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    32-bit AND 64-bit nVidia Driver 7.15.11.7644, A03 Released From DELL For M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by fonduekid, Oct 23, 2008.

  1. fonduekid

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    Vista 32/64 - nVidia Drivers For DELL XPS M1530

    32-bit Driver

    nVidia GeForce 8400M, GeForce 8600M, v.7.15.11.7644, A03

    http://support.us.dell.com/support/...eid=R200183&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=277429

    Version: 7.15.11.7644, A03 (176.44)
    Vista 32-bit driver

    OS & Product Compatibility: XPS M1530; Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

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    Dell has also released a 64-bit Driver

    nVidia GeForce 8400M, GeForce 8600M, v.7.15.11.7644, A03

    http://support.us.dell.com/support/...eid=R200184&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=277435

    Version: 7.15.11.7644, A03 (176.44)
    Vista 64-bit Driver

    OS & Product Compatibility: XPS M1530; Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit
     
  2. Cadium

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    Now if only they supposed Windows x64. :(
     
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    They did :)

    Check the first post. I have added the Information :)
     
  4. Cadium

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    Holy crap! :O
     
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    For anyone who has tried these, what do they fix? Any differences?
     
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    Well, I have to try it out this evening (no laptop with me at work today!!)... Though the dell fixes descipt. just has "initial release' in it....
     
  7. Cadium

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    How did you manage to find 64-bit XPS M1530 drivers on their site?
     
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    I didn't look specifically for 64-bit drivers. I check daily, or once in 2 days, for the latest drivers released during the Last 7 Days.. For more and latest info on 64-bit drivers, you can check the original M1530 64-bit Driver Thread by pascallee or you can check link the sig...

    Edit:

    LOL... Wonder where Dell got these drivers from or what is special about them! Wish they give some more info. than just 'initial release'!!

    Both nVidia ( http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-2k_archive.html) and laptopvideo2go ( http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showforum=99) don't seem to list these versions.. Or I couldn't see them as much as I searched!!! LOL..... Anyways. Have to try it out later.
     
  9. Cadium

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    Im interested to see how well these work. Right now I'm using 167.55 from LV2Go.
     
  10. fonduekid

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    well, I have installed this new driver, and to be honest, I don't see any major difference.. everything looks the same for me... But may be it fixes some issues like stuttering, lag, frame rates or similar, with some specific games and such.. this I don't know.
     
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    Does the Vista log-off screen still show up, go back to the desktop, and then back to the log off screen? Try playing some games for a little while and see if it stutters or anything. I cant wait to install these tonight just to play with it.
     
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    Just did that.. 3.5 hrs of WOW.. no stutter' or anything. everything was normal.

    Here are the temp' (room temp 20 C)

    Edit: Also, no issues with log-off screen or back n forth... why do you ask?
    Edit 2: My friend has started playing COD4... till now he is happy. No issues.
     
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    Because with the last few drivers I've been having that problem with the logoff screen, ill see if this resolves it tonight when I get home :D
     
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    Ah well.. I never had any problems with the log off screen anytime, since I got this laptop.. and I have tried at least 8-10 drivers till now. Anyways :)
     
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    These drivers seem pretty solid, I'm going to spend most of the day testing them (building a custom x64 Vista image), so far so good though. UT3, CoH, COD4, NFS:MW and NFS:U2 all working perfectly fine.
     
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    Thats nice. Have fun.
     
  17. Rurouni Kenshin

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    If you play Farcry 2 with this driver you are going to have a message "Your graphic driver is way too old, please update it to the latest driver" lolz

    I've see no improve in this driver, same temperature (max load 72oC), even a bit slower in FPS in Farcry 2. Anybody have a benchmark performance in game for this driver ?
     
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    I too would be interested in the performance of these drivers.

    Am currently running 180.42 from laptopvideo2go, and am experiencing a problem where i cannot wake up the laptop from sleep, and i believe it is an issue when using non dell nvidia drivers.

    Would this fix my problem do you think?

    By the way im running an M1530 with an 8600M GT
     
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    Experiencing fps slow down in Team Fortres2, and vista 3d index became 3.8, was 4.1 for 3d games and applications.((
     
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    First of all i would like to say thank to DELL for bringing this Driver............fantastic performance..............i was able to play bioshock on high setting with full resolution....................awesome driver.............a must have driver for all the Dell XPS M1530 Customer................
     
  21. Vexatia

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    Yep. I just bought my 1530 and immediately installed this new driver. I couldn't do better than ~15fps playing WiC on low settings, after 30 mins - 1 hour of gameplay. I switched to 178.24 and get ~30 fps at medium settings with no slow-down or stuttering.
     
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    Hi Vexatia,

    Could you give me the link of the good and stable driver for Dell XPS M1530 (Vista 32bit) since you are having the same laptop. I would like to test it......Thanks in advance



    Cheers.............