Geforce4 440 Go 64MB Graphics Card Upgrade-Please help!

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Hello Dell Community,   I need help in switching out and upgrading to a Geforce4 440 Go 64mb video card that fits in ethier the Inspiron 8100 or 8200 or the Latitude Line c800 c810 and c840   I personally have the C810 and can't seem to get any help over at the latitude forum so i am posting here   Here is what I know so far:   I have seen a tutorial from bay wolf about switching out the geforce2 card to this newer card and I now know how to make it work in the c810 I have   However What I don't know is What Drivers and Where for this card?   Do I get drivers made for the inspiron 8100/8200 and then use them on the c810?   Or Do I download them straight from Nvidia and If so what to do then?   Or as I am wondering do I need a Bios Update to the c810 to handle this card in addition to a driver update for the card itself?   Anyways I ask someone to please kindly point me in the right direction   :manhappy: Thank You Very Much

rwm32 · Answer

Strickalator wrote:

Do I get drivers made for the inspiron 8100/8200 and then use them on the c810?

No -- I don't believe the 8200 drivers from Dell will work in the c810 without a hack in the INF file.

Or Do I download them straight from Nvidia and If so what to do then?

No -- same applies: you need a hacked INF file.

Or as I am wondering do I need a Bios Update to the c810 to handle this card in addition to a driver update for the card itself?

I don't believe so.

Anyways I ask someone to please kindly point me in the right direction

www.laptopvideo2go.com

:manhappy: Thank You Very Much

GabMarini · Answer

Use driver from laptopvideo2go.

tigerwolf7 · Answer

Also, WHY are you trying to do this upgrade? That Geforce 4 you listed is really a Geforce 2-it's only marginally more powerful than what you have, and won't run anything a Geforce 2 can't run.

rwm32 · Answer

tigerwolf7 wrote:
Also, WHY are you trying to do this upgrade?

That Geforce 4 you listed is really a Geforce 2-it's only marginally more powerful than what you have, and won't run anything a Geforce 2 can't run.

For the 64MB as opposed to only 32MB on the GF-2 perhaps?

GabMarini · Answer

The GeforceMX440 is more powerful than Geforce2Go, but it's so far from actual GPU that the upgrade probably is good only if gratis.

tigerwolf7 · Answer

@rwm32 wrote:

@tigerwolf7 wrote:
Also, WHY are you trying to do this upgrade?

That Geforce 4 you listed is really a Geforce 2-it's only marginally more powerful than what you have, and won't run anything a Geforce 2 can't run.

For the 64MB as opposed to only 32MB on the GF-2 perhaps?

If so, same deal applies-this is better, but if this upgrade is for games, it's really a waste of money. If it's not, then I'd have to ask what the point is. Either way I just can't see this being anything but a waste of money. Now if you could get a REAL Geforce 4 for it, then maybe (though even a real Geforce 4 will just barly run a lot of things-a few not at all).

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