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    8600m gt driver for m1530?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by owais, Jun 13, 2008.

  1. owais

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    which one shall i get from laptopvideo2go?

    cant cant find which driver is for which laptop, it dosent tell you?

    and is the dell standard one any good?
     
    owais, Jun 13, 2008
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  2. owais

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    when i go on laptopvideo2go, i click on drivers, it only goes to 169.09 max and its hard to find which graphics card its used for.

    which one should i go for, im useing vista 32bit on a m1530? also how do i know which one i have?


    edit: sorry for double.
     
    owais, Jun 13, 2008
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  3. Just Lou

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    The Dell 174.31 driver is a very good driver. One of the better ones available.
     
    Just Lou, Jun 13, 2008
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    ^ Qft........
     
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  5. Warrior1986

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    Where do we get this from? I just checked laptopvideo2go and the latest INF version is 169.09
     
    Warrior1986, Jun 13, 2008
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  6. jfdube

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    Get it on Dell's support site, under the 1330 model i believe.
     
    jfdube, Jun 13, 2008
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    Thanks I found it. Question though, if its listed for the 8400 GS, I'm assuming it works with the 8600 GT?

    If that's true, how come the driver listed under the m1530 is different from this one. It looks like its a couple months older.
     
    Warrior1986, Jun 13, 2008
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  8. jfdube

    jfdube Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes it will work fine for the 8600m GT. This is the driver I'm currently using.

    There is no logic as to why it isn't also listed under the 1530, since it is the perfect driver for it.
     
    jfdube, Jun 13, 2008
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  9. Udi

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    Yep, Dell's 174.31 is the best driver for the 8600M-GT (and no doubt many other cards also). It has offered the best performance of any driver I've tried and seems compatible with most games too.
     
    Udi, Jun 13, 2008
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  11. Jrlrule

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    if you want to try to download higher version drivers just go to the forum on laptopvideo2go
     
    Jrlrule, Jun 14, 2008
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  12. owais

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    owais, Jun 14, 2008
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  13. jfdube

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    yes, 173.31 is stable and offers good performance.
     
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  14. owais

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    174.31 right, not 173.31?

    and i got the right site and page havent i?
     
    owais, Jun 14, 2008
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  15. Just Lou

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    174.31
    You can download the driver directly from Dell. You don't need the modified ones.
     
    Just Lou, Jun 14, 2008
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    Yes my apologies. Typo. 174.31 it is.
     
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  18. owais

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    i got this one 174.31 from LV2G
    http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17737

    any difference from the dell one and the laptopvideo2go?

    edit:
    and whats the difference between the 174.31 and the 174.74.
    seems the 174.74 is more popular as it has much more posts so more downlaods?
     
    owais, Jun 14, 2008
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  19. owais

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    which is better, 174.31 or 174.74
    and is there a difference between dells 174.31 and LV2G's 174.31?
     
    owais, Jun 14, 2008
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  20. Tusin

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    Why don't you just download the one from Dell and be done with it?
     
    Tusin, Jun 14, 2008
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  21. jfdube

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    On LV2G, don't assume a driver is good by the number of posts in the thread. It has no relevance.
     
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  22. owais

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    as far as everyone has said, the 174.31 dell is the best, il just go for that, not bothered anymore
     
    owais, Jun 14, 2008
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  23. Smoothieboy

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    I just installed 174.31, which I downloaded from the M1330 drivers list. I removed the factory installed drivers in safe mode first. So far, so good with 174.31.
     
    Smoothieboy, Jun 14, 2008
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