Deleted Graphics Card?

[bledford]

I have a laptop HP Pavilion dv6000 with Windows Vista. My screen went blank while I was using it and then a blue screen came up that said I was having problems with my NVIDIA GeForce 7150M/nForce 630M graphics card, and then my computer screen shut down before I could read the entire message that filled the screen. After this happenend several times, I researched on the Internet and decided to delete my drivers (which were already updated) and reinstall them.

I went to my Device Manager and under NVIDIA GeForce 7150M/nForce 630M I hit Uninstall and and, I guess, deleted it. Because when I was prompted to restart my computer, I did, and then I was given a message that said do you want to download NVIDIA MCP67M? In fear, I did. So, now I am confused. When I go to the NVIDIA website, I cannot download the driver for NVIDIA GeForce 7150M/nForce 630M, and my Device Manager says I have NVIDIA MCP67M.

So what I really want to know is, where did that second one come from? and am I using one that is not as good in regards to quality? or is it just the same one with a different name?

Thank you so much for any help.... oh, and by the way, I no longer have a problem with my screen.

[RandyL]

Hi bledford;

Where did you download the drivers? Nvidia downloads? The GeForce 7000 series latest driver is 175.19

 

Or did you download them from the HP site? There are a lot of 6000 series. Which one is yours?

[bledford]

Thank you, Randy. I was amazed to discover that on my laptop it says dv6000 and then I looked under the Control Panel and it said dv6500, but when I used the detection tool from HP, it told me I have a dv6646us, which I do remember now is what I bought. Why doesn't my own Control Panel tell me this?

I had tried from both the HP and the NVIDIA website, but that was using the wrong model number. However, now I have run across posts that say:

Are these two the same? NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M and NVIDIA MCP67M

"As far as I know, they are the same. In fact and precisely said, MXP67M is a chipset that can be found on 7150M graphics."

So, maybe I should leave it all alone. Maybe for some strange reason, it was set at the factory to say GeForce, but when I downloaded it again, it labeled it the other way????

[Goku]

Hello and Welcome to FPCH Bled. :)

 

Your guess is probably correct. They might indeed be the same drivers. Can you download the driver from here and tell us which one you get? That would help us sort the confusion more efficiently.

 

Also, do not install the driver. Simply download it. There is no point playing with the drivers if all is working correctly.

 

Hope that helps. Good Luck.

 

-- Goku

[Dalo Harkin]

It is recommended that you get Graphics card drivers for laptops from the manufacturers website as they are 'problematic' at best

[RandyL]

I agree with Goku that it would be best to leave well enough alone if all is working right. Don't install for no reason.

 

Most of the time it is best to get the card drivers from the card manufacturer but not always. With HP they tend to be the same ones based on my experience. With other OEM manufacturers they may be partnered with the card supplier and have a specific set for that OEM computer.

 

But even then nothing is written in stone. I've seen it work the other way too. Dell comes to mind. (Long story)