Windows re-installed wrong graphics card displayed

[andypoole163]

Hi,

After replacing a hard drive and re-installing windows my desktop(studio XPS 8100) doesn't seem to recognise the previous graphics card an Nvidia GTX 260 and instead displays Standard VGA Graphics adapter. I've tried re downloading the nvidia drivers for the GTX 260 but when installing it says they're not compatible with my version of windows.

Any suggestions?

 

[maxie]

Hi there ..... Have you tried downloading from the Manufactures web site .....

Drivers & Downloads | Dell US

 

[andypoole163]

yeah i've tried from nvidia and Intel but it says they're not compatible with my system

 

[maxie]

No I meant from Dell ..... My post from above has the link for your Driver

 

[andypoole163]

oh right, no I haven't from Dell, do I need to download a completely new set of drivers from my PC?

 

[maxie]

Your Graphics card is shown in the link I posted download that one .... And any other Drivers that you are missing

 

[andypoole163]

ok trying it now, thanks very much

 

[maxie]

Not a problem ... Should resolve your issue .... But if not let us know

 

[andypoole163]

During the install of the driver it said setup failed to read the required Display Driver to be used with this package

 

[maxie]

Could be a bad download ..... Which is not that unusual .... Try again if it still happens .... I would leave it to later in the Day/Night

 

[andypoole163]

Driver Details | Dell US

managed to successfully install this, but I don't think this is the full graphics card am I right?

 

[maxie]

Yeah you got the right Driver .... Did you Reboot ?

 

[andypoole163]

yes and it seems to have worked

many thanks

 

[maxie]

Most welcome Sorry for the slow response but i have a crap connection