Nvidia news just keep on flowing today. This time, the company has rolled out
a new
batch of beta drivers for GeForce graphics processors in notebooks. The new
drivers are numbered 179.48, and they're available for Windows Vista and Windows
XP in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. You'll find the official
download page here with different links for GeForce and mobile Quadro NVS
GPUs. This release brings compatibility with GeForce 7-series mobile
GPUs-something Nvidia says users missed in its first notebook drivers-as well as
support for Hybrid SLI. (For the uninitiated, Hybrid SLI lets notebooks to
switch between integrated and discrete graphics in order to save power. As far
as we can tell, however, only GeForce 9M GPUs work with that technology.)
Speaking of the GeForce 9M series, Nvidia has apparently added support for
GeForce 9400M integrated graphics chipsets, too. Don't go and grab the drivers
just because you have a mobile GeForce, though. According to Nvidia, this
release doesn't work with BenQ Joybook S42, Dell Vostro, Fujitsu, Fujitsu
Siemens Amilo Xi 3650, Lenovo ThinkPad, and Sony VAIO notebooks.