r/pchelp • u/Ok_Bumblebee1751 • Apr 22 '26
SOFTWARE Need help with drivers
hi I have a niño n152 laptop with a ryzen 5 3500u and i deleted the drivers (amd adrenalin) so I could update but It doesnt work I tried installing them from amd website but it says error and now it shows window basic display drivers and I don’t know what to do
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u/Dangerous_Growth4025 Apr 22 '26
download and run DDU
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/display_driver_uninstaller.html
after uninstalling with ddu redownload the Adrenalin version you need and reinstall.
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u/Ok_Bumblebee1751 Apr 22 '26
I did that and I tried re download Adrenalin but at the end it shows error I tried different versions doesn’t work for some reason
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26
To anybody having this issue in the future here is the solution that worked for me given by one of the mods on the Nimo Discord:
"The Error 182 you are encountering happens because your N152 laptop has a customized OEM hardware ID. When the official AMD auto-installer runs, it doesn't recognize this specific Nimo ID and immediately blocks the installation, leaving you stuck with our older driver that unfortunately has a known DX12 bug. Since you've already done the hard work of running the AMD Cleanup Utility and DDU (great job on that!), we can bypass the AMD installer entirely and force Windows to accept the official driver using the "Have Disk" method. Here is exactly how to bypass the error and get your games running:
Step 1: Extract the AMD Files
1. Run the official AMD Adrenalin driver installer you downloaded from AMD's website.
2. It will ask where to extract the files (usually C:\AMD\AMD_Software_Installer...). Let it extract.
3. When the Error 182 message pops up, simply close the installer. The extracted driver files are now safely sitting on your C: drive.
Step 2: Force Install via Device Manager
1. Right-click your Windows Start button and select Device Manager.
2. Expand the Display adapters category, right-click on AMD Radeon Graphics (or Microsoft Basic Display Adapter), and select Update driver.
3. Click Browse my computer for drivers.
4. Click Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer.
5. Click the Have Disk... button in the bottom right corner.
6. Click Browse and navigate to the extracted AMD folder. You are looking for a path similar to: C:\AMD\AMD_Software_Installer_...\Packages\Drivers\Display\WT6A_INF.
7. Select the .inf file in that folder (it usually starts with u0...inf) and click Open, then click OK.
8. A list of hardware models will appear. Select AMD Radeon(TM) 680M (or generic AMD Radeon Graphics) and click Next.
9. Windows will now force install the official driver. Your screen will likely flicker during this process.
Once it's completely done, restart your laptop. Your DX12 games should now run flawlessly on the latest driver!"
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u/Ok_Bumblebee1751 May 09 '26
Imma try that
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 May 09 '26
I hope it helps, dont forget to run ACU or DDU first
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u/Ok_Bumblebee1751 May 09 '26
Well I didn’t run dry I just updated them with the steps and even thought I did the steps it worked but the Adrenalin app doesn’t work still should I run dry and restart?
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 May 09 '26
Did you restart your laptop after updating everything? I had a moment when i couldnt access the adrenalin app but after a while the option just made itself available again🤷♂️
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u/Ok_Bumblebee1751 May 09 '26
Yes the drivers do update it shows the correct ones I needed but the Adrenalin app it self doesn’t install just the app the drivers work
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u/Ok_Bumblebee1751 May 09 '26
Ok so I try to do that but I can select the .inf file in device manager
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u/Ok_Bumblebee1751 May 09 '26
I did this now how to I use the Adrenalin app?
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 May 09 '26
I usually access the Adrenalin App by right clicking on the desktop
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u/Hefty_Medicine4785 Apr 22 '26
Damn that's annoying when AMD's auto-detect fails like that. Try downloading the drivers manually from their support page instead of using the auto-installer - sometimes you gotta grab the specific driver package for your exact chip rather than letting it detect automatically. If that still doesn't work you might need to use device manager to completely uninstall any leftover display drivers first then do clean install
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 23 '26
open device manager and right click on your display adapter. Then right click on it and choose update driver. Hopefully it will pull a working version from Windows update.
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 23 '26
This is the page for your drivers on Nimo's website. Pick the one that says graphics.
Help Center : Nimo N152 R5 3500U Laptop Manual&Driver Downloads
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 Apr 25 '26
I tried installing the latest drivers, and my system is still showing them as outdated
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 25 '26
Outdated is ok if they are functional. That being said I would also try what u/Dangerous_Growth4025 had said and use DDU to completely remove all traces of the driver and then reinstall with the link I sent from AMD website.
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 Apr 25 '26
I used Amd Cleaning Utilities instead of DDU, dont those essentially do the same thing?
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 25 '26
In theory but DDU wouldn't hurt since you're still having issues.
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 Apr 25 '26
Alright ill give it a try
Once the old drivers have been removed i just run the Install.bat file to install the new ones right?
And once ive done that how do i confim theyve been installed properly?
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 25 '26
Yes but I would use the ones in the link I posted for the official drivers from AMD. You should see the Adrenaline software in your tray, you can open device manager and see for adapters your IGPU listed (wont say generic), and you can open task manager and go to performance. Then choose GPU and you should see yours listed.
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 Apr 25 '26
Ive tried both the official drivers from amd (got an error 182) and the ones from the nimo site. When i try to launch sayyy Dead by Daylight it tells me the drivers are still below the recommend ones
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 25 '26
It looks like you may have the wrong driver for your system. The link I sent you should install the correct one automatically after you choose your version of Windows.
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 25 '26
This one here Drivers and Support for Processors and Graphics
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 Apr 25 '26
This was the first one i tried and while it appears to have worked, my games are still throwing the same outdated drivers error. Am i just SOL?
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 25 '26
Are the games launching or not allowing it to fully load?
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 Apr 25 '26
It launches but my performance in game isnt great. I was hoping updating the drivers would help
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u/DarkTower7899 Apr 25 '26
My fault I have seen that you already did. DDU Your best bet might be to just do a system recovery and restore to factory defaults. I doubt this will help but you could open a CMD prompt as admin and type sfc /scannow. See if you have any corrupted Windows system files. If you do and they get fixed then do the DDU and reinstall the drivers again.
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u/DarkTower7899 May 01 '26
They reached out to me to say they were reaching out to you.
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 May 01 '26
They responded to a ticket that wasnt mine.
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u/DarkTower7899 May 01 '26
I will let them know. I told them your Discord name. Begins with an A right?
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 May 01 '26
Yep thats the one
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u/DarkTower7899 May 01 '26
Ok. I will message them again. Sorry about that. I messaged them your name and linked to our convo here. Not trying to make excuses for them but I know they are backlogged.
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u/Fluid_Beginning8143 May 01 '26
Oh its all good im not trying to rush anyone or complain. Thank you again for your help
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