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    NVIDIA GeForce/ION v257.37 Drivers Released (ASUS distribution!)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by justinkw1, Jul 2, 2010.

  1. justinkw1

    justinkw1 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Referring back to my post from LV2G, I just spotted some new NVIDIA graphics drivers that are just for ASUS notebook / mobile users. You guys should give it a go! The package additionally includes an HDMI audio driver. Below I've posted information about the driver, a product support list, and download links hosted from official ASUS download mirrors.

    Version / Date Information
    • INF date: 06/22/2010
    • INF version: 8.17.12.5737
    • HD Audio date, version: 03/09/2010, 1.0.10.0

    Product Support

    Please note that I just mentioned the names of the cards that are compatible -- the NVAM.INF file specifically looks at the subsys ID as well to make sure that your notebook is specifically supported. See the NVAM.INF file for more information.

    Code: 
    NVIDIA_DEV.0405.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS"
NVIDIA_DEV.0405.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS "
NVIDIA_DEV.0407.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT"
NVIDIA_DEV.0407.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT "
NVIDIA_DEV.0407.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0407.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0407.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT    "
NVIDIA_DEV.0407.06 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT     "
NVIDIA_DEV.0408.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS"
NVIDIA_DEV.0409.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT"
NVIDIA_DEV.0409.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT "
NVIDIA_DEV.0409.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0425.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS"
NVIDIA_DEV.0425.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS "
NVIDIA_DEV.0425.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0425.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0427.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS"
NVIDIA_DEV.0428.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G"
NVIDIA_DEV.0428.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G "
NVIDIA_DEV.0428.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0428.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G   "
NVIDIA_DEV.042E.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G"
NVIDIA_DEV.042E.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G "
NVIDIA_DEV.060A.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M"
NVIDIA_DEV.060C.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX"
NVIDIA_DEV.0617.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX"
NVIDIA_DEV.0618.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0618.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0618.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0618.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0628.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS"
NVIDIA_DEV.0628.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS "
NVIDIA_DEV.062A.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS"
NVIDIA_DEV.062B.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS"
NVIDIA_DEV.062B.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS "
NVIDIA_DEV.062B.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS  "
NVIDIA_DEV.062B.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS   "
NVIDIA_DEV.062B.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS    "
NVIDIA_DEV.062C.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS  "
NVIDIA_DEV.062C.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0648.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS"
NVIDIA_DEV.0648.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS "
NVIDIA_DEV.0648.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0648.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0648.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS    "
NVIDIA_DEV.0649.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT"
NVIDIA_DEV.0649.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT "
NVIDIA_DEV.0649.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0649.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0649.06 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT    "
NVIDIA_DEV.064A.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT"
NVIDIA_DEV.064A.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT "
NVIDIA_DEV.064A.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT  "
NVIDIA_DEV.064B.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G"
NVIDIA_DEV.064B.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G "
NVIDIA_DEV.064C.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT"
NVIDIA_DEV.064C.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT "
NVIDIA_DEV.064C.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT  "
NVIDIA_DEV.064C.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0652.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0652.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0652.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0652.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0652.06 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M    "
NVIDIA_DEV.0652.07 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M     "
NVIDIA_DEV.0653.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0653.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0654.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0654.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0654.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0654.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E8.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS"
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS"
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS  "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS   "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS    "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.06 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS     "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.08 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS      "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.09 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS       "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.10 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS        "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.11 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS         "
NVIDIA_DEV.06E9.12 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS          "
NVIDIA_DEV.06EC.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce G 105M"
NVIDIA_DEV.06EC.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce G 105M "
NVIDIA_DEV.06EC.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce G 105M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.06EC.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce G 105M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.06F1.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce G105M"
NVIDIA_DEV.06F1.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce G105M "
NVIDIA_DEV.06F1.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce G105M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.06F1.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce G105M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0862.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G"
NVIDIA_DEV.0866.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G "
NVIDIA_DEV.086E.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G"
NVIDIA_DEV.086E.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G "
NVIDIA_DEV.086F.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G"
NVIDIA_DEV.086F.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G "
NVIDIA_DEV.0872.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce G102M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0873.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce G102M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0876.01 = "NVIDIA ION"
NVIDIA_DEV.0A29.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0A34.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0A34.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A34.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A34.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A34.07 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M    "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A35.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0A35.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A35.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A35.07 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A70.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0A70.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A70.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A70.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A70.06 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M    "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A70.07 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M     "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A70.10 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M      "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A72.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M       "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A73.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 305M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0A74.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce G210M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0A74.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce G210M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A74.05 = "NVIDIA GeForce G210M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A75.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M        "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A75.07 = "NVIDIA GeForce 310M         "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A76.01 = "NVIDIA ION "
NVIDIA_DEV.0A76.02 = "NVIDIA ION  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0CAF.02 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M"
NVIDIA_DEV.0CAF.03 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M "
NVIDIA_DEV.0CAF.04 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M  "
NVIDIA_DEV.0CAF.06 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M   "
NVIDIA_DEV.0CAF.07 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M    "
NVIDIA_DEV.0CAF.09 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M     "
NVIDIA_DEV.0CB1.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M"
    Download Links

    I've posted lots of different mirrors hosting the packages. Just choose one and you'll be all set!


    Be sure to post your comments, feedback, and experiences in this thread! :)
     
    justinkw1, Jul 2, 2010
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  2. Abula

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    Thanks for the link justinkw1, just wondering are this WHQL, or do they support all mobile gpus? Im kinda tempted to try them... but just tried 197.45, 198.01, 198.05, 257.16.... and now there are beta 258.69.... so many drivers.
     
    Abula, Jul 2, 2010
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  3. justinkw1

    justinkw1 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I believe they are WHQL certified, but compatibility is limited to ASUS notebooks as the INF seems to indicate. You'll have to try them to confirm since I don't own an ASUS notebook.
     
    justinkw1, Jul 2, 2010
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    yea...so many new drivers atonce....any difference in gaming performance between them?
     
    theholyangel, Jul 2, 2010
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  5. Inspite

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    Just loaded them with the latest physx. I have a slight boost in performance. They are downclocking fine too.
     
    Inspite, Jul 2, 2010
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    I just loaded these onto a 64 bit G60JX with GTS 360m, they loaded fine but I havn't tried anything just yet.
     
    scarletvw, Jul 2, 2010
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    I just installed, restarted and ran some furmark and surfed the internet a little on my G60JX. I seemed to be having troubles with it downclocking slowly and clocking up when it usually wouldn't so it was driving my GPU temps up. I rolled back my drivers and I'm back to using 257.21 drivers.
     
    scarletvw, Jul 2, 2010
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    Anyone tried these with UL30vt ? I'm downloading it after looking for Ul30 via the model selector on the download page (but that model is listed as UL30-J) but if i just search for UL30vt it gives me that mysterious vga-patch and age-old drivers.
     
    whizzter, Aug 3, 2010
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    I don't know you guys but for my 1201n and Nvidia ION the best driver is the 197. I download directly from NVidia site.
     
    niko_3100, Aug 3, 2010
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  10. r0b0t c0rpse

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    does this work for ul50 with hybrid graphics?
     
    r0b0t c0rpse, Aug 5, 2010
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  11. r0b0t c0rpse

    r0b0t c0rpse Notebook Consultant

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    I dont think it works for our hybrid systems. :(
     
    r0b0t c0rpse, Aug 6, 2010
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