Identify video chip model in order to select driver?

K

Knack

Laptop PC; WinXP Pro (SP2); no manual; no system CD.

Although its display is working, Device Manager shows 'Video Controller'
with a yellow icon and reports that the drivers for it are not installed
(?!). I would like to install a suitable driver for it, but WinXP cannot
find one after I click the Update Driver button.

Don't want to open up the laptop's case, so I need a diagnostic utility that
will identify the laptop's video chip. Once I get that info, perhaps I can
download a suitable driver from the chip manufacturer's web site.

BTW, in case you're wondering why I need a video driver installed, WinXP
will not enable standby nor hibernation on my system because of the
unidentified video hardware.
 
K

Knack

Knack said:
Laptop PC; WinXP Pro (SP2); no manual; no system CD.

Although its display is working, Device Manager shows 'Video Controller'
with a yellow icon and reports that the drivers for it are not installed
(?!). I would like to install a suitable driver for it, but WinXP cannot
find one after I click the Update Driver button.

Don't want to open up the laptop's case, so I need a diagnostic utility
that will identify the laptop's video chip. Once I get that info, perhaps
I can download a suitable driver from the chip manufacturer's web site.

BTW, in case you're wondering why I need a video driver installed, WinXP
will not enable standby nor hibernation on my system because of the
unidentified video hardware.
I've run two different system info utilities on the laptop (Miklos AIDA32 v.
3.93 and Belarc Advisor v. 7.0t) and nether has been able to detect the VGA
chip.

It's surprising that the laptop's display can function without any driver
installed for its VGA.
 

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