Manual Updating Graphics driver in Win7 32bit

[cloudlife]

So I'm trying to manually update Graphics driver in Win7 32bit for the Macbook pro 13" mid 2010 version with the Nvidia 320M video card.

I download and get this driver: 257.21_notebook_winvista_win7_32bit_international_whql

But it doesn't help me at all, says it can't find any drivers compatible with my hardware, even though i selected all the right menus for my card.

Anyone else having this issue? I'm trying to play this one game, but it's bugged and I figure if i install a driver that's 5 months more recent it might help.

Thanks in advance

 

[rien333]

I've had the same kind of issue on my mac mini. (NVIDIA GeForce 9400)
But the solution for me was pretty simple, I just had to update my driver from the windows update menu.
Maybe you can search on the NVIDIA web site? Not that it ever has helped me, but at least you can try.

 

[ssn637]

So I'm trying to manually update Graphics driver in Win7 32bit for the Macbook pro 13" mid 2010 version with the Nvidia 320M video card.

I download and get this driver: 257.21_notebook_winvista_win7_32bit_international_whql

But it doesn't help me at all, says it can't find any drivers compatible with my hardware, even though i selected all the right menus for my card.

Anyone else having this issue? I'm trying to play this one game, but it's bugged and I figure if i install a driver that's 5 months more recent it might help.

Thanks in advance

The NVidia driver version 257.21 does not support the 320M GPU. I recommend you stick with the Apple-provided BootCamp driver, since modifying the stock NVidia driver so that it recognizes the 320M in the MacBook Pros doesn't necessarily lead to better performance. I haven't tried to update to version 257.21 myself, but have had bad experiences with past updates, losing points in 3D Mark06 or even suffering from higher GPU temperatures. If you still wish to try out the stock NVidia driver let me know and I'll provide instructions on how to do so.

 

[I'mAMac]

If you really want to manually update it follow the Have Disk method.

 

[kny3twalker]

If you really want to manually update it follow the Have Disk method.

I am pretty sure you still need to edit the inf file for it to install.

I wrote a guide on how to modify your own inf so you can install a driver from nvidia.com

Guide for Updating Video Card Drivers From Nvidia

1. Go to http://www.nvidia.com and download the notebook specific driver for your version of windows and your video card (either 9400 or 9600).

2. From the Start Menu in Windows, go to run and type dxdiag. Once the window appears, on bottom right hand side there is an option to "Save All Information". Save this information on your Desktop. It will save a .txt file to your desktop.

3. Within this text, file search for "Device Key". You only need to use a certain piece of the Device and Subsystem ID such as "DEV_0863&SUBSYS_00B9106B&REV_B1" from my base MacBook Pro 13. This will be important in the next step.

4. Now you will need a tool like WinRar to extract the files from the Nvidia driver executable. Once you have WinRar or similar installed, you can right on the Nvidia driver executable and choose extract.

5. Within the file folder extracted from the Nvidia driver executable, you will need to open the file nvam.inf with notepad or another text editor. Once the file opens, scroll to the bottom of the file and you should begin to see text such as "NVIDIA_DEV.0862.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G"".
Find the first line associated with your video (either 9600GT or 9400M). Now copy the number following NVIDIA_DEV. such as "0862". Now you will need the Device and Subsystem ID found earlier in Step 3.

6. Return to the top of the nvam.inf file, and from your text editor's menu, choose find and enter the number found in Step 5 such as "0862". There are two instances to find. Once you have found the first, towards the end of the line you should see the text "PCI\VEN_10DE&", highlight all the text following this and paste the Device and Subsystem ID found earlier in Step 3. You should end up with something like "%NVIDIA_DEV.0862.01 = Section52, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0863&SUBSYS_00B9106B&REV_B1".
Make sure to do this for both instances.

7. Now you must uninstall the nvidia display driver from the control panel. Make sure to only uninstall the display driver as that is all you are updating (my MacBook Pro had four drivers associated with the Nvidia uninstaller).

8. Now you can reboot. Once your computer has restarted, within the file folder extracted from the Nvidia driver executable, you can simply double click the setup.exe, and your new driver will install.

Credit goes to this site for getting me an idea how to begin
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=8596214

 

[ssn637]

Those were the instructions I would have provided...thanks for saving me the trouble. Let us know how it works out if you do try it.

 

[kny3twalker]

Those were the instructions I would have provided...thanks for saving me the trouble. Let us know how it works out if you do try it.

I wrote that myself so you know.

 

[I'mAMac]

I am pretty sure you still need to edit the inf file for it to install.

I wrote a guide on how to modify your own inf so you can install a driver from nvidia.com

You don't need to edit it. From laptopvideo2go.com it gives you an edited inf and you just copy it into the new driver folder. Its all in the link.

 

[Narse77]

I am pretty sure you still need to edit the inf file for it to install.

I wrote a guide on how to modify your own inf so you can install a driver from nvidia.com

Just used this myself, great guide. My inf file was nv_disp.inf. That was all I had to do differently. Thanks!!!!