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Unless there is an operating system installed in a computer, it is extremely
difficult to figure out what cards are inside. Sadly, Windows has never done a
respectable job of identifying chips and cards. If it does not have the drivers
for a chip or a card, it shows up with a big yellow question mark, with the
category (video, audio, modem) of the card identified. But that's about it.
Most any diagnostic software which runs under Windows depends on Windows to feed
it the info about the devices. So, if Windows doesn't know what a chip is, then
the diagnostic usually can't figure it out either.
There are a few odds and ends of DOS-based programs which do a credible job, but
they are freeware and the original developers have no real motivation to
maintain the chipset data used by the programs to reveal what is inside.
When one gets a system second hand, there is no guarantee that the cards are
original, so the manufacturer's info about the system when shipped is not
reliable.
So... Open the case and look inside is the best solution... Ben Myers
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:19:29 GMT, "Nate Rosenthal" <ncrose@comcast.net> wrote:
>It was. I had a Banshee, found it on driversguide.com and downloaded it and
>all is well
>
>I was trying to do it without opening the box. Oh well
>
>Thanks
>
><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>news:40d982d4.2673611@news.charter.net...
>> Opening up the case of the computer and inspecting the video card may
>prove to
>> be the quickest and easiest way to determine what the card is... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 03:19:30 GMT, "Nate Rosenthal" <ncrose@comcast.net>
>wrote:
>>
>> >Have a donated GP6-400 and I recently reformated the HD, so I killed my
>> >drivers. I'm trying to find out what video card usually comes in the
>> >machine. Does anyone know? Does STB Systems Velocity 4400 sound right.
>> >
>> >
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