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July 31st, 2015 03:00

Geforce GT 330M driver update for Vostro 3700

Hi,

My Vostro 3700 (core i5 processor, so not an outdated laptop) has a NVidia Geforce GT 330M videocard.

This is a hybrid system for which NVidia does not provide updates, the supplier, so DELL, should update the drivers.

For Windows 10 the drivers are outdated and therefor I cannot install Windows 10.

NVidia has released new drivers for this videocard yesterday, but these do not work with the hybrid system as used in my DELL laptop.

When is DELL going to release new drivers for this videocard? Current drivers have been issued in 2011, where NVidia is still issueing new releases.

  • spdemuro

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    Posted August 5th, 2015 18:00

    Same problem here. I'm quite angry with this problem. I have a couple of much older computers in my office and they had no problem with the update. Having a different OS in just one computer implies lots of problems and compatibility issues. I've been able to force the instalation of an nvidia driver doing some modifications to the .ini file to add this videocard to the supported ones list, but that stopped working a lot of versions ago. So we are stuck here, with a perfectly good computer that has not been correctly supported by Dell and now is becoming useless.

  • fdosil

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    Posted August 5th, 2015 20:00

    Same problem here.

    Managed to install the drivers I had on win7. Try this:

    1. disable win10 driver signature enforcement (not sure if needed but I did it)
    2. on device manager, disable the intel one (display will be a little off from now on :) )
    3. reboot
    4. on device manager, go to the nvidia one (says its microsoft something), click on update the driver and let it search on c:\windows.old\system32
    5. that's it, it just found and installed the driver from there and all good.
  • Alan Harlow

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    Posted August 8th, 2015 13:00

    Me too... There's no way of updating to windows 10, and I've done it with 3 computers now... All of them without a problem... but this one.

    Can we expect any update soon?

    I mean, we paid high amounts for our computers and we can't get them updated

  • bigdavefsi1

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    Posted August 9th, 2015 17:00

    This is my problem also. Microsoft will be supporting Windows 7 through 2022. I can keep Windows 7 if I  can't upgrade. It's still a pain in the  though.

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    Posted August 10th, 2015 03:00

    Hello to everyone,

    I have the same problem. Windows 10 Update would prefer, that I buy a new PC.

    Is there anyone from Dell to solve this problem. Iike this Notebook.

    Thank you

  • Lroy14

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    Posted August 10th, 2015 11:00

    I have the exact same problem. I'm help hostage by DELL because they wont let me install the latest driver for my hardware. This is , DELL fix the driver or release us from you grasp.

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    Posted August 10th, 2015 12:00

    Here are the current list of Vostro systems that have been tested to be compatible with Windows 10. Unfortunately the 3700 isn’t included in the list and currently Dell is not recommending that the 3700 be updated to Windows 10.

    I have no information that Dell is planning on releasing updated drivers for the GT 330m on the 3700 but keep any eye open on support.dell.com, if anything becomes available this will be the place the find it. I read that some of you have tried Nvidia; you may also keep an eye open from Microsoft Win 10 update page as they may have some help as well.

     

    TB

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    Posted August 11th, 2015 06:00

    Hi FDOSIL,

    Does this mean that you first installed W10 and then went through the steps you describe?

    Does it still work?

    DELL Terry-B:

    This is disappointing. I was happy with DELL so far, but this approach will make me choose another brand. I dislike surprises like this with a notebook that is far from being outdated. No updates in drivers for 4 years now is not acceptable when this blocks the laptop to be up to date.

    DELL changed the NVIDIA drivers but does not support.......   :(

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    Posted August 12th, 2015 01:00

    Hello to Everyone...

    -> yes, of course you may install Windows 10. But you will enjoy a very poor simple Microsoft display driver. This is a very ugly (maybe slow) version of working with a Vostro 3700. Additional you have 2 unknown devices in your device manager. You may update with the MediaCreationTool. You will find the link at the beginning of the windows 10 faq.

    I have made a rollback to Windows 7.

    -> Dell please help us. Please give us the possiblity to use the common nvidia driver. Maybe 5 minutes for a software developper to change the branding from dell to nvidia. Thank you...

  • Jasoking

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    Posted August 20th, 2015 03:00

    I think you can try to use a program named Drive The Life to update your Dell computer drivers, it can help you install compatible drivers for your device.