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    Drivers for my HP NC4200 Laptop?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by pikindaguy, Aug 7, 2007.

  1. pikindaguy

    pikindaguy Newbie

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    So I have a Compaq NC4200 laptop that I recently upgraded to Vista..which has turned out to be a big mistake.

    Since I'm stuck with it though, I might as well do what I can with it, starting with the video card driver.

    It has a Radeon X350M card in there, so I checked ATI's site for drivers and apparently they don't support mobile video cards and told me to check with my laptop manufacturer for them.

    I then check HP's site, and since my laptop isn't "Vista compliant", they don't have any Vista video drivers for me either.

    I'm then stuck with the default video driver, which is slow at playing my videos, and doesn't allow me access to the S-Video output on there.

    Is there anything I can do to gain full access of my video card here?
     
    pikindaguy, Aug 7, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Why would you "up"grade to Vista? The only way to use your video card is to find a driver for it, probably an unofficial one. I suggest Google. But really, save yourself the hassle and pop in an XP disc. Why fix what was working?
     
    Lithus, Aug 7, 2007
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  3. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    Try omega drivers. Why did you upgrade to vista? With older machines, your going to get better performance and compatibility across the board with XP.
     
    Iceman0124, Aug 7, 2007
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