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DirectX 10 Avail with Latest Intel Driver for X3100
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:59 am
by dfumento
Latest Intel graphics drivers finally support DirectX 10. Until now even though Vista supports it which is one of the advantages of Vista over XP the Intel X3100 (Santa Rosa Platform for X61(s),t) driver did not.
From running dxdiag:
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
32 bit:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_ ... llName=All Operating Systems&lang=eng
64 bit:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_ ... me=Windows Vista* Ultimate, 64-bit version&lang=eng
You have to download the zip version and then run setup.exe
Release Notes for 64-bit version:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/14968/E ... 64_gfx.htm
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:53 pm
by Trekk69
Thanks, any issues with the install? or has it been performing smoothly as before!
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:45 pm
by dfumento
Trekk69 wrote:Thanks, any issues with the install? or has it been performing smoothly as before!
You have to use the *.zip version and not the *.exe version and then execute the setup.exe after the unzip. No issues doing it this way.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:47 pm
by Trekk69
Ok, thanks for the quick reply will do it in that sequence.
Thanks
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:22 pm
by torqueo
Er, the driver is dated Jan 10th... so how is this new? My dxdiag shows DirectX 10 with the Lenovo supplied version of the driver.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:37 pm
by dfumento
torqueo wrote:Er, the driver is dated Jan 10th... so how is this new?
Lenovo driver on the download site for Lenovo is previous version. This one is :7.14.10.1409
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:13 pm
by iamdmc
NICE! Will try ASAP
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:22 pm
by iamdmc
Hmm...
I have the X61s with the X3100 (GMA965 family) but this doesn't work on my laptop.
Anyone else have this problem? The message I get is:
"The driver being installed is not validated for this computer. Please obtain the appropriate driver from the computer's manufacturer.
Setup will exit."
What's the deal?
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:11 pm
by justin412
Uninstall the default Lenovo driver and then install the one from Intel. That worked for me.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:26 pm
by dfumento
iamdmc wrote:"The driver being installed is not validated for this computer. Please obtain the appropriate driver from the computer's manufacturer.
Setup will exit."
What's the deal?
You get this message if you download the *.exe file. If you download the *.zip file and then run setup it should work. It did for me. Otherwise you could go into the device manager and update the driver that way under the graphics adapter or you could right click on the *.inf file and I think you can do an install that way.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:44 pm
by Jackboot
Is there any advantage to the new driver?
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:58 am
by iamdmc
... other than DX10?
P.S. I tried BOTH the .zip and .exe files. I haven't tried uninstalling the Lenovo driver yet, but I will tonight. Here's hoping everything works afterward *crosses fingers*
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:54 pm
by Jackboot
iamdmc wrote:... other than DX10?
In other words, is there a real-world difference in performance with the new driver? Does DX10 actually improve performance?
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:13 pm
by Trekk69
Also wondering about the benefit/advantage of upgrading?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:42 pm
by iamdmc
Upgraded (after a long, scary, non-responsive black screen) and works.
DreamScene works better. Less lag.
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:31 am
by Trekk69
Thanks for the update iamdmc