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Chipset Driver Installation
I am trying to install a Chipset Driver on an XPS730. I first downloaded the Nforce 790i SLI/790 Ultra SLI driver to a DVD from the Nvidia web site. If I go into Device Manager am I correct the chipset driver is under Computer? The procedure I use is to go to add/remove programs and remove the NVIDIA drivers prior to installing the new driver. But everytime I reboot after removing the old driver when Windows starts it finds and reinstalls the old driver. If I go and install the newer driver device manager still shows the old one. What am I doing wrong or how do I stop the old driver from installing when I reboot after removing it?
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Posted September 6th, 2008 12:00
Have you tried installing the new drivers without rebooting first after uninstalling the old drivers?- I upgraded to Win 64Bit off of a Dell upgrade disk. I downloaded the chipset driver from the Nivida site and was looking for a way to make sure the latest driver got loaded. My question is where to find the driver version for the chipset to verify it got installed. I wasn't sure what category it was under in Device Manager if it is even there. The upgrade disk was sent to me when I had a 630 and was told by Dell I could use it on the 730, so I wasn't sure the correct driver was on the disk.
That's a new - and good question for me as well and to the best of my knowledge there is no chipset driver reference in Device Manager.
If you haven't already heard of Sisoft Sandra it's a diagnostic and benchmarking application that even the free version provides just about everything you'd want to know about the hardware and software installed in your system. I've used it for info in the past but don't keep it installed. I did download and run it to see if I could find a reference to my chipset driver - which I couldn't, but it did list the chipset version on my mobo along with myriad other system details. By the way, the free version (and full version) is both 32 and 64 bit compatible. I didn't spend a lot of time with it but you might give it a try and maybe you'll find a driver reference I didn't see.
I spend most of my time in the Gaming forums along with some 10 and 20k post count folks who also participate there. I'll post your question to see if someone there knows if the chipset driver version info is accessible and where.
Message Edited by VCraig on 09-07-2008 01:22 PM
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Posted September 6th, 2008 02:00
Is this a typo error? Your sig lists a XPS 630..