Updating the T61p's Final Lenovo Issued Video Driver Question

[eecon]

Hello .... it is advisable and easy to update the T61p's last and latest Nvidia FX-570M driver from early 2009 (v6.14.11.7874) to one of the newer Nivida Reference Drivers like the 300 series Quadro drivers, etc. I find on Nivida's web site .... or am I asking for trouble?

Thanks Folks

[ajkula66]

I've never bothered with "official" Lenovo drivers for these systems, go to nVidia's site, choose what you need and download it. Haven't been there recently since what I've been using for a while (332.76) is working fine and I felt no need to update it.

Obviously, YMMV.

[eecon]

Thanks ajkula66! .... Will give that Nvidia v332.76 a try.

BTW, did you find that uninstalling the old Lenovo Driver first worked better than simply executing the new Nvidia downloaded package over the top of the old current Lenovo driver?

[ajkula66]

BTW, did you find that uninstalling the old Lenovo Driver first worked better than simply executing the new Nvidia downloaded package?

I maintain a different approach so this situation is really not applicable, but the nVidia driver will give you the option of performing a "clean" install and that's what I would go for.

[eecon]

Thank you kindly

[Raidriar]

I've never bothered with "official" Lenovo drivers for these systems, go to nVidia's site, choose what you need and download it. Haven't been there recently since what I've been using for a while (332.76) is working fine and I felt no need to update it.

Obviously, YMMV.

I agree with this, 100%. Manufacturer drivers tend to be far more updated than Vendor drivers. Curiously enough, Nvidia's website lists the final FX 570M driver as 10/2016, but I found an 11/2016 driver I can share if anybody wants.