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How do I know I have a driver problem?

There are several things that may indicate a driver problem. If the hardware seems to be working but the functions aren't quite working right; If you are having unexplained system crashes when you try to use a piece of hardware, then you could well have a driver problem.

Tips: It's a fairly easy thing to delete and reinstall a driver, so it's worth a try for any of these unexplained failures. Free Download

How do I find the right driver for my hardware?

The right driver for the hardware is likely to be the one that came with it. If you have a disc from the manufacturer then use that. If not, some devices can work well with the Plug and Play driver capabilities in Windows XP and Windows NT based systems. If neither of these apply, then you need to search for the driver. For ASUS user, here we highly recommend ASUS Drivers.

How do I find out the manufacturer and model details for my hardware?

If it's a big external lump of hardware then you should be able to find the make, model and serial number written on the unit. It might be on a label at the back or written in big letters on the front. This method also works for internal things like modems and graphics cards that you fitted yourself when you still have the manual or box – look at that.

Why won't any driver from a given manufacturer work on all their devices?

This is because the driver is the software that has the job of translating the windows instructions into things the hardware understands. For this it needs a clear understanding of the capabilities of the hardware. If you have a driver that describes a different piece of hardware, it's not going to be able to do the translation properly. Sometimes it will work, sometime not – but the best bet is to use the right driver to get the full capabilities from the hardware. Free Download

How to get the latest drivers?

Here we'd like to show you how to update drivers step by step:

Step 1: Free download Driver Detective and install it, then run it and click "Scan Now".

Step 2: A few seconds later, it will show you a scan summary:

Step 3: Download and install the the latest ASUS Sound Driver by clicking, that's all.

(Windows all, 300MHz or Higher Processor, 256 MB of RAM, 22 MB of Hard Disk Space)