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how do I update my video drivers?

post #1 of 9
2/28/05 at 1:46pm
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I just got my 7700 and its amazing... it plays half life like a dream but when i play doom 3 its all choppy and it doesn't look good... is this becuase of my video drivers? anyway I wanted to know where I would go about getting the lastest video drivers and how to install them on my computer... thanks
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post #2 of 9
2/28/05 at 1:58pm
i think it might be your video drivers
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post #3 of 9
2/28/05 at 2:41pm
Go here:

ftp://alienware.com/Mobile/7700/

Make sure you "unistall" the original Nvidia drivers, reboot and then install the new package. Make sure to optimize your performance settings, and turn "powermiser" off.
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post #4 of 9
2/28/05 at 2:49pm
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Originally Posted by Time-Pilot
Go here:

ftp://alienware.com/Mobile/7700/

Make sure you "unistall" the original Nvidia drivers, reboot and then install the new package. Make sure to optimize your performance settings, and turn "powermiser" off.
thanks for the info... but im huge noob... i don't know what to do when i get to that page... do you think you could walk me through the process... i would be very grateful.
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post #5 of 9
2/28/05 at 3:06pm
1. Sure, use this exact link for the download:

ftp://alienware.com/Mobile/7700/VGA/...IA_6.7.6.0.zip

This will download the latest driver, save it to a place you will remember!

2. Decompress the ZIP to a folder, make a folder if it's easier named "drivers" or some such.

3. Go to start > control panel > add or remove programs and the remove the Nvidia Display drivers.

4. Reboot, *note once you reboot you screen will look terrible as it's in low resolution mode.

5. Run the "setup.exe" file from the folder you unzipped in setp #2 this will re-install the driver. Answer the prompts and reboot, and then you done. If you still have trouble call AW then can walk you though thr entire process over the phone.
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post #6 of 9
2/28/05 at 4:20pm
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Originally Posted by Time-Pilot
1. Sure, use this exact link for the download:

ftp://alienware.com/Mobile/7700/VGA/...IA_6.7.6.0.zip

This will download the latest driver, save it to a place you will remember!

2. Decompress the ZIP to a folder, make a folder if it's easier named "drivers" or some such.

3. Go to start > control panel > add or remove programs and the remove the Nvidia Display drivers.

4. Reboot, *note once you reboot you screen will look terrible as it's in low resolution mode.

5. Run the "setup.exe" file from the folder you unzipped in setp #2 this will re-install the driver. Answer the prompts and reboot, and then you done. If you still have trouble call AW then can walk you though thr entire process over the phone.
Thanks... when I was looking at my driver version... it says 6.14.10.6760 is that the same version as that link? Because the link says 6.7.6.0?
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post #7 of 9
2/28/05 at 4:31pm
The very end of your driver says "6760" so it the same as AW has available. If you want to try something newer, you could go to:

http://www.omegadrivers.net/

They are custom drivers from a third party group.
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post #8 of 9
2/28/05 at 5:11pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Time-Pilot
The very end of your driver says "6760" so it the same as AW has available. If you want to try something newer, you could go to:

http://www.omegadrivers.net/

They are custom drivers from a third party group.
would direct X have anything to do with it? because it says i have 9.0c but when i reinstalled it had me install 9.0b
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post #9 of 9
2/28/05 at 5:33pm
Oh yes definitely, go back to DX 9.0C. Run "dxdiag" from the start > run and check the version for sure.
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