Graphic card issue

[baylliss]

Hello,
im using a year and a half old hp laptop that has a ati mobile 5xxx installed.
my HDD just died on me a few days ago, i bought a new 1, and installed windows (7) again trouble is my computer acts like it doesnt have a graphic card installed and downloading the driver from amd did not help, its like its not even there.
i had a kinda similar problem when in the past when was unpluging the AC it use to ask me if i want to disactivate the card, and if i did it would never come back on, even when the computer was plugged back to the wall
any1 knows what do i need to press in order to get the card working again?
TY

 

[dark_lord69]

"its like its not even there"
What does that mean?

Do you see it in the device manager?
Are you just getting low frame rates?
I want to know why you would say "its LIKE its not even there".

 

[jdenova007]

If you do see it in device manager, check the properties; Power Management Tab to make sure it is not turning it off to conserve power. (that's probably why it used to ask you)

 

[baylliss]

hey thanks to the quick reply
anyway.. nop, i cant even find it on the device manager under the display adapters i got not 1 but 2x vga adapters and 1 of them got a small yellow triangle near it and when i click on it it says i got a "code 10" error and that it can not identify it..
i suppose normally there is where i will find the graphic card name right?

 

[baylliss]

k peeps, ive finally have found the correct driver, so problem is solved
ty for your time

 

[baylliss]

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