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I'm genuinely confused. Picture on my AV receiver is great, but sound comes out of teh laptop speakers only. it started right after the NVIDIA driver update. ive checked the volume mixer, default device, everything I know of. theres simply no HDMI output to…
Sleep on my desktop is broken. It wont wake up. This started right after the chipset package update from ASRock. I realy rely on sleep, since I move between home and office every day. Is there a log or report that shows what woke it up or why it failed? Ive…
Every time Im in a competitive shooter, 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 lmao this only started after I installed ASUS…
I installed the NVIDIA GeForce Notebook Graphics Driver 304.48 Beta update last night and this morning my living room PC looked like this in the browser: Little colored blocks, flickering lines, sometimes a whole strip of the screen goes green for a moment.…
so annoyed rn ive built and set up a few PCs, and Ive never been sure about chipset drivers. On my laptop after a CPU upgrade, Device Manager shows no unknown devices. Is there still a reason to install Surface Pro 2 Firmware and Driver May? Are there…
guys pls help i play cloud gaming on a mesh network and get occasional ping spikes... realtek released PCIe GBE Family Controller Series Driver 7.049 and Im wondering if updating could help, or if its more likely my router, ISP, or teh game servers... has…
ugh. so this is new. artiafcts on teh desktop, and only since updating TNT/GeForce 44.04 (Windows NT) from Creative. ive already rebooted three times. they dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as I can tell, only once Windows loads. is that a meaningful…
My gaming desktop is performing like it lost a generation. a racing sim stutters in places that used to be smooth, all after the NVIDIA driver update. i'd like to measure this properly instead of going on feel. What's the right way to compare two drivers? i…
Quick question: my PCIe Wi Fi card is from an old build and Id like to use it in my current PC 🔥 ECS offers Nvidia MCP61 Driver. Does anyone have experience with this kinda thing? :D i dont mind some tinkering, but i dont want a security risk or random blue…
I lost a ranked match to this today, sooo forgive the tone. a racing sim hard freezes during about 20 minutes in and then I get this: It says teh device was removed. Removed! Two weeks ago I had zero crashes. In between, the only change was teh GeForce…
ok so my gaming laptop is performing like it lost a generation. a racing sim stutters in places that used to be smooth, all after teh Intel driver update. Id like to measrue this properly instead of going on feel 😤 Whats the right way to compare two…
mixed use PC here: mostly work. can someone who has tried both branhces share their experience?? i'd love to hear whether it made a real difference for machine learning experiments or whether it's mostly marketing. i am not chasing benchmark numbers. i…
ugh. genuine question about update philosophy. my PC is stable on the previous release. the new GeForce Graphics Drivers 267.91 Windows Vista/7 32 bit lists fixes that don't really affect me. do you update anyway for security and compatibility, or do u only…
guys pls help i use the front jack on my mid tower case every single day for a headset, since the VIA HD Audio driver package 5.20b update, plugging in does absolutely nothing... sound keeps playing through the speakers on the back... windows doesn't show a…
I downloaded NVIDIA ForceWare Driver 77.77 Certified , the download page clearly lists Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Im on one of those. I ran teh express install on my gamnig laptop and got this: it says the driver isn't compatible with this version of…
ok so i wanted to do a clean install on my prebuilt desktop. made a Windows USB stick, booted it, clicked through to teh disk selection srceen and got this: no drives at all, the BIOS clearly shows teh NVMe SSD with its correct model and size... ive remade…
Windows setup cant see my SSD on a new laptop. the installer just shows an empty list and a "Load driver" button. I'm doing upgrading the drive, so teh drive is supposed to be wiped anyway. BIOS detects it fine. I read about Intel VMD and RST, and that some…
im literally losing my mind here i sat down to join a call this morning and my family PC was completely silent. No sound from the studio monitors, no startup chime, nothing. The speaker icon has a red X and Sound settings says there are no output devices.…
help!! well, that went badly 🔥 I updated the storage controller driver on my editing workstation, rebooted, and now its this: Over and over. Safe Mode also crashes. The update was the Intel Chipset Inf Update Program 9.1.1.1012 Beta package from ASUS. The…
okay, this one's weird. wireless gaming headset plugged into a docking station, and Device Manager shows smth like an unknown USB dveice. The Intel update was installed yesterday. Id love to understand how USB audio actually gets its driver, cuz right now Im…
Our compact printer supports driverless printing, and Windows can add it without any vendor software. But Apple also offers Xerox Printer Drivers 4.0. For a shared apartment, is there any reason to install the vendor driver? 🙏 I'm hoping driverless means…
so annoyed rn this is sooo frustrating. Im trying to update the graphics driver on my office PC, and an older package fails immediately: "Not compatible with this version of Windows." Windows Update says i'm fully up to date. the Radeon Adrenalin 2019…
so annoyed rn windows Update swapped my printer driver and now the paper trays are wrong. The photo printer is used daily in a small office and people are complaining. The HP driver had all the features we need. The Windows Update one is basic. i've…
hmmmm ok i have an old game controller still in great shape. It still works physically, but Windows doesnt fully support it, and teh Logitech support page lists Webcam C250 Driver and Software 2.80 only for newer models. Has anyone gotten similar old devices…
ok weird one so this is new 😅 artifacts in games, and only since updating P7F E XGI VGA Driver from ASUS. Ive alerady rebooted three times. They dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as i can tell, only once Windows loads. Is that a meaningful clue? Im…
