Intel 915GM and Aero

XGUNTHERC said:

So, is this true that the Intel 915 GM integrated graphics can not handle something like Windows 7's Aero.

I just installed 7 on my brothers few year old HP dv4000 or something like that. it has Intel 915 GM or GMS driver or so. and I can't enable Aero. I read there was a fix for this in Vista. so I'm wondering if there's anything for this on 7

Thanks!

Nope.

Intel said:

Are you looking for drivers for Windows Vista* for an older Intel® graphics controller?
Windows Vista supports two different graphics driver models: the Windows* Display Driver Model (WDDM) and the Windows* XP Driver Model (XPDM or XDDM). WDDM drivers provide the 3D graphical user interface experience to users. XPDM drivers provide an interface that visually resembles the Windows XP user interface and do not support Windows Vista premium features such as the Microsoft Aero* user interface.
Only XPDM drivers** are available for the following older Intel® graphics controllers:

• Mobile Intel® 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family
• Intel® 82915G/82910GL Express Chipset Family
• Intel® 82865G Graphics Controller
• Intel® 82852/82855 Graphics Controller
• Intel® 82845G Graphics Controller
• Intel® 82830M Graphics Controller
• Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller
• Intel® 82810 Graphics Controller

Graphics — Older Intel® graphics controllers and Windows Vista*

Video: Why Intel 915 graphics don’t have a WDDM driver for Vista – Intel Software Network Blogs

XGUNTHERC said:

So it's a No go, and a driver update isn't coming ever.

sorry didn't read far enough, basically they wont release a driver cuz it doesn't meet M$ Spec for it. but it would work, but they can't release it.

Maybe I'll find a hacked driver. We'll see

Intel Engineer from above said:

The short version (if you're impatient): The WDDM Vista driver spec came out long after the 915 design was complete and in production, and even though it has advanced features like Pixel Shader 2.0, there is a missing hardware feature, called the Hardware Scheduler, that 915 lacks, and without that, it doesn't meet the WDDM spec from Microsoft, and we (Intel) can't release a WDDM driver for it.

Doesn't have the hardware features.