The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    XPS M1210 Nvidia driver question! Please help!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by adrock301, Jan 17, 2007.

  1. adrock301

    adrock301 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    94
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I have the default driver obtained from Dell. I tried to download a newer driver from Nvidia, Geforce go 7 series for Windows XP, and I keep getting that error that says, "The NVIDIA setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup now will now Exit." I even deleted the old driver before I tried to install. I went to Laptopvideo2go, and downloaded their driver too, the last one that was certified, I think the date was 11/2006, and I get the same error. Any sugestions? Or what drivers do you guys use? Can I adjust the clock settings? Is there a program I need to use?

    Thanks for any help!
     
    adrock301, Jan 17, 2007
    #1
  2. PCModifiers

    PCModifiers Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    61
    Messages:
    192
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    PCModifiers, Jan 18, 2007
    #2
  3. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    759
    Messages:
    2,637
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Paul, Jan 18, 2007
    #3
  4. benna

    benna Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    341
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    get the new one frm dell support website
     
    benna, Jan 18, 2007
    #4
  5. robfactory

    robfactory Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    79
    Messages:
    272
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    They have Xtreme Mobile drivers that allow you to OC the card.
     
    robfactory, Jan 18, 2007
    #5
  6. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

    Reputations:
    1,133
    Messages:
    3,548
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    coolbits regisrty hack unlocks NV's own OC tools and other goodies (google fool!) works just fine with the standard dell driver, I use it with my m1210, I run the detect optimal frequency function at least 3 times, and go with the lowest, I'm running at 539mhz core and 1.08ghz mem, no problems at all, and no exessive heat, though I have my fans set to low constant, and crank up to high at 55c

    3DM05 = 2316
     
    Iceman0124, Jan 18, 2007
    #6
  7. adrock301

    adrock301 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    94
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Cool, thanks guys. But is there any reason I cant install the drivers form Nvidia or Laptopvideo2go? Has anyone else had the issue before? My 3dMark05 is 2096 right now... T7200 1 gb ram.
     
    adrock301, Jan 18, 2007
    #7
  8. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

    Reputations:
    1,133
    Messages:
    3,548
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    you can install them, you just have to jump through a few hoops first, checkout the gaming forum, dell tries to get you to use their drivers for support/stability reasons, and dell is not alone in this, laptop cards can vary significantly from one make to another,like a 7400 in an m1210 is quite different than a 7400 in asony vaio, I havent actually looked at NVs site in awhile, but ati has a list of laptops their mobile drivers are compatible with, and dell is not on that list, so when timmy tries to upgrade his x1400 drivers at ati's site, he has the same problem your having,

    As stated before, I'm having very good results with the dell standard driver and coolbits
     
    Iceman0124, Jan 18, 2007
    #8