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A graphics driver is the software that allow your operating system and programs to use your computer’s graphics hardware. If you play PC games, you should keep your computer’s graphics drivers updated to get the best performance out of your hardware. We have previously advised you to not compulsively update your drivers – most hardware drivers that come with your computer or through Windows Update are fine. Some newer games may refuse to run with old, unoptimized graphics drivers installed. Of course, if you never play PC games on your computer and don’t care about 3D graphics performance, you don’t really need to update your graphics drivers at all. [u]Notebook users:[/u] Some laptops, especially older ones, require that you get your drivers directly from the manufacturer. If you attempt to install a driver from the NVIDIA site and get a message saying the driver could not find a compatable device then you will need to get your driver from the laptop manufacturer. First things first, download your drivers from here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us. If you are unsure which driver to download, NVIDIA has made a handy dandy tool that will scan your system and provide you with the driver to download. Just click the grpahics driver button and follow the prompts For Nvidia and Ati/AMD, you have 3 options, you can either use the driver that comes from the Official site, use the one that comes in a PPA or use the one that comes by default with Ubuntu (In the form of the Open Source one or the Proprietary one). The following are some of the ways of installing an Nvidia video card: NVIDIA (Old Drivers that need the headers). For Nvidia, many times you need to first install the header files of the kernel version you are using at that moment for the driver to install correctly. If you see both Intel and NVIDIA hardware on a laptop, your laptop is using NVIDIA’s Optimus technology to intelligently switch between its better-for-battery-life Intel graphics and better-for-gaming-performance NVIDIA graphics. In this case, you will want to update your NVIDIA drivers to boost your gaming performance. Some newer games may refuse to run with old, unoptimized graphics drivers installed. Of course, if you never play PC games on your computer and don’t care about 3D graphics performance, you don’t really need to update your graphics drivers at all. Which driver should I install when using an Nvidia, Ati or Intel video card. In my expirience, with AMD you don't even want to think about anything else then the standard drivers that Ubuntu uses. With Nvidia you can use theirs for more efficiency. The following are some of the ways of installing an Nvidia video card: NVIDIA (Old Drivers that need the headers). For Nvidia, many times you need to first install the header files of the kernel version you are using at that moment for the driver to install correctly. The drivers you have been trying to install from NVIDIA, are generic and not system specific, so I would suggest that you set the Intel display adapter as your primary Display until Lenovo decides to provide Windows 8.1 driver support for Nvidia on your system. Take time to let us know if the suggestion worked...or not.  Hi, I have a Macbook Pro 15 I5 with the 330m Nvidia graphics card (256). The nVidia drivers in bootcamp are 196.21, currently 257.21 is out. Apple, you are 61 versions OUT-OF-DATE. Update your stupid drivers so Mac users can actually play games! OR tell us how we can circumvent this install issue. Replace the inf in the newest drivers (from nVidia) with the inf from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers. If you fail to replace the inf file in the nvidia folder then it won't install. Good luck bootcampers. NVIDIA 3D Vision ® automatically transforms hundreds of PC games into full 3D right out of the box--without the need for special game patches. NVIDIA makes the most of its The Way It's Meant to be Played program and close relationships with game developers to provide an amazing 3D gaming experience. 
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