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Which Hardware Drivers and where do I get them??

I have had to reformat a PC which I bought as a complete package, I've put W2K on it but I dont have any of the drivers (NIC, Display,sound etc..) Its a compact PC with everything on the motherboard and no distinguishable manufacturer names on the chips or board. Is there a utility that will interrogate them and locate which drivers are required?

Update:

Thanks for the driver site, but I need to find out which drivers I need - this is an unbranded PC

Update 2:

Windows update would be good - but no NIC card driver. Heeelllppp ! Please

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  • 1 decade ago
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    go here http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html download the program run it and in the right pane click on the little + for eg motherboard or the video card sound and it will tell you the name of it and sometimes it will give you a link to the driver web site good luck the program is called everest its a diagnostics program

  • 1 decade ago

    Download Belarc Advisor. This gives a comprehensive listing of all the hardware in your computer, and it's free.

    You can then download drivers from either the manufacturer's own websites or go to somewhere like DriverGuide. You have to register, but it's free, and they do lots of drivers ... even for older stuff.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Try running Windows Update, sometimes it will update your missing drivers.

  • 1 decade ago

    i use Driver genius pro it does exactly what your needing to do.It's a brilliant program and really simple to use.It scans your pc against it's database then informs you which drivers to download and install automatically.mail me.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Try downloading Everest Ultimate - it's trial version but it will provide you with links for your hardware.

  • 1 decade ago

    You can find almost any driver you need at driverguide.com

  • 1 decade ago

    sisoftware, sandra free, it will tell you every thing about your machine, problems and tips

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