What are Drivers!
Just think of your hardware (soundcard,
video adapter, modem etc..) as being cars. Normally the only
way a car can get from point a to b is when a operator (driver)
gets into it and moves it. Think about it.......
Part 1-1: Identified.
(Or something like that)
Maybe your thinking what in the
world I'm doing this for? Well if your system is giving you
trouble or something is not working right, for sure when you
start trying to make a multimedia web your going to find your
self wasting all your time restarting your system.
If you used SiSoftware Sandra you
shoud have is a document that looks like the following:
Program Name: SiSoftware Sandra
Standard [Web]
Program Version: 2002.1.8.59
Registered User: Buster Smith
Registered Company: Unknown
Licence Status: Unregistered Shareware Evaluation Copy. FREE
for
personal use.
Licence Extra: See Ordering Document for information on the
Professional version.
Report Done By: Buster Smith
Host Name: BUSTER-23R5YSXH
Report Done On: 30 July 2002
Report Done At: 16:51:37
<<< System Summary >>>
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< Computer System >
Name: BUSTER-23R5YSXH
User Name: Buster Smith
Logon Domain: BUSTER-23R5YSXH
< Processor(s) >
Model: Intel(R) Pentium(R) III
Speed: 651MHz
Performance Rating: PR781 (estimated)
L2 On-board Cache: 256kB ECC synchronous ATC
< Mainboard and BIOS >
Bus(es): ISA AGP PCI USB SMBus/i2c
MP Support: No
System BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 4.51 PG
Mainboard: 693-596A-DD
System Chipset: VIA Technologies Inc VT82C691/693A/694X Apollo
Pro/133/
133A System Controller
Front Side Bus Speed: 1x 100MHz (100MHz data rate)
Installed Memory: 768MB SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed: 1x 100MHz (100MHz data rate)
< Video System >
Monitor/Panel: LG StudioWorks 55i
Adapter: NVidia Riva TNT2 Model 64
< Drives and Storage Devices >
Floppy disk drive: Removable Drive
ST360021A: Disk Drive
ATAPI CD-R/RW 24X10: CD-ROM/DVD
SONY DVD-ROM DDU1621: CD-ROM/DVD
< Peripherals >
Serial/Parallel Port(s): 0 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub: VIA USB Universal Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub: USB Root Hub
Keyboard: PC/AT Enhanced PS/2 Keyboard (101/102-Key)
Mouse: Logitech PS/2 Port Mouse
< MultiMedia Device(s) >
Device: Creative AWE64 16-bit Audio (SB16 compatible) (WDM)
Device: Game Port for Creative
Device: Creative AWE64 Wavetable MIDI (AWE32 compatible) (WDM)
Device: AVerMedia, AVerTV WDM Video Capture
Device: AVerMedia, AVerTV WDM Audio Capture
< Printers and Faxes >
Model: Fax
Model: EPSON Stylus COLOR 660
< Operating System(s) >
Windows System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Workstation
Ver
5.00.2195 Service Pack 2
< Network Adapter(s) >
Networking Installed: Yes
Adapter: KTI ET32/Px Series PCI Ethernet Adapter
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***** End of Report *****
Now all you need to do is to verify
that the drivers that are installed on your system are the right
ones for the components that you have. If you find out the manufacture
of your hardware, you can use my
driver link page to try to find the driver's you need. If
you need more information on drivers then Contact
me. I can be reached either by e-mail, Phone, MSN or Yahoo.
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