Re: NVIDIA driver update?

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:34:53 +0100, "Sacrum" <sacrum@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>"Mike Halmarack" <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:uq48j19gpglj26f4hhles9pavjo42eu0qs@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:33:14 +0100, "Sacrum" <sacrum@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Mike Halmarack" <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:33m5j1hjr5m6gpaad6uln2c6vv39u16m49@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:07:50 +0100, "Sacrum" <sacrum@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Mike Halmarack" <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>news:clv4j1ldqmdecags0vud55u6jl26snr8ub@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I bought the program "Driver Genius" in the optimistic hope that any
>>>>>> future re-install of the XP OS would be made easier by having a full
>>>>>> set of re-installable drivers to chuck back in as part of the process.
>>>>>> One of the "Driver Genius" options was to check for and locate updated
>>>>>> drivers for download and installation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One of the several I chose to update was the "nvidia geforce fx
>>>>>> go5600" graphics driver. This was the only one that would not update,
>>>>>> the driver's setup program claiming that no compatible hardware could
>>>>>> be found. Yet, there, large as life in the "Device Manager" list on my
>>>>>> laptop an earlier version of this driver is shown as being installed.
>>>>>> I tried to install the same driver from several other sources and got
>>>>>> the same error message. Is this a laptop hardware restriction?
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Mike Halmarack
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Drop the EGG to email me.
>>>>>
>>>>>Go to 3dguru and look for compatible mobile nvidia drivers....
>>>>
>>>> That's where the second one I tried was from. I'm not sure how to
>>>> check compatibility beyond the "nvidia geforce fx go5600" level, they
>>>> were all the same in name as the description of the existing driver,
>>>> listed in my "Device Manager", just different (more recent) versions.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Mike Halmarack
>>>>
>>>> Drop the EGG to email me.
>>>
>>>I know its sounds obvious but have you been to the manufacturers website
>>>for
>>>the latest graphics driver - some are specific to the chassis you're
>>>using.
>>>What laptop have you got?
>>>
>>
>> It's a Gericom and i don't find their site very easy to navigate. So
>> little of the useful stuff is in English.
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Mike Halmarack
>>
>> Drop the EGG to email me.
>
>
>Mike - have found this link - identify your notebook then your OS and
>finally your graphics driver.
>
>http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://download.gericom.com/NOTEBOOK/&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGericom%2B%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG
>
>Also - remember with nvdia drivers uninstall driver first by going to
>control panel - add remove software - nvidia display drivers - then restart.
>It might be worth trying the this link where there is go driver 77.70 which
>supports your card.
>
>http://www.station-drivers.com/page/nvidia%20geforce%20go.htm theres a few
>to choose from...

Thanks very much for that. I'm very impressed with your expertise.
You've convinced me that I need to develop my search skills much more.
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

Drop the EGG to email me.
.

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