How to Repair an LCD Driver
- 1). Turn on your computer. If your driver is so badly damaged that you cannot see anything on the screen when the computer is on, then you'll need to plug an older CRT monitor into your computer, or use a different LCD monitor with working drivers. Unfortunately, your computer's drivers are software-based, meaning they can only be repaired on-screen. There is no way to open up your computer and actually see the drivers, they are entirely virtual and can only be manipulated using your computer's operating system.
- 2). Click on the "Start Menu."
- 3). Click on the "Control Panel." The Windows Control Panel will open in a new window.
- 4). Click on "System" or "System and Maintenance." A series of new options will appear on screen.
- 5). Click on "Device Manager." A separate window will open up. According to Microsoft, you may be prompted for an administrator password at this point. Unless you deliberately set up a separate administrative login, your administrative password will be the same as the password you use to log onto your computer.
- 6). Scroll the list of devices currently installed on your computer. When you notice a heading labeled "Monitor," click on the heading. Some LCD monitors have more than one driver. If more than one driver is listed, you'll need to look at the properties of each driver until you locate the malfunctioning driver.
- 7). Right click on each item beneath the monitor heading and click "Properties." When the Properties window pops up, there will be text in the middle of the window that reads either "This device is working properly" or "This device is not working properly." The device that is not working properly is, logically, the broken driver.
- 8). Click on the "Driver" tab near the top of the Properties window.
- 9). Click "Update / Repair Driver." This will automatically repair the malfunctioning LCD driver, as well as apply the newest driver updates to ensure compatibility with the latest video software.
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