On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 13:12 -0500, Godzilla wrote:
> Looking at the "One click" installation of new drivers available from
> NVidia, I did not see my NVidia Geo Force 7600 GS listed among the Legacy
> Drivers. However, the other "One Click" option doesn't list ANY of the
> cards that ARE supported with that choice. I am hesitant to install either
> unless I know that it will be correct. Any input?

You want the new one... not the legacy driver. You only need the legacy
driver for cards older than the 6xxx (actually maybe less than 5xxx)
series.

See:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...ppendix-a.html

Chris Cox wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 13:12 -0500, Godzilla wrote:
>> Looking at the "One click" installation of new drivers available from
>> NVidia, I did not see my NVidia Geo Force 7600 GS listed among the Legacy
>> Drivers. However, the other "One Click" option doesn't list ANY of the
>> cards that ARE supported with that choice. I am hesitant to install
>> either unless I know that it will be correct. Any input?
>
> You want the new one... not the legacy driver. You only need the legacy
> driver for cards older than the 6xxx (actually maybe less than 5xxx)
> series.
>
> See:
>
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...ppendix-a.html

Thanks for the correct info. I just needed some knowledgeable reassurance
before proceeding. That was the easiest driver update that I ever did!

Godzilla

Chris Cox wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 13:12 -0500, Godzilla wrote:
>> Looking at the "One click" installation of new drivers available from
>> NVidia, I did not see my NVidia Geo Force 7600 GS listed among the Legacy
>> Drivers. However, the other "One Click" option doesn't list ANY of the
>> cards that ARE supported with that choice. I am hesitant to install
>> either unless I know that it will be correct. Any input?
>
> You want the new one... not the legacy driver. You only need the legacy
> driver for cards older than the 6xxx (actually maybe less than 5xxx)
> series.
>
> See:
>
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...ppendix-a.html

The 5XXX that comes in the newest HPs takes the legacy drivers. Just
installed two of them (one HP and one Compaq) a couple of weeks ago.

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