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    Nvidia Graphics card not detected in system

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by hoopdyjoop, Mar 25, 2012.

  1. hoopdyjoop

    hoopdyjoop Newbie

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    Hey, I noticed my fps was running lower than usual during games so I clicked on my Nvidia control panel and this message came up "NVIDIA display settings are not available. An NVIDIA graphics card was not detected in your system." Can anyone help me out with this? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
     
    hoopdyjoop, Mar 25, 2012
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    Have you gone to the device manager to see if it's installed properly there?
     
    homank76, Mar 25, 2012
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    hoopdyjoop Newbie

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    Yes, It doesnt even show up in device manager.
     
    hoopdyjoop, Mar 25, 2012
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    I see one of three options.

    1. Double check your order to see if you actually ordered it.
    2. Open the laptop up to see if it's actually installed.
    3. Call Dell and let them aware of the issue.
     
    homank76, Mar 25, 2012
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    hoopdyjoop Newbie

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    I know that its installed because it was just working less than a month ago, so I may have to call dell to see if they can help me.
     
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    I hope that it didn't just fail on you.

    Could you try a system retore and see if that helps at all?
     
    homank76, Mar 25, 2012
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    Yes! I fixed It by restarting my computer in safe mode, going to device manager and rolling back the driver. Man Im happy thats fixed, thanks homank76 :)
     
    hoopdyjoop, Mar 25, 2012
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    Glad you got it working.
     
    homank76, Mar 25, 2012
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