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video card

#1 Post by erp52 » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:08 am

Newbie here, My t43 says to get the screensaver feature to work, I need a video card installed. Where is it located, and how to get at it. And any generic card will work in it? Ed

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#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:45 am

On the bottom of the laptop is a label that says something like: TYPE 2686-DHU S/N: L3-12345 06/08
I just need your bold 7-character TYPE.
The laptop already has an (ATI or Intel) graphics card installed (soldered onto the motherboard), but obviously the drivers are missing.
Based on TYPE I can tell you where to get drivers.
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#3 Post by erp52 » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:38 am

Hi, the number is: 187162u, and I have Windows 7. Which I found out trying to get a Canon BCJ printer on, it didn't support it. But I did finally get in on. So, I'm figuring it might be difficult getting any drivers for it. Ed

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#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:24 pm

Bad news!
Neither Vista nor W7 support the Intel graphics used on your T43. A generic VGA driver is all that's there.
Your best bet is to go back to Windows XP.
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Re: video card

#5 Post by erp52 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:02 am

Yea, that's what I figured. Oh well, I really don't need a screensaver that bad. Thanks for your input. Ed

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