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Topic: Laptop
TiT
Posts: 589
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Hey guys

I have this laptop that i got off a freind and I format it. But now I dont know what graphic card it is.

What the best program out there to tell me what graphic card it is so i can download the drivers for it.
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bantumi
Posts: 146
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
the best program is a screwdriver and eyes

or dl old ATI or s3 drivers or sumfin
natslovR
Posts: 2909
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Read the model number off the laptop

Go to companies web site, lookup model. Go to drivers section on companies' website, download and install their drivers.

No point guessing.
Splat
Posts: 2541
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
laptops arn't meant to be ripped apart idiot. Nats idea is good
shrapse
Posts: 1557
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Sisoft sandra?
Astroboy
Posts: 655
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
bantumi: why not throw it out instead?
sphox
Posts: 251
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Doesnt the windows defualt driver say what the card is in desktop properties?
Furgle
Posts: 394
Location:
sounds like it's stolen property. where's the original OS cd that has all the drivers on it?
Dopefis
Posts: 147
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
OH MENZ YUO HAF PC WITHOUT DRIV0R? OMG MENZ THATS SOUND LEIK STOELN POPERTY MENZ
clipto
Posts: 542
Location: Other International
haha
Furgle
Posts: 395
Location:
yeah, no one ever steals laptops.... d*******.
bobbly_bob
Posts: 713
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Hhhmm, considering as how you can buy new laptops as OEM, refurbished ones are normally OEM and auction goods are normally sold OEM .... only a stolen laptop would have no drivers CD.

Does it have a CDROM drive? If so, load up windowsXP and if it won't install a suitable driver, it might atleast tell you what card you have. If it is an IBM laptop, it will tell you what the video card is in BIOS. If it does not tell you in BIOS, that should still contain a model number. If you can't match the model number on the case or in BIOS at the manufacturer's website then try just googling it. You might even be able to google for what the vid card is and get a real easy response.
shrapse
Posts: 1561
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
SISOFT SANDRA
Eye
Posts: 359
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Hhhmm, considering as how you can buy new laptops as OEM, refurbished ones are normally OEM and auction goods are normally sold OEM .... only a stolen laptop would have no drivers CD.


Wrong.
power
Posts: 5670
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
it's pretty common to get second hand lappies without driver cd's especially older ones
jmr
Posts: 1472
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
OMG

I'm reporting you to the police.

;)
TiT
Posts: 590
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
God its a Pentium 233mhz, I bought it off a freind.

Its old and i installed windows me on it and it wont install any drivers it just puts on default video settings!
EvisceratoR
Posts: 3860
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Sisoft Sandra
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