As a rule, two video cards are installed on laptops: discrete and integrated. The first type of video cards is made by NVIDIA and AMD companies, designed to perform complex tasks, computer games and graphic editors. The second type is available immediately with the processor and cannot be used for heavy processes. When it comes to change the drivers on the video card, you need to know not only its type and brand, but also a specific version, otherwise the drivers may not get up. In this article, you will learn how to find the name of the video card of your laptop and what to do if the video card on a laptop is not defined. In this case, to find out the name of the video adapter will help a special site.
How to quickly find out a video card on a laptop
- The easiest way is to look at your system settings. This method works if your video card is defined and there are no problems with it.
- Click on the desktop right-click and wait until the pop-up list appears. In it, select the "Screen Resolution" string.
- A window opens with the monitor settings and its characteristics. Lay the "Advanced Settings" link and click on it.
- In a small new window, click on the Adapter tab. Your integrated video card will be here. If you have a discrete, then you need to resort to the next item.
- In the case when you do not know how much video cards you have, then it is better to pay attention to the next item too.
How to find out how many video cards on the laptop and their name
This method is more comprehensive and involves using the control panel. Act clearly according to the instructions and everything will turn out.
- Open Start and click on the Control Panel tab.
- Put sorting by category in the upper right corner, then select the "Equipment and Sound" section.
- Next, find the "Device Manager" subsection in the "Devices and Printers" category.
- You will open a new window with all devices on your laptop. You need to find a "video adapter" string, it is in it that all information about the video card is located.
- Expand it by clicking on a small triangle on the left. If you see two points, then you have two video cards, if the item is only one, most likely, you only have an integrated video card. Their name is displayed on the line, but it also happens that the video card is not defined by the laptop due to the lack of the necessary drivers. In this case, you need to find out the name of the video card and install all the drivers on it.
- About how to do this, you will learn next paragraph.
How to find out the name of an uncertain video card on a laptop
Even if the adapter has no name, the system stores something about it. They need to try to get.
- Right-click on an indefinite video card. From the drop-down list, select "Properties".
- In the window that opens, go to the "Details" tab, and then click on the string below.
- Find the "ID of Equipment" and set this value.
- You will see several identification codes. Copy any of them through the right mouse button.
- Go to the site http://devid.info:8080and enter the code in the search box. You need to adjust it slightly by entering only VEN and DEV values. After these words are the letters and numbers. Enter only them, without considering the signs "&".
- It turns out a similar combination. Press ENTER.
- You will see the name of the video card below. On the same site you can download the necessary device drivers, but it is better to go to the official website of your video card and through the search to find current drivers. Remember that only the installation from the official site guarantees you the original drivers, suitable video card.
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