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    Lenovo posts Windows 7 Beta Drivers

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by daver42, Jan 13, 2009.

  1. daver42

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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    any GPU drivers in the mix?
     
    whizzo, Jan 13, 2009
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  3. StealthTH

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    I think there going to add them as they enter the beta phase, so just keep an eye on that page. More to come!
     
    StealthTH, Jan 13, 2009
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  4. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    This is great news! Glad to see Lenovo openly sharing they current work with regard to supporting this yet-to-be-released OS.
     
    BinkNR, Jan 13, 2009
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  5. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    hm...nice move by Lenovo.
    Gonna check to see if HP does the same thing.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jan 13, 2009
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  6. erik

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    did you not read the announcement?   lol :p

    at this point it's best to try vista drivers or source them directly from the device manufacturer.   there's no set schedule on driver releases from lenovo so you'll just have to be patient. ;)
     
    erik, Jan 13, 2009
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  7. aadadams

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    Don't know which card you have, but Windows 7 installed the correct driver for my nVidia 570M. It even installed the nVidia Control Panel. My T61p is completely configured with Windows 7. All hardware is supported, even Turbo Memory and HotKeys.
     
    aadadams, Jan 13, 2009
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  8. janko10

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    Nice.


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    janko10, Jan 14, 2009
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  9. daver42

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    Cool! How did you install the Turbo Memory drivers by the way?
     
    daver42, Jan 14, 2009
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  10. aadadams

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    Installed the latest one from Lenovo using the same technique I outlined above. The interesting thing is that when it installed it enabled the readydrive but kept the ready boost disabled which allowed for me to use my SD card that was already dedicated to this. Don't know if they are related, but thought I'd share.
     
    aadadams, Jan 14, 2009
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  11. MaX PL

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    almost three months and no new drivers have been added.

    sucks...
     
    MaX PL, Apr 17, 2009
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  12. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    Agreed. Nearly worthless announcement.
     
    BinkNR, Apr 17, 2009
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  13. bsodder

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    most of the Vista drivers work - W7 is just Vista+...
     
    bsodder, Apr 17, 2009
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