re: Many missing Drivers & ID-ing the hardware
Friday, June 24, 2005 at 8:22 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Cherie Clark
(12 messages posted)
Hello, Kiwi!
Thank you so much for the input! I will replace the battery right away. And you are
right, posting an email address probably wasn't a bright idea. Its just that I have
never received anything but kindness and genuine help from any of the windows forum
members. But in this day and age, you just never know. I will probably not do that
again.
As to the disks from the manufacturer with drivers, etc. I purchased this computer
used, and didn't receive any software with it. I had 2 other HP units, very similar,
but HP codes their driver and recovery disks to only work with the model it came
with. I have an HP Pavillion 8770c, and 8575c, and an 8750c, and you can't inter-use
the disks on any of them. Same thing with Dell, their disks are coded to that particular
machine, which is a real pain.
My main problem at this point is no audio. It was working perfectly in windows xp
WHEN the drivers were present, but now there is no sound. Also, another thing I was
wondering about, are the color settings on a computer (display, settings, color options
32 colors, 256 colors, etc) determined by the monitor, software, drivers or the computer
itself?? I never thought about it before, and I am using an older Dell monitor hooked
up to this used computer while I am working on it, and I am only offered 2 or 16
colors, and pics look terrible on it! Is it the monitor that determines the number
of colors available for use?
Any ideas would be appreciated,
Best wishes and thanks again,
Cherie
On Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 9:05 pm, Kiwi wrote:
>Sometimes the small batteries used for keeping the setup data in the CMOS stored
>properly can last 6-7 years, very seldom do they last much longer than that. Sometimes
>you get a battery that looks like all the rest of them and yet dies in only 2-4
years.
> That would have been a good candidate for the optical devices having "disappeared".
>
>
>Modern PC's have a huge load of built-in functions on the motherboards, and come
>from the builders with CD's to provide the buyer with copies of the drivers that
>match all of those items. There are also separate drivers for any add-on items
in
>the PCI and AGP slots, such as internal Modems, Network Interface Cards, and Sound
>Cards.
>
>A program such as Everest (formerly Aida32) will usually tell you the names of almost
>all of the add-ons, and at least give you a basic idea about the motherboard, if
>it doesn't identify it outright. You may still have to open the side panel and
visually
>inspect the circuit boards for brand names and model numbers.
>
>There are some repositories for driver files, if you cannot get them from the original
>producers of the various parts; but you do need names and model numbers.
>
>Incidentally, it is a TERRIBLE idea to include your eMail address anywhere in open
>text without at least inserting a "nospam" diversion device.
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>Kiwi
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