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| 366831 | 2005-06-24 15:05:00 | Hi after rescuing my dads old Gateway comp (pentium 3 450mhz, 4GB hard drive!! ) with a new 80GB hard drive all was punchy until the sound card refused to work...(integrated sound blaster PCI 64D) i tried installing new drivers but to no avial...after much head scratching the guy in the local shop said to install new motherboard drivers...is this the way to go and if so where can i find these drivers ? ? ? :help: |
russell108 (7499) | ||
| 366832 | 2005-06-24 15:34:00 | Hi after rescuing my dads old Gateway comp (pentium 3 450mhz, 4GB hard drive!! ) with a new 80GB hard drive all was punchy until the sound card refused to work...(integrated sound blaster PCI 64D) i tried installing new drivers but to no avial...after much head scratching the guy in the local shop said to install new motherboard drivers...is this the way to go and if so where can i find these drivers ? ? ? pressf1.pcworld.co.nz You don't say what operating system is being used. Assuming you are using a version of Windows and the sound card is integrated on the Motherboard probably AC97 then the drivers willl normally be on the disk (CD) that came with the motherboard. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 366833 | 2005-06-24 16:28:00 | Sorry yes ...standard windows 98 OS BTW do you mean the windows 98 installation disk ? as i dont think the PC came with a motherboard disk |
russell108 (7499) | ||
| 366834 | 2005-06-24 16:51:00 | Also is there any point in flashing the BIOS ? ? | russell108 (7499) | ||
| 366835 | 2005-06-24 21:58:00 | You don't say what operating system is being used. Assuming you are using a version of Windows and the sound card is integrated on the Motherboard probably AC97 then the drivers willl normally be on the disk (CD) that came with the motherboard. Dont flash the BIOS unless there is a problem that requires it. Look at the model number of the motherboard (take the lid off) and then find the manufacturers website and download the drivers for it from there. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 366836 | 2005-06-24 22:09:00 | Theres a little application called Everest that will help you identify what hardware you have, which therefore makes it easier to know what driver you are looking for. Everest Homepage (www.lavalys.com) Once Everest has found the hardware you require a driver for, you can search in Google, or go to Driverguide here (http://www.driverguide.com/) You will need to join (its free) and this site has an extensive range of drivers |
Myth (110) | ||
| 366837 | 2005-06-24 23:17:00 | Its better to go to the mobo makers site, as there maybe later versions of the drivers etc available, than there is at driverguide. A BIOS update is only really necessary, if u have an old system, and u try and put in a big hdd in the system, if the motherboard/system can't see the full capacity of the hdd. Older systems may need a BIOS update. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 366838 | 2005-06-25 00:36:00 | easyiest way here is to simply look at the chipset on the motherboard. if you don't want to open the case everest will say what chipset it uses, you can go to the chipset makers site and download the drivers. motherboard drivers should be the first drivers installed but most newbies forget. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 366839 | 2005-06-25 10:03:00 | The MOBO name is...Intel warmsprings WS440BX and the closest i could find on the intel site was SE440BX the BIOS is by PHEONIX and the version is 4W4SB0X0.15A.0012.P07 I found another one by PHEONIX called 4W4SB0X0.15A.0015.P10 what should i do ? :help: |
russell108 (7499) | ||
| 366840 | 2005-06-25 10:18:00 | its a 440BX chipset, just grab the chipset drivers for it off the intell site. | tweak'e (69) | ||
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