Upgrade to Windows 7 of VAIO VGN-AR51M

[marmoell1]

I would like to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7, but the only unsupported driver is the NVIDIA driver for a GeForce 8400M GT.    What did Sony do so that you can not install a standard Windows 7 driver for this card ?

I can see that the driver ID is not listed in the latest NVIDIA inf files.

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0426&SUBSYS_9016104D&REV_A1
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0426&SUBSYS_9016104D
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0426&CC_030000
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0426&CC_0300

Will Sony provide an updated driver at all ? It looks like a waste not being able to upgrade an otherwise fully functional VAIO laptop.

Thank you

Markus

[rich912]

Hi Markus,

The chances of Sony providing an updated NVIDIA driver that supports Win7 for your model is almost zero.

You can use the driver supplied by NVIDIA for the GeForce 8400M GT but you will need a modified INF file for the Sony hardware to accept the driver.

Have a look here for further information.

http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/topic/9243-forceware-updaters-quickstart-guide/

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers

Rich