Driver problem after reformat

[Harry_L]

Hi, just wondering if you can help or point me in the right direction. I'm not very pc literate but after formating (for the first time) my fathers computer, i do not know where to find the appropriate drivers? He cannot find the disc?
The pc's resolution is pretty ugly at the moment (16 bit graphic) and of course has no sound and i think is running on the default driver?
My motherboard Model is MS-6165 which has the graphics card in the motherboard itself.

I've used Belarc to get a snapshot of the pc in it's present state:

Operating System System Model
Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.20 gigahertz Intel Celeron
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: 601-686A
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 01/10/2002
Drives Memory Modules c,d
102.33 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
102.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON LTR-48246K [CD-ROM drive]
RICOH DVD+RW MP5240 [CD-ROM drive]
Generic floppy disk drive (3.5")

Generic IDE hard disk drive (20.01 GB) -- drive 0, No SMART Driver
Generic IDE hard disk drive (82.32 GB) -- drive 1, No SMART Driver
88 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'BANK_0' has 64 MB
Slot 'BANK_1' has 32 MB
Slot 'BANK_2' is Empty
Slot 'BANK_3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (FAT32 on drive 0)20.01 GB19.70 GB free
d: (FAT32 on drive 1)82.32 GB82.32 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
No details available None detected
Controllers Display
Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller Standard PCI Graphics Adapter
(VGA) [Display adapter]
Samsung SyncMaster [Monitor] (15.2"vis, s/n HMBX803607, August 2004)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller (2x) None
detected
Communications Other Devices
None detected
Network Card MAC Address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 Standard 101/102-Key or
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
USB Root Hub (2x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
No details available
Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]
No details available
Installed Microsoft Hotfixes [Back to Top]
None detected

 

[Daveskater]

You will need to find out what graphics card you have and download the appropriate drivers for it from the manufacturer's website.

You will also want to try and get drivers for the motherboard and chipset from the motherboard manufacturer's website. If you are using integrated sound (i.e. not a PCI sound card) then the drivers for this should be on the same website as the motherboard drivers.

 

[Blind Dragon]

http://www.msicomputer.com/support/TechSupport.asp

look at the bottom of the page

 

[Rik]

That a very old motherboard by the look of things. I believe its made by MSI but they don't seem to support it anymore.
Microsoft doesn't support windows 98 anymore either.

Think its time for an upgrade really.

 

[Harry_L]

Hi Dave, yeah that's the problem. I have opened up the computer and looked how and low for the graphics card but cannot find any info?

 

[Daveskater]

If you cannot easily see a graphics card and your monitor plugs into a socket near the speakers etc, then you will have integrated graphics. For info on what you have you will want to download Everest Home Edition, it tells you all sorts of things about your pc and should include your graphics chipset.

 

[Harry_L]

Thanks Dave etc. Will download Everest and get back to you.
Cheers!

 

[bigboy38]

w2040 emachine

my 2040 emachine keeps rebooting about every 20 or 30 min can anyone tell me what can i do .

 

[Daveskater]

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@Harry_L: No problem, mate, I'll look out for your next post