Drivers & Downloads

Dell recommends the customer review specifics about the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new features that may/may not apply to your environment.

These fixes/enhancements refer to the driver version available under the "Download Now" link found above.

- Fn-F8 did not properly cycle through displays intermittently.
- Numerous localization issues fixed in control panel and dialog boxes
- Some motion video situations showed jitter under clone mode.

Improved performance for Oblivion IV and Tomb Raider-Legends

Dell Rapid Driver Release


Performance Driver

The Performance Driver is a driver from the video card manufacturer that has been through a limited compatibility and stability testing by Dell on Dell platforms.

There may be more stable drivers, including the drivers originally shipped with your computer, available through the “Download Now” link on this page.

Download latest Dell Performance Driver (limited Dell Testing. Vendor version 167.51)

Please consult the below known issues list for bugs that were found during testing:

Download the Known Issues List

Microsoft® has made available the following Windows Vista® hotfixes. NVIDIA recommends that its customers always stay up to date with the latest hotfixes from Microsoft.

Download MS Vista Hotfixes here

Reference Driver

The Reference driver is the latest driver available from your video card manufacturer. This driver includes all of the latest features, bug fixes and performance enhancements for your video solution. However, this driver has not have been through thorough compatibility or stability testing by Dell with Dell platforms. Installing this driver may result in system instability and data loss and is not recommended or supported by Dell. Only advanced users should consider installing this driver. The link provided below will direct you to the video card manufacturer’s web site to download their driver.

Download latest Reference Driver (not Dell tested)

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Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File for NR126106.EXE

Download

1.Click Download Now, to download the file.
2.When the File Download window appears, click Save (Windows XP
users will click Save) this program to disk and click OK. The Save In:
window appears.
3.From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to
select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4.If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file
icon appears on your desktop.

Install

1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop labeled NR126106.EXE.
2.The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or
unzip to C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R126106. Write down this path so the executable (I.e.
Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3.The Self-Extractor window appears.
4.Click OK.
5.After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor
window is still open, close it.
6.Click the Start button and then click Run.
7.Type C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R126106 in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8.Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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