Need correct color profile settings in windows....????

Help!  Just replaced the motherboard and now all the color profiles in photoshop are wrong....  Does anyone know the correct settings to choose in windows or to choose for the graphics card... it's an AMD Phenom II.  I open Adobe Bridge and immediately the previews lose their color which tells me this is not the correct profile the computer is telling photoshop...  can anyone help, please????

operating system is windows 7 and the monitor is profiled correctly.... and these are raw images, so no, cannot view in another program....  and they look the same in ps as in bridge.  however, i called adobe and they told me it sounds like a graphics card issue, so i'm going to amd's website to update and reinstall drivers.... not sure what else to do.... 
From: rogleale <[email protected]>
To: Kelly Ferreira <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 11:21 AM
Subject: Need correct color profile settings in windows....????
Not enugh information.  Which OS?  Is your monitor profiled?  Can you see your images in any other program, eg Windows Picture Viewer?
What happens if you open your images in PS instead of Bridge?
Roger

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