Hi,

The Inspiron N7110 is shipped with Integrated and Discrete video solutions. You can also choose to switch between the graphics depending upon usage.

• Intel HD 3000 Graphics
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

The NVIDIA graphics card can be found listed under Display Adapters in Device Manager (refer to the image). To access Device Manager, go to Start>> click 'Control Panel' >> select 'View by, Small Icons'. >> click 'Device Manager. Click the arrow next to Display adapters. Check if the devices appear as shown in the image.

If the NVIDIA driver does not appear, update BIOS from this link: http://dell.to/R3vUYi. 
Before flashing the BIOS please check the following:
* No external devices (printer, USB drive, SD card, DVD) should be connected.
* All other programs should be closed and documents saved.
* The AC adapter and battery should be connected during this process. The battery should be 10% or more than 10% charged.  

To install the driver, click on 'Get Driver'>> click "Continue'>> Click 'Yes' on User Account control if prompted>>Click 'Continue' on the Application prompt>> Click 'OK' on Select the folder where you want to unzip the files to (Make a note of the folder location)>> Click 'Yes' on the next prompt for folder does not exist>> Click "OK' on All files were successfully unzipped. >> If the installation wizard does not appear, go to the folder location>> select the Setup file >> Right-click and select 'Run as Administrator">>Follow the installation wizard instructions. The laptop will reboot after this update.

If the driver does not appear in Device manager after the BIOS update, install the integrated graphics driver from this link: http://dell.to/UuLtJW. Follow the aforementioned instructions for downloading and installing the drivers. Reboot PC. 

Once done, you can update the NVIDIA video drivers by referring to this link: http://dell.to/Of32Or. Follow the aforementioned instructions for downloading and installing the drivers. Reboot PC. 
Once the driver is installed, you can use the switchable graphics feature. Right-click on the windows desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel:

• Open the NVIDIA Control Panel.
• Select Manage 3D Settings.
• Under Global Settings tab, users can select the preferred graphic processor.

• When the Preferred Graphics Processor is set to Auto-select, it allows the driver to pick the most compatible graphics processor.
• You can also assign a program or an application either to Integrated Graphics or to NVIDIA Graphics Processor based on the requirement of performance or battery life. For example, if you want to assign a particular game to Nvidia Graphics Processor, it can done by following these steps:

• 1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel.
  2. Select Manage 3D Settings.
  3. Click on the Program Settings tab
  4. In '1:Select a program to customize:-' click on 'Add'
  5. Browse to the application / game and open the executable file by clicking 'Open'.
  6. In '2:Select the preferred graphics processor for this program-' click on the tab and select 'High Performance NVIDIA processor'.
  7. Click on Apply and the settings will be saved. Refer to the images.
     
     
     
     

Hope this helps.
Please revert for clarification. 

Thank you for the response. I appreciate that you tried the steps that I provided. I am sending you a friend request; please accept it and send me the Service Tag and account information through private message.Please do not share the Service tag in the open forum. I will check the system order details and help you accordingly. 

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I am having the same problems and was wondering if you could help me out as well or direct me to someone who can.

Thanks

Hi Abrink31,

Please share the details of the issue that you have with your computer. Are you referring to Inspiron N7110 NVIDIA graphics card?
Do you receive this error message?


 
I will be glad to assist you.

Yes I followed all the similar instructions you gave earlier and still received that  message.

Thank you for the response. 

This error occurs when the system is not shipped with the NVIDIA graphics card or the card is not detected.
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I am having the same error message on my screen, can you please help. Thanks

Hi Eddie4212,

Inspiron N7110 is either shipped with Intel HD graphics or NVIDIA Geforce video card. There is a possibility that your system has shipped with Intel video card.

I have added you as a friend. Please accept my friend request by clicking on my name highlighted in blue and then click on “Friends” tab at the top and then click on “Request to Review” and finally click on “Accept” button.

I am sending you a private message as well. Click on “Inbox” to respond to the message and provide system’s Service Tag so I may access your system records and check the video card specifications. You could also click on Start Conversation to send a private message.

Keep me updated. Please reply for any further questions.

Hi Eddie4212,

Thank you for sending the Service Tag through the private message. Your system has Intel HD graphics and does not have NVIDIA Geforce video card installed. If you were trying to install NVIDIA Geforce video driver, you will get the error message.

Please reply for any further questions.

Hi obm92,

I have added you as a friend. Please accept my friend request by clicking on my name highlighted in blue and then click on “Friends” tab at the top and then click on “Request to Review” and finally click on “Accept” button.

I am sending you a private message as well. Click on “Inbox” to respond to the message and provide system’s Service Tag and contact details so I may access your system records and check for further course of action. You could also click on Start Conversation to send a private message.

Please reply with information. 

Hi, i have the same problem. Can you please check if my laptop has that video card??

Hi obm92,

Thank you for your quick response. I have received the Service Tag of your computer. Your system has Intel HD graphics and does not have NVIDIA Geforce video card installed. If you were trying to install NVIDIA Geforce video driver, you will get an error message.

Please reply for any further questions.

I am having the same issue.  Is the discrete card an option that has to be selected when ordering the laptop or is it supposed to have it included?

Can i please also have mine checked?

It's an option at purchase.  You can easily tell what you have from your BIOS screen (F2 at powerup).  If you don't see the discrete video chip, you have integrated only.