nVidia Drivers in Bootcamp are OLD!!!!

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nVidia Drivers in Bootcamp are OLD!!!!

Hi, I have a Macbook Pro 15" I5 with the 330m Nvidia graphics card (256)

The nVidia drivers in bootcamp are 196.21, currently 257.21 is out. Apple, you are 61 versions OUT-OF-DATE. Update your stupid drivers so Mac users can actually play games! OR tell us how we can circumvent this install issue.

Here is what I've tried:
1. Go download latest (257.21) drivers from nVidia website.
2. Try to install and get a message saying there are no drivers for my hardware. It doesn't know that it can update it. See reason below
3. I've done the manual install and that doesn't work either, Windows says its not compatible.
4. Trying beta drivers now.

Please don't tell me to go to LaptopVideo2Go because that doesn't work at all, those drivers are for computers and manufacturers that are ON NVidia's support opt-in list for graphics drivers.

If you are going to put these "awesome and magical" graphics cards in then either UPDATE your drivers and stay CURRENT or opt-in and have nvidia do all the work.

I'm NEVER buying another Mac...EVER!!!!

Macbook Pro 15, i5 2.4 with 330m, Windows 7, UPDATE YOUR DRIVERS

Posted on Jul 15, 2010 9:27 PM

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Answer 1

The hatter

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Jul 16, 2010 7:37 AM in response to whoopn

You are not going to get Apple's attention, just fellow users.

Uninstall the graphic drive program and driver.
Restart and let Windows install its.
Restart and try Nvidia's.

There are dozens of posts and threads about Macbook Pro's graphics issues.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11916060#11916060

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Answer 2

dalstott

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Jul 16, 2010 8:09 AM in response to whoopn

whoopn RE: I'm NEVER buying another Mac...EVER!!!!

This is not all bad.

The PC manufacturers need your business and the PC forums need your ranting.

Whoop it up!

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Answer 3

Jul 16, 2010 11:39 AM in response to dalstott

I feel the same way with my MacBookPro 2010 17" i7 8GB RAM, win7 64 bit. I'll buy a windows 7 machine next time.

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Answer 4

Jul 17, 2010 9:46 AM in response to whoopn

Doesn't work. Tried for an hour. The old drivers keep reinstalling themselves.I uninstalled both programs+drivers. What a nightmare.

After removing the nvidia drivers and not rebooting, the new drivers setup doesn't see a compatible display. In driver manager - no display.

What's the secret?

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Answer 5

Jul 17, 2010 11:42 PM in response to skipanderson52

Ok. Spent 3 hours but I solved it. Do the above stuff but also:

Replace the inf in the newest drivers (from nVidia) with the inf from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers

If you fail to replace the inf file in the nvidia folder then it won't install.

Good luck bootcampers. And thanks for all the hints in the forums that made this possible.

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Answer 6

Aug 15, 2010 4:22 AM in response to skipanderson52

I managed to get Aero working by installing the latest nVidia drivers (258.96 WHQL). I'm in Boot Camped Windows 7 x64 on a Macbook Pro 15" Core i7 mid-2010 with the nVidia GT 330M.

1. I installed the drivers from the nvidia website (258.96 WHQL Release Date: 2010.07.19).
2. Rebooted
3. Went to Control Panel\System and Security\System and re-ran the Windows Experience Index.

Aero was enabled after the experience index ran (5.9 overall, 6.4 for graphics).

Hope that helps.

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Answer 7

DrPuppet

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Aug 29, 2010 1:05 PM in response to skipanderson52

Hi Skip,

I have run into the same problem as you. I downloaded and installed the NVIDIA drivers update from the company website, and now all I have when I try to boot in Windows is a blank black screen!

I am looking through the website you mentioned. Could you please post a more detailed account of what you did to update your drivers successfully?

Thank you!

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Answer 8

Sep 6, 2010 1:02 PM in response to DrPuppet

If you're downloading the "Verde" drivers from NVIDIA, you shouldn't have to get any modded INF files for installation in Windows. These are the ones with "Notebooks" in the description. ex: GeForce 300M Series (Notebooks)

I just loaded the latest package for the 330M card under Windows 7 x64 without any issues or extra INF files on my new 15 inch MBP.

Again, make sure the file you're downloading has "notebook" in it.

-> 258.96 notebook_winvista_win7_64bit_internationalwhql.exe

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Answer 9

grobson

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Sep 6, 2010 10:48 PM in response to whoopn

Mmm strange. I have updated my Nvidia drivers from the website a few times in Windows 7 under bootcamp and never had any issues at all in doing so. The only thing is it installs PhysX which is not used on my 13" Macbook, but apart from that it has worked every single time without problem.

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Answer 10

Sep 25, 2010 9:28 AM in response to whoopn

I am running into the same problem, but on my 24" iMac (not a macbook pro), running windows 7 64bit.

Drivers on it are 188.61, while 258.96 are out (nvidia geforce 8800 GS). I've tried all the recommendations on this forum and elsewhere to no effect. The INF replacement that everyone seems to refer to is macbook pro only (mobile chipset drivers). Anyone with experience on an iMac?

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Answer 11

Oct 15, 2010 10:14 AM in response to Court Dimon

I believe the 24" imac video card is a mobile chipset but, you may want to verify that.

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Answer 12

opus131

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Oct 20, 2010 1:52 AM in response to whoopn

It had a lot of freezes with the old driver, but today I found the solution:

1. Go to the nVidia driver download page: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

2. Go for "Option1: Manually find drivers for my NVIDIA products."
Product Type: GeForce
Product Series: GeForce 300M Series (Notebook)
Product: GeForce GTS 360M
Operating System: Your OS (I used Windows 7 64-bit)
Language: Your Language (I used US)

3. Download the driver. At the time of writing this, the current version was 260.89, the filename of the download was 260.89 notebook_winvista_win7_64bit_internationalwhql.exe

4. Start the installation and made sure to check the "clean install" option.
The installation should go through without any trouble.

After restarting, all my problems with freezes and sometime sluggish behaviour was gone. Seriously made my day...

Hope that helps.

opus131

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Answer 13

jtanph

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Oct 22, 2010 10:47 PM in response to opus131

Did you change the INF file? Or install as is the build 260.89 driver?

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Answer 14

Oct 27, 2010 12:36 PM in response to jtanph

I just tried to install 260.99 notebook_winvista_win7_32bit_internationalwhql from the nvidia website. When I ran it, the installer said the hardware wasn't compatible and cancelled itself. I selected 330m, Windows 7 32-bit UK to get the right driver.

Any tips?

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Answer 15

ratickle

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Nov 17, 2010 10:22 AM in response to opus131

Thank you Opus131. Your solution also worked on my 13-inch MacBook Pro running BootCamp and Windows 7 32-bit. No INF modifications. Just downloaded from NVidia and ran the install.

Now if I could just find the missing drivers for SM Bus Controller and Coprocessor.

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