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So I have a Dell Studio 1535 (model number PP33L) that I ACCIDENTALLY flashed with the 1555's BIOS.    Now I'm stuck on an error screen that doesn't even go into BIOS.  Is there a way I can save this laptop short of replacing the mobo?  I don't think my mobo has a removable BIOS chip as far as I can tell and I've searched the internet without luck of fixing the BIOS.

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin] Quote from: blwillia on September 14, 2013, 01:05:03 PM

...Is there a way I can save this laptop short of replacing the mobo?...

How does one accidentaly flash the BIOS ? ?

so here is my problem

I have a nvidia geforce 660m graphics card but no DRIVER or it apparently. I try to have windows search for a driver and is says it has found one but tries to install it and fails. I found the driver myself online (http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/63462) and try to install that. The install fails. What is wrong and how do I fix it? I can see that there is no display adapters section under the device manager as I see in peoples YOUTUBE videos, but I do see the "unknown" one which I assume is the device. I personally don't even understand how my display still works if I have no driver and no other graphics cards.

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]I was wondering if I should risk hitting uninstall on the unknown device which I think is my gpu, I just don't want to have my screen go blank an get screwed over cause then I really wouldn't know what to do.Core i7 supports integrated GPU, i.e. it's part of the CPU.  You might need to turn it off in BIOS.Uninstalling the display driver won't make your screen go blank, but it also won't help as the driver isn't installed right now.  Windows supplies a basic driver to GIVE you a display, which is why you can see your screen at the minute.
Who's the manufacturer of your laptop?  Try the display drivers from their support site, occasionally the proper Nvidia drivers won't install on some laptops and you'll need to use the manufacturer's one even if it's outdated.
At the risk of sounding stupid, are you positive you have a 660M?  On my gf's laptop, which has the Intel onboard and an Nvidia card, two display adapters are shown.  The Nvidia adapter stays powered down until needed (Nvidia Optimus is the name of the technology used) but is still shown in Device Manager along with the Intel, which can't be disabled.  So, on hers there were two unknown devices until I installed the Intel and Nvidia display drivers.  Yours only shows one, which I find a little odd.Alright then, I was not aware that my cpu could be used for gpu, so that explains that. And yes, I am sure that I have a 660M right now, I got this computer very recently and that was one of the things I made sure I had in it. Also, this is an ASUS G75. I will check with ASUS to see if they have their own drivers. Thankyou for the insight.Alright, I did find a section on the ASUS website for drivers and what not for different makes and models, yet I entered the pertinent details, downloaded the file and it started that install but failed same as before, they had 2 different drivers to choose from and I attempted both yet was met with the same result. Any other ideas? It is kinda a bummer to have a graphics card that just takes up space.I would say the graphics card is defective.I do not see how it would have become defective, it was working perfectly fine when I bought the computer, and only started experiencing problems when I attempted to install a Nvidia product called CUDA for the purposes of GPU computing, but that did not work as intended and really messed my stuff up in ways I cannot even comprehend.I would be inclined to give this a try, to see if there are some corrupted files left over from a previous driver install.  Check all three boxes and choose the middle left option, then try installing the drivers after rebooting.  LET us know how you go, hope it helps Quote from: Gamegene9060 on September 05, 2013, 09:14:55 PM

I do not see how it would have become defective, it was working perfectly fine when I bought the computer, and only started experiencing problems when I attempted to install a Nvidia product called CUDA for the purposes of GPU computing, but that did not work as intended and really messed my stuff up in ways I cannot even comprehend.

Hi,

I have just purchased 3 of the above keyboards as I like them very much and are not made any more.

Does any ONE know where I can find the DRIVER for it?

I have downloaded the LATEST version of IntelliType but it does not LIST this keyboard. Microsoft are not particularly helpful

Any help would be much appreciated. You can email me the driver if you have it

Thanks

DaveWhat OS ? ?Why do you need a driver?

Not sure how to upgrade my graphics DRIVER.

Graphics Driver
Product Detected  Intel(R) HD Graphics 
Current Driver Installed  8.15.10.2858 
An Intel device was detected but your operating system is not supported by this UTILITY. PLEASE visit DOWNLOAD Center to look for available software.

Running Windows 8 64-bit on Asus Laptop.

Asus Support website does not have updated driver.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.  Go to the ASUS site...forget about it ever being an Intel chip.Asus support does not have any windows 8 drivers listed. 

Is there an graphics update for Intel?

I found the specs page: HTTP://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/A72F/#specificationsNo.  thanks anyways.

my PY windows xp model DH55TC NEED DRIVER .
PLEASE HELP ME

Hello again, SORRY to disturb.. i thought it was FIXED but the problem is back again.. whenever i update my graphics DRIVER.. NVIDIA GEforce310M (version 320.49) my computer always gets a blue screen.. but when i REMOVE it, it's perfectly fine, any ideas?

This only happens while in a browser.  Screen goes TOTAL black, then comes back and error message says:  "display driver stopped responding and has RECOVERED".

I have a Dell All-In-One. Windows 7 Home Premium.  The error message once told me 'Intel... "I didn't get it fast enough.  So, that must tell me my driver is by Intel?

I've followed all the 'help tutorials'.  I've DONE Windows Updates and Recommended updates for anything possible.

Help does suggest getting the driver from original manufacturer.  Should I try tomorrow or next day?  Go to Dell or go to Intel?
I don't know computer JARGON, so I don't really know what to say except what I'm saying here.

This is scaring me.  I fear my computer will crash.

Thanks, Pennie Posting the computer model next time WOULD help. You're correct on downloading the correct driver from the Dell support site only.

I recently acquired this PC from a friend. It was running Windows XP. At that time, the speakers/sound were working just fine.

TODAY I decided to upgrade it Windows 7 via clean install. I'm pretty sure the drivers that made it work were WIPED clean off the PC since I am not getting any sound from the speakers or headphones. I have searched high and low but I can't seem to find any drivers that can help me resolve this PROBLEM. DELL's drivers are only up to Windows Vista.

I am running Windows 7 on a DELL XPS 700 Jet Black
AS501 Monitor With Speakers


Connection is not the problem, nor the soundcard, as it was working just fine before I upgraded from XP to Windows 7.

Any help is appreciated.

If Windows 7 drivers aren't available, try the Vista drivers.  7 and Vista are very similar, and Vista drivers ACTUALLY often work just fine for older hardware.

Hello Dears,

I need universal drivers for windows xp have an website for which gave a largest universal drivers or ZIP file of drivers need ibm and hp drivers PLEASE gave me URL of tat siteI am not aware of a bundled driver for those brands that cover EVERY product ever made that is XP compatible. I have yet to see a driver package that covers all universally. If you found some other manufacturers that have universal drivers for all products ever made to cover all chipsets etc... please share. If one was to exist, it would be a very large package since when it comes to HP, some of the driver packages for printers are 150MB and larger in size each and they are specific for the specific PRINTER such as the HP All-in-one Office jet 5610 that we have.

As far as drivers go, I keep a folder with a copy of all drivers ever needed for all computers I have, so that if I have to rebuild them, I can use the drivers I have that are known to work well with the hardware. I then update video drivers and usually leave it at that unless there are bug fixes, in which I will place a newer copy of the driver in this folder and save that for the next clean build.Universal drivers are not as good as the specific hardware and OS driver.
And the are not literally universal.  It they were, they would not exists because such wouldn't be needed. The OS world already have it.

Understandably, component makers get tired of making different versions for very little variation. So they  offer a large monster package the has everything they ever made in one place.

Still, there has been efforts to  simply the cataloging and archiving of all the different drivers. So far, not a huge benefit. For more info:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hardhat/
The project sis a work in progress.
You need to post the devices you need drivers for...otherwise this is all guesswork

When I install a printer over the network it does not install the drivers. I have to manually point the install the drivers. It then pulls the drivers from the file and installs the printers. THen on first use it ask for the drivers again. On a right-click to properties it ask for the drivers as well.

THis is a recent server MIGRATION as well:

OLD Server was a 2003 32x
New Server is 2008 64x

PCs are mixed XP32, XP64, 764 (Issue on all OS)

Hi,

  I am NEW here.I would like to have MAC drivers for dell INSPIRON 5520 which has come to me PRE installed with Win 7.Thanks in advanceThere won't be any...
Installing a MAC OS on a Win PC is a violation of both EULA's  and we won't advise on how to do it here.

Hi Fella's!   

In my day, when one needed to update any program driver, it was a '*censored* Drive'!    It took ages to find the manufacturers site to start with and then lots more time to sort out and download. (More times than not the journey was a waste of time!)  Nobody relished the idea of updating one's drivers.   Fortunately, back then, there wasn't the need as much as there is today. 

With the advent of all the driver finding gizmo's around today, it crossed my mind as to your general opinion of these programs and if any of you favoured any on particular program above another?        



Never used a program that updates drivers. They only time i've updated a driver is if there was a fault with something specific, which is rare.Drivers should be updated only if there is a specific reason or need. And you should never use 3rd party driver utilities.I've never trusted any of these driver updating programs, they make claims similar to all the other "PC Booster" tools that it will speed up your PC, make it more stable and more secure.  In fact, many of the companies that sell driver scanning software also make stuff like registry 'boosters'.

I'd only ever download a driver from the manufacturer of the machine/motherboard/part and failing that the manufacturer of the chipset the device features e.g. Realtek.  And for older hardware without drivers for Windows 7/8, Vista drivers usually work fine.

You've got to wonder, if a driver isn't  available through one of these sources above, where does the one that the driver scanner installs come from?They are garbage. Quote from: patio on August 01, 2013, 06:48:13 AM

They are garbage.

There are a few in Chat that sing their praises and swear by them religiously...
I just sit back and watch how many times they wind up wonking someone's hardware for no apparent reason...

And occasionally you see someone who was foolish enough to spend $39 Bucks for one of those useless apps.

fella's  ....  gizmo's!

Whilst on the subject, what then do you all think about Disk Cleaners and Fragmenters?  There are thousands of these gizmo's about come on ..tell me!  LOL 

i checked http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/download-center.aspx?ck=2#9 (for about an hour) but i wasn't able to find the ga-rc415 model.

and of course i don't have the cd.

is there any place where i can find drivers for old motherboards?

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]I think this is likely to be from an OEM PC, and therefore a custom model not listed on Gigabyte's SITE.  If it is from an OEM PC, do you know the make and model of it?  We should be able to direct you to the correct drivers from there, just going on the specifications.
Is itt hat you're missing certain drivers, or need to update them, or you're reformatting and therefore need them all, or...?how can i find its make/model/etc? is it tagged somewhere on the motherboard?

im going to REFORMAT.No, the model number you've written above is the model of the motherboard, but because it's an OEM board, Gigabyte don't have it listed.
Was it a prebuilt machine, maybe a Dell, HP, something like that?i built the pc myself, but the motherboard broke a few days go. so i got this old ga-rc415 as a quick replacement. there is a sticker tagged on it:

"LG TA#002
C2D-1.8G/215
1 M/BIOS: YF04
LGE/DKP/MLB/EBR3684401/'07.05"

aside from that i got no other information about the board.

is that any help?Ah, I see.
Well, your chipset is the ATI RS400, also known as the XPRESS 200, as shown in the second screenshot you posted.  Unfortunately, this wasn't too common back when it was new, and no drivers are available on the AMD (AMD bought ATI) website now.
You could try this DRIVER package or indeed this one.
That should include your storage controller drivers (SATA and IDE), and USB drivers.  You may still need to track down sound and network drivers, if you haven't already, and if you're using the onboard graphics then AMD do still have the last drivers for those here.
Hope this helps, if you need help with the sound and/or network drivers or any others, let us know i've already found the sound and network driver. now i can reformat my desktop

btw, are those two chipset drivers that u mentioned the same? (i mean whichever i download, would  it work?)

thanks man!They should be, yes, just different sources.  I can't guarantee they will work, because obviously I don't have your board, but they should.
Even if they don't, they won't stop the PC from working, so you can always reformat, try them, and if they don't work resume the hunt.Great! im going to try this tommorow. i hope it works 

Thanks for the help!No problem, good luck and let us know how it goes I reccommend 3DP chip and 3DP Net

These two programs get you on the net with 3DP Net as it comes with just about every NIC driver you could need at this present moment.
3DP chip SCANS the values as mentioned below and redirects you to a site to download an appropriate value.

If all else fails or the program cannot provide drivers for you...

Windows provides a way to get the details easily

In device manager open the properties of the device that needs a driver.

On the details tab change the drop down box to Hardware IDs

Where it says VEN_XXXX and DEV_XXXX (replace X's with numbers, for example Intel is VEN_8086) these are the two things you need to Google in the same search.

make sure you include the VEN_ and DEV_ or you may get weird results; if there is also a SUBSYS_XXXXXXXX and REV_XX You should include these also as different revisions may require a different driver.

Hope this helps

This is not a question, just a comment.  Earlier today, I installed a driver update for my laptop's display adapter.  This came from Windows Updates; it's been out there for a few months and I had avoided getting it but decided to go ahead with it today after finding some info on it that made me feel more comfortable with installing the driver.  Up to this point, I was running the drivers that came per-installed with the computer when new.

Anytime a hardware change (RAM, hard drive, etc.) is done to a computer or a driver update is installed, re-calculating the Windows Experience Index (WEI) may REVEAL a change in one of the WEI components.  I've seen such changes in the WEI before and the change might typically be 0.1 percentage points, and not necessarily in the positive direction.  But, in this case, I was pleasantly surprised to see a much greater change on the plus side. 

The result is shown below:
Component   Before   After
Processor:          5.5        5.5
Memory (RAM)   7.2     7.2
Graphics               4.8       6.5
Gaming graphics   6.2   6.5
Primary hard disk   5.9   5.9

Notice the big change in Graphics, and a smaller change in Gaming graphics.  I was amazed when I saw the change in Graphics. 
It's funny how certain drivers do have a massive IMPACT on the WEI score.
I tend to avoid graphics drivers from Windows Update unless that's the only place I can get them from (i.e. it's an ancient card).
What chip is it, out of interest?It's an AMD Radeon HD 7420G.  After the update, Device Manager shows:
Driver date: 9/18/2012
Driver version: 8.982.10.6000

I just found a more recent driver at http://www.amd-drivers.com/download-RadeonHD7420G-mobility-driver-for-Windows7-64bit.html

Maybe I'll be updating again soon. I always get the driver from the manufacturer, because I often run into issues with the WU provided driver - either that or they're horrendously out of date.
Interesting that it's had such a big jump in WEI, even though the score is pretty much meaningless.  I really wish they would make the scale work properly, at the minute it doesn't measure anything meaningful and the scale is SENSELESS.  It had the potential to be such an incredibly useful tool.

I realise that sounds like I'm just putting your experience down and it's not intended in that way - updating the driver is a good thing and it should give you better performance anyway. Quote from: Calum on July 19, 2013, 01:26:01 PM

even though the score is pretty much meaningless.  I really wish they would make the scale work properly, at the minute it doesn't measure anything meaningful and the scale is senseless.  It had the potential to be such an incredibly useful tool.

what I'm saying is that the scale doesn't necessarily translate to real world performance, and it's a shame that it isn't better in that respect because then it could be used for its original purpose - for example games could be released with a minimum requirement of WEI 6.5, recommended 7.8, instead of a list of specifications that the average person doesn't understand.

Howdy,
Does anyone have an idea where I can get a driver for this printer that will work on Windows 2000? I want to set this printer on a SERVER and than share it.


Thanks
Try the Universal Printer Driver
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/Product/dell-b2360dn?driverId=CR1KR&osCode=W732&fileId=3196273773&languageCode=en&categoryId=APThanks for the reply....

I did give that a shot but during the install it said that the OS wasn't supported. It wouldn't install on 2000.

I RAN the install on a WIN7 machine and it WORKED. I than shared it out so not a good solution but it works.

Thanks All!

i need help getting drivers for my pc have looked on the internet but no luck
mother BOARD number is YNRC-BR Who is it MADE by ? ? Quote from: tom186 on July 12, 2013, 06:55:07 AM

i need help getting drivers for my pc have looked on the internet but no luck
mother board number is YNRC-BR

I recently bought the new Company of Heros 2 and it suggested to ensure my drivers were up to date so I click the recommended link for my card (ATI mobility radeon HD 4650) and installed the catalyst control center which got me the CORRECT driver and installed it. I went to play the game and it still crashes and all sorts of crazy things happen with in the first few minutes of me playing the game. So my QUESTION is, is it possibal that I might need to uninstall the old driver or am I just missing something completely. Thanks for the read. =]

Also my computer specs are 10GB of RAM Intel core 2 duo 2GHz and as stated before my card is ATI mobility radeon HD 4650.I'd make sure that DirectX is the latest. I have RUN into issues with older DirectX. You can run DXDiag from Start Run to check out the version and all other info.


AS seen here, CoH2 requires  DirectX 10 or newer http://en.checkreq.com/company-of-heroes-2

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]I'm on Ver.11 as well. Still no luck.  Have you run Memtest86 on your system. I see you have 10GB RAM. And ATI "mobility" signifies a Laptop. I would also run a stress test benchmark on the video card to make sure its healthy and not overheating or damaged etc.

I am actually surprised you have 10GB RAM as for I thought all boards that supported Core 2 Duo including laptops maxed out at 8GB. What is the Laptop Make/Model?I could be wrong on that 10Gb

And now after looking I do have 8Gb.

I will run that program though.

Another thing I noticed was that right after the game crashes Steam (the program) starts to download a patch. Could it have something to do with that? Quote

Another thing I noticed was that right after the game crashes Steam (the program) starts to download a patch. Could it have something to do with that?

So OK, I was fixing a laptop 1 time and I could not find the GRAPHICS driver anywhere. I GOOGLED for hours, even WINDOWS Updates would not found the drivers.
After hours of RESEARCH, I am across a software called DriverPack Solution (http://drp.su/). Downloaded it thinking it was a waste of time like other driver software's I've used.
HOWEVER, I placed it on a DVD and opened it on the computer where I needed to drivers and BOOM... the driver I needed was there. Installed it and it worked like a dream.

For the people who had/having the same issues, I would recommend using that software.

Thanks

3 com etherlink III windows 98 I need this driver for my netware client so I can SEE what is on the MAIN server an get the SETTINGS right for a new client


I know that I have to get the driver for it here but, I dont know what I am looking for http://pro-networking-h17007.external.hp.com/us/en/support/converter/index.aspxType the serial # into the DATA box and hit Enter.I musted of missed that Thanks :/You're WELCOME...I typed it in but, it doesnt find it :/

Hi all,
I've been searching for a solution for hours, though nothing worked.
I tried to install OpenELEC on a partition, already having WINXP and Ubuntu 12.04 installed on other partitions. I've followed a guide for manual installation, at the end of which I copied a SYSTEM FILE into the partition. After rebooting, I saw a blinking cursor at the top left corner of the screen, and nothing else happens.
I tried booting from an ubuntu livestick, winXP recovery usb, gparted livestick - it all results in the same blinking cursor.

I also tried finding a file to recover the bios, but I couldn't.
Any ideas?

THANK you,
Johnny.
I am thinking that if you didnt corrupt the 2 other partitions that Grub or other bootloader you are using is not configured correctly maybe. I am guessing that before this install you had grub or another bootloader that gave choice for which OS to boot and ever SINCE this manual install now you have just a blinking cursor?

Did you play around with resizing any partitions to make room for the 3rd partition for this OpenELEC to be installed?

You should be able to boot off the Ubuntu 12.04 DVD and run the Linux Live environment and be able to fix the issue with bootloader, however if you cant get a Live Distro running than you may have a hardware failure.Thank you for your reply.

Indeed I configured grub and I may have done it wrong. However, as you SAID, I can't boot from the ubuntu live distro. Could I have corrupted the BIOS or something similar?Only way to corrupt the bios would be if it took a bad flash. This is something that has to be intentional. Its not something that is accidental from an OS install to a partition or playing with grub.

I'd make sure that the optical drive or usb pen drive is the first device to boot in the BIOS assuming you can still enter it to configure it, with this optical drive and or usb accepting bootable devices prior to any hard drives, so that if a bootable pen drive or disc is present it will boot if the system is still healthy hardware wise.

I built a new computer, and included a SEAGATE 1T hard drive, along with a a Samsung 240G SSD. I installed windows 7 Pro on the SSD and have been using the comp for a few days, and realized its not letting me save anything onto my 1T HD. It does not appear when i go to my computer to try and find it otherwise i could just manually move things over. It DOES appear in my device manager, under disk drives, i check it, it says its functioning properly and reads the disk space. I'm just not able to access it in any WAY. Anything i google is how to install an SSD after your computer is up and running. I am really hoping i dont need to do a system wipe and reinstall and then migrate to the SSD... If at all possible i want to AVOID that! Thanks very looking forward to some help!You will likely need to format the drive and create a partition on it - There are THIRD party tools to do this but you may also be able to do it under Windows Disk Management.That fixed it.... i feel pretty dumb with how simple that was XD Thanks so much!

My commencement was sent from the college on a p2g format, downloaded & burned to -R dvd, plays on pc, but wont on home players.
 
On the Sony, it comes up "error", on my Insignia it comes up with a screen full of files that does nothing when you CLICK on them.
 
 
 
Burned it onto a -RW, was worst, wouldnt even PLAY on the pc.
 
 
 
As far as I can TELL, the pc is doing its job, is there a file format change I should be running this through?
 
[email protected]
                                       (my optical drive is: DVD + -RW multiformat DOUBLE LAYER on the pc)

Can someone tell me where I can get the correct motherboard drivers for my IBM ThinkCentre 814815U computer?a Google SEARCH found this site:
http://www.driver-index.com/lenovo-thinkcentre-a50/8148-15u.html
But the site may TRY to sell you something.
IBM laptops are mow part of another company.
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/us/en/pcannouncement/
The above will help you understand that there still is a WAY to service your laptop. Therefor you need to search another way.

Rather than IBM, look for Lenovo.
 Lenovo thinkcentre 814815U drivers
Which brings lyhoun to:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?DocID=HT035693
So, I have shown you how to find the answer.
What did the other forum say?
THX!

I just got a custom built PC from my friend and there are six devices that have no info about them. One of them is the ethernet controller. My friend told me it has wireless capabilities but I can't find anything about that device. I can get on the internet but I have to use a hotspot that I plug in to the USB port. When I try to use the internet to update the drivers nothing is found. I am pretty MUCH lost. Any help?If a desktop computer and the devices such as Ethernet are integrated to the MOTHERBOARD, I'd look at the motherboard for a make/model number to get the drivers direct from board manufacturer. And example would be like the silk screen of my older GAMING system that shows MCP6PB M2+ and is a Biostar. I can go online and get all the drivers off of Biostar's website as well as flashes if needed, although i wouldnt FLASH the bios unless it is absolutely necessary to fix a bug or to add support for faster more modern CPU support as was the case with myself to install a quadcore to this board.

If the Network Adapters are cards in slots. Carefully remove them and write down info on them such as make/model, PART number or FCC ID. Then go to the manufacturers website of these cards and download the drivers to a USB thumb drive as for they can be just a few megs in size to a few hundred megs.

Hello, I'm trying to smile - but when it's my computer, I freak!

   The past 2 weeks I've been getting various error messages, but since the computer continued to
work just fine, I took my time and worked ONE hour a day to BACK up everything except programs.

I did 'System Restore' three times with no help.  And of coarse I've checked all the drivers.

Now I just read it's time to reload it back to factory settings. 

Here's my question:  when everything is down and I insert a disc, which is it?  I have 2 disc's.

a) One says "Reinstallation DVD Windows 7 HOME Premium SP 1 64-Bit
b) The other says "Drivers and Utilities" already installed your computer"

I purchased a new, brand new in package w/ wrapping Nanci Griffith CD and when it would not play in computer but would on JVC stereo system exchanged it for another new cd.  Real PLAYER ( old version ) could read song list but not play. Upgraded and now can't read song list. OK go to windows media ( system Dell xps 11 MOS. old, 8 meg memory, windows 7 home prem. )  all it does is open, give me gibberish across top of screen and tries to play but nothing happens. OK to I-Mesh. Nope no luck. What do I need to play this? I listen to music more at my computer than at the stereo so please help. If it PLAYS OK in another computer, possibly the optical drive in the computer is suspect.
Drive plays other cd's games and media.  This CD just won't play in computer. Have downloaded codec updates,  Imesh can now read song titles but won't play, at least can't hear. Play bar moves but no sound and drive keeps restarting, only on this cd though. Drive could be OK on data disks but still crap out on audio CDs. Or CD could be copy protected. (These will not play in computer drives)

To Salmon      it must be copy protected, I discovered it was an AF3 filter codec  and downloaded that, no help so it must be copy protected as you say.

I've been having this problem where my computer will hang a few minutes after startup, no mouse or keyboard input will be accepted, so I finally got around to the event viewr and everytime a crash occurs it was always preceded by this

The driver \Driver\WUDFRd failed to load for the device WpdBusEnumRoot\UMB\2&37c186b&1&STORAGE#VOLUME#_??_USBSTOR#DISK&VEN_GENERIC&PROD_MINI_SD_READER&REV_1.06#7&29D2AFC&0&058F63776378&4#.

fix please ? 

SPECS:
Gateway DX4320
AMD Radeon HD 6670
WINDOWS 7 premium 64bit
6gb RAM
AMD Phenom(tm) II x4 820 Processor 2.8gz
You can try removing the USB boot option in bios and see if that helps. In boot order make sure it is not an option or the last on the list after C: drive. Although for the fact that you have EN error in event log its making its way to Windows startup when this is happening. If this mini USB reader CAME with drivers I'd make sure they are up to date.

Which model is this USB reader... I am assuming SD Card Reader is what it is, is this original to the Gateway computer build internally or added on later as an external reader which can be REMOVED to see if the computer boots fine without it attached?

I have a DEll Precision 390 computer, I upgraded to windows 7 64 bit OS and now my USB ports (none of them) will detect a device, they do have POWER though.  I have checked all the BIOS settings, uninstalled - reinstalled etc, tried to go to Dell for support but they dont have drivers for the Windows 7 for the Precision 390 (I assume BC it came with windows XP), the roll back driver is grayed out and when I try to update driver it says the latest driver is what i have.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I am at my wits end with this and losing my mind The 975X chipset in the Precision 390 should certainly be supported by Windows 7, and the USB controller should need no additional drivers to work.  Do the ports work before Windows loads, for example can you use a USB keyboard to get into and navigate the BIOS?
If so, try this - that's a direct link to DOWNLOAD the latest chipset driver from Intel.None of the USB Ports work before startup.  I downloaded the chipet from your link and installed, unfortunately it didnt resolve problem.

I apologize for the delay in getting back to you, I still have no clue what COULD possibly be causing the USB ports to just not detect a device but to supply power.If the ports aren't working even before Windows loads, that's a hardware problem and not driver or OS-related.
What options related to USB do you have in the BIOS?

After the recovery it went back to original state, but now my drivers wont update, I keep getting library kernell errors, dll errors. I cant get  acccess anything with microsoft it shuts me down if I attempt microsoft update. I cant access any of their sites. The service pack went back to 1 and windows 5.5. I cant update to any other service packs or windows. I tried to go to pchealth cd NET and download programs that could fix this for me but I get a library kernell error after downloading each program. Can Anyone help or suggest? If you have the original media that came with the system or should have been burned to disc or made into bootable thumb drives, I would rebuild it from the media back to clean out of box state from factory. Virus's like to block you from access to websites/tools that would remove them. Booting from CD, DVD, or thumb drive and setting it back to factory would fix this.

If you dont have the media for this system then let us know and a moderator will redirect this to the Virus/Malware forum where it would get more attention from CERTIFIED malware specialists. I havent gotten certified yet, so I cant post there, but there are many guru's here who can assist. Quote from: DaveLembke on May 04, 2013, 08:25:50 PM

If you have the original media that came with the system or should have been burned to disc or made into bootable thumb drives, I would rebuild it from the media back to clean out of box state from factory...

I cant get  acccess anything with microsoft it shuts me down if I attempt microsoft update.

Athlon 900MHz
384MB RAM
BenQ DVD-ROM (MODEL  16508)
Samsung CD-RW (model SW-208B)

apologies in advance about so much detail, but it probably covers some of the questions I’d be asked initially if I didn’t!

So.....

I'm fixing up a 10 – 12 year old PC I had lying about. I put XP Pro SP3 on it & everything worked fine until I installed loads of windows updates then both the optical drives disappeared from My Computer & System Info, & in DEVICE Manager now have the yellow circle & ! by them. The Samsung drive is listed by name & model, but the BenQ drive just says DVD-ROM 16X i.e. generic

Device Manager > DVD/CD-ROM drives > drive properties > driver tab > driver details shows the same for both drives:
.....system32\ DRIVERS\cdrom.sys
.....system32\ DRIVERS\imapi.sys
.....system32\ DRIVERS\redbook.sys
.....system32\ storprop.dll

I've tried:

• running the add hardware wizard... I get "...cannot load driver.....may be corrupted or missing (code 39)" for both
• physically removing the drives, rebooting, shutting down, then putting them back in & rebooting – didn’t help
• deleting them from Device Manager then rebooting – it seemed to work....they reappeared there without the !s, but then a minute later the !s reappeared
• disabling/re-enabling them
• uninstalling/reinstalling in Device Manager
• updating drivers....”no better driver found”
• ROLLING back the drivers....”no driver files backed up for this device”
• I set the  CD-ROM as 1st boot device in the BIOS & rebooted with the win XP CD in the drive & the comp started to go into the setup process, so it seemed like the drive was being recognised & working, but doesn’t if I've booted from the HDD into windows & put the win XP CD in

Athlon 900MHz
384MB RAM...I'm fixing up a 10 – 12 year old PC I had lying about. I put XP Pro SP3 on it

See if any of these fixes work:

1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or…

2. Delete Upper & Lower Filters
 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116
Restart computer.
or…

3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.

... requirements for basic XP.....does adding the service packs etc onto that really make such a difference?
...

Now the story gets more intriguing...why is it missing from your Vista install ? ?It's not missing at least i hope its not, WINDOWS VISTA start up repair reports a bad driver.
This is the last driver it loads when I start windows normally before the screen flickers and then the computer restarts.
I am wondering if I can replace it from a working vista install.Where is this Vista CD from that your using for the repair ? ?
And what exactly does it say on it ? ?
Just because it hangs on startup with a driver listed is no indication it's that driver at fault...
The more we go into this the more confusing it seems to get.
If it's not a legit Vista CD that's probably 1/2 the issue right there.Its legit vista oem from acer

The dvd's repair GIVES me the same thing as vista's start up repair:
Windows was unable to repair your computer auto-maticly
Then it prompts me whether or not i want to report this to Microsoft.
and under the options is the OPTION to view the details of the problem (2 of the 3 different screen shots)Some more iPod PICTURES:

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]I'm gonna have to pass on this one from here out...GOOD Luck.I tried the crcdisk.sys from the recovery partition and from a different vista installation.
I will now wipe the drive and reinstall.After vista failed to boot after many attempts of TRYING to install it, it occurred to me that one of the ram sticks could be bad.  Sure enough bios only reported one stick of ram.  (If you saw the screen shot of the model number I added 2 sticks of 256 ddr2) one wasn't in all the way and the other tested as bad.I gave up after you stated you did a repair install from an OEM Acer CD.

Its common for the MB OEM to have several download sites BASED on region. Who made your MB?
I think it was made by Intel.Our computer was taken to another repair shop and they did a Windows DRIVERS Repair. Now the computer is FIXED and all our data was retained. Everything is working correctly. I won't be making the same mistake twice. Thank you for all your help, EVERYBODY. Keep well EVERYONE.

Right, I have a ACER Aspire V5-531. The processor is Intel(R) PENTIUM(R) CPU 967 1.30GHz 1.30 GHz and it has a 64-bit operating system. Now all the technical bit is out of the way, I'll get to the problem. This laptop came with Dolby Advanced Audio and one day it randomly popped up saying; 'Unable to start the Dolby audio driver. Please restart the computer or reinstall the driver if the problem persists.' So, obviously the first thing I did was search the internet for a problem and all the solutions I could find SAID for me to uninstall and reinstall the driver... One problem; in the Devices and Maintenance section on the laptop, there is no such driver present, which I don't understand. So then I fully update windows and still the problem persists, nothing happened, so I found the download for the driver online and installed; nothing happened. I even asked windows to repair the driver itself, still the problem persists and nothing has changed. By this point I'm GETTING pretty annoyed because obviously windows media player wasn't playing video files because of this. The next thing I did was download Winmap media player and also VLC media player to see if I had the same issue on there. Winmap didn't even play video files so I uninstalled and VLC plays the video, but no audio. I presumed that this was due to the Dolby DIGITAL issue. So, I then uninstalled the entire program and reinstalled it onto my laptop again and guess what? The problem is still there and I still get the same message and no media player plays out sound. But, what I don't understand is that I get sounds off all other areas of my computer, including other video playing sites such as YouTube. I even get the mouse clicking sound for God's sake!
Now, there's the problem, and I'm posting it on here because I am hoping that someone has a solution for me (preferably step by step, I'm not a total computer whiz haha.) Please help me as soon as possible because as you can probably tell, this is extremely irritating me and I have tried every possible solution that I can think of. It would have been sorted if I could actually find the driver or possibly switch the driver my computer uses for the media players?
I have Windows 7 if that helps, and like I said it's all fully updated and scanned for any viruses and stuff like that... Please help! Thanks!Is it Windows 7 or 8? Did you check device manager on this? See the driver here http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/driversWindows 7 and yes I did check device manager but, like I said, the driver doesn't seem to be anywhere to be found. Also, I've already tried to download the driver at Acer, but it doesn't show up when I enter my serial number or model etc. If it's a laptop or Netbook it may be part of the Chipset drivers...if so try re-installing those and re-booting...I don't know what Chipset drivers are? But yeah it's a laptopIf you don't have the Driver CD that came with the laptop get them from the laptop manuf. site directly...

Hello,

I am running a Toshiba Satellite L750 (PSK2YA-0CN02S) and my graphics card is a Nvidia Geforce GT 525M.  I upgraded to windows 8 not long after it was released.

I have been getting this error (view link below) http://gyazo.com/8a66e36020e56671fc533870ca368274

The problem started when I tried updating my video card driver from SlimDriver (which I should of not TOUCHED). Since then I can't play any games on League of Legends. I get that error which you will see in that link above.

1. I tried from the Nvidia website too, but that didn't really do anything either.
2. I also tried installing my driver from the Toshiba website, but it only supports windows 7 (which failed installing). So far nothing has worked, any suggestions WOULD be GREAT!

Second screenshot (was the 3rd thing I tried): http://gyazo.com/7864007891f0b97660a5bda2e7f03b45

If anyone can figure out this problem of mine real soon, Much would be appreciated!

CHEERS, thanks.

-ScorpiiiousAnother problem I have been having is my printer. I have something I wanted to print today but my computer said it was offline but it wasn't. Then later on it said I had no printers installed and some error thing came up.Sounds like those drivers aren't compatible with Windows 8.

Lets deal with your graphics first.

Head to the NVIDIA website and see if you can find any Windoews 8 drivers for your graphics card.Laptop drivers should always and only be obtained from the website of the laptop manufacturer. You should CONTACT Toshiba and ask if your system is compatible with Windows 8 and, if it is, how to obtain the drivers you need.

Need help trying to find a DRIVER:

Been trying to hunt down this driver for this internal wifi nic for an eMachine laptop model m5405. I expected the other drivers to be more trouble than a Broadcom driver, but it appears that Broadcom does not have any legacy driver support that I can find for this Broadcom BCM4306KFB chip in the card:
83-880099-0000 E3D0
WMIB-114G

Also finding references to Dell and Gateway for this network adapter yet no drivers work that I can find. This system was so full of virus's/malware when i got it. I was able to go to device manager while it was infected and write everything down before blowing the OS away to start clean. So I know that this NIC worked when it had the correct driver, but correct driver cant be found    One website based in Germany possibly with website ending in .DE had a DOWNLOAD that I waited 90 SEC to download and in the end it was an Intel driver not broadcom, and it didnt match the 5.5MB of the advertised size and was only 800k in size.

OS is Windows XP Home SP3 and Laptop is a Sempron XP 2800 with 512MB RAM

ThanksTried the MBoard manuf. site yet ? ?

P.S. Since it's a laptop it may be included in the CHIPSET driver package...if you have those try a re-install...I shudder when i see "eMachines"...Dunno if this helps...

(1)

Broadcom BCM4306 Wireless LAN Adapter

Publisher's Description
From Fujitsu:

This package supports the following driver models:

Broadcom BCM4306 Wireless LAN Adapter

Version: 3.10.39.7
File size: 1.25MB
Date added: February 12, 2003
Price: Update
Operating system: Windows 95/NT/98/2000/XP/2003

http://download.cnet.com/Broadcom-BCM4306-Wireless-LAN-Adapter/3000-2112_4-146013.html

Self-extracting archive (.exe), I scanned with MSE but you can open with WinRar and extract contents without running as exe, contains these files and folders:

Top folder: Wireless LAN

Contains:
file: wLAN.doc
subfolder: Broadcom

Broadcom contains:

addsvc.exe
B4306Set.exe
bcm42rly.vxd
bcm43xx.cat
BCMLogo.gif
bcmwl5.inf
bcmwl5.sys
bcmwlcpl.cpl
bcmwld2k.exe
BCMWLD9X.EXE
bcmwlhom.exe
BCMWLHOM.INI
bcmwlntp.sys
bcmwltry.exe
bcmwlu00.exe
data1.cab
data1.hdr
data2.cab
ikernel.ex_
layout.bin
Setup.exe
Setup.ini
setup.inx
setup.iss
Setupd.ini
wltrysvc.exe

(2) also hosted here:

http://download.exdat.com/broadcom_bcm4306_wireless_lan_adapter/index-5508.html

Quote

I shudder when i see "eMachines"...

i have a HP COMPAQ 5130 and i accidentally uinstalled the sound DEVICE i was using THOUGH initially it was not playng. i DONT know what to doYou can find he audio driver for that computer here.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=93079

It has been saying this for 3-4 hours already. no change. LAP top.Hold the power button for 5-10 seconds. The laptop will turn off.

Press the power button again to turn the laptop on.

If a message comes up before Windows boots, SELECT "Start Windows Normally".

Try update again.

Post back with results.

THANK you!    Thank you!

This worked!Good to know!

If anything unexpected happens, you know where to GO.

I have a sony vaio laptop and it won't recover and it or repair and it keeps shutting down.
How long does it run before it shuts down? If you time it and its very soon after turning it on ( usually less than 30 seconds ), it could be a fan that is failing to spin and the system is PROTECTING itself from cooking the CPU or GPU etc. If its a fan that is failing to spin, it usually always fails after so many seconds of being powered on to boot up, unless the fan is intermittent. ( Laptop Fans getting hair, food crumbs, lint, and other objects into them, cause them to fail. Hair both Animal and Human being the cause of the majority of the fans I have found not turning in which a single strand of human hair can loop around a fan blade and wrap itself tight around its SPINNING shaft and no longer spin. )

If it shuts down at random times, be sure the battery has a full charge, and that the AC adapter is powering the laptop while the computer is running. If it behaves on wall power, then it might be a weak battery. To test the battery you would after a full charge disconnect the wall power from laptop and monitor the battery health. If you see it dropping in % / minutes remaining fairly quickly then you have a battery that needs to be replaced.

Sony did have an issue with batteries failing a few years ago, some of them catching fire during failure. I am unsure as to the affected models and if your laptop was made during that battery recall period given that you have a Core 2 Duo.

The last 2 things I can think of that will cause what may seem to be random shutdowns is that the laptop is overheating and shutting itself down when it reaches its temp limit to protect itself, or a Virus that shuts down the computer (*Note: If it is a virus, it will act like the motherboard is not detecting a fan tach pulse and will shut down at almost the exact period of time, but if less than 30 seconds its more than likely a failed fan, however if its after say *1 MINUTE and 22 seconds and is about this duration each time it shuts down then it is possible for a virus to be triggering as part of the start up to then direct the system to shutdown. )
* 1m 22s is just an example, not an actual period of time to relate to. The period of time between power up and shutdown of a system infected which such a virus is determinant on many factors, but generally the faster the computer, the faster the shutdown after power up, while the slower the computer the longer it will STAY on before shutting itself down as directed by the virus. BUT some are designed to shutdown the system within 60 seconds to make REMOVAL a bunch of fun such as linked: http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/computer-shuts-down-60-seconds-t157306.html

BUT lets not derail to malware just yet... more info is needed on this to assess the situation, and point you in the correct direction.

Lastly is there any history to this failure, such as was it dropped 2 weeks ago and today you turn it on for the first time and it has problems etc, or has any other problems occurred prior to this failure which may be related, such as noticable shortened battery life or anything else to share with us to determine the next troubleshooting steps to suggest?

I just recently bought a Toshiba Satellite C855D. Per the normal process when I buy a new pc, I started to UPDATE all the device's drivers. I however cannot seem to locate a driver for the Processor (AMD E-300 APU). I also updated the driver for the graphics card (AMD Radeon HD 6300) with the latest Catalyst Suite. During the install I received an error in a .xml report (See below). Everything in the report seemed to be fine except at the very bottom of the page it reads: "Driver Install: the specified driver package was not installed for matching devices". Yet when I go to Device manager under Display adapters it now reads "AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics" and the driver date is now 3/28/13. I'm mostly concerned with updating the Processors driver if possible but it would be nice to get some opinions on whether or not i will experience issues from the error during the Catalyst install (No problems at the moment).


Catalyst™ Install Manager
Installation Report
04/28/13 19:28:28


Hardware information
 
Name AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x9802
Vendor ID 0x1002
Class Code 0x030000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0xfde6
Subsystem vendor ID 0x1179
Other hardware
 
Existing packages
AMD Catalyst Install Manager
AMD APP SDK Runtime
AMD Display Driver
AMD USB Filter Driver
AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding
AMD VISION Engine Control Center
 
Packages for install
AMD Catalyst Install Manager
Final STATUS: Success
Version of Item: 8.0.911.0
Size: 20 Mbytes
AMD Display Driver
Final Status: Success
Version of Item: 12.104.0.0000
Size: 90 Mbytes
 

Other detected devices

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1510
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x1510
Subsystem vendor ID 0x1022
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x7801
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x010601
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0xff1e
Subsystem vendor ID 0x1179
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x780b
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x0c0500
Revision ID 0x14
Subsystem ID 0xff1e
Subsystem vendor ID 0x1179
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x780d
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x040300
Revision ID 0x01
Subsystem ID 0xff1e
Subsystem vendor ID 0x1179
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x780f
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060400
Revision ID 0x40
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x43a0
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060400
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x43a1
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060400
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1700
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x43
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1701
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1702
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1703
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1704
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1718
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1716
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

 
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Device ID 0x1719
Vendor ID 0x1022
Class Code 0x060000
Revision ID 0x00
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Subsystem vendor ID 0x0000
 

Error messages

Driver Install: the specified driver package was not installed for matching devices
 
Laptop drivers should come only from the laptop manuf. site...
The reason you are having issues is you are getting drivers based on the device...not the laptop itself.
I'd DLoad and re-install all listed drivers for that PC from Toshiba's site.Thank you for your reply. I'm aware of that however most laptop manufacturers do not keep their drivers up to date with the new drivers for the corresponding hardware. Or are you saying I should IGNORE this?In my opinion...yes.
If there is a feature or fix that is important enough the Manuf. would CERTAINLY release updated drivers to address the issue...
If there are no updated drivers for your specific laptop at the manuf. site then you're fine.
Don't fix it if it ain't broke.Thank you again. My goal was not to fix something that was broken, it was to get the optimal performance out of my hardware by installing the most recent drivers. Drivers are not something that are crucial for manufacturers to update anyway. Which is why I think they  are "lazy" in that regard. You can run a PC with the very first drivers ever released for each piece of hardware installed, but if the updates that are released did not improve some aspect of the previous driver, why would they spend the time making them? I'm just going to leave it be for now I SUPPOSE. . But having a driver for my processor that is from 2009 seems odd to me.

My dual boot Dell 9400 laptop is freezing immediately after login in Linux (Lubuntu).  I had the same problem when I booted into XP until I was ABLE to download ATI Catalyst and .NET ver 1.1.  I can run in Linux in recovery mode (doing it now), but I'm looking for a fix.  I found a Linux download for ATI Catalyst and tried DOWNLOADING it, but I cannot figure out how to install it (I think I found the files on my hard drive, but they may be the ones I downloaded for XP).  Any ideas?I had to install the ATI Catalyst driver for my system running MINT Cinnamon 13 with ATI Radeon HD5450 video card. Will see if I still have that driver for info on my one test box to share with you.

I needed it to be able to PLAY World of Warcraft through Mint 13 and Wine 1.4 to increase my frame rate from 4 fps with DEFAULT linux generic driver to 15 fps. But the other thing I found out is that the card had to run games with OpenGL vs DirectX so due to OpenGL the games took a video performance hit. I was hoping to cure it with a better driver, but BC_Programmer pointed out the fact that I was UNAWARE of which was that, its using OpenGL and thats my problem with the poor performance with that game.My laptop has ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 video driver.  The ATI website says that it is not supported.  I found the download information on another site forum and copied and pasted into terminal.  I think all the files are on my drive, but I can't figure out how to install them.Laptop drivers should ALWAYS come from the laptop manuf. site...not the chip maker's...

Operating system is WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL looking  for the driver . is there any SITE that you can DOWNLOAD without having all the  junk attached to letting you download. would like to have a direct download.Go directly to the MBoard manuf. site.this is for internet connection . mboard takes to the mother information. I put USB forget to say to Ethernet connection.See above...
And/or check the device manuf. webpage if it's an addon device.

i,m looking for dell INSPIRON n5110 BLUETOOTH drivers for windows 7 32bit. I SEARCHED few and INSTALLED them but my bluetooth is still not working.http://support.dell.com
Enter your Service TAG.

As the title says, I'm new to finding drivers for my LAPTOP. I've tried to download official drivers, but it turns out that I have custom drivers and I have no idea how to find them. I'm not sure if I need to download "Everest Home" or do something else to find the drivers. Any help would be great!The only place from which to download laptop drivers is from the website of the laptop manufacturer.Agreed 110% Quote from: Allan on March 18, 2013, 03:22:26 PM

The only place from which to download laptop drivers is from the website of the laptop manufacturer.

So I was on the net and got a Blue Screen and my Pc restarted. Now the only way to do anything is in safe mode. I got this message after starting in safe mode.
 
Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:   BlueScreen
  OS Version:   6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
  Locale ID:   1033

Additional information about the problem:
  BCCode:   116
  BCP1:   FFFFFA8005090010
  BCP2:   FFFFF8800F16919C
  BCP3:   0000000000000000
  BCP4:   0000000000000002
  OS Version:   6_1_7601
  Service Pack:   1_0
  Product:   768_1

Files that help describe the problem:
  C:\Windows\Minidump\021913-14180-01.dmp
  C:\Users\Thomas\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-59498-0.sysdata.xml

Read our privacy statement online:
  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=104288&clcid=0x0409

If the online privacy statement is not available, please read our privacy statement offline:
  C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt
 
PC Spec.
Windows 7 Home Preminun Service Pack 1
AmD Athlon(tm) II X2 200 Processor 2.81 GHz
Ram 3.00 GB (2.75 GB usable)
64-Bit Operating System
I am kinda new at posting. So if I PUT it in the wrong SPOT or if I MISSED any thing Sorry.Sorry forgot Video card Nvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430I solved the problem It’s really an annoying error. There are several reasons for this error like, hardware or software failure, computer power failure, not compatible drivers and after updating window sometimes this error occurs. The first time I got this error was when I plugged out my computer before shutting it down. I asked my friend about the solution and he told me to remove RAM from the mother board and install it again and I was surprised to see that the error was gone. I USED this solution many times and it was a success. But sometimes when this solution does not works I use the other two solutions, 

1. Last Known Good Configuration
2. Window Repairing Utility

But I’m pretty sure that removing RAM and installing it again will work.

my drives which have been working normally have now stopped and do not even show up on the computer. only drives a c and f. when i put a cd or dvd in the GREEN light comes on but after a few seconds just goes off WITHOUT loading. i am on windows 7 and as i said has been working fine.You could check devmgmt.msc (device manager) and see if the optical drive is listed there.1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...

2. DELETE Upper & Lower Filters
 HTTP://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116
Restart computer.
or...

3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept REGISTRY merge.
Restart computer.
or...

4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

SONY BTF-PA402Z

Looking for XP or Win 7 32bit driver

Plucked this TV/Capture card out of a Pentium 4 Sony Vaio Tower that wasnt worthy of being rebuilt due to old guts. Having troubles trying to find a driver for it. Windows XP and Windows 7 show ! in hardware manager.

Wish driverguide.com was still free to search their database for this driver. Use to get on with user=drivers password=all     many years ago.

ThanksGood evening DaveLembke

I don't know it they work but I did find this http://www.mitsdrivers.com/pages_btf-pa402z-driver.html from the posts I have found they say it seems to want to install driver detective first I honestly don't know if it would find the drivers or not. I clicked on the link and it was only 339kb I don't know being so small it is the real driver or if it safe .     

Is there any other FCC ID's / model numbers or any other info on the card that is on a sticker or silk-screened on the PCB? Maybe if we can find the card manufacture / chip we might be able to get drivers. I looked at MS site for compatibility and no sony tuner cards are listed if we can find the real company that made it I think we will have better luck. Maybe it is really a leadtek, avermedia, diamond etc.

In Windows 7 if you look at the HW id in the device manager what does it say anything good?

In Windows 7 when in the device manager if you tell it to use windows update does it say it is not compatible or it only checks for like 1 sec and stops and says nope it couldn't find anything? or does it really look and then say nothing is found for a update.   

Do you know the PC model that it came out of?   

What bit version of windows 7 is it 32 or 64 bit? and I am assuming XP will be 32 bit?

Still looking hope to hear from you soon, Mike



Both OS XP and 7 are 32-bit. I have 2 drives in my system that I intend to use this card with dual boot, so if XP drivers are only available, since the original Vaio build was XP Home Media Edition thats fine.

I too found that link in google pointing to driver detective and avoided that like the plague..LOL, also found some older links that  lead to nowhere. Wish I wrote down the exact model number of the Vaio tower before tossing it out to recycle. I just REMEMBER that it had a Pentium 4 HT 3.0 Ghz in it and it was loaded with features of which the TV/Capture card was the only part that still had value to me with the rest of the guts too old for any beneficial need that I have.

Before posting here I also went to sonys site and no luck there.

I do recall seeing a chip on it  with Conexant brand name, so maybe its really a Conexant Capture card, rebranded as SONY. Just did a Conexant   BTF-PA402Z search instead of SONY BTF-PA402Z and found a potentially helpful link in which another individual is praising it, so maybe this is the location of the solution. Maybe I just need to pay and join driverguide to get it.  http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=21594

From my home computer I will dig further, as for I CANT from work computer on 15 min break.. Thanks for your assistance  A shot in the dark here and took a while to track down, but I found a driver for Windows XP MCE. You can try it and see if it works. This model of computer included that particular card and that's what this driver is for. It's a direct download from Sony, so no need to worry about viruses or scams. If it works, it works. If not, uninstall it and keep looking.

http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=VGCRA825GY&template_id=1&region_id=1&tab=download#/downloadTab

You'll find the driver under the MPEG section.Finally found a driver that works. The one linked by Quaxo appeared to require that it be run on the original Sony computer or else it would not install driver. I ended up finding the driver through a website similar to driver guide of which its name skips my mind at the moment. I was able to download the driver package for free about 34MB of it and unzip it after first scanning it for anything bad. I then pointed Windows to the driver location and it mounted the Capture Card and according to Windows XP Pro, it is now happy with it.

Next came finding a software package that would work with this card. I had a USB Capture Device with ulead software and so I attempted to use that software to use this TV Capture Card and it is able to initialize this Capture Card I am guessing since a small green surface mount LED on the capure card goes green when selecting it from devices, but this ulead software does not properly support it other than initialization request from what i can tell. Nothing displayed on the preview panel and when attempting to record it says no signal detected yet I know that there is a signal present, and the capture card is set to the correct channel.

So I went to try to find software that will work with this capture card and still have yet to find one that works. I tried a bunch and none of them detect this capture card, yet ulead was able to detect it and initialize it. EVEN tried Freevo Live Linux CD to see if that could even support it both the latest ISO version 15 as well as a prior Legacy Device Support ISO without success. Seen LOTS of software ONLINE that costs money and claims that it works with a wide range of capture devices, but I'd rather not spend any money if possible and I am not about to spend money and take a chance that it will work or not work without refunds of software that is $50 a pop.

Seen online other people in google searches with issues trying to get this Capture Card to work with software packages and maybe I should just toss this card out and buy a new one that comes with driver CD etc and support, although I bought a K-World Capture Card 8 years ago and it never worked in my Compaq Presario AMD Athlon XP 2800+ with 1GB RAM running Windows XP Home, and I should have returned it, but too much time went by and so I had a $30 paperweight.

Anyone have any suggestions of software to try with this capture card?