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    Weird Driver Issue on gaming laptop

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

  1. ogrebattle

    ogrebattle Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    I have dell XPS M1730 with SLI 8700mGT, Vista. It says I have 156.61, which are XP drivers, correct? But, i have VISTA!? Performance is good- i can play Oblivion, Fear, CoH, max 1920 res no problem, ok fps (remember 8700 have 128bit bus) Should i upgrade to 169.xx? I hear performance would improve greatly. What should i do? Will 169 play all of my games? Can i back up my dell 156.61 drivers? Also, what do i do for SLI driver install on laptop? Do I install new drivers for both cards listed in device manager?

    thanks in advance-need help with new system!
     
    ogrebattle, Dec 28, 2007
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  2. thomaskc.dk

    thomaskc.dk Notebook Deity

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    Yes, update to 169.21 or 169.25 for vista.

    Dont know about the SLI thing, other than 169.25 is supposed to support it.

    good luck.
     
    thomaskc.dk, Dec 28, 2007
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