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    M1730 + 186.03 = Trouble?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by gregerx, Aug 4, 2009.

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    gregerx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just installed the 186.03 nVidia driver on my M1730. Then tried to view a movie and it took forever to load (mkv/avi/mp4). I have seen a couple of people bashing the 186.03.
    I am now wondering what the optimal driver(s) are for my SLI config of 8800GTX.
    My other question is how do I uninstall the previous drivers in a correct matter?
     
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    Teknobry Notebook Consultant

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    gregerx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have tried several drivers now, 186.03, 185.85, 182.05. The problem did not go away. The tearing when viewing non-hd movies/clips stayed until i rerolled to the fabric dell drivers (167.55).
    Have been un-installing the drivers, using driversweeper and CC in safe mode.
    The only way out I see for the moment is formating the computer and starting from scratch.
    Played Fear 2 with the 185.85 drivers and it worked flawlessly, but the problem is viewing non-hd material.
    I know it isn't a biggy, but I would prefere a fully functioning computer.
     
    gregerx, Aug 6, 2009
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