Driver Help & Troubleshooting
Install problems, rollbacks, conflicts and driver discussions.
ok weird one i installed the NVIDIA GeForce Quadro Graphics Driver 310.40 for FreeBSD 64 bit update last night and this morning my home built PC looked like this in teh browser: little colored blocks, flickering lines, someitmes a whole strip of teh screen…
okay, i give up guessing :/ my office laptop has had no sound since the audio driver updated. ive tried the troubleshooter, switching the default device, unplugging and replugging teh headphones, and restarting teh Windows Audio service. nothing helped. im…
Since updating the graphics driver my AV receiver gets no audio over HDMI at all. I tried another HDMI cable, another port, and restarting the AV receiver. In Sound settings the HDMI device doesn't even appear, and in Device Manager I don't see a high…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts i downloaded NVIDIA Display Driver 331.20 for FreeBSD 64 bit , the download page clearly lists Linux, and Im on one of those. I ran the official installer on my laptop and got this: it says the drievr isnt cmopatible…
Every time Im in a flight sim, somewhere around opening the map, the game freezes and closes with this: The error text mentions DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED. The graphics card is obviously still in the PC 😂 This only started after I installed ASUS P8Q67 M DO…
ok weird one im losing this fight with my own computer... the screen resoluiton reset since the Forceware Drivers (Windows 9X/ME) 61.76 Certified update. I tried Device Manager rollback (greyed out), uninstall via Settings (it came back), and installing the…
ugh. im planning a fresh install on my desktop and wondering how to handle storage drivers this time. Should i go with teh vendors GCC H23N Firmware and RAID/VMD mode, or AHCI and the inbox driver? Priority for me is stability. What would you choose and why?…
guys pls help i wanted to do upgrading the drive on my prebuilt desktop. made a Windows USB stick, booted it, clicked through to teh disk selection screen and got this: No drives at all. The BIOS clearly shows the NVMe SSD with its correct model and size.…
no more three finger swipes on my gaming laptop. The A880GZ HDMI Driver update came through Windows Update. Ive rebooted, checked touchpad settings, and toggled the touchpad off and on. The gesture options are simply missing. Im comfortable with Device…
every few hours my work PC loses a USB hub, and the USB port stops responding. Im on the Z77 Extreme9 Bios package from ASRock 🙏 Ive seen people mention USB selective suspend, power management, and chipset drivers. Id love to understand which one is most…
ok so so this is new 👍 Artifacts in games, and only since updating W2V Graphics Driver from ASUS. i've already rebooted three times.. 😅 they don't show up on the BIOS screen as far as i can tell, only once Windows loads... is that a meaningful clue? i'm…
help!! fun morning... teh work VPN client won't connect after the Eee PC 1101HA Wireless LAN Driver update. i reinstalled teh VPN client, no change. the virtual adapter shows in Network Connections, but it looks disabled or missing details, is there a way to…
Windows setup cant see my SSD on a ultrabook. the installer just shows an empty list and a "Load driver" button... im doing removing bloatware, so the drive is supposed to be wiped anyway. BIOS detects it fine... i read about Intel VMD and RST, and that some…
so annoyed rn sleep on my gaming laptop is broken. It wakes up by itself at night. This started right after the chipset package update from Gigabyte. I realy rely on sleep, since I move between home and office every day. Is there a log or report that shows…
im literally losing my mind here i work on two monitors at diffeernt refresh rates all day, and today was unbearable. flicker, flicker, flicker on teh secondary screen. The VGA Graphics Driver update went in last night 👍 Ive tried swapping DisplayPort and…
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 home built tower is about two years old. i udpated to Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics…
long time lurker first post lol since updating the graphics drvier my TV gets no audio over HDMI at all. I tried another HDMI cable, another port, and restarting teh TV. in Sound settings the HDMI device doesnt even appear, and in Device Manager I dont see a…
ok weird one i installed the NVIDIA GeForce Quadro Driver 337.12 Beta update last night and this morning my living room PC looked like this in video playback: Little colored blocks, flickering lines, sometimes a whole strip of the screen goes green for a…
I downloaded AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition Graphics Driver 18.6.1 Hotfix , the download page clearly lists Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and I'm on one of those. I ran the express install on my home built tower and got this: It says teh driver isnt…
ok weird one my laptop came with a network driver from teh manufacturer thats quite old. Gigabyte has GA P55A UD4P (rev. 1.0) Realtek LAN Driver 6.227.0902.2009 available directly on their site. I care most about stable connections. Should I install teh chip…
ugh. okay, help me do this properly 🤷 my gaming desktop has random driver crashes after a AMD update and I've 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 do i stop…
long time lurker first post lol i installed the ASUS EN8800 Series VGA Driver 197.45 update last night and this morning my gaming desktop looked like this on teh desktop: little colored blocks, flickering lines, sometimes a whole strip of the screen goes…
ugh. getting 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 Aopen AK79D 400VN nVIDIA nForce Driver from NVIDIA, crashes started teh same night. i tried rolling back…
ugh. i play a racing sim every evening on my gaming desktop and know exatcly how it should feel. After installing Intel HD Graphics Media Accelerator Driver 15.22.50.2509, its noticeably choppier, frame times are all over teh place, and tonight it even…
i was a BIOS reset, and the guide told me to switch the storage mode in teh BIOS from RAID to AHCI. i did it, saved, rebooted, and got this: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE. i switched it back to RAID and Windows boots again, phew lmao But i still need AHCI for…
