So in the last 24 hours I've had my screen shut off, then restart on me about 3 times. Then a little box appears on the bottom right side and basically says "Display driver failed....was successful at restarting", something along those lines. Its never up for very long so I can't read the whole thing, but it concers me since its my mom's laptop and I'm the one who usually uses it

Any suggestions?

 

what operating system?

what laptop specifically? (brand and model / series number)


might should just try updating the drivers

 

Windows 7 Pro (pretty sure)

HP Pavilion dv5 1254us

Where would I find driver updates?

 

try running the Windows Update utility (should be right ont he start menu)

Windows 7 is normally pretty good at finding new drivers for harware



if that fails, try HP's driver download. But using HP's site, you'll need to know a bit more specifics about the harware

 

That's what I'm afraid of lol. I am horrible at figuring this stuff out. Other people don't stand to have a problem though!

I haven't had this issue for a couple days now, so I'll let it slide until it starts happening again. Then I'll check the recommended places. Thanks