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    XPS1530 new Nvidia drivers

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by invisiblegun, Jun 25, 2008.

  1. invisiblegun

    invisiblegun Newbie

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    Hello,

    I have the GeForce 8600 and wish to update to the new Nvidia drivers that came out that other day on the 23rd..except that Dell does not support anything except their own drivers of their website (which is dated November 2007!).

    Is there any way to put these newest drivers on the computer from Nvidia without messing up the laptop?

    Thanks so much.
     
    invisiblegun, Jun 25, 2008
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  2. JinRoh

    JinRoh Notebook Evangelist

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    laptopvideo2go.com

    Read the forums, use the modded nv_disp.inf

    (Or download the 174.31 DELL from the M1330 section)
     
    JinRoh, Jun 25, 2008
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  3. nekrosoft13

    nekrosoft13 Notebook Consultant

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    using 177.39 right now, great driver.
     
    nekrosoft13, Jun 25, 2008
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  4. pattanbd

    pattanbd Newbie

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    Is the NVIDIA driver 177.41 suggested for 8600M GT? I have a Vista Ultimate X64
     
    pattanbd, Jul 18, 2008
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  5. imzomnia

    imzomnia Notebook Evangelist

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    I am using 175.80 version.
     
    imzomnia, Jul 18, 2008
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  6. kenv202

    kenv202 Notebook Guru

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    i tried to install v177.66 XP 32bit | NVIDIA - OEM from laptop2go but my m1530 wouldnt boot past the window loading screen (no i dont have my video card OC'ed) so i ended up reverting back to Udi version which is 174.31

    btw is it really even worth upgrading.. ? lol yes i know benchmark increases but also comes with random bugs
     
    kenv202, Jul 18, 2008
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  7. Widge

    Widge Notebook Consultant

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    I haven't updated drivers for ages now.... whats the best one to go for, playing Mass Effect at the moment?

    Also, is the old Safe Mode -> Driver Cleaner method the best bet with bog standard Vista?

    I'm not even sure how to get into Safe Mode on Vista!
     
    Widge, Jul 23, 2008
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