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    Sony's ATI drivers

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mFerrari, Jul 23, 2009.

  1. mFerrari

    mFerrari Notebook Enthusiast

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    My recently new purchased FW 490 JFT comes with ATI's Mobility 4650 1GB GPU. I installed all the "latest" drivers from Sony however the ATI drivers they offer are version 8.5. The latest drivers out on ATI's website are now 9.7

    Will Sony ever update their drivers? How can I get this card updated to the newest drivers? I already tried Mobility Modder and they don't support 4650 series...

    Anyone in my shoes too?
     
    mFerrari, Jul 23, 2009
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  2. mFerrari

    mFerrari Notebook Enthusiast

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    bump? I can't be the only one with this problem
     
    mFerrari, Jul 24, 2009
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  3. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Stay with the Sony driver. Eventually they will update it, IF it is deemed necessary to keep the notebook running correctly.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jul 25, 2009
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  4. Primes

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    I know on Windows7, the latest driver from ATI's website works fine. but for vista I think you have to stay with sonys drivers.
     
    Primes, Jul 25, 2009
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  5. parastie

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    http://www.driverheaven.net/modtool.php
    Use at your own risk. I use them on my ancient macbook pro and they work great. It's not listed for the new 4650, but it might work. Again though, use at our own risk.
     
    parastie, Jul 25, 2009
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    jensw, Jul 25, 2009
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    I would expect Sony to update the driver when they ship you the Windows 7 disc and additional disc with updated drivers, based on your configuration/model.
     
    dampfnudel, Jul 25, 2009
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    parastie, Jul 26, 2009
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