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Terrell Curry Posted on Jan 27, 2012
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Getting compatibility error when installing driver for a Nvidia Ge Force 8400GS on a P5LP-LE

When I installed my Nvidia card it detects the hardware but fails when trying to install the correct driver for this hardware based on the OS which Windows Vist I receive a error Not compatible with VGA Display will disbale able one of the Cards and then the exclamation is over the Nvidia Ge Force 8400 device in the Device Manager. Any thoughts...

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Have you disabled the on-board card in the bios?

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SOURCE: I have quite a few d530-SFF systems. They have

I checked the specs on the video card thinking it must be PCI-e and not old style PCI but in fact there is an old style PCI meant for just what you are trying to do. The problem is the memory at 512meg plus the GPU put your power requirements at 300w and I bet you have at best 185w in those units so they won't even start and you won't be able to cram the bigger power supply in there. Go with a card that has lower specs and 64 - 128 ram and you should be ok. Just check the power req. JC

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SOURCE: Installed GEForce NVidia 8400GS graphic card but

Assuming that you have installed the drivers for your new board, go into Control Panel, select Device manager and Display Adapters.
Dissable the onboard adapter and enable the NVidia card.

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