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Old 08-28-2010, 01:28 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: NVIDIA GeForce/Quadro/ION v259.47 WHQL Drivers Released (MS Update)

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Originally Posted by tHE j0KER View Post
Why isn't this on Nvidia.com?
These are MSWHQL drivers from the Microsoft Update Catalog. Much like OEMs, Microsoft maintains their own line of NVIDIA drivers with a global INF that supports many GPUs, both mobile and desktop.

From what I understand, the 259.xx series may actually represent the 260.xx series that was planned for beta release at some point this week. It actually is a bit surprising we are seeing a 259.xx MSWHQL before an official NVIDIA beta release, though both ASUS and Clevo have released 259.xx drivers prior to this release.

Edit: Actually, it appears the beta scheduled for release this week was postponed until Monday, so it's unlikely that this driver is based on the same branch.
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