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    Digital Vibrance

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by SeeYouInTheER, Sep 13, 2008.

  1. SeeYouInTheER

    SeeYouInTheER Notebook Consultant

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    i turned it on in the nvidia control panal, put it at like 20% just to try it, had it on for a little while, didnt like it, put it back down to 0%, then when i restarted, it was at 100%, and its been at 100% everytime i restart even thoguh i put it back down to 0% everytime.


    how do i fix?
     
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  2. Johnksss

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    1: did you click the apply button?
    2: did you try and click the restore defaults button?
     
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    Tyreck Notebook Consultant

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    Speaking of.. I was trying to do something with the specific settings for one game.. I ended up hitting restore defaults and now my 3DMark06 is alot lower then it was. Anyone that can take a SS of the presets the lappy came with or at least what they should be?
     
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    that would be the presets....

    you would need to check out MANAGE 3D SETTINGS & ADJUST IMAGE SETTINGS WITH PREVIEW.

    the first one defines who will control the GPU & the second one is the global and program settings.

    these settings control about 98 percent of what your gpu will do as far as performance and quality go. a lot of these inf files make changes here and thus the difference in performance between them.

    i would get very familiar with this stuff here, if you really want to control how your gpu functions.
     
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    SeeYouInTheER Notebook Consultant

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    yes and yes
     
    SeeYouInTheER, Sep 13, 2008
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    then uninstall the driver.
     
    Johnksss, Sep 13, 2008
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  7. Schmoof

    Schmoof Notebook Enthusiast

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    Did you install the 177.98 drivers?

    If so that is probably your issue, there is a bug with the digital vibrance being stuck at 100% just as you described.
     
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    SeeYouInTheER Notebook Consultant

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    yeah i did, should i downgrade, and to what?
     
    SeeYouInTheER, Sep 13, 2008
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    well, then that proves it...lol

    im using 177.98, but im using my modified inf and not the one they said download.
     
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    SeeYouInTheER Notebook Consultant

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    so i should uninstall my current drivers, get this other modified inf from you, then reinstall them using that?
     
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  11. Tyreck

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    Everyone seems to be using the Xfastest 177.85 drivers atm for best performance if you want to go that route.
     
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    SeeYouInTheER Notebook Consultant

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    do i have to download a modified inf for that? i cant read japanese.
     
    SeeYouInTheER, Sep 13, 2008
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    your call my friend.
     
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    SeeYouInTheER Notebook Consultant

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    well its either the xfastest drivers or the ones on the gateway site (cant recall the driver number). can someone link me to the post on xfastest and to the modofied inf
     
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  15. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    I believe the digital vibrance error only seems to affect 177.9x drivers. I saw some posts about it over at LaptopVideo2Go.

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, Sep 13, 2008
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    Tyreck Notebook Consultant

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    Check the GPU thread, it has the drivers and complete instructions on how to update your drivers the proper way.
     
    Tyreck, Sep 14, 2008
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    i had the same problem. i used the drivers on gateway's website and everything has been fixed. i'd careless about the 3fps loss and 500 points less in 3dmark
     
    rice4u, Sep 14, 2008
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    you can gain that back with stock drivers if you know what your doing... all these drivers just about work the same more or less..
     
    Johnksss, Sep 14, 2008
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    Confirm, the Digital Vibrance stuck at 100% but on mine it does it when I come out of "sleep" mode. I will go back to the 177.85 driver
     
    BlackSheep5, Sep 19, 2008
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