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Dave Hardenbrook
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 Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:23 am Post subject: No Driver Disks! |
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This is the latest in the continuing saga of my client's PC whose HDD
died.
I now have the HDD and have installed it and restored Windows 98.
However, there are NO driver disks. I could find no driver disks for
the system components, no version of Windows or Linux (I tried
installing several OS's just for detection purposes) can identify the
devices in the system, and there are no labels or other Make/Model ID on
the physical devices themselves.
Here's what I know about the system at this point:
Mobo: Tyan Trinity KT-A V1.08c
BIOS: Award 6.00
CPU: Athlon 950 MHz
HDD: Maxtor 30 GB (replaced by myself)
Video Card: Unknown
Sound Card: Unknown
Modem Card: Unknown
So where to go from here? I'm wondering if offering her a trade-in is
the best solution -- I have an old system I can offer her -- Old, but it
has really all a Word-and-E-mail user needs -- And I have all the
drivers for it!
Any thoughts?
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Dave |
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Patty
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:07 am Post subject: Re: No Driver Disks! |
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:34:00 -0400, Mister wrote:
| Quote: | On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:23:18 GMT, Dave Hardenbrook
daveh47NOSPAM@mindspring.com> wrote:
This is the latest in the continuing saga of my client's PC whose HDD
died.
I now have the HDD and have installed it and restored Windows 98.
However, there are NO driver disks. I could find no driver disks for
the system components, no version of Windows or Linux (I tried
installing several OS's just for detection purposes) can identify the
devices in the system, and there are no labels or other Make/Model ID on
the physical devices themselves.
Here's what I know about the system at this point:
Mobo: Tyan Trinity KT-A V1.08c
BIOS: Award 6.00
CPU: Athlon 950 MHz
HDD: Maxtor 30 GB (replaced by myself)
Video Card: Unknown
Sound Card: Unknown
Modem Card: Unknown
So where to go from here? I'm wondering if offering her a trade-in is
the best solution -- I have an old system I can offer her -- Old, but it
has really all a Word-and-E-mail user needs -- And I have all the
drivers for it!
Any thoughts?
Look closely at the devices for any numbers or letters. I have never
come across a card that did not have any numbers on them. Once you
find the numbers, start searching on Yahoo or Google. Sometimes even
using the numbers from one of the chips on the card will help.
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I've had many times where I had to install a driver for a device. I've
looked at any labels on the card and even got numbers off chips on the
card. Usually with a video card, the video chip is labeled with a number.
Seach google for it and you can probably find a driver for it. Same with
modems.
Patty |
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dav
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:07 am Post subject: Re: No Driver Disks! |
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Hi,
download and install pc wizard, its free, run it and it will identify
all the components for you.
Dav
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:23:18 GMT, Dave Hardenbrook
<daveh47NOSPAM@mindspring.com> wrote:
| Quote: | This is the latest in the continuing saga of my client's PC whose HDD
died.
I now have the HDD and have installed it and restored Windows 98.
However, there are NO driver disks. I could find no driver disks for
the system components, no version of Windows or Linux (I tried
installing several OS's just for detection purposes) can identify the
devices in the system, and there are no labels or other Make/Model ID on
the physical devices themselves.
Here's what I know about the system at this point:
Mobo: Tyan Trinity KT-A V1.08c
BIOS: Award 6.00
CPU: Athlon 950 MHz
HDD: Maxtor 30 GB (replaced by myself)
Video Card: Unknown
Sound Card: Unknown
Modem Card: Unknown
So where to go from here? I'm wondering if offering her a trade-in is
the best solution -- I have an old system I can offer her -- Old, but it
has really all a Word-and-E-mail user needs -- And I have all the
drivers for it!
Any thoughts? |
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Mister
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:07 am Post subject: Re: No Driver Disks! |
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:23:18 GMT, Dave Hardenbrook
<daveh47NOSPAM@mindspring.com> wrote:
| Quote: | This is the latest in the continuing saga of my client's PC whose HDD
died.
I now have the HDD and have installed it and restored Windows 98.
However, there are NO driver disks. I could find no driver disks for
the system components, no version of Windows or Linux (I tried
installing several OS's just for detection purposes) can identify the
devices in the system, and there are no labels or other Make/Model ID on
the physical devices themselves.
Here's what I know about the system at this point:
Mobo: Tyan Trinity KT-A V1.08c
BIOS: Award 6.00
CPU: Athlon 950 MHz
HDD: Maxtor 30 GB (replaced by myself)
Video Card: Unknown
Sound Card: Unknown
Modem Card: Unknown
So where to go from here? I'm wondering if offering her a trade-in is
the best solution -- I have an old system I can offer her -- Old, but it
has really all a Word-and-E-mail user needs -- And I have all the
drivers for it!
Any thoughts?
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Look closely at the devices for any numbers or letters. I have never
come across a card that did not have any numbers on them. Once you
find the numbers, start searching on Yahoo or Google. Sometimes even
using the numbers from one of the chips on the card will help. |
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Patty
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:12 am Post subject: Re: No Driver Disks! |
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:54:42 GMT, dav wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
download and install pc wizard, its free, run it and it will identify
all the components for you.
Dav
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So will Everest and SysInfo. I think Belarc will too.
Patty |
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brill80917
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: No Driver Disks! |
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Dave Hardenbrook wrote:
| Quote: | This is the latest in the continuing saga of my client's PC whose HDD
died.
I now have the HDD and have installed it and restored Windows 98.
However, there are NO driver disks. I could find no driver disks for
the system components, no version of Windows or Linux (I tried
installing several OS's just for detection purposes) can identify the
devices in the system, and there are no labels or other Make/Model ID on
the physical devices themselves.
Here's what I know about the system at this point:
Mobo: Tyan Trinity KT-A V1.08c
BIOS: Award 6.00
CPU: Athlon 950 MHz
HDD: Maxtor 30 GB (replaced by myself)
Video Card: Unknown
Sound Card: Unknown
Modem Card: Unknown
So where to go from here? I'm wondering if offering her a trade-in is
the best solution -- I have an old system I can offer her -- Old, but it
has really all a Word-and-E-mail user needs -- And I have all the
drivers for it!
Any thoughts?
--
Dave
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Dave
Install Aida32. Will give a very detailed list of about anything you
would want to know about the system.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download181.html |
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PM
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: Re: No Driver Disks! |
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Dave Hardenbrook wrote:
| Quote: | This is the latest in the continuing saga of my client's PC whose HDD
died.
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This is not uncommon at all. Is this a PC from a major manufacturer
(HP, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, etc.), or a generic box that somebody built
themselves? If it's the former, you should be able to type in the PC
model # on the manufacturer's website and get somewhere. If the latter,
download belarc advisor and google for the correct driver. |
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