The computer does not install the drivers. Causes and solving problems with the inability to install a video card driver

Hi friends! In today's article, we will deal with why in some cases after reinstalling the operating systemdrivers are not installed on the video card. This question is very interesting and often set in the comments on our website "Mol Reinstalled operating system, I can't install the driver on the video card (probably it broke down). "Most often it concerns laptops with a switch intel + ATI. Install the drivers we mainly cannot on video cards AMD Radeon. HD 6xxxm Series and Radeon HD 7XXXM Series, but if you have a NVIDIA video card, then everything that has been said also applies to you. To better understand the essence of the problem, publish one letter from our reader.

• Hi Remontcompa! This question. Lenovo G770 laptop, reinstalled the Windows 7 operating system, the installation has passed successfully, after the device manager entered and realized that it would have to tinker with drivers. All drivers downloaded on the official website http://www.linovo.com/ru/ru/ Drivers have been successfully installed except the driver on the video card. As can be seen on the symbol, I have two video cards on a laptop,

this is the so-called switchable intel graphics + ATI, that is, the integrated video card from Intel (Intel HD Graphics) and discrete AMD Radeon HD 6700m.

In other words, my laptop maintains the video card switching function. With applications that do not require high power running energy saving graphic processor Intel, and high-performance graphic works with games and other energy-proof programs aMD processor Radeon HD 6700m.
I install the driver on your article, downloading the automatic installation utility AMD Driver Autodetect, but at the very beginning of the driver installation comes out this error.
Could not download the program AMD Catalyst. Mobility due to its incompatibility with hardware or software on your computer.
The version of the graphics adapter of your computer is not supported. Contact your laptop manufacturer for updating the graphics adapter driver..

According to your article, I downloaded the driver on the video card manually, but when it is installed, this error comes out.

Why drivers are not installed on the video card and what to do in this situation, operating windows system 7 licensed?

Drivers are not installed on the video card

Literally yesterday, one of my friend brought me to work almost the same laptop and desked to come: "Listen to Uncle, why drivers on the video card are not installedbecause all components drivers got up, and on aMD video card Radeon No, I reinstalled the Windows several times, where you just didn't download drivers, in short.
Recruit my friend, and at the same time we will learn to cope with this common mistake. Such a mistake " Unable to download aMD program Catalyst Mobility due to its incompatibility with hardware or software on your computer"You can get when you install the driver on the AMD Radeon video card and does not matter the laptop you or a simple stationary computer. It's all about what. Drivers need to be installed in the desired order, by the way, it is written on all the sites of laptop manufacturers, take at least the same Lenovo.
"It is recommended to first install the chip driver, then drivers of other internal devices, such as an Ethernet adapter, audio device, video adapter, and finally drivers external devices."

That's the whole secret. Some readers can ask - what are these such "chip sets?" These are friends, nothing more than the driver for the chipset motherboard, and this is a basic driver, if you do not install it first, the driver on other components of the laptop can simply not be installed (as in our case) or install, but these devices will not work well and reliably, for example, it will periodically lose sound or It will be quiet, and the devices connected to USB ports will not always be determined and so on.

More than once, I heard the wrong opinion of even experienced users, that "drivers to mother there are in Windows itself" there is that they are, but how old are these drivers?

• Note: very fresh driver On the chipset of the motherboard, in our case Intel. You can also use our articles on this topic.

In our case, the first thing to establish driver for chipset motherboard, secondly, install the driver for built-in Graphics Intel HD Graphics, and then install driver on AMD Radeon HD 6700m Video Card.

We have a laptop Lenovo G770, which means we go to the site http://www.lenovo.com/ru/ru/. Select support and drivers.

Drivers and software,

We enter the G770 and click on keyboard Enter.,

a page with drivers opens. First of all, click on the left mouse at the chipset item

and reveal it. Intel Chipset Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - Lenovo G770 This is the driver for the chipset of our motherboard. Click for files.

Download now. Download the driver and run the installation.

After installing the installation, we disclose the display of Display and Video Graphics, select Intel Onboard Graphics Driver for Windows 7 (64-bit) - Lenovo G770 Notebook (this is the driver for the built-in video card from Intel (Intel HD Graphics) for our Windows 7 operating system (64 -bit). Click for files.

Download now. Install the driver for embedded graphics.

And just now friends, we got to the driver on our AMD Radeon HD 6700M video card. Here we can go in two ways. First, download the driver here, choose AMD Video Driver for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - Lenovo G770, click for files.

AMD Video Driver Download Now.

Download and install the driver on our AMD Radeon HD 6700M video card. No errors. Driver installed.

Secondly, it will be possible to go to the site of our ATI graphics card:

And download automatic driver installer AMD DRIVER AUTDETECT. Automatic driver searching for AMD drivers defines your video card and operating system and if you have a new driver, you need to press only one AMD DRIVER Autodetect button and immediately starts the driver and the installation process.

But often it is not possible to install the most new Driver On your video card and we will get an error. "Cannot download the AMD Catalyst Mobility program" Why? Friends, I tried to figure it out many times, but then I noticed that this AMD DRIVER Autodetect then launches it, then there is most likely the error lies in it.

But it will always be possible to install the driver on the video card by downloading it manually, it is written in detail about this in our article "How to install the ATI video card driver" (link at the beginning of the article). Let's do it once again together. We go to the AMD video card download center:

http://support.amd.com/ru-ru/download. If we need a driver on the AMD Radeon HD 6700m laptop video card, select the Notebook Graphics, if you have a simple computer, select Desktop Graphics, then a series, product model and operating system, then press the Display Results button (view the result).

The first, this is a verification tool - AMD Mobility Radeon ™ Driver Verification Tool, which will give the result of the compatibility of the driver and our operating system downloaded by us, if you are sure that the driver is correctly selected, then press the driver slightly below and download your driver, then install.

Well, here are friends, we disassembled why drivers are not installed on the video card of a modern laptop with a switchable video.
If you got into my hands lenovo laptop, then you can, exactly in the same way to install all other drivers on it: sound, webcam, cartrider, TouchPad, network Driver, Wi-Fi and so on.

Driver called special programnecessary to each device for interacting with the computer. Such devices include the chipset (control circuit) of the motherboard, sound card, network card, video card, disk kitrs, etc.

Windows contains many drivers for various devicesnecessary for the initial installation and launch of the operating system. But usually they are simplified and outdated, and some modern devices are not at all defined and do not work. Therefore, after installing Windows, the first thing you need to install all the necessary drivers.

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2. Installing drivers from disk

The easiest way to install drivers from a disk from the motherboard, which was attached to the computer when buying. Install the drive into the drive and wait until the setting menu appears. In Windows 7 and above, you may still need to confirm the launch installation program from the disk.

If the menu does not appear, then right-click on the disk in the explorer and select "Install or perform a program from the media", "open autorun ..." or something like that.

You can still open the disk in the explorer and independently run the file "autorun.exe", "setup.exe", "asussetup.exe" or similar.

But the previous way is better, since the system itself will start the correct file.

The installation menu can have a different look. We are interested in the driver for the chipset, sound card and network card.

First of all, you need to install the drivers for the chipset and restart the computer. Then you can install the remaining drivers. If you are not in a hurry, I recommend reloading the computer after installing each driver. If we hurry, then reboot after the driver is installed on the chipset, and then install everything without rebooting, in most cases everything will be fine.

There may be many different programs and utilities on the disk, but usually there is no particular need and they only brake the computer. Therefore, I recommend installing only what you really need and you know how to use it. It is better to first search for information on the Internet for what you need one or another program. Some of them are intended for overclocking and if possible use can harm your computer.

3. Download drivers from the motherboard site

If you do not have installation disk or the computer was bought for a long time and the drivers on the disk could be outreach, then the best option There will be downloading drivers from the manufacturer's website of the motherboard.

If your computer is connected to the Internet cable or via Wi-Fi, then you already have a driver for a network card or Wi-Fi adapter. Download this driver in advance, since if Windows does not turn out to be the driver on the network card, you will not get into the Internet.

If you are connected via a USB modem, then the drivers are usually installed automatically when the modem is connected to the PC or from the supplied disk.

Also note that the drivers can have a large volume (up to 1 GB), so it would be possible to download them in advance, especially if you have a slow Internet.

So, Windows installed and immediately go to the manufacturer's website of the motherboard for drivers. On the site you need to find the section "Service", "Support" or something like that. But so that you are not looking for a long time, I made a list of addresses for which you immediately get into the desired section. You can download this list in the "" section.

After moving to the site, enter in the search field accurate model Your motherboard.

The model is indicated on the box and on the motherboard itself. Also, the manufacturer and model of the motherboard can be found using the CPU-Z program, which you can also download in the "" section.

After the model is found on the manufacturer's website, you need to go to the "Download" or "Driver" tab and select the version and the Blossomy of Windows that you are installed.

You will have a list in which there will be many different files.

Everything will be here with regard to your motherboard. This is the BIOS and user manuals and various utilities. But we are primarily interested in the driver on the chipset, sound and network card.

Drivers can be several, see the date and download the latest version for each device, usually they are on top lines. In this case, all drivers have only one version. With the driver on the network card separately, it means that it is included in the driver package for the chipset. There is a separate driver for a sound card and the AHCI drive controller driver. The AHCI driver must be installed only if windows installationThe BIOS has selected the corresponding one.

The AHCI driver has a positive effect on the stability and speed of the disc, but if your computer still works not fast enough, install and your system will become much smasher and responsive!

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Then just download the files and if they are in the zip archive, you unpack and run the executable file. If the driver has already been in the form of an executable EXE file, then you can immediately run it. Drivers are installed in the usual sequence. First, the chipset driver and the reboot of the computer, then all the rest.

4. If there are no drivers for the desired version of Windows

If the motherboard is old and it happened that drivers under the necessary windows version No, that is, a few ways:

• search for drivers on the website of the developer of the chipset
• installing Drivers With Windows Update Center
• installation of drivers previous version Windows
• installing Drivers With Special Utilities
• search and install drivers manually

5. Search for drivers on the website of the developer of the chipset

You can try to find the driver on the websites of their developers Intel, AMD, NVIDIA. What chipset you can find on the website of the motherboard manufacturer or using the CPU-Z program, which we have already spoken about.

On the website of the chipset developer, the driver is looking for in the same way as on the motherboard website. Links to the necessary sections of the site developers of chipsets are in the "" section.

5.1. Search drivers for Intel chipset

Select everything as follows as follows and click Search.

In the search results window, select "Drivers" and Windows version that you install.

Download and install the latest version "Updating drivers for Intel chipset".

Select a series of your chipset and click "Display Results" ("Show Results").

In the search results window, make sure that these are drivers for your chipset and click "Download" ("Download").

5.3. Search drivers for chipset NFORCE

NVIDIA has made chipsets under the NForce brand and there are still quite a lot of computers with such chipsets. If this is your case, then we go to the site NVIDIA, fill in the form and click "Search".

I remind you that it is possible to determine which chipset you can using the CPU-Z program (see p.5). If for some reason you find it difficult to do it, then for automatic definition Your chipset use the "Motherboard drivers" button in the form, which is depicted in the screenshot above.

Make sure that there are suitable drivers, download and install them.

6. Installation of video card driver

After installing the drivers on the chipset, I advise the first thing to download and install the driver on the video card. Thanks to this, the screen resolution is convenient for further setting and the system will start working faster. Links to sites where you can download drivers for video cards, are in the "" section.

If you have gEFORCE video card, Go to the downloads section of the driver on the NVIDIA website, specify the model of your video card, version of Windows and click the "Search" button.

After the driver is found, click the "Download Now" button.

Wait until the file download is completed and run it. Installation passes quite simply, you will need only a few times press the "Next" button.

If you have video Card Radeon., then go to the driver download section on the AMD website, select the series to which your video card belongs, and download the driver for the desired version Windows.

If you have more old video card And it is not in the list, then use the search on the AMD website. After downloading the file, start it. Installation passes quite simply, you will need only a few times press the "Next" button.

7. Installing drivers using the Windows Update Center

It happens that there are no drivers on the motherboard manufacturer's website for a sound and network card for the desired version of Windows. But do not hurry if the sound and the Internet work normally, then Windows has installed their drivers for them and, in this case, it is better to touch anything.

If something does not work, you can try to install missing drivers using the center windows updates. To do this, click on the Start button and go to the section "Control Panel \\ Equipment and Sound \\ Devices and Printers". Right-click on the icon with the name of your computer or laptop and select "Device Settings".

Set the switch to "Install drivers from the Windows Update Center, if not found on your computer" and click the Save button.

After that, the operating system will start searching for missing drivers on the Internet and in case of detection it will automatically establish.

8. Installing drivers of the previous version of Windows

If you can't find the driver for the desired operating system, you can try to install the driver from Windows 7 for the Windows 8 operating system, and you can install the driver from Windows 7 Windows Vista.. In most cases, they are compatible, it is only important to comply with the compatibility (x64 on x64, x32 on x32). These drivers need to download on the website of the manufacturer's motherboard, which we have already considered.

9. Installing Drivers With DPS Utility

If you can't find and install drivers for some device or your computer is too old, you can try to do it with special utility DRIVER PACK SOLUTION Online (DPS). You can download it in the "" section.

This utility determines which device you have, the version of the operating system, loads the necessary drivers over the Internet and sets them. Run the utility and click Manual.

I consider this option better, as this will allow you to refuse drivers that have already been downloaded from manufacturers sites and installed in the system. You can also disable the installation of unnecessary additional programs.

Tick \u200b\u200bonly those drivers that you failed to install in other ways. For example, I chose a sound card driver.

Go to the "Soft" section and you can choose additional programsYou want to install. This is basically convenient if you just reinstalled the system and you still have no most required programs. I noted by checkmarks, programs that I consider useful and recommend to install.

After that, click the "Install All" button and the utility will install all of your selected drivers and programs.

10. Installing Drivers Using Driver DPS

The driver is called the collector of the drivers for large number devices. If you are often encountered with the installation of drivers on various computers or you have a slow Internet, you can download full version Driver Pack Solution on a quick Internet computer, and then use it to install drivers on any computer.

The disadvantage of such a solution is a large amount of driver support (about 10 GB). Thus, for its use on various PCs it will be necessary external hDD or flash drive from 16 GB.
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11. How to check if all drivers are installed

In order to check if all the necessary drivers are installed, you need to go to the Device Manager. This can be done in several ways.

1. Right-click on the Computer icon on the desktop or in the Start menu and select Management.

Then go to the Device Manager section.

2. Click the Start button and go to the section "Control Panel \\ Equipment and Sound / Device Manager".

The first way is easier and faster.

If in the "Other Devices" section there are icons with exclamation familiarThis means that the driver for this device is not installed.

If the icons with an exclamation acquaintance will be in other sections, it means that the driver is installed, but probably it does not fit and the device does not work.

In such cases, you will need to find and install the driver for these devices manually, which we will talk about.

Go to Device Manager, right-click on the problematic device and select "Properties".

Go to the "Details" tab, select In the "Property" field - "ENGERS", find the device ID in any line in the "Ven_xxxx" format "VEN_XXXX & DEV_XXXX" or "VID_XXXX & PID_XXXX" (instead of "XXXX" will be 4 characters).

Write this data or right-click on any line and click "Copy". Go to the site "Devid.info" and enter the device identifier and click "Search" to the search string.

Choose your version of Windows and click on the name of the device driver found or the swallow icon.

Often two driver formats are offered - this is a repaid file "Devid.info" and " Original file.».

If you have fast Internet And you are not in a hurry anywhere, then it is better to download the "original file", since less problems arise with its installation. If the Internet is slow or pressing time, then try to download the repaid file "Devid.info".

If you downloaded the driver in the zip archive, then you remove all files from it before installation. If the driver downloaded in the form of an executable exe file, you can immediately start it to the installation. Installation passes quite simply, you just need to start the executable file (type "setup.exe") and press the "Next" button several times or other similar.

If the driver does not have an executable file, you will have to be installed manually. To do this, in the Device Manager, right-click on the device for which you downloaded the driver and select "Update drivers ...".

Then "perform search for drivers on this computer."

Click the "Overview" button, specify the folder to which you unpacked the downloaded file with the drivers and click Next.

If the appropriate driver is found in the specified folder, it will also be installed and the device must have a disappearance from the list of devices undecided in the device manager.

13. Rollback or removal of the driver

Sometimes it can happen that the driver you installed does not work or works worse. For example, a background noise or clicks appeared after installing the driver on the sound card. In this case, you can roll back the driver to the previous version or delete the current driver from the system.

In order to roll back the driver to the previous version, go to "Device Manager", right-click on the desired device and select "Properties".

In the window that appears, go to the "Driver" tab and click the Run button.

If the button "Rollback" is not active or the driver rollback does not help, you can try to delete an incorrect driver. To do this, in the same window you need to click "Delete" and confirm the removal of the driver.

After that, restart the computer and the system will try again to find and install the most appropriate device driver. If the device does not work, try to find and install another driver by one of the methods we have considered.

14. Do you need to update the drivers

Manufacturers periodically release updated versions of drivers that eliminate the resulting errors and improves compatibility with other devices and software.

Some enthusiasts love to constantly update the drivers to recent versions. But if you are not enough advanced user And your computer works fine, then I do not advise you to do this. Since some problems can appear with the driver updating, and they may not have enough experience to eliminate them.

The only driver that is recommended to keep up to date is the driver on the video card, since it adds support for new games and improves productivity in older. However, also do not rush with its update if all your games work well. Because the game developing is always tested on older drivers, and their new versions can cause a drop in performance. Update the driver on the video card if you have any problems in some games.

15. Other drivers and installation methods

Drivers on other devices can be found on the sites of their manufacturers. If you know others good ways Or programs for installing drivers, share them in the comments!

16. Links

Below you can download all the files that are mentioned in the article.

After installing all drivers, I recommend to do again on external disk. This will help you quickly restore the system with all drivers in case of failure.

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As a rule, when connecting a new printer to Windows 8 (or 7), the system automatically finds the appropriate driver in its own local storage. If there is no appropriate driver, the system produces its search on the Internet using the update center.

There are cases when the auto-search function on the Internet is disabled, and windows Installer Can not find the desired driver on the hard disk. A printer connection error occurs. To correct this situation, you must configure the automatic search and download of these files from the Internet.

On the site there is a driver Printers section in it. You will find various drivers for printers and MFPs for example or. There is also a public article in which I describe the most common problems associated with the work of printers as well as their decision.

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How to enable automatic download

Setting this function is made in the "System Properties" window, which opens in the following way: Press the keyboard reduction "Win + Q" and enter the "system" in the "System" field - the desired item is displayed on the left side of the screen.

The window opens the system in it you need to select item Extra options Systems.

Another dialog box opens. There are aforementioned parameters.

If you mark the box next to the line "Do it automatically (recommended)", the system will automatically search for and loading drivers and software From the Internet not only for new printers connected for the first time, but also updates for all registered devices. The update will occur on a schedule, in accordance with the settings of the Windows Update Center.

If you are not satisfied with this option, and you want the drivers to load only under your control, check the record next to the second lines. And from the list of additional options you need to mark the parameter "Always install ... from the update center ...". Such actions insist the installer on the search, download and installation from the Internet file required For a new printer, only at the time of its connection to the computer, as well as when starting this function, manually, from the Device Manager.

Installing the driver via Task Manager

Sometimes, when connecting a new printer to a computer, automatic installation necessary drivers For any reason it does not happen. Then you need to open the Device Manager window, which you can run so click on windows icon In the lower right corner right-click and select Device Manager.

In this window new printer It will be located in the sub-item of the "Other Devices" strings, and may be indicated as "unknown ...". It is necessary to call it context menu (Right mouse button) and click on the "Update Drivers ..." command. Since I have everything installed, I go into the printers tab.

A dialog will open in which you want to click on the top frame " Automatic search... ". Of course, it should be an active internet connection. Next, some time (sometimes for a very long time) will have to wait until the system has the driver for the printer.

In conclusion, I want to note that in rare cases, the above options may not solve the problem. In this case, you need to go to the site of the manufacturer of the printer and manually download installation file Drivers for Windows 8 (or 7). Runing this executable file, you set the fact that the system could not find automatically.

Hello dear reader of my blog! The stable operation of the Windows operating system depends on how the driver for the device is installed correctly.

In this article, I will tell you how to install the driver for the device in the Windows operating system in several ways.

The driver is a program with which Windows operating system gets access to a specific computer device (video card, network card, printer, etc.).

Conclusion

Well, now you know how to install a driver for a device in several ways, including a program for updating drivers. From proper Installation The driver depends the stable operation of your operating system and your mood as a whole. All questions about how to install the driver you can set below in the comments.

Finally, you can watch the video how to install drivers with using DriverPack Solution

Well, in the next article, I will tell you a free program.

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Despite the fact that the process of active computerization began more than two decades, until the complete eradication of the difficulties arising from the interaction of the user and the computing machine is still very far away. So, now one of actual problems is the process of installing control programs for one or another computer equipment.

Two bridges in the world video

Once video adapters for computers were produced by various firms: Trident, S3, Nvidia, ATI, Cirrus Logic, Matrox, etc. Since then, much has changed, and at the moment the most common products of all two companies are AMD and NVIDIA. The famous Intel never submitted a discrete decision, limiting the line in cPU. It is believed that the popularity of Nvidia products is higher than AMD, so it is quite clear that users often encounter difficulties when using video cards of this manufacturer.

This is the main reason. It is worth noting that due to the above, it is not established that NVIDIA is not established, driver Intel At the same time it works stable, it is impossible. It is also necessary to take into account the degree of distribution of solutions from a manufacturer. In this article we will answer the question "why driver NVIDIA GeForce is not installed? " And we indicate how to solve it.

Correct management program

In order for the applications to be properly displayed all the colors and it was possible to use 3D acceleration, you need to install the video card driver. This is a special program installed once and ensuring the interaction of the operating system with hardware blocks of the video adapter.

One of the reasons, due to which the NVIDIA video card driver is not installed, is that users download a control program from unverified sources. These can be various forums, overclocker resources, sites in directions. For "advanced" computer, such drivers are the ability to increase the performance of the video subsystem or get any additional featuresblocked in official releases.

but simple userswho decided to get all the indicated fabulous bonuses often face the fact that the NVIDIA driver is not installed. When you try to install, messages can be issued about any incompatibility, an error occurring to memory addresses, about the driver already present in the system, etc. Whole this can be avoided if you download the program from the official site of the manufacturer. So, the first rule reads: the driver must be obtained from the company's Internet resource - the manufacturer of the video chip; disk-support that comes with a computer / laptop; Site collector (ASUS, MSI ...).

Reading marking

Some users, going to the online page, are lost in her simple, it would seem, the menu and download is not what you need. It is not surprising that an attempt to use other management programs leads to the fact that the forums often create the topic "Why not the NVIDIA driver is installed?". Each owner personal computer or laptop is obliged to know the full name set in his system block Video adapter or type of chip used. These data are given on the company-collector website.

Consider two examples. There is an ASUS GTX780Ti-P-3GD5 video card. Going to the site of the same name and choosing the "Computers and Accessories" section, you can find the specified model. Its characteristics states that this map Based on the NVIDIA 780Ti video processor.

Or, on the label laptop is written " nVIDIA GeForce. 8400 GS. " In this case, the name of the chip used is directly reported. In other words, the second rule reads: Know the exact name of the video chip!

Right choice

Avoid the question "Why not install the NVIDIA driver?" You can, if you select the appropriate program, the program. Previously, the principle under which the newest versions Could be installed to support outdated video card models, but now it is rather an exception than the rule.

Thus, on the site NVIDIA, you need to go through the "Drivers" menu tree - "Download Drivers". Here the user will be asked to fill out the simplest table, specifying the type, series, family and the operating system. After pressing the "Search" button, a link to the most appropriate program you want to download and install are displayed.

Also the manufacturer offers the opportunity to try test option A managing program, which, theoretically, must have a number of benefits. The choice is similar, except that you need to go through the "beta version" link. Note that attempting to install it can cause an error of the type "NVIDIA video card driver" is not installed here as lucky.

So, the third rule: it is recommended to download and install the management program marked as WHQL (past compatibility check). An indispensable condition is the exact indication if not the family of a video chip, then at least its series (for 780ti it is 700, and for laptop 8400gs - 8m series).

There is contact

Sometimes even the computerist "with experience" faces the fact that the NVIDIA driver is not installed in any way. The reason may be not only software, but also hardware. As is known, inserted by a comb sliding contacts into a special connector of the motherboard. Fixation occurs through screws or special fixtures. In some cases, in order for the card a little extended from the connector, just just accidentally touch the hard cord of the video monitor. Performance is not fully lost, but arise software problems In the form of the impossibility of using 3D functions, restrictions of the color range, periodic artifacts on the screen. It does not establish the NVIDIA driver, so it fails to solve the problem in such a way.

The problem of the California company

Users who follow the news and reading thematic forums know that NVIDIA "became famous" by the fact that one of the Lines of her video chips has a factory defect, which is manifested in gradual BGA-soldering degradation and, as a result, full or partial output of a whole video card . Since there is nothing to lose with much, then many practicing the baking of such a video adapter in the oven (there is a technique), which in many cases allows you to restore performance at a time from several days to six months. The problem with the soldering is manifested, in particular, in the fact that the NVIDIA driver is set for a long time or gives an error message, although it was not necessary to work steadily. Thus, the fourth rule says: problems with installing the control program can be caused by hardware failures both in the video card itself and in the logic of other components. All of them must be eliminated.

Try to install the driver can be in forced mode, even if the installer displays an error message. To do this, you need to start the desired distribution with the program and select the unpacking folder. After a message about the impossibility of the installation (suppose it is displayed), you should pass along the path "Computer" - "Properties" - "Device Manager" and choose in the list "Video adapters". Clicking on its name (as a rule, here the choice is small - one item), you need to select "Driver Update" and when searching for this computer Specify the folder where the distribution was removed. If everything is done correctly, a list of supported video cards will be displayed - it remains to specify "any" and agree with the installation, ignoring the warning. This method It is not a panacea, but in some cases it allows you to overcome installation errors.