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    Vaio Z [VGN-Z2]: cannot install 9300 nVidia driver...

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by azza21, Dec 26, 2008.

  1. azza21

    azza21 Notebook Geek

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    Hi peeps i need your expertise, my lush vaio z arrived last week and Vista was full of bloatware. So i wiped the hard drive and installed my retail copy of vista 32bit, so it was a clean install. I have managed to get all the drivers bar the nvidia. I mean i tried installing the driver for the 9300 but it won't install it. I have tried every driver going. Need some helps peeps to why it won't install.


    Error Message i get:

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    As you can see, doesn't quite make sense.

    az
     
    azza21, Dec 26, 2008
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  2. Wishmaker

    Wishmaker BBQ Expert

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    I had the same error when I downloaded the wrong one. I have the same 9300. I did not see I selected XP and not Vista for my download.
     
    Wishmaker, Dec 26, 2008
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  3. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    See if they are in this recovery files bundle:

    Link
     
    sonoritygenius, Dec 26, 2008
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  4. azza21

    azza21 Notebook Geek

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    Hi mate, no its definitely the correct one.
     
    azza21, Dec 26, 2008
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  5. azza21

    azza21 Notebook Geek

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    Mate it worked, the nvidia driver that was in these files installed. Big thank you fella. One thing i do not get is why did the nvidia notebooks drivers from there website not work?

    One last thing how do i fix the stamina-speed function so that i do not have to keep restarting my laptop for the function to work?

    az
     
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  6. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    The 9300 drivers of Sony are CUSTOMIZED to Vaio Z series specifically - i.e. the SPEED > Stamina switch + Z-specefic power-saving features.

    They are not available off nvidia.com

    That is why in EVERY clean install of Z thread it is STRESSED that RECOVERY disks MUST be created PRIOR to doing ANYTHING :)

    Sorry for the caps - for emphasis only!!
     
    sonoritygenius, Dec 26, 2008
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  7. azza21

    azza21 Notebook Geek

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    Ok mate i never realised that. One more thing then is it possible to get a newer driver then the one that was in the apps you sent me. I noticed that driver is fromy june (7.15)?

    cheers

    az
     
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  8. Wishmaker

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    Told you it was not the right one :p.
     
    Wishmaker, Dec 26, 2008
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