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    New gfx driver for G2s works on G1s

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by irablumberg, Jul 20, 2007.

  1. irablumberg

    irablumberg Notebook Consultant

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    Just a note for folks who did not see that Asus last week posted new video drivers for the G2s. I loaded them on my G1s and they work fine. I have not done any performance testing.

    Ira
     
    irablumberg, Jul 20, 2007
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Well, if they both have the same GPU manufacturer...
     
    Gautam, Jul 22, 2007
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  3. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Also same graphics card..... ;)
     
    Johnny T, Jul 22, 2007
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  4. irablumberg

    irablumberg Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not surprised the driver works and my post was not related to surprise or concern about whether the driver would work.

    My point was to alert folks that a newer driver for the G1s gfx card was available, but you have to look for it in the G2s section of Asus' website.

    Ira
     
    irablumberg, Jul 22, 2007
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  5. flraer

    flraer Notebook Guru

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    So, what's "new" in this driver?
     
    flraer, Jul 22, 2007
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  6. UKlappyman

    UKlappyman Notebook Guru

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    Don't think release notes are available - just that the date of the driver is more recent, so hopefully bugfixes, etc. I've tried this driver and not noticed any improvement however.
     
    UKlappyman, Jul 22, 2007
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  7. osso002

    osso002 Notebook Evangelist

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    if you go to the nvidia control panel, what driver versions are listed for the files?
     
    osso002, Jul 22, 2007
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  8. UKlappyman

    UKlappyman Notebook Guru

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    Here you go.....

    nvCplUIR.dll 1.4.2.52 NVIDIA Control Panel
    nvCpl.cpl 1.4.2.52 NVIDIA Control Panel Applet
    nvExpBar.dll 1.4.2.52 NVIDIA Control Panel
    nvCplUI.exe 1.4.2.52 NVIDIA Control Panel
    nvViTvSR.dll 7.15.11.0134 NVIDIA Video and TV Server
    nvViTvS.dll 7.15.11.0134 NVIDIA Video and TV Server
    nvDispSR.dll 7.15.11.0134 NVIDIA Display Server
    NVMCTRAY.DLL 7.15.11.0134 NVIDIA Media Center Library
    nvDispS.dll 7.15.11.0134 NVIDIA Display Server
    NVCPL.DLL 7.15.11.0134 NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 101.34
    nvGameSR.dll 7.15.11.0134 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
    nvGameS.dll 7.15.11.0134 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
     
    UKlappyman, Jul 22, 2007
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  9. x3baddad

    x3baddad Notebook Consultant

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    I noticed one change Vista score said my hardware had changed and to update score, I did/ and my mem score went from 4.7 to 4.8 ??? better use of shared grafix mem ???
     
    x3baddad, Jul 22, 2007
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  10. UKlappyman

    UKlappyman Notebook Guru

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    The jury's definitely out on that one, X3baddad. See my other post here:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=144768

    consensus seems to be a forceware driver issue, and I've not found a driver yet that runs smoothly in the G1s. Hope its a happier story for you....
     
    UKlappyman, Jul 22, 2007
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