RBA Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Hello All, I have recently tried to update my video driver for a Geforce GO 6200 video card. Before I was using forceware 7.3.3.0 (I believe). I wanted to update the video card drivers because some games made the laptop reset. At the NVidia website I noticed that there was an updated driver version (8.4.2.1). The driver did not install. But then I found this site, which explained my why it didn't. I downloaded the INF file that should be used with the 8.4.2.1 drivers and started installation (after uninstalling the previous driver ofcourse). At first I was very happy because my games did not make the laptop reset anymore. However, now the screen is flickering slightly. This is very anoying. I hope that someone can help me with this. The bios version of the graphic card is 5.44.02.30.03. I don't know the bios date. I have a Asus Z92K-B020H laptop which operates under Windows XP Home Edition SP2. I hope that someone can help me. If you need more information, please ask and I will try to answer. Greetz, Ruben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Roux Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Define your flickering... does it look like an interference between the screen and the light bulbs. (unlikely on a LCD) or from time to time you feel like the intensity of the light changes? It's probably the second case... I had that a lot with the 84.25 + modded INF. It only occured when launching a 3D game or a video. I switched back to the latest Dell driver for my gear and I get much less flickers now... it's really really rare in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBA Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 (edited) It looks like the intensity of the light changes. Unlike with your case, I experience it under normal Windows operation. Edited June 1, 2006 by RBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBA Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) I noticed that this site has versions which are higher than on the NVidia site. I assume those are unreleased driver versions. Might it help if I go to a higher version? If yes, which version would you guys recommend for a Geforce Go 6200? Edited June 1, 2006 by RBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBA Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I have updated to the 84.25 driver version. It seems to reduce the flickering slightly. However the problem is not entirely gone. But this confirms my thought that this is a driver issue and not a hardware issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Roux Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Is it related to launching a video, a 3D app??? I get a slight brightness change when I launch a video, or an app that change the GPU frequency. (3D game, Rivatuner changing clocks...) With Dell official driver it's a slight brightness change... with 84.25 it's much stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 I noticed that this site has versions which are higher than on the NVidia site.I assume those are unreleased driver versions. Might it help if I go to a higher version? If yes, which version would you guys recommend for a Geforce Go 6200? i recommend v82.12 for 6200 because it is more stable and there is no problem with powermizer like 83.xx,84.xx and also no stand by problem such as 84.xx. i have packard bell with gforce 6200(manufactured by nec - bios 5.44.02.31.AA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBA Posted June 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Is it related to launching a video, a 3D app??? I get a slight brightness change when I launch a video, or an app that change the GPU frequency. (3D game, Rivatuner changing clocks...)With Dell official driver it's a slight brightness change... with 84.25 it's much stronger. If only that was the case, I would be more at ease. The flickering is even present when the laptop is not doing anything in particular besides showing a desktop. By the way, the flickering is only present on the LCD screen of the laptop. The secondary screen (clone mode) does not show a flicker. So maybe it has something to do with refresh rate or interferrence? :) But since my update to 84.25 the flickering has reduced remarkably. But still enough to irritate me :) Maybe I will try the 82.12 advice out, just to see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSudlow Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 The refresh rate on LCDs is usually fixed, so I don't think that's the problem. The change in brightness Fabrice Roux is seeing is probably due to a difference in brightness settings between Overlay mode and normal mode, so I don't think that's your problem either. If if's flickering while just sitting there, I would suspect a faulty backlight on your LCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Roux Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 One test... that is not that stupid... download a Live linux distribution such as Ubuntu Live. It will allow you to boot your system use your computer with full LCD resolution. Then if you get flickering it will smell like a hardware issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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