need help updating drivers

kapitald

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So i used "driver detective" and it tells me that 4 drivers need to be updated...one of them was my nvidia card...i updated that myself...

the other 3 im having a really hard time trying to figure out...

one says high definition audio device...(i guess it doesnt give me alot of detail bcuz its the trial version of driver detective) i dont have a sound card...i have 6 channel onboard audio...i have a asus m3a motherboard...if that helps determine my problem any

the other two that need updated are:
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE controller

any help would be much appreciated...ive searched around for the drivers...but i dont really know what im looking for or where to look to be quite honest...
 

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Hi kapitald and welcome to the forums :party:

I don't actually recommend the use of a program such as "driver detective". Instead, I periodically check the manufacturer's website for any updates. The only drivers that I update are the graphics and audio. Links to the relevant web sites for these are given below. Please can you fill in more details on your System Specs as this will help us with any further queries that you might have in the future.

From your motherboard (Asus M3A), I have determined that you have the Realtek ALC883 audio solution, which is high-definition audio.

Realtek

Since you haven't specified the actual model of your graphics card, this is the main download page from NVidia. You will need to fill in the correct details yourself.

Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
    Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
    Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
    WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
    Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
    WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
    Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
i have the asus pk5-e board and the other drivers are in a file called (infinst_autol.zip). i think i got it from (intel) . it's a set of updated drivers for your motherboard like the one that came on your install cd.
scrooge
 

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System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 / 3.00
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Int
    Memory
    G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    SAPPHIRE 100225L Radeon HD 387
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1tb western digital
    4 x 250 western digital
    2 x 160 western digital
    1 x 320 western digital
UM....specs....I have Windows Ultimate 64bit SP1
AMD 9950 quad core processor
8.0 gb ram
Nvidia Geforce 8500gt
onboard 6ch sound

I dont know if this ram is compatible with my motherboard but it came with the computer when i bought it...I think they are DDR2-800 PC6400 ?? I think thats what i wrote down when i pulled one out...

So far every game Ive loaded crashes on me....command and conquer i got working by troubleshooting it for 3 days on "vista ready games forums"

Now i cant get world of warcraft to run...It loads my character up in the game and everything seems fine then when i start running or open a window (in-game) it locks up and freezes...the only way to get my computer running again is to press the reset button on the case....i cant get back to windows or anything...and when i reboot the pc i dnt get any error messages....(im sure theyre stored somewhere but idk where)

I tried updating my drivers through the device manager in windows...i clicked on each individual one and let windows search for driver updates online...is this update thru the device manager reliable? I mean does it actually find any updates? does it work?

I messed my pc up trying to update drivers...so i had to do a system restore...my system restore took off "driver detective" so thats a plus right? lol

please reply back i appreciate the help
 

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also new update....since my restore i had to put the new driver back on my nvidia card...so i went to the website which informed me i was running old and this was the new driver...i downloaded it and installed it...
now my busy light on the front of the computer wont go off...it stays constantly busy like the harddrive is searching for something or im running a scan...(or you know something that takes up memory but not cpu usage?> idk...
all i know is it wasnt doing that after my restore and thats the only thing ive done...
 

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Once you get the machine running right, the only thing you'll update with regularity are your graphics drivers. What you should be running are these: GeForce Release 175

As for constant crashes: Is this an OEM machine? Have you updated the bios yet? Are you overclocking anything? Is there any other sketchy software installed or was the driver "helper" it?
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Fumz' Flux-Capacitor
    CPU
    E8400
    Motherboard
    DFI LP DK P35-T2RS
    Memory
    4GB G.Skill PC-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS
    Sound Card
    X-Fi XtremeGamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    500GB W.D. RE2 Primary
    1TB W.D. Caviar GP WD10EACS
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool K62
    Cooling
    Thermalright Ultima-90/S-Flex 120mm
    Keyboard
    MS Natural Elite 4000 Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    2.5MB/430
    Other Info
    D-Link DGL 4500
I've installed the latest nvidia driver...175.19 my video card is up to date...and after i installed it my computer's busy light stays on like its running sumthing in the background i cant see?? Its working doing something but idk what...

i also used memtest86 as suggested by someone else...okay i did the memory test....it said it was complete and i can hit escape at 9 and a half hours...
it got to test #8 no errors at all...
i left all my sticks in (4 2gb sticks)
so that seems to be okay...except for it taking forever?? i went to sleep waiting on it lol...

i wonder if my audio needs updating?
 

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