video driver for Z60T

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chsu74 · #1 Post by **chsu74** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:47 pm

I figured out the missing driver for rebuilding my Z60T. Its the video driver and cannot find it on the Lenovo website.

Can someone help me with this problem?

TIA
Chao

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:24 pm

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62899

chsu74 · #3 Post by **chsu74** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:03 pm

Thanks for the info Harry. A little bit of a background here on the rebuild. I wanted a clean machine so I reformated the HD without using the recovery disk. I have no ThinkVantage function.

I did download this video file and extracted it. I am running into two problems.

1. The display driver shows that its using the Default Monitor driver which I assume its the generic XP driver. It will not allow me to update the driver.

2. When I try to reinstall the driver in the device manager, it cannot find the extraced driver.

How do I hard install this driver? Should I disable this generic driver and reboot hoping that it would find the Lenovo driver first and install it?

What are my options here?

TIA

#4 Post by **Harryc** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:07 pm

You probably have to go into the extracted file directory and run setup. It should be a sub-directory of /swtools/drivers or /drivers, I don't recall which and I am not on a Thinkpad at the moment.

chsu74 · #5 Post by **chsu74** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:59 am

Hello Harry,

I ran the setup last night but the OS will not choose the updated driver. I am hesitant in disabling the video driver and rebooting because it may be the last time I see my computer screen it it gets mad at me..

#6 Post by **Harryc** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:34 am

I don't know what you are talking about. Delete the driver from device manager, then reboot. Then reinstall it.,

chsu74 · #7 Post by **chsu74** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:04 pm

I thought installing the ATI graphics software would provide the driver but its not working.... This is frustrating. Any other thoughts?

#8 Post by **Harryc** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:35 pm

ATI ? . What is the machine type/model of this machine? There is a sticker on the bottom.

#9 Post by **Harryc** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:37 pm

I looked at every model of Z60T made in the ltwbook and none of them has an ATI GPU onboard. All of them are Intel GMA 900's.
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitu ... twbook.pdf

The link I posted previously is the correct driver, that is if you actually have a Z60T.

chsu74 · #10 Post by **chsu74** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:25 am

Thanks Harry. My machine spec is:

ThinkPad Z60t

Type: 2511-E7U

Operating system: Windows XP

Original description: P M 760(2GHz), 1GB RAM, 100GB 5400rpm HD, 14in 1280x768 LCD, Intel 900, CDRW/DVDRW, 802.11abg wireless, WWAN, Bluetooth/Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, IEEE 1394, Fingerprint reader, 7c Li-Ion batt, WinXP Pro

#11 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:55 am

Right, you have an Intel GPU, not ATI.

chsu74 · #12 Post by **chsu74** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:18 am

Fantastic. Its working! Thank you Harry!

#13 Post by **Harryc** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:19 am

You're welcome

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