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7,766 reads · 2010-12-02 – 2011-01-25
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NVidia GTX460 (and similar) video drivers

I hacked the installer slightly so that it will allow installation even on non-MacPro's. Use Chameleon 2 GraphicsEnabler to get your card fully working. This driver is for Snow Leopard (32+64bit). Tested it myself on an Asus notebook and…

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@andyvand Published 2010-12-02
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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7,766 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 3 dispatches) · 2010-12-02 – 2011-01-25
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@andyvand (2)@SaCleoCheater

I hacked the installer slightly so that it will allow installation even on non-MacPro's.
Use Chameleon 2 GraphicsEnabler to get your card fully working.
This driver is for Snow Leopard (32+64bit).
Tested it myself on an Asus notebook and it works great in both 32 and 64 bit.

Download:
rapid share.com/files/434511731/NVIDIA_Retail_Mac_Driver_256.01.00f03.zip

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Author Update #1 @andyvand 2011-01-25 ↳ Re: @SaCleoCheater
@SaCleoCheaterI can confirm working on a GTS 450 with GraphicsEnabler. Although the screen turns blue on resolution change, but after forced restart it sets itself to what resolution you set it. BTW, is there any way to tell if there's an update to this driver?

Check the NVidia Quadro drivers downloads (on the NVidia site ;))

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Field Note #1 @SaCleoCheater 2011-01-24

I can confirm working on a GTS 450 with GraphicsEnabler.
Although the screen turns blue on resolution change, but after forced restart it sets itself to what resolution you set it.

BTW, is there any way to tell if there's an update to this driver?

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@andyvandPrimary Author22010-12-02 → 2011-01-25
@SaCleoCheaterContributor12011-01-24