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Vostro Drivers

  • 09-03-2008 10:00pm
    #1
    JavaBear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 209 ✭✭


    I installed Vista on my laptop which originally came with XP so I need drivers for my graphics card: nVidia Geforce 8600m GT.

    Since nvidia don't support latop cards ( i think? ), I need to get one off www.laptops2go.com but which do I get?

    Thanks for any help, not up to scratch on driver info myself!:p


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  • #2
    a bald bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭a bald bloke


    There is a vista driver for this from the dell site, works fine for me
    http://support.euro.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=ie&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R159774&SystemID=VOS_N_1500&servicetag=&os=WLH&osl=en&deviceid=13668&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=1&catid=6&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=6&fileid=213638


  • #3
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    You should be able to get the drivers from dells website.


  • #4
    JavaBear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 209 ✭✭JavaBear


    Thanks :D To install this.. I uninstall my current on and then reboot and install this?


  • #5
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    No... just install it.. it does it for you.


  • #6
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    The Dell website has the officially supported drivers - these will be the most tested and most reliable for your card and laptop.

    The ones on laptopvideo to go are usually the most recent (beta) drivers, which need a modified inf file to run install in your machine. While they're the most recent and occasionally offer good performance increases, they can also be unstable, and so i'd only bother with them if you're happy to constantly chop and change as necessary.

    Vista's driver management is much improved over XP, you shouldn't need to uninstall the old driver, or worry about driver cleaning. It also keeps the old driver handy in case you need to 'roll back' if the new one is causing problems.


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  • #7
    JavaBear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 209 ✭✭JavaBear


    Cool, done. Thanks!


  • #8
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Can't wait to install a crisp, fresh copy of XP on my Vostro 1500 tonight, thanks for reminding me to get around to it. I've stuck with Vista since I got it with the laptop last September - incidentally, despite actually ordering it with XP - but I simply can't hack it anymore.


  • #9
    JavaBear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 209 ✭✭JavaBear


    Vista > XP


  • #10
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    JavaBear wrote: »
    Vista > XP

    Lets not go there.


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