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    7670m Problem in Dell Inspiron 3521 Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by thesilent85, Mar 29, 2013.

  1. thesilent85

    thesilent85 Notebook Geek

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    I have bought a Dell Inspiron 3521 with 7670m pre installed with Ubuntu.

    I have reformatted the whole computer, and installed win7 professional.

    Then I have installed the drivers of the laptop. All went fine but for the 7670m graphics card.

    It always shows its as "Standard VGA graphics adapter". I have installed the original drivers from Dell and the installation was successful. However, the laptop still not recognize the card in device manger.

    I tried a full clean install for the 7670m and still the same problem occurs.

    The other card Intel HD graphics is ok, and runs but I cannot run 7670m.

    Is there anyway that I can make the device manager recognize the 7670m installed in the laptop?
     
    thesilent85, Mar 29, 2013
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  2. miro.bg

    miro.bg Newbie

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    I have the same laptop and the same problem. I read that the Intel HD is being used by default and the Radeon card activates only when higher performance is required. Not sure if it's true though.
     
    miro.bg, Apr 1, 2013
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