I am having an issue updating the drivers for this card. Both the downloads from laptopvideo and Nvidia themselves are yeilding the same problem. Once the set-up starts I get a message popping up that says the set-up could not find drivers that were compatible with any hardware found on my machine.
Odd to say the least since I have the 9300 with the 256MB GeForce 6800 go. Needless to say I cannot update these drivers past the HEAVILY outdated drivers listed on Dell's support page.
I don't have time to go into deep detail, but do this:
Make your way to system properties: (windows key+pause/break key)
Go to the hardware tab, then click the "device manager" button.
Find your display adapter in the list and right click on it - go to "update driver...".
In the next window that pops up, windows asks you to take over, click the "not this time" option and continue...
then choose to install from a specific location - point it to your drivers (the latest nvidia set), but you want to specifically find your device - in this case you have the nvidia geforce 6800 go - I found that it was NOT in the list, so I chose geforce 6800 (this is where the auto installer drops the ball and tells you that it could not find any supported devices etc)
Anyhow, continue with the install and WHAMMY! It should work.
Sorry about the hasty write up, but I am short on time.
Uhhh no I don't... Honestly I have never been in my BIOS... admittedly, I have only had the laptop for a little while, but haven't needed to access the BIOS. Anyhow, if you didn't find it, it may be safe to assume it autodetects the aperture.
If you do find it or find out how to change it, please let me know!
Got it, Lophat. Had to clean the drivers out first for it to update properlly. No matter how many times I had installed the new drivers and rebooted it would still read the on 61.xx drivers as the set.
Thanks for the help.
Don't suppose you know how to set the AGP aperture for the 9300 while you are at it? Didn't see anything in the BIOS for those settings. This is my first gaming laptop and the hardware set-up is slightly different from what I am used to on my desktops.
Message Edited by Malachi1975 on 06-16-2005 09:17 PM
PacMan366
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June 14th, 2005 01:00
heres a direct link:
http://download.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/7189.exe
Message Edited by PacMan366 on 06-13-2005 09:47 PM
Malachi1975
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June 16th, 2005 01:00
LoPHaT
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June 16th, 2005 02:00
Malachi,
What you need to do is update them manually.
I don't have time to go into deep detail, but do this:
Make your way to system properties: (windows key+pause/break key)
Go to the hardware tab, then click the "device manager" button.
Find your display adapter in the list and right click on it - go to "update driver...".
In the next window that pops up, windows asks you to take over, click the "not this time" option and continue...
then choose to install from a specific location - point it to your drivers (the latest nvidia set), but you want to specifically find your device - in this case you have the nvidia geforce 6800 go - I found that it was NOT in the list, so I chose geforce 6800 (this is where the auto installer drops the ball and tells you that it could not find any supported devices etc)
Anyhow, continue with the install and WHAMMY! It should work.
Sorry about the hasty write up, but I am short on time.
Let me know if it works!
~Cheers
Message Edited by LoPHaT on 06-15-2005 10:48 PM
LoPHaT
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June 17th, 2005 01:00
Uhhh no I don't... Honestly I have never been in my BIOS... admittedly, I have only had the laptop for a little while, but haven't needed to access the BIOS. Anyhow, if you didn't find it, it may be safe to assume it autodetects the aperture.
If you do find it or find out how to change it, please let me know!
~LoPHaT
Malachi1975
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June 17th, 2005 01:00
Thanks for the help.
Don't suppose you know how to set the AGP aperture for the 9300 while you are at it? Didn't see anything in the BIOS for those settings. This is my first gaming laptop and the hardware set-up is slightly different from what I am used to on my desktops.
Message Edited by Malachi1975 on 06-16-2005 09:17 PM