Geforce 8600m GT on windows 7 problem  


  1. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional 32bit
       #1

    Geforce 8600m GT on windows 7 problem


    Hello :)

    well, i first encountered this problem today when I instaled windows 7 pro32 bit on my Forcebook Diablo...

    at first I thought, ok, the display looks odd, the resolution is very small, almost no color, only the primary colors are displayed, and ok, i can figure this out, ill just download the latest drivers from nVidia site and the problem will be solved.

    but no :)

    i figured, windows 7 will find graphic or video drivers on their own, but no luck, so i installed the drivers from nVidia site. I restared my laptop, but nothing changed. i went to device manager, and windows recognised my geforce 8600m gt, but nevertheless, it doesnt work... and i can't figure out why. before i installed that driver, it recognised the GPU as standard VGA graphics adapter

    I did some research and found out that my Forcebook Diablo is a costume made laptop or something like that, and that windows 7 can't find the necessary drivers for the GPU... something like that, im not quite sure. i heard that Dell and Toshiba laptops with simillar GPU-s had simillar problems

    so, is there a way I could download or maybe modify the driver or something

    pls guys, im quite desperate here :)

    thx for your help
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  2. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    oh yeah, almost forgot... when i install the nVidia drivers from their site and reboot my system, windows run ''windows asassement'' or something like that in command prompt, and i cant really figure out whats going on because it runs really fast, but i cought something like ''no LDDM'' or something like that, and some other negative stuff...

    hope that helps a bit :)
    Last edited by Vegeto; 25 Jul 2011 at 17:43.
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  3. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #3

    Welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

    Were you trying to upgrade an OEM version of your NVIDIA drivers?

    I ask the question because OEM versions are configured differently to retail versions so upgrading from NVIDIA's site could cause a driver conflict, even more so if you didn't uninstall the old driver first.

    You might do better to update your graphics drivers via your computer manufacturer's download page.
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  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    i tried that... the problem is that the manufacturer site no longer exists. its a rare laptop, cant find anything on google, it was manufactured in Croatia, by a local company HGSPOT. but ironicaly, they went bankrupt :)

    I thought maybe to give mobility modder a shot...

    any other ideas?
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Vegeto said:
    i tried that... the problem is that the manufacturer site no longer exists. its a rare laptop, cant find anything on google, it was manufactured in Croatia, by a local company HGSPOT. but ironicaly, they went bankrupt :)

    I thought maybe to give mobility modder a shot...

    any other ideas?
    nope, that didnt work too...

    guys, im getting really desperate here, im thinkg of switching back to xp
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  6. Posts : 4,280
    Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
       #6

    Welcome to Seven Forums
    A lot of laptops have modified.inf files in the driver.
    Have you tired a driver from this site http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers?
    Also just so you know at the botom of every thread their will be a list of posts simular to yours with possible solutions.
    Fabe
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  7. Posts : 410
    Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 and Mac OS X 10.8.3
       #7

    NVIDIA MobilityModder

    It's 2 years old but works great. They also have a ATI one to.
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  8. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    thefabe said:
    Welcome to Seven Forums
    A lot of laptops have modified.inf files in the driver.
    Have you tired a driver from this site http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers?
    Also just so you know at the botom of every thread their will be a list of posts simular to yours with possible solutions.
    Fabe
    yeah, I saw that, but nothing helped, thanks anyway :)

    will try this and i'll post the results. and oh, i just found out that my laptop is actually a Compal model FL90, designed for the company in Croatia where i bought it.
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  9. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    nothing worked... i returned to XP, it seems that my hardware is a bit out of date :)

    i found the default drivers on the intel page for my laptop, but what bothers me now is that i cant install the latest XP driver for my GPU, and i am 100% sure that i could do that before. when i install the latest drivers, the graphic again crashes, small resolution and almost no color.

    guess ill have to buy a normal laptop, and not chinese crap
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