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    Driver order

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by xve, Feb 24, 2011.

  1. xve

    xve Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Guise,

    Cant recall whats the best order to install drivers again. Can you please help me out here? Been trollin on the forums, but cant find a thread about it either.

    Also, do i need to install Physx when i get the latest drivers from nvidia? And where do i get a driver for the webcam, i dont like the programm that comes with it.. So is there just a driver for it?

    Cheers,
     
    xve, Feb 24, 2011
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    disable stuff you don't need too like WWAN and/or bluetooth....saves on having to install drivers for those.
     
    thegh0sts, Feb 24, 2011
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    Shameless Selfbump
     
    xve, Feb 24, 2011
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    Heres what a dell service support rep told me when i had to reinstall windows:

    1. Chipset

    2. Application - OSD

    <<< reboot the computer >>>

    3. Than all the other drivers with the exception of these last three (3) that need to be installed in this order:

    FYI (wifi card is the DW1520)

    4. Confirm in the Device Manager that the Intel Chipset Graphics is installed. If so, go to step 5. If not, reboot the computer again to confirm installation.

    <<< reboot the computer >>>

    5. Video – Nvidia

    <<< reboot the computer >>>

    6. Application – Command Center

    edit: a lot of the drivers that you download from the dell website come with unnecessary program to go along with programs. For example, they wifi card's drivers come with intel wifi program which is completely useless..so just go to device manager, install drivers from file..etc etc and find where you downloaded and extracted the drivers. As for the graphics drivers, just use the latest ones with the optimus technology, 260.99? For the webcam..again do what i mentioned earlier, im not entirely sure how i did it, cause i forgot, but i think i installed it anyways then just the FA fusion service or w/e its called so it never bothers me, and the webcam works fine.
     
    bavman, Feb 24, 2011
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