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    Updated drivers for P170EM?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by menko, Nov 22, 2014.

  1. menko

    menko Notebook Consultant

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    Hi.

    I have been trying to look in different websites for the newest drivers for my P170EM. But with the chipset and others i cant find anything new than the one 9.3.... which is really old.

    Can anyone tell me where to look for latest drivers for Windows 7 64bits?

    Thank you
     
    menko, Nov 22, 2014
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    who did you buy from?
    the best places would be your suppliers website or sager in america. if they havnnt got any newer then dont bother.

    but the way i see it is if it aint broke dont try and fix it.
    the only driver i ever update is the nvidia graphics. in the last 7 years over two clevo laptops ive never updated anything else and they both still run perfectly.
     
    MrDJ, Nov 22, 2014
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  3. Chaosstorm

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    Uhm, just update intel chipset drivers (from the intel site) and your vga drivers (from either AMD or Nvidia site) and done!
    The other drivers are probably fine, some drivers even get updated automatically by windows itself.
     
    Chaosstorm, Nov 22, 2014
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  4. menko

    menko Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you.

    The drivers in Sager website are really old too. Like 2 years.

    I guess i could be getting more performance with updated drivers.

    Anyone knows?
     
    menko, Nov 22, 2014
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  5. Divine_Madcat

    Divine_Madcat Notebook Evangelist

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    Like others said, just grab the latest from the various websites (Intel, AMD/Nvidia (depending on video). Nothing about the Sager published drivers are special, and you can always get newer from the device makers..
     
    Divine_Madcat, Nov 22, 2014
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  6. kothletino

    kothletino Notebook Evangelist

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    Clevo Driver Thread, page 35: Coca's MEGA. And YES you can use drivers from p150em on your p170em.
     
    kothletino, Nov 22, 2014
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  7. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    For some devices you can go straight to the vendor if you like to get the latest. I'd advise installing the original first and updating over them if you do that.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Nov 23, 2014
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  8. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    That depends on which driver we're talking about. You may see performance gains from updates to graphics drivers, for example (particularly in certain games/applications). An update to, say, the audio driver, though? No. Device driver updates are often released simply to address problems from previous drivers.
     
    Prostar Computer, Nov 24, 2014
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