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Subject: Computer help?

What do you do if you got a new video card, but your computer wont read the disc to install the drivers, and when you run The Nvidia website's driver installer, It says it can't find the hardware, But it is plugged in and the fan on it is running?

  • 12.26.2012 8:40 PM PDT

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Then you're screwed.

Get a different video card.

  • 12.26.2012 8:41 PM PDT
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PS3 Master Race

Our -blam!- works

  • 12.26.2012 8:41 PM PDT

xbox.com

  • 12.26.2012 8:41 PM PDT
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BAM!


Posted by: Pongee Opressee
PS3 Master Race

Our -blam!- works
Eh...no.

[Edited on 12.26.2012 8:43 PM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 8:42 PM PDT

ThirstyAvenge, I'm on that same page, I downloaded that but when it was installing it said "Nvidia Hardware was not found, My tower is opened up now and I can see the fan on the video card is running, Where do I go from their?

  • 12.26.2012 8:44 PM PDT
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Are you sure you have a NVIDIA card?

  • 12.26.2012 8:45 PM PDT

The box reads

1024MB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS EVGA

  • 12.26.2012 8:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: BosomyDefused
The box reads

1024MB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS EVGA
Holy camoly that's old.

You're using 64-bit Windows, correct?

  • 12.26.2012 8:46 PM PDT

32 bit windows vista, and Yeah it's old but I'm hoping it will run CSS or Gmod for me, Haha

[Edited on 12.26.2012 8:47 PM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 8:47 PM PDT
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Posted by: BosomyDefused
The box reads

1024MB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS EVGA

Is the card even supported by Nvidia anymore?

  • 12.26.2012 8:47 PM PDT
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Try downloading 32-bit drivers.

Anyway, are you running your monitor off the card?

@thebig100 - Yes, according to the support products tab.

[Edited on 12.26.2012 8:48 PM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 8:48 PM PDT

From the ashes


Posted by: thebig100

Posted by: BosomyDefused
The box reads

1024MB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS EVGA

Is the card even supported by Nvidia anymore?


It is surprisingly, I just did a driver search for his card, and I saw logs for it. I doubt they tweak much, since it's run it course a long time ago.

  • 12.26.2012 8:49 PM PDT