Updated to Windows 7 - Graphics Card not Detected

[johnnyc]

I recently updated from Vista to Windows 7. I installed all some of my old games (Victoria 2 and Mass Effect, to be specific) and neither works. I checked my graphics settings and according to the Device Manager I only have the "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter".

I know this is wrong, I've played dozens of games on Vista and never had this problems. I've been looking around some old forums, and apparently this is quite a common problem, BUT I bought my computer 2 and 1/2 years ago and I have no recorded nor can remember what exact model my graphics card is.

I seem to be in a catch 22. I need to install a driver for my PC to recognize my graphics card, but I need to be able to know what my graphics card is in order to do that, but since my computer can't detect it in the first place, I have no idea which it is. It is all quite frustrating and I just want to be able to play my games!

 

[quickdraw2011]

Brand and model number?

 

[johnnyc]

It's a customized model from Sager unfrotunately

 

[quickdraw2011]

In that case, download this tool to find out what Graphics Card you have.

http://www.piriform.com/speccy

 

[mthstrngst]

Hi all.. im new here.. Me too, i cant play some of the games installed in my laptop.. Im running windows 7 ultimate 64bit.. the display adapters is only standard vga graphics.. I know that this is not the driver of my video card.. can anyone help me ? Lenovo G460 is the model of my Laptop

 

[seavixen32]

Welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

It's always polite to start your own thread rather than hijacking an older one.

However, while I'm here you can get Windows 7 drivers from Lenovo support.

Lenovo Ideapad Support & downloads - Drivers & Downloads