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    Please Help! Driver Problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by MasterC387, Jul 23, 2008.

  1. MasterC387

    MasterC387 Newbie

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    Ok so i am a total idiot. I just got my Alienware Area 51 m15x lap top and it has a nvidia 8700 m gt graphics card. I tried to play age of conan on it and it said my drivers were out of date so i tried to install a new one form the nvidia website. I then learned that lap top graphics cards have built in drivers so to speak so i figured you could not change them, but i found this website http://laptopvideo2go.com/drivers and downloaded and installed the 169.09 driver not knowing what i was doing and changed the .inf and then restarted my notebook and my resolution was messed and and my screens takes longer to update when i scroll on the internet. I then removed nvidia drivers form "add or remove programs" in control panel, and ran a driver cleaner program and now i still have the same problems and even worse i went into dxdiag and my notebook doesnt recognize that i have a graphics card.

    I just want my old driver/video card back, what can i do!? should i just run alien respawn? Please any help is appreciated!
     
    MasterC387, Jul 23, 2008
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  2. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    @Master - Go to the alienware website and then go to the drivers section. From there, fill out the forums and download your stock driver for your 8700GT. Install it and you will be good :)
     
    Stone825, Jul 23, 2008
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    MasterC387 Newbie

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    Thank you so much man, u have no idea how thankful i am. It worked. Would the reboot have done it too?
     
    MasterC387, Jul 23, 2008
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  4. MasterC387

    MasterC387 Newbie

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    i got the 32 bit, would the 64 bit version make a difference?
     
    MasterC387, Jul 23, 2008
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    otaku Notebook Deity

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    no since you are running 32bit go with that
     
    otaku, Jul 23, 2008
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    there's a 64-bit version?
     
    Mystik, Jul 23, 2008
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