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    Is the notebook 580m driver the same as the desktop 580?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by _Cheesy_, Sep 3, 2011.

  1. _Cheesy_

    _Cheesy_ Notebook Hoarder

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    Aduy guy told me to download driver 280.26, but I worry it might screw up my GPU since it didn't listed the 580m or any other notebook GPU and so I just want to make sure that it is OK and is needed before I proceed.


    Thanks
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 3, 2011
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    Geforce2go Notebook Consultant

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    Geforce2go, Sep 3, 2011
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  3. MrDJ

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    ^i think they are for 32bit as normally it says 64bit

    best use this page which gives you a list of the last 10 whql & beta drivers

    NVIDIA Driver Downloads - Advanced Search

    also there are 2 ways of loading drivers. using the auto detect search or manual clean in safe mode which imo is best.
    if you need a walkthrough just holler.
     
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    Thank you I almost download the wrong one.
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 3, 2011
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    Cheesy are you running 32bit or 64bit as them above drivers are 32bit only.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 3, 2011
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    NVM thank you
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 3, 2011
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    go download it straight from Nvidia's website.
     
    lazard, Sep 3, 2011
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    Some relevant information for those curious...
    Nvidia's driver code is unified between mobile/desktop and Geforce/Quadro, the only difference between same revision drivers labeled for each individually is the inf entries.

    Nvidia's driver code supports all current gpu's at the time of the release however what entries are included in the infs determines what gpu's it'll install on, there is not separate codebases for types or series.
     
    Atmosk, Sep 3, 2011
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