    8) Start installer and install driver.
    9) Reboot. And now ur game should work.


    Download Links:
    169.01 Driver: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/nvidia/165series/16901_vista.exe
    169.01 Modded INF: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/infs/165series/16901_vista/nv_disp.inf

    169.04 Driver: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/nvidia/165series/16904_vista.exe
    169.04 Modded INF: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/infs/165series/16904_vista/nv_disp.inf

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    I saw a very similar post to this in response to an "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Tweak" thread to maximize its running capabilities on a G1S-A1. I have never updated my VGA drivers to my knowledge, so I was curious to see if I could update them.

    1. Is there any way to check if I HAVE updated my VGA drivers? I vaguely remember downloading SOME kind of drivers when I got this laptop at Christmas - however, exactly which drivers they were escapes me.

    2. Would anyone be able to flesh out these instructions for a more novice computer user? I don't want to embark upon this update unless I know how to go from Point A to Point B... I know that if things go screwy with your video drivers it will hinder one's gaming for an indefinite period of time until it is fixed.

    Thanks for any help I receive!
     
    Batman_360, May 1, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    1. Look in your device manager. Driver number is usually the last few digits of the complete driver string.

    2. Nothing to flesh out. There's also an instruction guide at each of those links, but it pretty much says the same thing. Very simple if you just follow the instructions.
     
    Lithus, May 1, 2008
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