Nvidia geforce go 7600 driver update problem

[wheelsdeal]

I hope somebody help me with this...I have a sony vaio vgn-ar21m with windows xp media center 2005 with a nvidia geforce go 7600 graphic card.The problem is that i cant find any latest drivers to update the graphic card (still having the preinstaled version).Seems that there is nothing found about the specific card neither in nvidia or sony sites.If anyone has a solution to my problem i am all hears...thanks.

[Blencogo]

Hi wheelsdeal and welcome to Club Vaio.

There are no official Sony Driver updates and nVidia don't release drivers for mobile "Go" cards.

It is not widely known but a nVidia driver works for EVERY nVidia chip (UDA = Unified Driver Architecture). The installer information file (.INF) is the only thing that stops installation on a non-approved 'GO' nVidia card.

If you go to LaptopVideo2Go you will find every driver available for nVidia graphics chips.

I would choose a full version with a modified .INF next to it - probably 162.18

FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS to replace the .INF file and install the driver.

I suppose there is a small risk when using non-Official drivers but this is not usually a serious risk as you can easily roll-back to your previous driver. Just keep an eye open for overheating.