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    Nvidia 8600m gt BIOS on Dell Inspiron 1520

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by theo85ro, Oct 28, 2007.

  1. theo85ro

    theo85ro Newbie

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    Hi guys,

    i really need your help. I'm having some problems with my dell 1520 as described in this topic on another forum.
    Now I think that is something wrong with the bios version of my card, i'm pretty shure that is a 8600m gt because of the gpu and memory clock and the 32 shaders but in the bios it is seen as NVIDIA NB8P-GS with bios version : 060.084.050.000.002
    I just want to know from other dell 1520 with nvidia 8600m gt cards owners if they have the same name in the bios general description and the same bios version.
    If not i ask kindly to attach the version of your bios making a copy. You can use this link if you don't know how : http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=160237, so I can flash it on my laptop and hopefully solve my problems.
    I've attached a ss of gpu-z so you can see my configuration.
    Thank's all, i hope that you can help me.

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    theo85ro, Oct 28, 2007
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  2. daniel_g

    daniel_g Notebook Consultant

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    Don't have time to check if it shows NB8P-GS, but it seem like you have a very old driver...
    Get the 162.62 for XP.
    http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/
     
    daniel_g, Oct 28, 2007
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  3. theo85ro

    theo85ro Newbie

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    i'm almoust certain it doesn't freeze because of the drivers. it's strange thow that your card is seen as nvidia g84-100, why is that ?
     
    theo85ro, Oct 28, 2007
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  4. lowlymarine

    lowlymarine Notebook Deity

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    I'm pretty sure it is the G84 - my NVS 140M (and the GeForce 8400M, consequently) is the G86, so it stands to (some) reason.

    Your drivers are really ancient, though. The 169.01s are now available for all OSes, try those. It is perfectly possible that bad drivers could cause major problems. Still, try a clean reformat and latest drivers for everything. If you still have major issues, it could be a hardware issue.
     
    lowlymarine, Oct 28, 2007
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  5. Twolfie

    Twolfie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Since my vostro is identical to your inspirion 1520 , thought i post .
    maybe you should try change your drivers like the previous person that posted said .
    sorry for not editing the picture , felt to lazy to .
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    after just installing drivers 169.01
     
    Twolfie, Oct 28, 2007
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