Intel® i915GV chipset Aero Compatible ?

Hi does anyone know if a Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (up
to 128MB) and the chipset is Intel® i915GV chipset will be compatible with
Windows Aero on vista.
Many Thanks
Iain

I have read reports that it does not run Aero in Beta 2.

- JB

"Iain D" <> wrote in message
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> Hi does anyone know if a Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
> (up
> to 128MB) and the chipset is Intel® i915GV chipset will be compatible
> with
> Windows Aero on vista.

Thats the graphics card I have. I have researched this and while the card
does support features required by Aero, Intel have not made wddm drivers for
it. So until they make the drivers there will be no aero. They may not
even make the drivers.

"Beck" <> wrote in message
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> "Iain D" <> wrote in message
> news:430A8D5D-4EAD-4206-BBA9-...
>> Hi does anyone know if a Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
>> (up
>> to 128MB) and the chipset is Intel® i915GV chipset will be compatible
>> with
>> Windows Aero on vista.
>
> Thats the graphics card I have. I have researched this and while the card
> does support features required by Aero, Intel have not made wddm drivers
> for it. So until they make the drivers there will be no aero. They may
> not even make the drivers.

I understand the native Vista drivers work with Aero. Just DON'T update to
Intels

"Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
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> "Beck" <> wrote in message
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>> "Iain D" <> wrote in message
>> news:430A8D5D-4EAD-4206-BBA9-...
>>> Hi does anyone know if a Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator
>>> 900 (up
>>> to 128MB) and the chipset is Intel® i915GV chipset will be compatible
>>> with
>>> Windows Aero on vista.
>>
>> Thats the graphics card I have. I have researched this and while the
>> card does support features required by Aero, Intel have not made wddm
>> drivers for it. So until they make the drivers there will be no aero.
>> They may not even make the drivers.
>
> I understand the native Vista drivers work with Aero. Just DON'T update
> to Intels

Nah they don't unfortunately. I don't have glass as an option in themes.

"Beck" <> wrote in message
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> "Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
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>> "Beck" <> wrote in message
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>>> "Iain D" <> wrote in message
>>> news:430A8D5D-4EAD-4206-BBA9-...
>>>> Hi does anyone know if a Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator
>>>> 900 (up
>>>> to 128MB) and the chipset is Intel® i915GV chipset will be compatible
>>>> with
>>>> Windows Aero on vista.
>>>
>>> Thats the graphics card I have. I have researched this and while the
>>> card does support features required by Aero, Intel have not made wddm
>>> drivers for it. So until they make the drivers there will be no aero.
>>> They may not even make the drivers.
>>
>> I understand the native Vista drivers work with Aero. Just DON'T update
>> to Intels
>
> Nah they don't unfortunately. I don't have glass as an option in themes.

Well, others here do. Have you made sure that it is allocating the full
128MB of memory to the adapter? Your machine would need at least 640MB of
memory to meet the requirement (128MB for the video and 512MB left for
Vista).

Tom

For the record, it is not a "graphics card". It is an integrated chipset for
those users who cannot afford anything better, or just do not know any
better.

"Beck" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Iain D" <> wrote in message
> news:430A8D5D-4EAD-4206-BBA9-...
>> Hi does anyone know if a Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
>> (up
>> to 128MB) and the chipset is Intel® i915GV chipset will be compatible
>> with
>> Windows Aero on vista.
>
> Thats the graphics card I have. I have researched this and while the card
> does support features required by Aero, Intel have not made wddm drivers
> for it. So until they make the drivers there will be no aero. They may
> not even make the drivers.

"Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
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>
> Well, others here do. Have you made sure that it is allocating the full
> 128MB of memory to the adapter? Your machine would need at least 640MB of
> memory to meet the requirement (128MB for the video and 512MB left for
> Vista).

Really? I have not seen any posts about it, my apologies.
I do have the full allocation of graphics memory and 1Gb ram.
Windows reporting says my drivers do not support wddm.
I have tried windows update and Intel website.
Can you help with this please?

"Ryan Spooner [Ryster]" <> wrote in message
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> For the record, it is not a "graphics card". It is an integrated chipset
> for those users who cannot afford anything better, or just do not know any
> better.

Let's not be pedantic eh? Everyone knows what I mean.

"Graphics Adaptor" would be the correct description.

"Ryan Spooner [Ryster]" <> wrote in message
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> For the record, it is not a "graphics card". It is an integrated chipset
> for those users who cannot afford anything better, or just do not know any
> better.
>
> "Beck" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
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>> "Iain D" <> wrote in message
>> news:430A8D5D-4EAD-4206-BBA9-...
>>> Hi does anyone know if a Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator
>>> 900 (up
>>> to 128MB) and the chipset is Intel® i915GV chipset will be compatible
>>> with
>>> Windows Aero on vista.
>>
>> Thats the graphics card I have. I have researched this and while the
>> card does support features required by Aero, Intel have not made wddm
>> drivers for it. So until they make the drivers there will be no aero.
>> They may not even make the drivers.
>