Don't know the Graphics Adapter of 8 years old Laptop

[Ethan348]

Hey guys,

I was inspecting my dad's 8 years old Laptop..

It's Acer Aspire 4930..

It has a seal printed on its base which shows the details of the Laptop..

It has a DDR2 Mobo

But I ended up with NVIDIA logo printed on it..

I checked the details in dxdiag and Device manager it shows "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter"

So, I know I can fix this by installing the latest Display Driver but I don't know the model of the Graphics Adapter..

How can I find out the model of the GPU?

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... if it's a "G" model... then it's a NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS, OR a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS in it.
http/www.miniputer.com/Acer/Aspire_4930G.html

 

[Ethan348]

Hello... if it's a "G" model... then it's a NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS, OR a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS in it.
http/www.miniputer.com/Acer/Aspire_4930G.html

"G" model? I don't get it

should I download the drivers of both

*NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS

*NVIDIA GeForce 9600M

To check the driver compatibility?

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... the "G" model is the Nvidia equipped one... it can have either card in... one has GDDr3 and the other DDR2...
The Non-G is an intel Video chip http/www.notebook-driver.com/specs/acer-aspire-4930-notebook-technical-specifications/

Typically the intel and NVidia software will check for compatibility before a driver is installed... and inform you.

 

[Ethan348]

Hello... the "G" model is the Nvidia equipped one... it can have either card in... one has GDDr3 and the other DDR2...
The Non-G is an intel Video chip http/www.notebook-driver.com/specs/acer-aspire-4930-notebook-technical-specifications/

Typically the intel and NVidia software will check for compatibility before a driver is installed.

I'm downloading the drivers..

I'll let you know the result after the installation