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    How do I revert back to stock drivers? (or if anyone can advise me to install newer drivers) np9150 7970m

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by sartsg, Apr 26, 2013.

  1. sartsg

    sartsg Newbie

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    Hi guy. Im new here and heres the dilemma i have. I want to go back to stock drivers since my sager np9150 7970m has been heating too much when playing games. Its just really bothering me since I installed these drivers way back when. I dont even remember what version these drivers are on so

    1) how do i know what version my 7970m driver is on (definitely not stock)

    2) how do i revert it back to stock/uninstall the drivers cleanly (or if anyone else advises me to get the latest most stable version, how do i install that)

    Thanks a lot for the help. I really need it
     
    sartsg, Apr 26, 2013
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  2. Montage

    Montage Notebook Evangelist

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    I noticed very little to no temperature increase when going from stock to 13.1. Are you sure the heating is related to the drivers (and not dust, bad paste job etc.)? How hot does the 7970M get?

    You can check the driver version from the device manager.
     
    Montage, Apr 26, 2013
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    littlecx Notebook Deity

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    no way to blame driver for overheating. do a repaste
     
    littlecx, Apr 26, 2013
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    sartsg Newbie

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    okay so im checking device manager for the driver version. says here: Driver Version 9.10.0.0. any advice on which is the best driver right now or should i revert back to stock? any instructions? thanks
     
    sartsg, Apr 26, 2013
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  5. Montage

    Montage Notebook Evangelist

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    Again, how hot does the 7970M get?

    That driver is the Enduro Performance driver (I think). As I haven't personnally tried to newer drivers, I would suggest you to install the 13.1. So first uninstall the AMD driver, then the Intel driver. Then install the intel driver, and after that the 13.1. It should work without any additional tweaks.
     
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    sartsg Newbie

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    well i dont know how to check for temperature. im pretty much new to this kind of tech thing. thanks for the info though
     
    sartsg, Apr 26, 2013
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  7. Montage

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    Then how do you know the card is heating too much :D?. You can use for example this: HWMonitor - CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting , just make sure you are running a program using the dedicated card before opening the hwmonitor (i.e. make sure the 7970M is activated).
     
    Montage, Apr 26, 2013
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    FYI
    normal gaming temps for the 7970M would be between 70 and 85 C (or am i wrong?).

    also max out your fans with FN+1 when gaming, it helps a lot.
     
    Vozier, Apr 26, 2013
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