NVIDIA Graphics card is not found on my U510 ideapad

Hello,
I bought this specific laptop because it said it came with a NVIDIA GeForce 625M (1GB) graphics card installed. I have downloaded several drivers, and always get the same error. It says that a NVIDIA device cannot be found on my system. I have the U510 IdeaPad. I have gone into the control panel and checked out the display adapters, and nothing shows up for NVIDIA; just Intel (R) HD 4000. I would like to know how to access my NVIDIA graphics card, because as far as gaming goes, I can do next to nothing with the Intel card.
Thanks!

hi amcalvert,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
Can you verify that this card was present before,
There are models that does not have the Nvidia on it but Intel HD alone.
You can send me the Serial Number of your computer through private message and let me check your system's Original Configuration.
Thanks
Solid Cruver
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