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    Couple of FL90 questions

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by t36, Jul 27, 2007.

  1. t36

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    Hi,

    I have two questions regarding this laptop:

    1) Does anyone know where I can get drivers for the video card (8600m), other than the installation CD? I'm using a vista system. According to the Nvidia website, I'm supposed to get them from the manufacturer, but I can't find any.

    2) The 'n'-key on my keyboard is hypersensitive, if I just slighty touch it, it will give an n (obviously). Is there anyway of fixing this without breaking the laptop or sending it back. This is not so very important, but it gets on my nerves sometimes
     
    t36, Jul 27, 2007
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  2. Ice-Tea

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    laptopvideo2go.com
     
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  3. t36

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    Aren't these modified drivers? Doesn't compal release official drivers?
     
    t36, Jul 27, 2007
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    mixxster, Jul 27, 2007
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  5. t36

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    Thanks, I just find it a bit odd that Compal doesn't release drivers of its own.
     
    t36, Jul 27, 2007
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  6. Dhango

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    Here is the driver download page for Bizcom--a wholly owned subsidiary of Compal. http://www.bizcom-us.com/support/

    That's the closest thing you'll get to an "official" Compal driver page. Compal just wants to produce the notebooks and leaves it to those downstream (subsidiaries, resellers, etc.) to sell and service them.
     
    Dhango, Jul 27, 2007
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  7. mixxster

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    Yeah, unfortunately the bizcom site download rate is EXTREMELY slow. I would avoid that site if you can.
     
    mixxster, Jul 27, 2007
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  9. t36

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    Thanks again guys! Just one last small question, do these people update the drivers frequently?
     
    t36, Jul 27, 2007
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    well i personally plan to use these drivers for the graphics drivers at least for others to mature more since there is little support for the 8m series for some reason..
     
    expo25kr, Jul 27, 2007
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    I wonder if it's OK to upload the drivers to a Rapidshare account, if so, I'll do that and post links when done.
     
    Syntax Error, Jul 27, 2007
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    There shouldn't be any problem making a driver pack and uploading it somewhere.
     
    Scavar, Jul 29, 2007
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  13. Syntax Error

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    You never know, especially with all the hoo-hah regarding software rights and the DMCA, maybe the RIAA's monitoring our conversation right now... :p
     
    Syntax Error, Jul 29, 2007
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    the recording industry monitoring a notebook forum?? ?_? thats weird.
     
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    You never know with The Powers That Be.... :)

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    ...hahahaha i never saw that in family guy before.
     
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  17. screamer

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    add some my questions :D :
    your idle cpu temp?
    battery, XP and Vista don't show how much time notebook would work, I only have %, i rember that when i bought Hel80, i had same problem, and latter bios update fixes that proble.
     
    screamer, Aug 1, 2007
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    Don't mean to hijack the thread, but does anyone know who the motherboard manufacturer is for the IFL 90?
     
    Jrog07, Aug 1, 2007
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