Forceware 185.85 WHQL are out!

Finally the latest 185 series has become WHQL. nVidia provides us a notebook version of these drivers also.
Download links:
XP32-bit (X86)
XP64-bit (X64)
Vista32-bit (X86)
Vista64-bit (X64)
Seven32-bit (X86)
Seven64-bit (X64)

Note: These drivers work only with GeForce cards! They are not compatible with Quadros!

I haven't tried this yet (I am using my Inspiron right now, wich has an ATi adapter) but I'll to it tomorrow and I'll come with some feedback.

 

is this driver oc'able? can anyone who used it confirm?

 

yes, it is. It has the same performance level like the previous beta 185.81

 

so i can use the nvidia OC'ing software for this? or do i have to download rivatuner

 

I can't seem to get it to install on my 9400M (SXPS 13). It only shows me the Audio Driver

 

get rivatuner and you'll be fine, I'm using rivatuner, don't know about nvidia OC soft.

 

NVIDIA System Tools will work - Install the perfomance group only for OC'ing.

 

im doing a clean install today of windows 7..just to clarify i dont need anything else to OC? im thinking of doing a light OC maybe 50mhz or so.

 

the nvidia 8400gs runs very cool when installed on an m1530, so you should be fine, just monitor your temps, and make sure they dont go over 84C when stressed.

the things you can OC are the core ( witch is hooked up to the shader clock ) and the memory, you should OC both to get best results.

i would recommend googling your card and seeing what OC other people are doing, because i had this card on my computer for a wee bit of time, but i didnt OC it.

 

well last time i had it OC'ed was around 4 months ago but i stopped since I didnt want to kill my gpu (30% increase on core and 40% increase on mem and temps never went above 70 degrees)...but im gonna take it easy since my warranty just died a couple days ago. Ill let you guys know how it turns out =)

 

Should I download this for my M1530 and would I see any benefits?

I have the standard graphics drivers installed from the Dell CD as far as I am aware, I don't recall updating them.

 

Probably see a temp drop

 

Any risks or issues I should be aware of or is it just a case of download, install and forget?

 

nope - if you do have issues just roll back to your previous version.

 

same for me on vista 64. anyone have a work-around?

 

Your HardwareDevice ID may not be in the driver .inf file. If this is the case, then you will need to add it. This can be tricky if you are unfamiliar with nvidia's inf setup.

You can find your HardwareDevice ID by going into Device Manager and then opening up your Display Adapter and selecting the details tab (in vista) and then select the HardwareID pull down option. This will give you something that looks like:

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_060C&SUBSYS_019C1028


You will then need to search the .inf file (located in the nvidia driver directory) for:

DEV_xxxx (where xxxx is your device info)

If you dont find it, then this confirms its missing and it will need to be added to tell the driver to recognize your card.

This is just but one step in the process. You will also need to figure out which section (config settings) is applicable to your card and then add your card (device ID) to the inf and tell it to reference that section.

Your best bet is to try laptopvideo2go since they provide modded inf files with just about every card out there already listed.

 

Not quite true; they are the same version for Quadros, just listed on a separate page, but the exact same file/download; available for x86 & x64, all flavors.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_fx_notebook_win7_x64_185.85_whql.html

 

I guess that they have another .inf files.

 

When you select the mobile driver version it include several inf files for the different veideo cards. I would suggest you unzip the files to any folder you want to create with Winrar like I did it will create a display sub folder with all the inf files. I looked under nvao.inf and the 9400M card is listed there, you just need to use the I have a disk method to install the driver and point to the display folder and select the nvao.inf or other inf file as there are several, this should work on both the 32bit and 64bit version of the file.

This post was also in reply to: Originally Posted by DemonicHawk View Post
I can't seem to get it to install on my 9400M (SXPS 13). It only shows me the Audio Driver

Good Luck!!!

 

it will not let me oc with this driver =( when i save the oc setting and try to load it..the gpu clock stays the same anyone wanna help me?

 

I'm using 179.28 right now for my xps m1330. Is it recommended to update it to 185.85?