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    1420-8400gs can"t use ForceWare Release 158 driver ?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dannytai234, Jul 26, 2007.

  1. dannytai234

    dannytai234 Newbie

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    i download it from nvidia homepage but cant install on my 1420 8400gs ..?
    anyone know ?
    thanks.
     
    dannytai234, Jul 26, 2007
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    staffsMike Notebook Evangelist

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    did you get the mobile 8400gs or the desktop one?
     
    staffsMike, Jul 26, 2007
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  3. ~}Zaif{~

    ~}Zaif{~ Notebook Enthusiast

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    drivers for gpu's are different for desktops and notebooks...i also had this kind of problem on my ati....the only drivers that worked for me were from dell site...
     
    ~}Zaif{~, Jul 26, 2007
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  4. Rowen

    Rowen Notebook Consultant

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    I also tried the ForceWare 158 drivers and no, they did not install on my 1420 w/ 8400 GS. And I did go through the menu/config page that Nvidia offers to find the correct drivers for your machine. Something is screwed up, not sure what though.
     
    Rowen, Jul 26, 2007
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    jbizzler Notebook Consultant

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    http://laptopvideo2go.com/

    They're the desktop drivers with modded inf's for the mobile parts. First you download, extract, then download the modded info to the extracted directory, then run setup.exe. I have 163.11 on my 1520 8600M GT.

    You might want to give them an hour or so becasue NVIDIA just came out with their newest official drivers, 162.22.
     
    jbizzler, Jul 26, 2007
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  6. Rowen

    Rowen Notebook Consultant

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    Extract what? Unless I'm mistaken, the 158 driver I downloaded from Nvidia was simply an exe. Even the 162.13 driver phobos suggested from laptopvideo2go was an exe.
     
    Rowen, Jul 26, 2007
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  7. Rowen

    Rowen Notebook Consultant

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    So these new Nvidia 162.22 drivers won't work on the 1420?
     
    Rowen, Jul 26, 2007
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  8. dannytai234

    dannytai234 Newbie

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    i know how to install the 162.22 offical driver ...it need to copy the dell nvdm.inf file to the 162.22 folder and then can install it ....i very happy to overclock the 8400gs to 600(gpu)/700(memory) ..default is 400/500
    play lost planet use 1280*768 is also very fast no lat...
     
    dannytai234, Jul 26, 2007
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    dannytai234 Newbie

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    the 3d marks 06 is 1789 score
     
    dannytai234, Jul 26, 2007
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    ChaosKye Notebook Consultant

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    The nvidia released drivers won't work for laptops, but if laptopvideo2go releases a modified version of the driver you should be able to install it.

    to dannytai234: so the newer version of the drivers will let you overclock the card?
     
    ChaosKye, Jul 26, 2007
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    To install the laptopvide2 go driver, download the executable driver archive, run it to extract, then replace the original nv4_disp.inf file with the modified inf file (also available as a separate download). Afterwards run the setup.exe.
     
    PhoenixFx, Jul 26, 2007
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  12. Rowen

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    Has anyone here installed and tested the new 162.22 Nvidia driver provided by laptopvideo2go? The users in their forums report a performance hit after installation. Anyone experienced the same? Dannytai reported here a higher 3DMark06 score using these new drivers.

    Is it best to uninstall your previous Nvidia drivers before going to the new ones?
     
    Rowen, Jul 28, 2007
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    dannytai234 Newbie

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    3d mark06 1755 score ..i m use the last nvidia beta drive and overclock it use raveture software ...i over to core speed 400 to 600 and memory speed 500 to 750 .....very stable !!!
    THE BEAT VERSON DRIVER IS FASTER THAN THE 162.22 DRIVER IN LOAST PLANT GAME . .....BEAT VERSON UP TO MORE 4fps in the games
     
    dannytai234, Jul 28, 2007
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  14. Rowen

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    Overclocking a video card will of course make your system run hotter. But how does it affect the longevity of the system, by taxing the GPU that much more? And how about the warranty?
     
    Rowen, Jul 28, 2007
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