EastCoasthandle
New Member
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2005
- Messages
- 6,885 (0.93/day)
| System Name | MY PC |
|---|---|
| Processor | E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz |
| Motherboard | Maximus Formula |
| Cooling | D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB |
| Memory | XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz |
| Video Card(s) | HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean) |
| Storage | 2 |
| Display(s) | 24" |
| Case | P180 |
| Audio Device(s) | X-fi Plantinum |
| Power Supply | Silencer 750 |
| Software | XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7 |
| Benchmark Scores | This varies from one driver to another. |
Do you have big yellow ? in your device manager and have no idea what driver that device needs in order to run properly? Here is what you do:
-open up the device in question
-tab over to Details
-Look at the Device Instance Id, there should be a 4 digit number prior to "&DEV_"
-take that number and place it in the vender search
-hit enter and it should reveal the name of the device allowing you to figure out what drivers are needed.
Note:
Sometimes the name of the device may not be enough information. In some cases the device in question may require you to install your chipset drivers to fix the problem, for example. This is for obvious devices like Sound Cards, video cards, PCI lan cards, and other plug/play devices, etc. This is particularly useful when you reinstall your OS.
Thoughts?
-open up the device in question
-tab over to Details
-Look at the Device Instance Id, there should be a 4 digit number prior to "&DEV_"
-take that number and place it in the vender search
-hit enter and it should reveal the name of the device allowing you to figure out what drivers are needed.
Note:
Sometimes the name of the device may not be enough information. In some cases the device in question may require you to install your chipset drivers to fix the problem, for example. This is for obvious devices like Sound Cards, video cards, PCI lan cards, and other plug/play devices, etc. This is particularly useful when you reinstall your OS.
Thoughts?
Last edited:
