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    M11x R1 Video Driver Update.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Fanatic1074, Jul 28, 2011.

  1. Fanatic1074

    Fanatic1074 Notebook Guru

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    Hello, im looking for information on updating video drivers for the R1. You use to be able to just use the mobile drivers from nvidia and they would work. However they seem to have made changes in the more recent drivers and now you cannot update with them.

    Has anyone got a recent driver to install on the R1?
     
    Fanatic1074, Jul 28, 2011
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  2. philby

    philby Notebook Consultant

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    The latest drivers are from the dell site, the issue with the R1 is that the drivers from the Nvidia site are not designed for our type of switching.

    If you want to run permanently on the discrete GPU then you can simply select discrete in the bios and use the latest mobile drivers from the Nvidia or other sites.

    There has been some modded R1 drivers around but I think these are older than the latest ones from the dell site.
     
    philby, Jul 29, 2011
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    Fanatic1074 Notebook Guru

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    So if i simply select discrete only i should be able to install the latest drivers from the nvidia site?

    If so ill just do that.
     
    Fanatic1074, Jul 29, 2011
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    gooface Notebook Evangelist

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    yep, set that option in the BIOS and you can use whatever driver you want, im using the latest one that came out today on mine.
     
    gooface, Jul 29, 2011
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  5. BuToNz

    BuToNz Notebook Geek

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    What happens when you switch back to Hybrid mode after applying the latest Nvidia drivers (Not Dell)? :S
     
    BuToNz, Jul 29, 2011
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