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    Dell Inspiron 9300 NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800, Windows 7 Drivers

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ysrinu, Dec 27, 2009.

  1. ysrinu

    ysrinu Newbie

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    Hi,
    i have Dell Inspiron 9300 With Nvidia Graphics card

    I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate

    From Device Manager:
    NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
    Driver Provider: NVIDIA
    Driver Date : 3/6/2009
    Driver Version : 7.15.11.7967
    Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility

    On scanning from Nvidia website:
    Product : NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
    Current Installed Driver : 179.67
    Latest Driver Update :
    The manufacturer of this system requires that you download the driver for your GPU from their support site.

    The latest driver available on Dell Support website is for
    Windows XP
    Driver Release Date : 4/12/2006
    Version : 84.30, A05

    Since i installed Windows 7, the system has been running very slow with very high CPU
    The DWM.exe (Desktop Windows Manager) is always 25% or more
    and all applications like Firefox, IE that repaint the screen often, consume very high CPU
    So i think this is related to the graphics driver issue

    When i scroll a browser page, i can clearly notice that the scrolling is not smooth but kind of erratic,
    confirming my doubts that this is related to display drivers

    Can anyone help find the Windows 7 drivers for Nvidia GeForce Go 6800
    or suggest a fix around?

    The resolution is correct, it's just the display experience is not smooth

    Thanks
    srinivas
     
    ysrinu, Dec 27, 2009
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  2. taj619

    taj619 Notebook Consultant

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    changing from windows aero to basic might help
    and as for drivers u should find them on nividia site just search or the latest drivers available for ur card on the site
     
    taj619, Dec 27, 2009
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  3. ysrinu

    ysrinu Newbie

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    changed to basic, doesn't help much.
    As mentioned Nvidia doesn't provide any drivers for GeForce 'Go' 6800
    and asks to contact the manufacturer of the system
    and Dell only provided for Windows XP.
     
    ysrinu, Dec 27, 2009
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  4. Iron Eagle

    Iron Eagle Notebook Evangelist

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    I would look in the laptopvideo2go forums for a modded driver that suits your needs. That's where I got my drivers from before NVIDIA started releasing drivers for laptop cards a year or so ago.

    http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/
     
    Iron Eagle, Dec 27, 2009
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