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    Why are there no Vista driver for X1700?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Rekxxor, Feb 11, 2007.

  1. Rekxxor

    Rekxxor Notebook Guru

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    there is a vista driver on the ATi site for everything except for the x1700, why is this? i really want to update my driver but it looks impossible at this stage
     
    Rekxxor, Feb 11, 2007
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    You should go for Catalyst Mobility, not the desktop Catalyst.
     
    mujtaba, Feb 11, 2007
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    nope still no luck, care to provide a link?
     
    Rekxxor, Feb 11, 2007
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    Seems you're right,also,if you check the manufactures list,you can find Arima,Clevo,... but no ASUS (I believe you have an ASUS V1Jp, right?)
     
    mujtaba, Feb 11, 2007
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  5. John Ratsey

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    I'm still waiting for a proper X1700 driver for XP which includes working PowerPlay! Do I blame Samsung or ATI for this omission.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Feb 11, 2007
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    You blame ATI then spend a few minutes editing the INFs yourself to add support.
     
    mugen, Feb 11, 2007
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    I don't think it's as easy as this or the support would have been added instantly.Just as I said the current driver has no support for ASUS (it has for Clevo and some other notebook makers).
     
    mujtaba, Feb 11, 2007
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    I got bored with editing the .inf files and then discovering that there was still no sign of PowerPlay. I find this annoying since the X1700 is meant to be a lower power version of the X1600.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Feb 11, 2007
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    No sign of powerplay? It works for me, at least as far as I can tell by observing the clock speeds on AC vs on battery.

    Well, it is :)
     
    mugen, Feb 11, 2007
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    tphilly1984, Feb 11, 2007
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