Re: Drivers -- PCTECH

Usually, they are right near the PCI or AGP slots. For the good
brands, the el' cheapos don't even put a model on the sucker. It
really sucks, but boy do you feel accomplished after finding drivers
that work!

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:52:43 -0500, daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 
> Thanks for the response Mike (and earlier from John),
> 
> John suggested driverguide.com.  I've used them in the past and checked
> them again this time but what I found didn't work.  I hadn't thought about
> just hunting with Google for any printed numbers on the motherboard.  The
> only problem there is that I will have to unplug some ribbon and power
> cables in order to see the whole board.  All for a video driver...  My
> friend got his PC from his former employer after it was replaced in an
> upgrade.  I'm surprised that he had the setup CD for it.  I'm also
> suspicious that it actually goes with the board.
> 
> Thanks for the idea!
> 
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Hmm... so you have a built-in video. I would first check out the
> manufacturer of your motherboard. If you don't know what it is... try
> doing a google search for any sets of numbers printed on the board.
> You should at least locate a FCC ID. Then with that you should be able
> to find the model and manufacturer of the board. From there you should
> hopefully find the drivers.
> 
> I used to rebuild computers at a local shop here. There was only once
> I couldn't find a driver for a component.
> 
> On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:57:22 -0500, daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Last week I did a Win 98 reload on a friend's PC.  Everything went fine.
> > The PC is now 99% set up and ready to go except that Windows 98 didn't
> > recognize the built in video on the motherboard (ironically, circa
> > 1996-98).  I've got an install CD that has instructions for Windows 95.
> > Since the CD is older and a different version of Windows I thought I
> would
> > try to download "current" drivers.
> >
> > I tried the manufacturer's site (Trident Microsystems) and found nothing.
> > I also tried some of the sites that I used to go to such as Download.com,
> > Shareware.com, Driverguide.com.  I found some matches but nothing great.
> > When I did a Google search I got the impression that there are more
> places
> > now than in the past couple of years that either want you to charge you
> to
> > become a member of their driver download service or that charge to
> provide
> > a service to find and download the latest drivers (ie
> driverdetective.com).
> >
> > Can any of you recommend any good, free, places to find device drivers?
> 
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