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    Which driver series for 8600GT

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by msankadi, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. msankadi

    msankadi Notebook Consultant

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    I am going to update the drivers on my xps 1530 for the first time. I will be using the laptopvideo2go drivers, and i have read thru the tutorials etc. Ihave a couple of questions for M1530 owners:

    1. Which driver series do you use? 177.xx or 176.xx etc

    2. Is the higher the series number the better? Like 177>176>175

    3. Which driver series should I install today? I found the latest series was 177 and am planning to install them.. have you guys faced any problems with the same?

    PS: I Have read the LV2G forums and know which series has what advantage. But i wanted to know that which one works best on 1530 machines.

    MnVn
     
    msankadi, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. Just Lou

    Just Lou Notebook Evangelist

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    Higher is not always better. Dell just released 175.97 drivers. They seem to work well, and are newer than most of the 177.xx drivers floating around.
     
    Just Lou, Jul 16, 2008
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    i actually installed the new dell driver that just lou linked me to in an earlier thread. its been workin fine for the last few days. haven't ran into any real problems yet.
     
    houstoned, Jul 16, 2008
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    I have heard good things about using the latest Dell driver. So I would probably just stick with that.

    The latest driver is 177.66 (well it may not be the latest, but it is the highest number, nvidia does some confusing stuff sometimes). And some have had success with it, I found that with our M1530's, it does not work the best. Oddly enough, it is a very cool (temp wise) running driver. And it 3dmark06 very well. But in some of the games I play (mainly TF2), it did not perform well at all. Lots of stuttering. Others @ LV2G have experienced that too with similar laptops.
     
    Tusin, Jul 16, 2008
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    in my XPS, the 2007 dell NVIDIA driver can play Blue Ray DVD in my XPS1530.

    176 or 177 NVIDIA driver from laptopvideo2go CAN'T play Blue Ray DVD.

    so it's not correct that the higher the better.
     
    XPSboy, Jul 16, 2008
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  6. msankadi

    msankadi Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks all for the help

    I installed 175.97 (the dell update)

    I dont know the difference from the earlier version right now but there seem to be no problems in the display. The temperatures are still the same I was hoping that they will go down.

    MnVn
     
    msankadi, Jul 17, 2008
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  7. XPSboy

    XPSboy Notebook Evangelist

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    Release Title: Video: nVidia GeForce 8400M, GeForce 8600M, Driver, Windows Vista 32-bit, Multi Language, XPS Notebook M1530, v.7.15.11.5663, A00
    Release Date: 11/28/2007
    Criticality: Optional
    Description: nVidia GeForce 8600M/8400M

    it says 156.63 is the latest from dell website (same as mine).....how did you get 175.97?
     
    XPSboy, Jul 17, 2008
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  8. msankadi

    msankadi Notebook Consultant

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    I used the ftp link posted on this website which quoted the latest driver link. I wuld have given you the link but I am not able to access my personal email in my office.
    But, you can search for it on NBR itself, there was a post recently by Just Lou. Please see his recent posts and you will find it.

    If you dont find them send a PM to me and I will give you the link as soon as I get home.

    MnVn
     
    msankadi, Jul 17, 2008
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    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    I use the latest one and having no problem if dont wanna say better than manufacture driver
     
    haquocdung, Jul 17, 2008
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    Oppermann Notebook Enthusiast

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    Were do you find the drivers ? The latest I can find on dells website says that the release date was 11/28/2007...

    As far as I can see my forceware version is 174.31
     
    Oppermann, Jul 18, 2008
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  11. msankadi

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    msankadi, Jul 18, 2008
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    Hmm in the setup is says that it's for the 8400M and only the XPS M1330 is mentioned from the XPS series!?
     
    Oppermann, Jul 18, 2008
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    Lucanesti Notebook Deity

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    www.laptopvideo2go.com

    Download 174.74 from the forums with Modded INF.

    Highest rated Driver for the 8600m GT afaik.
     
    Lucanesti, Jul 18, 2008
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    i talk to dell support reps and they gave me 156.++ is the latest dell nvidia driver (drivers date Nov. 2007).

    btw, i got 56C with mediaplayer and my browser open....
     
    XPSboy, Jul 18, 2008
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    that driver wont work with BlueRay movies, so i go back to dell NVIDIA driver
     
    XPSboy, Jul 18, 2008
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  16. Lucanesti

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    Im playing 1080p movies just fine. Not off a Blu-Ray drive though, so I cant speak for that part. It works fine off the HD though.
     
    Lucanesti, Jul 18, 2008
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  17. msankadi

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    Well, the earlier driver which Dell installed on my system was also meant for 8400 MS (it shows so on the Resource CD), but it ran great. So, mebbe u shud try this one.

    What works 'best' for you though is subjective and it might vary so you would have to try different drivers
     
    msankadi, Jul 18, 2008
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