VGA (Video Graphics Array) - video signal transmission interface, which is currently outdated at the moment. Working such a connection with the monitor will be only in the presence of special drivers of the built-in video card standard or extended. Standard is usually installed by the operating system independently and allow you to use the minimum functionality of the connector, the extended needs to be downloaded and installed manually, which we want to talk further.
Install VGA drivers in Windows 7
Windows 7 is still using a lot of users, so they have their own hands to search for and installing software to accessories. This can be done by different methods, each of which implies the implementation of a certain algorithm for action.Method 1: Motherboard or laptop developer site
The developers of components and laptops usually have official sites, if it comes to no one unknown Chinese companies. On the site each supported product has its own separate page where files and various manuals are available for download. Among this list are both VGA drivers that can be downloaded as follows:
- Take as an example website ASUS. If you have models from other brands, you will simply have to navigate through the changed interface, the principle of action is almost always the same. Go to the support page.
- In the search, enter the name of the motherboard or laptop, and then click on the resulting result for opening a new page.
- Move to the "Drivers and Utilities" section.
- In the pop-up list, select the Windows 7 operating system, be sure to take into account the bit.
- To find the VGA from the drivers and start downloading it by selecting the appropriate version.
Upon completion of the download, only run an exe file and follow the simple installation instructions. After that, be sure to restart the computer so that the changes take effect. Only after performing these operations it will be possible to fully use the monitor, changing the graphics and screen expansion settings.
Method 2: Software from developers
Above, we disassembled a driver search for VGA using the ASUS website. Let's not depart from this brand and detail them in detail their branded utility that allows you to automatically search and install updates.
- Perform the first four steps from the previous instructions, and then in the Utilities section, find and download ASUS LiveUpdate.
- Expect downloads, then open the archive.
- Run the installer that is in the archive.
- In the installation wizard opened, immediately go to the next step.
- You can choose any location of the utility on a computer or removable media.
- Confirm the start of installation by clicking on "Next".
- After starting the application, click on "Check Update Immediately".
- When displaying new files, confirm their installation.
As in the previous method, after installing the computer necessarily reboots, and only then all changes take effect. In addition, it is worth mentioning HP, which is also highlighted by similar software. The principle of his work is almost identical, and you can familiarize yourself with it in our separate article by clicking on the link below.
Read more: Search and installation of drivers via HP Support Assistant
Method 3: Online service from developers
You already know about the special brand software for finding driver updates, I would also like to mention similar online services, such as Lenovo. They allow without downloading additional funds to find the necessary files, including drivers for VGA. In other instructions, the process of interaction with one of such services is maximally expanded.
Read more: Official Online Service from Lenovo
Method 4: Driver Installation Programs
Many users know about the existence of special software on the automatic search and installing the missing drivers. They are considered as efficient as possible in the case of the need of mass installation, but perfectly copble with selective. Representatives of this kind of applications mass, so the user is difficult to make the right choice, but will help to understand this separate review.
Read more: The best programs for installing drivers
If you first encounter such programs, we advise you to read another article, where the complete procedure for installing drivers on the DRIVERPACK Solution is analyzed in detail. Other applications work approximately by the same principle, therefore the presented manual can be considered universal.
Read more: How to update drivers on a computer using DriverPack Solution
Method 5: Equipment ID
A video card for connecting via a VGA standard connector is required to have a unique identifier responsible for the hardware definition in the operating system. You can find it in the properties of the equipment through the "Device Manager", but only if the video card was successfully detected. After that, the code is used to search for drivers on special online services. It is dedicated to this by our separate material that you will find on the link below.Read more: Search for hardware drivers
Method 6: Standard Operating System Tool
Standard Windows can also be used only when the graphics component is detected in the system. Then the user will need to manually start the search for drivers via the Internet, and everything else will execute the tool itself. However, it works not always stable, which is why we made this way late in this article.
Read more: Installing drivers with standard Windows tools
Now you are familiar with all available search options and download drivers for VGA on a computer running Windows 7.