Thanks Sakor, I could have sworn I read it somewhere that it would. I just tried installing the microsoft whql certified driver 54.01 which has the 5650 in the inf and detects the card. Is the 56.72 meant to be the best for the 5650? I'll have a play on the Far Cry demo to see if that's a bit better than the Dell ones, then I'll try the 56.72's. I was just scared that if something went wrong I would have no recourse.

They may update in the future but don't hold your breath, updates on all video drivers from Dell are few and far between.

Where did you get the idea that modded drivers would invalidate the warrenty? They absolutely wont! Try out the latest Nvidia drivers (Forceware 56.72), with the modded INF from www.laptopvideo2go.com. Instructions are also on that site. You should notice a huge increase in performance moving to these drivers.

stu

No, software wise you can do pretty much anything you want without affecting the warrenty in any way (bar overclocking and any damage caused by that). The latest Nvidia drivers (56.72) should give you the best performance as they have the latest optimisations for the DX9 capabilities of your card. Give them a try.

stu

is it safe to use the auto overclocking feature on the 56.72 driver?

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@AbsentGravity wrote:
is it safe to use the auto overclocking feature on the 56.72 driver?

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If you know what you are doing, then yes. If you have no experience with overclocking then if I were you I would not touch it with a 10 metre barge pole. Overclocking is more dangerous in a laptop than a desktop due to the inherant cooling limitations.

stu

but what exactly is "auto" overclocking though?

The new 56.72 driver doesn't support the geforce FX Go5650.

If you try to install it says that is has installed the driver and has to restart the system. After that nothing is changed, the old driver is still active.

You need to do what is called modding the driver, follow the instructions:

1. You need to go to www.laptopvideo2go.com and download the corresponding inf. 

2. Then go to where you unzipped the nvidia driver (where you were asked to save the files when you tried to install it last time).  Make a copy of the nv4_disp file, the one that of the type "Setup Information" to somewhere safe. 

3. Open up the copy of the inf from the site above ...Press Ctrl a(to select all) ...Ctrl c (to copy)

4. Then go and open the nv4_disp file in the unzipped folder, the original that you made a copy of.

5. Click Ctrl a(to select all) ...then delete...then Ctrl v (which will paste the text from the modded file)

6. Click save.

7. Now go to Control Panel... Add/Remove Programs... Remove Nvidia Display Driver.

8. You will be prompted to restart, do so, but don't be surprised when your resolution has changed when you restart.

9. The new hardware wizard will now kick in, click cancel.

10. Disable any anti-virus or other programs running in the background, like firewalls.

11. Go to Control Panel ...System... Hardware tab... then select device manager... display adapters... then right click on Geforce FX Go5650 and choose properties ...then select driver tab... update driver.

12. When the hardware wizard kicks in, choose install from a list or specific location (advanced), then click next.

13. Choose "Don't search.  I will choose the driver to install."  Next

14. Go to have disk, then browse to where the unzipped nvidia files are (where you chose to save them when you started the driver installation when it didn't install properly) ..click OK ...then Next

15. You will now be warned that the driver is not digitally signed, click continue anyway.

16. Follow the prompts until you reach finish, then restart (I don't remember if you are prompted to do that).

17. I think that you now need to resize your resolution by right clicking on the desktop... properties ...settings tab ... then choosing your resolution (WUXGA 1920x1200, WSXGA+ 1680x1050).

18. Now enjoy your driver and check it's working fine, if not then go to roll back driver.

If you feel nervous about doing any of this, then I would suggest you stick with the Dell drivers.

Read the directions at the website, they are fairly easy to follow.

stu

I just came across this thread today, and as I am new to the forum, I seem to be having trouble following your instructions on the driver update.  Am I supposed to download the detonator, and the modded inf?  There is one 56.72 download in the detonator, and one 20.26 download in the inf.  There are also three 20.27 downloads in the inf that refer to performance/quality/combo.  This is where I get lost.  Am I supposed to pick the version of the inf (20.26 or one ofthe 20.27 versions) and then cut and paste it in the nv4_disp file that is found in the 56.72 download?  If you could explain this again I would greatly appreciate your time.  Below is a list of my system

Thanks,

Sean

i8600,
1.7 ghz Pentium M
1024mb RAM (2x512)
80gb H/D 5400rpm
128mb Geforce FX Go5650 (Bios A02?)
4xDVD+RW Sharp WUXGA res 1920 x 1200
Motherboard Bios A04
Windows XP Pro