nVidia GPU stopped working

SJM78

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Dec 19, 2012
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Hello everybody. My gpu (NVidia GT 650M) has stopped working for some reason, but I can't seem to rectify the problem. Strangely it stopped when my antivirus software (PC tools anti-virus free) told me I needed to restart the laptop so it could fully remove a threat from my PC. I restarted, and since then the gpu doesn't work. I had a similar problem before, when I updated my BIOS but I was able to rectify the problem by going into device manager and re-enabling the gpu. But this time that solution doesn't work. But everything seems to tell me the gpu should be working normally - the drivers are up to date, and the NVidia control panel lets me select the dedicated NVidia gpu to run programs as normal. I'm quite stumped, I've even tried uninstalling and re-installing the antivirus software, but to no avail.

My specs:

Intel i7 3610QM @ 2.3ghz
Nvidia GT 650M
Windows 7 Home Premium
6GB RAM
1TB HDD

Sorry for the long post but I thought it best to be thorough. Any help/advice is appreciated.
 

SJM78

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Dec 19, 2012
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How do I do that? I've already checked on the NVidia website and my drivers seem to be up to date. Or is there something else I need to do? Sorry, but this is all new to me.

Update:

I tried installing new directx 11 drivers from the Micosoft website, but that doesn't seem to have made any difference.
 

SJM78

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Dec 19, 2012
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In the end had to download and re-install the graphics driver for the GPU from the NVidia website. That's done the trick. What I'd like to know is would my (old) antivirus software delete part of my graphics driver? And why would it do something like that anyway? How do I mark this as solved? Thanks.