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More info?)
Barry Harrison wrote:
> I have just reinstalled xp on a new hard drive, however i
> don't have the driver for my avance sound card.Where do
> find a driver and how do i install it(for free!)?
>
> Your help would be appreciated
The manufacturer's web page?
driverguide.com? (drivers/all)
You must know what sound card you have. Look on your receipt/invoice for
the computer - ask the people you bought the system from, open it up and
look, etc.
There are applications out there that can identify what hardware you have,
but I think they all depend on a properly installed system - as I think they
pull the information from the registry. Perhaps they do not - so I will
recommend you try two different ones:
EVEREST Home Edition
http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3
Belarc Advisor
http://belarc.com/free_download.html
Once you know what you have, what next? Go get the latest driver for your
hardware/OS from the manufacturer's web page. For example, let's say you
have an NVidia chipset video card or ATI video card, perhaps a Creative
Labs sound card or C-Media chipset sound card...
NVidia Video Card Drivers
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
ATI Video Card Drivers
http://www.atitech.com/support/driver.html
Creative Labs Sound Device
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/
C-Media Sound Device
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/e_download_01.htm
Good luck!
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