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rifter1969rifter1969 Member Posts: 654 Arc User
edited August 2012 in Graphical and Sound Issues
Hey all.

I have a Sony VAIO laptop with a nVidia GeForce 8400M GT graphics chip.

I can play STO on this laptop, which I use when I'm on the road, and it plays well enough to do basic stuff.

But I would like to to update the video driver, but it appears that Sony has not updated the driver for this laptop for Win7. Sony's latest driver is dated from 2009.

nVidia's website was no help either, as anything they have for this GPU is not compat with the laptop.

Anyone know where I can get an updated driver for this, that will run on this Sony laptop?


Thanks all!
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  • beezle23beezle23 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    rifter1969 wrote: »
    Hey all.

    I have a Sony VAIO laptop with a nVidia GeForce 8400M GT graphics chip.

    I can play STO on this laptop, which I use when I'm on the road, and it plays well enough to do basic stuff.

    But I would like to to update the video driver, but it appears that Sony has not updated the driver for this laptop for Win7. Sony's latest driver is dated from 2009.

    nVidia's website was no help either, as anything they have for this GPU is not compat with the laptop.

    Anyone know where I can get an updated driver for this, that will run on this Sony laptop?

    Thanks all!

    With laptops I don't necessarily recommend going straight to nVidia for the drivers.

    This is a good site to start with: http://laptopvideo2go.com/

    Their drivers are on the right and they have a forum.


    Good luck. :D
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  • rifter1969rifter1969 Member Posts: 654 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Thanks.

    I did come acroos that site in my searches. i did find drivers that they had for this particular graphics chip, but everything looked like it was around the same date as Sony.
  • sinsofanempiresinsofanempire Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    rifter1969 wrote: »
    Hey all.

    I have a Sony VAIO laptop with a nVidia GeForce 8400M GT graphics chip.

    I can play STO on this laptop, which I use when I'm on the road, and it plays well enough to do basic stuff.

    But I would like to to update the video driver, but it appears that Sony has not updated the driver for this laptop for Win7. Sony's latest driver is dated from 2009.

    nVidia's website was no help either, as anything they have for this GPU is not compat with the laptop.

    Anyone know where I can get an updated driver for this, that will run on this Sony laptop?


    Thanks all!

    Try the Geforce 8M series? http://www.geforce.com/drivers

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  • rifter1969rifter1969 Member Posts: 654 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Try the Geforce 8M series? http://www.geforce.com/drivers


    Thanks I'll take a look at site form my laptop.
  • rifter1969rifter1969 Member Posts: 654 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Try the Geforce 8M series? http://www.geforce.com/drivers

    I tried that site, no luck.

    *sigh* just have to deal with it until I can get a newer laptop :(
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