NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows Vista (32-bit) - ThinkPad

NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows Vista (32-bit) - ThinkPad

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NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows Vista (32-bit) - ThinkPad

133.908 MB
9.18.13.0900

Windows Vista (32-Bit)

12 Dec 2011
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NVIDIA Display Driver

6md340ww.exe

133.9 MB
9.18.13.0900

Windows Vista (32-Bit)

01 Dec 2013
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README for NVIDIA Display Driver

6md340ww.txt

7.92 KB
9.18.13.0900

Windows Vista (32-Bit)

01 Dec 2013
Recommended

Description

This package installs the software (display driver) to enable the NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M and NVIDIA NVS 3100M device on the system board.

Compatible Devices

Supported ThinkPad Systems

  • T410, T410i, T410s, T410si
  • T510, T510i
  • W510

Compatible Operating Systems

  • Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

What's More

This package installs the software (Graphics and Audio drivers) to enable the following devices:

Device name Device name in the Device Manager
NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
NVIDIA NVS 3100M NVIDIA NVS 3100M

Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which devices.

If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) this package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below.

This program is language independent and can be used with any language system.

Contents
Supported ThinkPad Systems
Supported Operating Systems
Summary of changes
Installation instructions
Determining which version is installed

 

 

 

Summary of Changes

Where:

  • < > Graphics driver / Audio driver version numbers
  • [Important] Important update
  • (New) New function or enhancement
  • (Fix) Correction to existing function

Version <9.18.13.0900 / 1.3.18.0>

  • (Fix) Fixed a possible security exploit in NVIDIA's GPU software.

Version <9.18.13.0783 / 1.3.18.0>

  • (Fix) Fixed a possible security exploit in NVIDIA's display driver service.
  • (Fix) Fixed a security vulnerability in NVIDIA's software services.
  • (Fix) Corrected a description of Support model T410si in this README document.

Version 8.17.12.5738 / 1.0.15.0

  • [Important] Removed nView Desktop Manager application from this package. Refer to the Notes section for more information.
  • (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Eizo monitor with the Audio over DisplayPort support had blank screen when attaching it to the computer.
  • (Fix) Fixed an issue where a DisplayPort monitor attached the Docking Station had blank screen when resuming normal operation from sleep state after entering sleep state and then attaching the computer to a Docking Station.
  • (Fix) Fixed an issue where some LCD screen had blurred icons and fonts during video playback or drawing on the desktop.

 

Note:
Please refer to the README file under the "File details" section for a complete list of changes fixed by this driver update.

Installation Instructions

Notes:

  • nView Desktop Manager application was removed from this package. In order to remove the application from your computer, it has to be manually uninstalled. It is recommended to remove the application before updating to this driver.
  • If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section.
Manual Install

This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.

[Downloading file]

  1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear.
  2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click the Save button.
  4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click the Save button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully.

[Extracting file]

  1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges.
  2. Locate the directory where the file was downloaded.
  3. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  5. In the "Select Destination Location" window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
  6. In the "Ready to Install" window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9.

[Installing files]

  1. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish.
  2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.

Finally delete the file saved in Step 4.

Silent Install

Note: This is intended for system administrators only.

  1. Refer to the "Manual Install" section, and download and extract the file.
  2. In the step 11 of the "Installing files" section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
  3. At the command line, execute setup.exe with the -k -s options.
    Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -k -s
Determining which version is installed
  1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
  2. Right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
  3. At the left pane, click Device Manager.
  4. Double-click the Display adapters category.
  5. Double-click either of the following devices.
    NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M
    NVIDIA NVS 3100M
  6. Click the Driver tab.
  7. Check Driver Version.
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Alias Id: MIGR-74391

Last Modified Date: 23 Jun 2014

Original Publish Date: 12 Dec 2011

Document ID: DS000778

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