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    Installing new drivers

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by AdamW, Oct 14, 2007.

  1. AdamW

    AdamW Notebook Geek

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    so i installed some drivers from laptopvideo2go a while ago and now when my computer goes in sleep mode the screen will not turn back on when i press on the keyboard and the screen flickers in games. i did not uninstall my old drivers before installing the new ones and i want to try to uninstall and reinstall. when i uninstall will my screen still work?
     
    AdamW, Oct 14, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Your laptop will revert to using the processor to do the graphics without a video driver.
     
    Lithus, Oct 14, 2007
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  3. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, your screen will still work fine. In the future, please read the stickies before posting, we have a thread dedicated to asking driver related questions.
     
    odin243, Oct 15, 2007
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