Downloading new Drivers

[The_OG_Nelta]

I am currently running a 8400M GS Nvidia Video Card on my Laptop

I tried downloading drivers from Laptop2go, but it did not work. Said it could not find any video card of that sort blah blah, when the list says it does support 8400.

Any idea? Is there a specific one I need to get?

[Fallso]

These are the drivers I installed on a 8400M GT laptop card the other day.

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...howtopic=19273 XP64
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...howtopic=19271 XP32
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...howtopic=19272 Vista64
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...howtopic=19270 Vista32

I assume they'll work for the GS too since it's only a little bit different from the GT.

[The_OG_Nelta]

okay this is what i don't understand, these are my specs for my laptop

HP Pavilion dv2800t Artist Edition customizable Notebook PC

* Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10GHz)
* 14.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
* 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
* HP Imprint (Artist Edition) + Webcam + Microphone
* Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network w/Bluetooth
* FREE Upgrade to 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive from 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive!!
* FREE Upgrade to LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* No TV Tuner w/remote control
* 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* Norton Internet Security(TM) 2008 - 2 Year Subscription
* Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* Artist Edition Messenger Bag
* HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope


I installed the drivers, but everything is still choppy, and lags spikes every 2 seconds, any idea? any setting I should change?

[Fallso]

Hm..that's odd, only thing I can surmise is that it's not a driver error. I had this kind of problem on my old Radeon 9000 series card when it went into software acceleration mode instead of hardware acceleration. Because it was software rendered it was all choppy like you describe. Have a look through your settings and make sure everything checks out or looks normal.

[The_OG_Nelta]

what is normal? lol

[Fallso]

Hm..okay different approach, if you can go into the nvidia control panel and screenshot all your settings and post here (links or full photos - either suffice). Once we've had a look at the settings maybe we can find the cause.

EDIT: Just for reference - how old is your laptop? And is the OS 64 bit or 32 bit?