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makaveli-dave   08-24-2009 at 05:28:03 PM

Hey there,

I have a Sony Vaio VGN-AR21S with a NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT graphics card running on the Windows 7 RC. The problem I have is that I cannot seem to update the graphics card driver from the original prerelease driver.
I have tried the Nvidia driver pack for the notebook Go 7600 and it says unsupported hardware, I also tried the desktop driver pack for the 7600 GT and that also says unsupported hardware.

The release notes do mention that they wont work on Sony Vaios and to get oem drivers from them. However when I put my model number into the sony vaio support site I only get the option of Windows xp drivers.

Anybody have any suggestions as to how I can solve this?

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JonathanDeane   08-24-2009 at 07:52:51 PM

Try going to Nvidia's web site directly it will take some digging to find your exact model of video card in your notebook but they should have some Windows 7 drivers for you :)


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Go here

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

Then choose "Geforce" Then "Geforce Go 7 Series"

Now you need to know if you will be running 32 or 64 bit :)

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32 Bit version here http://www.nvidia.com/object/gefor [...] _beta.html

64 Bit version here http://www.nvidia.com/object/gefor [...] _beta.html

They say they are for Vista but they should work fine for 7 since Nvidia says they will :)

Last Edit.....

I just reread your post LOL sorry these drivers may not help you.... try to install them anyway ?

unsupported hardware makes me sad :(

By try them anyway I mean try to uncompress the install file (winrar does this) and dig around its guts to see what makes it tick...

From what I can see once you uncompress the Installer there are 2 Installers you could just click on and try after that I am kind of out of idea's and make some Nvidia expert could help you :)

My notebook has a Via graphics card (graphics card is a cruel joke.....) so my ignorance is showing in this post, but I do try :)

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Ten98   10-13-2009 at 10:01:11 PM

JonathanDeane wrote :

Try going to Nvidia's web site directly it will take some digging to find your exact model of video card in your notebook but they should have some Windows 7 drivers for you :)
I just reread your post LOL sorry these drivers may not help you.... try to install them anyway ?

unsupported hardware makes me sad :(



Yes thanks so much for that incredibly unhelpful post, those drivers don't work with the 7600 GO. It appears that this chipset simply won't be updated for Windows 7, which is disappointing to say the least for a laptop chipset which is only 3 years old.

You can use the Vista drivers but they aren't perfect. A particularly annoying feature of the Vista drivers occurs in Win7 when you choose "do nothing" as an option for "choose what happens when I close the lid". The screen turns off when you close the lid but does not turn back on when you open it. :fou:

I live in hope that MS will fix this, but for the moment I'm forced back to XP.

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Bronze Win 7 badge Scotteq   10-13-2009 at 10:18:14 PM

Why should Microsoft fix a product for Sony/nVidia when neither nVidia or Sony(apparently) are supporting it any longer?


Message edited by Scotteq on 10-13-2009 at 10:19:32 PM
------------------------------ Which Chip? Well, it depends on which set of thieving b@stardz you choose to support: The ones who use insider trading to enrich themselves while running their company into the ground, or the ones who illegally pay vendors to not support the first group.
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athlos   11-19-2009 at 03:43:59 PM

Dear friend

I have the same problem as you. Did you find any solution?

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detaill   11-19-2009 at 11:12:23 PM

The Nvidia Download Site will scan your PC if you are not certain what driver you need . It's worth a try.

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badge   11-20-2009 at 01:08:55 AM

This is a mind-numbingly nOOb-stupid thread.

------------------------------ "To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your life."
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badge   11-20-2009 at 01:22:29 AM

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Yes thanks so much for that incredibly unhelpful post, those drivers don't work with the 7600 GO. It appears that this chipset simply won't be updated for Windows 7, which is disappointing to say the least for a laptop chipset which is only 3 years old.



You must have been misdirected when you posted on this forum. This is the site you are looking for any further nOOb questions you may have.

------------------------------ "To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your life."
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badge   11-20-2009 at 01:29:20 AM

athlos wrote :

Dear friend

I have the same problem as you. Did you find any solution?




Do you know JonathanDean? You should read what He had to say to you're friend.

------------------------------ "To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your life."
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