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    dv2550se graphics card id problem

    Discussion in 'HP' started by dare0021, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. dare0021

    dare0021 Newbie

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    Well...where to start...
    I bought the laptop as a half an year old second hand dv2550se just now in a retail outlet for around USD750.
    I noticed I had some driver issues after migrating the laptop from XP to Vista Premium, so I went to the HP support page.
    Oddly enough, they told me I should have a geforce 8m series.
    The Device manager told me I had a GMA950 installed.
    So I went to the web forums/blogs, which all told me I should have a GMA X3100.

    And now Im going like WT*...

    Here's the specs, BTW

    Vista Home Premium 32
    Intel Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz
    2GB RAM
    Intel GMA950
    Intel Mobile 965 Express Chipset
    other specs omitted

    So...what DO I have?
     
    dare0021, Jul 28, 2008
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Integrated X3100
     
    X2P, Jul 28, 2008
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  3. dare0021

    dare0021 Newbie

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    So...
    Why did HP put up the geforce 8m driver there?

    And why do I have the Device Manager telling me I have a GMA965?

    Is that supposed to mean any GMA?
     
    dare0021, Jul 28, 2008
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    GMA 965 = GMA X3100. The GPU is bundled with the chipset and the name is sometimes used interchangebly. As far as why HP included the 8M drivers for that model beats me but its most likely oversight by someone considering they sold other dv25xx models with that graphics card. In any case you dont need the nvidia driver but just need the 'mobile Intel express 965 chipset video driver'.
     
    miner, Jul 29, 2008
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