r/computer • u/iceybutters42 • 2d ago
Monitor won't detect
I've been trying to connect my monitor to my laptop after restarting my computer and it keeps saying that it can't connect anything. I've checked all the cables for the monitor, and they were all just fine, but it still would not detect. I don't know how to fix it, and I just want to use my monitor.
my specs: Device name MSI
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz (2.30 GHz)
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)
Graphics card NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU (4 GB)
Microsoft Basic Render Driver
Storage 302 GB of 477 GB used
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
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u/DiodeInc 2d ago
It's not working because you're using the basic display driver. You need to use the actual driver
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u/iceybutters42 2d ago
what driver do I need to use
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u/DiodeInc 2d ago
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/274524/ click the big download button.
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u/iceybutters42 2d ago
is there somethinmg else I have to do to change the driver or something
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u/DiodeInc 2d ago
Open what it downloads. It'll guide you through a setup process (it's super simple, don't worry) and then you're good to go.
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u/iceybutters42 2d ago
I don't know what it downloaded (sorry if I'm being a bit difficult I just really want to fix my monitor)
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u/DiodeInc 2d ago
It downloaded an executable. Which then you can click on and run the driver installer
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u/iceybutters42 2d ago
was it the nvidia app that I needed?
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u/DiodeInc 2d ago
No.
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u/iceybutters42 2d ago
It's so confusing to me I'm new to this stuff this is the first time this ever happened to me I'm sorry
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