Driver Help & Troubleshooting

ive built and set up a few PCs, and Ive never been suree about chpiset drivers... on my prebuilt deskotp after a clean Windows install, Device Manager shows no unknown devices... is there still a reason to install P45R2000 Bios 1.50 for DOS?? 😭 are there…

ok so my small office server is in a blue screen loop and i know exactly what caused it: installing the SATA driver. The drive shows up in BIOS with its correct name and size. Windows recovery opens, but System Restore says there are no restore points, which…

Firmware update nightmare. I was updating the desktop's BIOS using the X48TurboTwins WiFi Bios package from ASRock. Then it rebooted twice. Since then, black screen. I'm reasonably technical but I've never had to recover a BIOS. Is this repairable at home?…

im literally losing my mind here three black screens tonight, all while running a 3D benchmark, the third time it didnt recover and i had to hold the power button. The gaming laptop is about two years old. i updated to GeForce GTX 980/GTX 970 Graphics Driver…

guys pls help this is so frustrating. Im trying to update the graphics driver on my laptop, and teh custom install option fails immediately: "Not compatible with this version of Windows." Windows Update says Im fully up to date, the GeForce Notebook Graphics…

im literally losing my mind here i need to change color mode for a print job, so i click Printer Properties in the word processor. And then... nothing lmao Or the app freezes for a minute and shows this: It started after the Acer BenQ Acer 620U/UT Scanner…

ok weird one short version: HydraVision Basic Edition won't install. longer version: my prebuilt desktop came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver. I wanted the newer one from AMD directly. every installer I try says its incompatible with my…

okay, i give up guessing 🤷 my all in one PC has had no sound since the audio driver updated. ive tried teh troubleshooter, switching teh default deivce, unplugging and replugging the laptop speakers, and restarting the Windows Audio service... nothing…

help!! gteting DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED in a flight sim, and now in a second game too, which makes me think its not a game problem. timeline: installed Catalyst Radeon Display Driver from AMD, crashes started teh same night... i tried rolling back but now…

ok weird one my setup is three monitors on one card, and its been rock solid. since installing AMD Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics Driver 17.6.1 Hotfix , one of teh screens randomly blinks black for a split second. soemtimes its every few minutes, sometimes…

so annoyed rn im losing this fight with my own computer. ranodm driver crashes since the ForceWare Driver 81.98 (updated) Certified update. i tried Device Manager rollback (greyed out), uninstall via Settings (it came back), and installing the older package…

code 43 on my USB Wi Fi dongle. the update came from Intel through Windows Update, since then, nothing... no networks, no cable connection, depending on which adapter i try... i can download drivers on another devcie and bring them over on a USB stick...…

guys pls help okay, help me do this properly.. 😤 my prebuilt tower has the screen resolution reset after a ASUS update and Ive decided to go back to the previous driver. I've downloaded DDU and the older package. what exactly do I do, in what order, and how…

not gonna lie this is driving me nuts i downloaded NVIDIA GeForce Quadro Graphics Driver 304.51 Beta , the download page clearly lists Linux, and i'm on one of those. i ran the official installer on my laptop and got this: It says the driver isnt compatible…

guys pls help okay, i feel dumb, but Im stuck at step one. trying upgradnig the drive on my freshly built PC. windows setup shows no drives. I downloaded K10N78hSLI GLAN Bios from ASRock on another comupter, but its an EXE, not smth the installer can use.…

mixed use PC here: half and half... can someone who has tried both branches share their experience? id love to hear whether it made a real difference for machine learning experiemnts or whether its mostly marketing... i am not chasing benchmark numbers. i…

This is sooo frustrating. i'm trying to update the graphics driver on my gaming laptop, and an older package fails immediately: "Not compatible with this version of Windows." Windows Update says Im fully up to date. the Intel Display Driver page supports…

after installing AMD Catalyst Radeon 5.5 (Windows XP/2000/Media Center) Ive had the screen resolution reset on my laptop. fine, Ill just roll it back. except teh Roll Back Driver button is greyed out, and when I uninstalled it Windows put a driver back on…

help!! did a BIOS update on my laptop, and afterwards Windows wouldnt boot. Turns out the update reset teh storage mode. Windows was installed in RAID/RST mode and now its AHCI. Switching back fixed it, but now Im curious: which mode is actually better for a…

guys pls help every single time after resumnig from hibernate, my work laptop shows no Wi Fi networks at all, or its connected but nothing loads... this started right after the Realtek RTL81xx Serie LAN Driver 6.110 udpate. the only reliable fix is a full…

Getting DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED in a survival crafting game, and now in a second game too, which makes me think it's not a game problem. Timeline: installed Catalyst Display Driver from AMD, crashes started the same night, i tried rolling back but now…

guys pls help firmware udpate nightmare. i was updating the desktops BIOS using teh Mac OS X Lion Update for MacBook Air and Mac Mini 2011 package from Apple. then the progress bar froze. since then, black screen. im reasonably technical but Ive never had to…

so annoyed rn my small form factor PC is performing like it lost a generation... a strategy game stutters in places that used to be smooth, all after the NVIDIA driver update. Id like to measure this properly instead of going on feel. Whats teh right way to…

hmmmm ok front audio on my mid tower case died after a driver update. Rear audio is totally fine. i tried two different a heasdet, both work in the rear port and on my phone :/ The vendor audio app used to show a little popup when i plugged into the front,…

every time i open the Gigabyte app it asks which branch i want and i click whichever is selected... now Im doing serious machine learning experiments with deadlines and i care more about stability than teh newest game fixes. is teh slower branch genuinely…