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    Nvidia Verde BETA 270.51 Notebook Drivers 30th march 2011

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MrDJ, Mar 30, 2011.

  1. MrDJ

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    Nvidia Verde 270.51 BETA notebook drivers released 30th march 2011


    still no mention of 485


    32bit Vista & Windows 7 NVIDIA DRIVERS 270.51 BETA



    64bit Vista & Windows 7 NVIDIA DRIVERS 270.51 BETA



     
    MrDJ, Mar 30, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    "Notebooks supporting Hybrid Power technology with Intel chipsets are not supported by this release."

    ARRGH!
     
    namaiki, Mar 30, 2011
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    They haven't been supported for quite a while now.
     
    Thatoe, Mar 30, 2011
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    Rather, they've never had support as far as I know. DX
     
    namaiki, Mar 30, 2011
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    The hybrid power is NOT Optimus.
     
    Richteralan, Mar 30, 2011
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    Performances? :p
     
    SimoxTav, Mar 30, 2011
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    Finally the first GT 5x0M driver, thanks. I try it now to play Crysis 2
     
    nX3NTY, Mar 30, 2011
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    Where is GTX485M :(
     
    Baka, Mar 30, 2011
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  9. MrDJ

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    exactly. :mad:
     
    MrDJ, Mar 30, 2011
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  10. nX3NTY

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    Having some difficulty installing the driver but few editing the .inf file I'm back in business. Crysis 2 runs smoother. So far loving it.
     
    nX3NTY, Mar 30, 2011
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    Go to Laptopvideo2go or modify the inf yourself to include support for your GPU :D
     
    coolguy, Mar 30, 2011
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    So, the custom drivers DO work with Optimus?
     
    Blaatmeister, Mar 30, 2011
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    Yup, tried it on my laptop and it works
     
    nX3NTY, Mar 30, 2011
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    Yes. I currently have a NP5135 and works perfectly.
     
    Richteralan, Mar 30, 2011
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    Help pls. i cant update my 540m using the new driver 270.51
    my current driver 266.19. thank you

    i have acer aspire 4750g gt 540m . cant install the 270.51 im using win 7 32
     
    xyberjay, Mar 30, 2011
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    Performance? starcraft II ? :D
     
    thomaskc.dk, Mar 31, 2011
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    sir Nx3nty can i ask question?
    can i use the new driver 270.51 to my Acer Aspire 4750 nvidia gt 540m im using win7 32. error updating my driver
     
    xyberjay, Mar 31, 2011
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  18. ExMM

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    Can someone explain me what is the difference between the 266.xx drivers and the VERDE 270.xx drivers? Is it just because one is the Beta? Which one I should install for better performances? :confused:
     
    ExMM, Mar 31, 2011
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    you should be able to. have you updated drivers before or is this your first time. if so i can post a walkthrough on how to update them.

    its best to stick to the whql official ones.the latest were 267.76 that were released 6 days ago.
    are the 266.19 modified drivers as they dont show up on the nvidia site.


    as i mentioned above. if your new to updating drivers its best to stick to the whql official ones. other people will say different but its totally your choice really.
     
    MrDJ, Mar 31, 2011
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  20. ExMM

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    Yup, as I though, thanks! :)
     
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    Yes you can, I also have eror the installer don't detect the card and fail to install the driver. What I did is to mod the driver INF myself. This is what I do:

    MAKE SURE you already install Intel graphic driver first before proceed.

    First open up device manager, look under 'Display Adapters' and open up the nvidia GPU (or standard display adapter if you haven't install it). Open the properties for it, under details tab select Hardware ID as below. Check first attached picture. Note the highlighted numbers.

    Now extract the installer, if you already try to install but it failed to update the driver, the folder is defaulted at C:\NVIDIA. Open it up, look under display driver folder, full link is C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\270.51\Vista 64-bit\International\Display.Driver. There is plenty of INF file inside there but you need to only edit 4 of them, they are:

    nvac.inf
    nvam.inf
    NVLT.inf
    nvsm.inf

    Remember the highlighted Hardware ID mentioned earlier? In my case the first one is '1050'. Open the INF file mentioned above and use F3 to find the '1050'. Once you find it you edit the number after SUBSYS_ to match the one on your laptop, as pictured (mine is 055A1025). Do it on all four INF file mentioned. Edit every '1050' SUBSYS_ you can find

    Run the installer again (C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\270.51\Vista 64-bit\International) run setup.exe. The installer should now recognize your card and begin installing the driver.


    On a side note, I also download it for my desktop GTS 250. But performance difference in Crysis 2 is not that much, maybe none at all. I guess its cater for Fermi architecture more. For those who sad there isn't GTX 485M driver, don't have high hopes for newer driver, as it and my GTS 250 desktop are basically the same thing (G92b based) except for clockspeed in laptop is obviously lower.
     

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    Thanx Sir nX3NTY for your big help i've already installed the 270.51 driver.
    sir when i go to dxdiag my display driver uses Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
    memory 818mb. and when i change the prefered graphics in nvidia control panel to high performance nvidia processor the only thing that change in dxdiag display is the approx memory 818mb to 2704mb but the display name is intel(hd) graphics family. thnx again sir
     
    xyberjay, Apr 1, 2011
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    Hey guys, has anyone tested this on a GTX 280m? Preferably with Windows Vista x64 SP2? Because the entire 26x.xx driver family has been RIDICULOUS with me. I'm still using the 258.96 drivers so that I don't get crashes every few minutes and crashes for no reason (CS: Source STILL manages to crash my video card if I play it for a while though... been doing that since 186.03).

    I REALLY don't feel like installing new drivers only to go through another rollback. I'd enjoy some feedback about it otherwise =)
     
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    Don't mind about dxdiag says, it says basically the same thing to me too. What matters is performance during gaming, as long as that's fine you don't need to worry
     
    nX3NTY, Apr 1, 2011
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    thnx again nX3NTY your god at helping people. :)
     
    xyberjay, Apr 1, 2011
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    sir nX3NTY what will i put in prefered graphics in nvidia control panel ? is it auto or high performance nvidia processor.. thnx
     
    xyberjay, Apr 1, 2011
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    Its up to you. I set it to integrated, but on specific programs and games I manually select it to run on nvidia GPU
     
    nX3NTY, Apr 1, 2011
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  28. DenisS

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    I cannot install these drivers, when i launch the instller and get to the install point, it just shows the list of the component right away with "not installed" beside them. The driver was modded. The laptop is n53sv with 540m
     
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    Sir pls. help
    how to know the temperature of videocard gt540m
    when im playing crysis 2 the air coming out of the laptop is hot im using the 270.51 beta driver. and what is the normal temp thnx
     
    xyberjay, Apr 4, 2011
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  30. nX3NTY

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    That is normal, you need to install them first, thats what installer are for. It shows what you about to instal and what already installed

    That is what heatsink fan are supposed to do, of course it will remove the heat from inside the laptop, if it don't then there is something wrong with it.
     
    nX3NTY, Apr 4, 2011
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  31. MrDJ

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    download HW Monitor which will show all your temperatures. i cant link to it as im at work.google is your friend :)
     
    MrDJ, Apr 5, 2011
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  32. DenisS

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    no, what i meant to say is that when the driver is suppesed to install, it just shows m the list of the components right away with "not installed" next to each one, and nvidia instller failed at the top. once again, the vid card is 540m and the drivers were modded.
     

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    Have you uninstall the old nvidia driver and modded the driver according to your GT 540M Hardware ID?
     
    nX3NTY, Apr 5, 2011
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    no i have not not removed the old driver, do you think this could be causing thsi problem? on my desktop i always install the drivers over the old ones and have never had a problem.
     
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    Worth a try, someone on the other forum where I post the guide exhibit similar problems, I suggest he do clean install and it fixed the problem
     
    nX3NTY, Apr 6, 2011
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    Hi guys, I'm currently using a Acer Aspire 4750G with a Nvidia Optimus GT460M on board. I've tried modifying the inf files but have been unsuccessful in installing it. The installer would give a "NVIDIA Installer Failed". This is on Windows 7 x64.

    Could anyone help me on this? :D

    The hardware id I got from device manager is as follow:

    PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DF4&SUBSYS_05071025
     
    cKm83, Apr 17, 2011
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    Already tried. Gave a NVIDIA Installer failed error
     
    cKm83, Apr 17, 2011
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    Downlod the latest 270.61 WHQL from nvidia. You shouldn't get any more errors
     
    nX3NTY, Apr 19, 2011
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    MrDJ, Apr 19, 2011
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