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Thanks Guest_Stefan for finding these drivers at NVIDIA Developer Zone. Adds OpenGL 4.1 support for GeForce 400 GPUs, and adds support to new Quadro Fermi GPUs: Quadro Plex 7000, Quadro 6000, Quadro 5000, and Quadro 4000.

DriverVer   = 07/24/2010, 8.17.12.5909


Desktop:

Windows XP x86

Windows XP x64

Windows Vista / Windows 7 x86

Windows Vista / Windows 7 x64
A new driver from Microsoft Update! First Release 256 driver to contain the NV_WHQL.inf, which contains compatibility for all desktop and notebook GeForce 6 - 300 series and equivalent. 400 series not supported however.

DriverVer   = 07/12/2010, 8.17.12.5741


Windows Vista / Windows 7 x86

Windows Vista / Windows 7 x64

The 257.41 drivers are newer than the 258.96 drivers by three days (signed on 07/09/2010).

NVIDIA GeForce Driver 189.06 Released (HP/Compaq)

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:44:24 +0000

A five-month old driver just released originally for HP/Compaq consumer notebooks.

Windows Vista / Windows 7

Away, but back soon

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:53:44 +0000

Hi Guys, been a little absent these last 2 weeks.
I hope to fix that this week, been a very busy bee of late, sorting out our lives.

The house at Lake Ohau gets Power put on this week all going well.
Tomorrow 2x 250m of 185mm2 cable gets run from the house to the National Powergrid.
This may not get the final connection till later in the week, so Solar and generator for a few more days.
Also tomorrow, I should have broadband in the house (finally) and be able to surf properly.
This is what I miss more than reliable power, dialup is not pretty any more at all :)
We now live in our permanently after all these years, and it's great.
I must get some piccies up of the house soon.

I'm so glad the drivers have been quiet, I should be able to catch up fairly quickly.

Thats all, go about your business :bye:

NVIDIA 258.56 GTX 460 driver and more

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:50:37 +0000

Driver Version = 06/14/2010, 8.17.12.5856
NVIDIA_DEV.0E22.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460"
NVIDIA_DEV.0E24.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 "

http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/nvidia/forceware/258.56_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_international_whql.exe
http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/nvidia/forceware/258.56_desktop_win7_winvista_32bit_international_whql.exe
http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/nvidia/forceware/258.56_desktop_winxp_64bit_international_whql.exe
http://www.station-drivers.com/telechargement/nvidia/forceware/258.56_desktop_winxp_international_whql.exe

Driver flood at NVIDIA, all from this month

http://download.nvidia.com/solaris/96.43.18/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-96.43.18.run
http://download.nvidia.com/solaris/173.14.27/NVIDIA-Solaris-x86-173.14.27.run
http://download.nvidia.com/freebsd/96.43.18/NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86-96.43.18.tar.gz
http://download.nvidia.com/freebsd/71.86.14/NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86-71.86.14.tar.gz
http://download.nvidia.com/freebsd/173.14.27/NVIDIA-FreeBSD-x86-173.14.27.tar.gz
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/96.43.18/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.18-pkg0.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/96.43.18/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.18-pkg1.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/71.86.14/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.14-pkg0.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/71.86.14/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-71.86.14-pkg1.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.27/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.27-pkg0.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.27/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.27-pkg1.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/96.43.18/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-96.43.18-pkg0.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/96.43.18/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-96.43.18-pkg1.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/96.43.18/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-96.43.18-pkg2.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/71.86.14/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-71.86.14-pkg0.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/71.86.14/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-71.86.14-pkg1.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/71.86.14/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-71.86.14-pkg2.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/173.14.27/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.27-pkg0.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/173.14.27/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.27-pkg1.run
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/173.14.27/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.27-pkg2.run

There are also new drivers for OpenSUSE 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3, but i'm not crazy enough to copy and paste 100 hyperlinks :P

Tesla compute cluster:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla-winserv2008-64bit-198.17-whql-driver.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla-winserv2008r2-64bit-198.17-whql-driver.html


New in Release 197/198
Added support for CUDA 3.0
Changes and Fixed issues in Version 198.17
Added support for Tesla M2050.
Fixed an issue where the nvsmi utility would fail to run.
Changes and Fixed issues in Version 197.03
This driver resolves fan speed issues reported with version 196.28 drivers.
Changes and Fixed issues in Version 196.28
Fixed the TCC driver to work with non-administrator applications.


Tesla:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla-win7-winvista-64bit-258.96-whql-driver.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla-win7-winvista-32bit-258.96-whql-driver.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla-winxp-x64-258.96-whql-driver.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla-winxp-x32-258.96-whql-driver.html

NVIDIA 258.96 now WHQL

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:55:21 +0000

The 258.96 graphics drivers are now out of beta and are WHQL certified.

Official US mirrors:


Thanks to Oblox for finding the correct links to the notebook versions.


Update: Fixed download links for Windows Vista and Windows 7 notebook graphics drivers.
ntersect blog: "I’m already looking forward to telling you all about the new Release 260 drivers which are coming in about a month’s time."

NVIDIA drivers forum: "The fix for Gothic I and II is a major driver change which will also fix other DX7 class games. The fix was recently integrated into our Release 260 driver. We will soon be testing a few older DX7 games to verify the changes fix the issue. Hopefully assuming these changes worked, you will see fix in the next web release based on our 260 branch."

Source: Guru3D

Nvidia Notebook 258.96 Beta

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:38:23 +0000

Quote

New in Version 258.96

* Adds support for GeForce GTX 480M notebook GPUs.
* Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0224.
* Upgrades HD Audio driver version 1.0.15.0 (for supported GPUs).
* Includes numerous bug fixes.


Vista\Win7 32 bit

Vista\Win7 64 bit

Thanks to Necroman who had posted news of this as I was typing. :)

World Cup

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:58:26 +0000

My last words on this subject.

Well done Spain, the better team won on the night.

Oranje, very disappointing, the must win at all cost attitude made for a very ugly game.
I personally would have been embarrassed if Holland had taken the trophy home.
I can't believe only 2 Dutch players didn't get yellow cards.
Now I can get some sleep, these early morning NZ games were killing me.

BTW, NZ was the only unbeaten team in the world cup :banana_groove:

Never mind, 4 years time a Brazil vs Holland final, with nice flowing Football :)

NVIDIA R258.80 GTX 460 launch driver

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:33:39 +0000

Download via 258.80 Windows 7 / Vista 64bit

Supported devices in original nv_disp.inf:
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0410.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 330"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.05E0.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.05E1.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.05E2.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.05E3.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.05E6.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.05EA.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.05EB.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0600.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0601.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0602.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0603.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 230"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0604.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0605.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0606.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0607.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.060D.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0610.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0611.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0612.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0613.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0614.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0615.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0622.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0623.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GS"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0625.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0626.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0627.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 140"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.062D.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.062E.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0635.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0637.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.06C0.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.06C4.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.06CD.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0846.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9200"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0847.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce 9100"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0E22.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460"
  • NVIDIA_DEV.0E24.01 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460"


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NVIDIA TCC driver 197.81

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:22:27 +0000

Tesla compute cluster driver provided by IBM

Adapters supported:

NVIDIA Tesla C1060
NVIDIA Tesla M1060
NVIDIA Tesla C2050
NVIDIA Tesla M2050

NVIDIA Display Driver for Microsoft Windows 2008 64Bit ver. 197.81, 5/10/2010
- readme

NVIDIA Display Driver for Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 64Bit ver. 197.81, 5/10/2010
- readme

Realtek HD Audio 2.50

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:51:18 +0000

Microsoft Nvidia Release 257.21 (06/07/2010)

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:57:23 +0000

Microsoft Nvidia Release 257.21 (06/07/2010)

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Microsoft has released nvidia driver version 257.21 for desktop graphics


32bit:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2010/07/20362462_5113a1a0ce2f3bbb61d8542895f553a350f06451.cab

64bit:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2010/07/20362463_3dc352692bfee22d51e70cdf5112b5a3f8c50752.cab

NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver for Quadro Only

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:02:45 +0000

This is an updated NVIDIA 3D Vision driver that was included in the box.
This driver requires Quadro Graphics drivers v258.49 or newer.

New Features

* Adds support for new 3D Vision-Ready LCDs: ASUS VG236H, LG W2363D 120 Hz, LG W2363DB 120 Hz
* Fixed a problem in which the ViewSonic PJD6251 and ViewSonic PJD6531w 3D Vision-Ready projectors were not properly detected
* Adds support for ViewSonic PJD-6210-3D and PJD-6220-3D projectors

Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software 13.2.1.5

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:39:10 +0000

Very latest WiFi Software and drivers from Intel

Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software 13.2.1.5

Quote

NOTE: Intel® Wireless Display Customers:
Intel® My WiFi Technology is now installed by default. Because of this, Intel® Wireless Display users no longer need to install a special version of Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility.

How to update your software:
1. Close the Intel® Wireless Display Software.
2. Install the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software.
3. Install the Intel® Wireless Display Software.

NOTE: Intel® Wireless Display requires one of the following products:
-Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300
-Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200

NOTE: Features removed from this version:
Wake on Wireless LAN is not present in this version of the application.
The Intel® My WiFi Technology application is not supported for Windows Vista. This feature is available on Windows 7 only.

Wi-Fi Driver Versions:

-Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® WiFi Link 1000: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® WiFi Link 5300: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® WiFi Link 5100: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN: 13.2.1.5
-Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection: 13.2.1.5
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