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    Dell vostro 1500 - have they put in the wong gfx card?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by sequence123, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. sequence123

    sequence123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just got my 1500 and immediately formatted it and reinstalled Vista. I then ran the Dell drivers CD, and clicked on drivers, and under "video drivers" it says:

    nVidia GeForce 8400M Rev A02

    However I ordered my Vostro with the 8600GT

    Is somewhere in Vista where I can find the exact name of my graphics card?

    Under video adapter in device manager it simply says Standard VGA graphics adapter.
     
    sequence123, Aug 23, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Download CPU-Z and see?
     
    coriolis, Aug 23, 2007
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    It said so on mine too in the drivers window from the cd.

    I just downloaded the drivers from www.laptopvideo2go.com, cause the dell drivers didnt work with Bioshock.
     
    roobarb, Aug 23, 2007
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    The drivers from Dell are listed as 8400.. after you install them you should see the 8600 gt in device manager.
     
    jb1007, Aug 23, 2007
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    Download and run 3dMark06. Don't do the benchmark...rather look at the front screen...it ought to tell all.
     
    Greg, Aug 23, 2007
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    sequence123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok I installed the Dell drivers and it's now showing as 8600 GT.

    Why won't these drives work with Bioshock?

    What version should I go for?
     
    sequence123, Aug 23, 2007
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    For Bioshock you need the 163.44 drivers, Nvidia released them especially for Bioshock so it would work properly. You need to go to www.laptopvideo2go.com and download them with the modded .inf
     
    Dragoneye1589, Aug 23, 2007
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