I've got a computer, minus the drivers. I have no idea what is in the actual PC itself so I don't even know what I'm looking for, so I was wondering if anyone knew a program of some sort that could identify my devices and direct me to which drivers I require? It's the basic audio and video drivers. Oh, and the motherboard, which is an ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (and I cannot find the drivers for that on the site)
Thanks
Go get the Everest, it's a free diag. tool, then go to DriverGuide.com to find your drivers.
Everest: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
DriverGuide.com: http://www.driverguide.com/
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 (2x3.20Ghz)
CPU Fan: Zalman NT
Power Supply: ATX 750W Power & Cooling
MB: Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wi-Fi
RAMs: 2x1GB Consair DDR2-667
Video Card: PCX EVGA 8800GT 512MB
Sound Card: SB X-FI Fatal1ty
OS: WinXP Pro SP2
HDDs: 1-WDC Raptor 150GB, 1-WDC 120GB 1-WDC My Book Essential 500GB, 2-Maxtor 2x250GB 1 - WDC Caviar 1TB
Also sometimes Windows Update recommends sometimes drivers that are compatible with your system.
My current setup stats (like anyone cares...):
ASUS A8N32-SLI Motherboard
AMD 4400+ Dual-Core CPU
Windows Vista (Ultimate 32bit)
2 GB (2x1GB) Corsair XMS RAM
2x250 GB (in RAID 0) HDDs
EVGA GeForce 7950 GTX 512 MB
Creative X-FI Fatal1ty XtremeGamer
Also sporting a black MacBook
Revision/Release 1
Upgraded to 2GB RAM.
Alright. I managed to install everything but the audio driver. The audio is (according to that excellent program you suggested) "ATI SB450 - AC'97" I think it is on driverguide, but it tells me I exceeded my limit. Do you know if downloads are daily or what?
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All drivers updated. Now for my last question - how do I put them to the test?
Thanks for all the help.
i personally advise to go to the manufacturers website for drivers, in some cases whether it be a custom build, or an old system you first need to identify the devices then begin the hunt for the drivers.
Everest is an excellent program for identifying whats in the PC, if you would post more info on your computer, make/model/OS ill gladly see what i can find for you.
http://www.astra32.com/
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