Intel HD graphics driver 8.15.10.2312 is disasterous for the N5010 i15R-1110 Dell Inspiron laptop

idata · ‎06-07-2011

Hi,

Just wanted to report what a disaster Intel HD graphics driver 8.15.10.2312 is for the

N5010 i15R-1110 Dell Inspiron laptop.

This just happened to me on two brand new laptops: Microsoft update is recommending

8.15.10.2312 be downloaded and installed, so I dutifully installed the recommended update.

However, after installation, whenever the display turns off due to inactivity and then the display

turns back on, each and every time five vertical columns of gibberish about 1.5 inches

wide and the full height of the display appear. This is a significant problem.

They appear on both the internal display and any external VGA display that might be attached.

(Didn't test HDMI.)

Rolling back to 8.15.10.2202 eliminates the problem.

Dell/Intel/Microsoft need to do something about this ASAP as it has the potential to affect

thousands of laptops real quickly, presumably most belonging to people

who will be clueless about how they were screwed.

Allan_J_Intel1 · ‎06-09-2011

Hi there!

Intel is offering a different version of the graphics drivers. Have you tried updating to the latest?

This is version 8.15.10.2361 and you can download it here:

Thanks

Allan.

idata · ‎06-09-2011

Allan,

thanks for the information. I'm gonna forego any more updates for now since things seem to be

working on my clients' computers.

Someone from Intel needs to let Microsoft know that they're clobbering a bunch of laptops with

an Intel diver that doesn't work and get them to stop it.

basil.