Drivers & Downloads
Official driver downloads and help getting hardware working.
ugh. since updating the graphics driver my monitor with speakers gets no audio over HDMI at all. I tried another HDMI cable, another port, and restarting the monitor with speakers. in Sound settings teh HDMI device doesnt even appear, and in Device Manager I…
so annoyed rn an OpenVPN client is broken on my gaming PC. it connects, shows a green status, but no traffic flows, disconnect and the internet works normally. the only change was teh network driver update from ASUS.. 🙏 i have deadlines and Im currently…
ok so i use my PC for streaming and gaming and some gaming, mostly gaming. ECS offers different driver branches: a gaming focused one with frequent releases and a more conservative one aimed at creators :/ The A40II VGA 32 bit Driver I'm on now is teh gaming…
ugh. i play an open world RPG every evening on my gaming laptop and know exactly how it should feel. After installing NVIDIA GeForce Ion Graphics Driver 257.21, its noticeably choppier, frame times are all over the place, and tnoight it even crashed once: i…
help!! genuine question about update philosophy 🔥 My PC is stable on whatever Windows Update installed. The new Forceware Drivers lists fixes that don't really afefct me. Do you update anyway for security and compatibility, or do you only update when a game…
help!! since the ECS 915G M(V1.0) Realtek HD Audio Driver 1.88 update, audio on my PC crackles and pops, mostly on voice calls. its like someone is crumpling paper next to the microphone, except its in my headphones. sometimes teh sound briefly turns roboitc…
Code 10 on the audio device and i'm stuck. It started after a BIOS update. My mini PC used to have perfectly normal sound. Now theres a red X on the speaker icon and Sound settings says no output devices found. Ive reinstalled AC 97 ALC650 Audio CODECs…
im losing this fight with my own computer. random driver crashes since the GeForce Quadro Graphics Driver 319.12 Beta for Solaris update. i tried Device Manager rollback (greyed out), uninstall via Settings (it came back), and installing the older package…
i was alt tabbing out of a fullscreen game on my home built tower when teh whole screen just went black. audio kept going for a second, then stuttered, then teh picture came back with a little notification that teh display driver had stopped responding and…
help!! i have an old gaming mouse from a previous PC. It still works physically, but Windows doesnt fully support it, and teh Microsoft support page lists Mouse and Keyboard Center 2.8.160 only for newer models. Has anyone gotten similar old devices working…
so annoyed rn i plugged my USB DAC into a USB hub like every morning, heard the Windows connect sound, and then the disconnect sound right after 🤦 then this popped up: It's been like that since the Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs 2.06 update. The USB DAC…
long time lurker first post lol i was alt tabbing out of a fullscreen game on my workstation when the whole screen just went black. Audio kept going for a second, then stuttered, then the picture came back with a little notification that teh display driver…
I play a racing sim every evening on my gaming laptop and know exactly how it should feel. After installing AMD Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics Driver 16.7.3, it's noticeably choppier, frame times are all over the place, and tonight it even crashed once: I…
short version: Catalyst Display Driver 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 Windows... is the…
im literally losing my mind here please tell me this is a driver thing. glitches in 3D apps on my editing workstation, starting right after the GeForce Graphics Driver update: the card isn't new but it's never shown anything like this before... temperatures…
guys pls help calls with clients now come with a free percussion track 😤 My audio craclkes when moving windows around, through a headset, and started right after a driver update. Ive disabled all the sound enhancements i could find, set the power plan to…
I lost a ranked match to this today, so forgive the tone. an open world RPG hard freezes during loading into a match and then I get this: It says the device was removed. Removed! Two weeks ago I had zero crashes. In bteween, the only change was the ION 330HT…
hmmmm ok i finally have IntelliType Pro Software working nicely, and the Microsoft app offers virtual surround, bass boost, loudness equalization, and more. windows also has its own spatial sound options, for competitive games on a USB headset, what do u…
I just finished a fresh build on my laptop 😤 Windows Update grabbed a bunch of drivers, and everything seems to work. Now Im wondering whether I still need to install ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T WW Firmware 😤 Some people say its essential for…
heres a fun one: the mouse works, teh app doesnt see it. my gaming mouse lost its button remapping configuration because teh LifeCam Software 2.9 Beta app cant detect it... ive tried teh basic stuff: different port, restart, reinstall, im comfortable with…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts after installing NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Graphics Driver 511.17 Ive had teh screen resolution reset on my streaming PC. Fine, Ill just roll it back. Except teh Roll Back Driver button is greyed out, and when i…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts question for the network folks: do you install network drivers from the chip maker or from your PC maker? I'm looking at Killer Xeno Pro Driver from EVGA for my home built desktop. my priority is fast downloads. is there…
three black screens tonight, all while watching a video in teh browser. the third time it didnt recover and i had to hold the power button. the workstation is about two years old. I updated to Catalyst Radeon Display Driver 3.8 (Windows 98/ME) because a game…
guys pls help something's off. an MMO feels sluggish since the nForce 64 bit Driver 6.25 Beta update and the FPS counter agrees with me. That crash happened once too. i'm on a small form factor PC. i've restarted, reinstalled the game, and turned off…
i wanted to do a clean install on my work laptop. Made a Windows USB stick, booted it, clicked through to the disk selection screen and got this: No drives at all. The BIOS clearly shows the NVMe SSD with its correct model and size. Ive remade teh USB stick…
