Standard VGA Graphics Adapter?

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I have a Nvidia 8600m gt 256mb card, but on the display box, it said I'm using a "Generic non PnP monitor standard vga graphics adapter". Sorry I'm not very computer savvy. What is wrong with my card?
 

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8600m GT
I have a Nvidia 8600m gt 256mb card, but on the display box, it said I'm using a "Generic non PnP monitor standard vga graphics adapter". Sorry I'm not very computer savvy. What is wrong with my card?

Probably nothing. You just need a driver for your card from Nvidia.
 

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HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
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Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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Nvidia 9600M
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HD built-in
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17" Wxga
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1440x900
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yea it was the driver. finally found a driver that work after many failed attempts. the driver disc dell provided wasnt even compatible. thanks guys

i'm loving windows 7!
 

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Dell XPS M1530
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Windows 7
CPU
Core2Duo 2.4ghz
Memory
4gb
Graphics Card(s)
8600m GT
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