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    Nvidia Driver

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Muffin12, Jul 12, 2011.

  1. Muffin12

    Muffin12 Newbie

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    Good day,

    I've been using my M11x (R2) for a while now, it's getting slow and I've decided that I want to reinstall windows. I browsed these forums and found a lot of information. However, I can't seem to find a suitable graphics driver for the Nvidia card. The one on the Dell website is over a year old. Usually I'd download a driver from the Nvidia website but some people are saying that those drivers might not support the optimus technology... I've also read something about modified drivers, but I prefer to use official ones. Should I download the one from the Dell website? Can anyone point me to a later version that does support optimus?

    Thanks in advance,

    Muffin
     
    Muffin12, Jul 12, 2011
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  2. M11x ftw

    M11x ftw Notebook Consultant

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    The latest driver,
    NVIDIA DRIVERS 275.33 WHQL

    And to correct what you said, all drivers that are compatible with the graphics card will support optimus. It is the R1 users who need modified drivers to work. (well at least to be able to switch between).
     
    M11x ftw, Jul 12, 2011
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  3. Muffin12

    Muffin12 Newbie

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    I see, thanks! Just reinstalled and everything seems to work. :)
     
    Muffin12, Jul 12, 2011
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