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    Kinda Worried, please respond, question about dell video driver

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Riverpeth, Aug 15, 2008.

  1. Riverpeth

    Riverpeth Notebook Guru

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    So i recieved my xps 1530, and then went to the dell drivers website and located the driver on the site for my model, and then dl'd it, and installed it, was this wrong? I mean, I hear you are supposed to first uninstall the existing driver before installing a new one, but does this apply if it my scenario?
     
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  2. Koer

    Koer Notebook Deity

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    dont trouble yourself, you're fine, no need to worry :D
     
    Koer, Aug 15, 2008
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  3. Riverpeth

    Riverpeth Notebook Guru

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    phew, lmao, i was about ready to break, Ive only had the thing for like a 4 days and I already thought I had broken it, btw Koer, what vid driver do you use? and what would be the best one to keep the card cool?
     
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  4. dmacfour

    dmacfour Are you aware...

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    If the M1530 has a fan control utility compatible with it you can tweak the fan settings to keep things cooler.
     
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  5. Koer

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    im using the 175.97, you can look in http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=278394 for many of the available drivers, although the one im using is working pretty well, it can be downloaded at dell.com in the m1330's section.

    cheers
     
    Koer, Aug 15, 2008
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    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Dont worry, you're fine. And stick with dell drivers.. also dont change it too often. Have one for quiet some time and see how it performs :) Good luck. As for now, 174.31 or 175.97 seem to be performing really well for M1530... Cheers.
     
    fonduekid, Aug 15, 2008
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