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Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

Original Message

Name: viviter
Date: February 8, 2008 at 11:38:56 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown
OS: windows xp
CPU/Ram: 1gb
Model/Manufacturer: Everything original but p

Comment:

I am having a problem with my video card, i dunno what is the hardware, i tried to find out, i don't have the software, this is a computer i bought to another friend and he doesn't know either I EVEN TRIED TO RUN THE dxdiag but display says it is unknown!!! PLEase help

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Response Number 1

Name: jam
Date: February 8, 2008 at 11:53:50 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

Reply: (edit)

Does the monitor cable connect to an actual card or to the motherboard? By software, do you mean the drivers? The simpliest way may be to open the case & have a look for a model number.

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Response Number 2

Name: OtheHill
Date: February 8, 2008 at 11:58:13 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

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Download SIW.exe and run it. SIW should give you the information you need. Find SIW at the link below.
http://www.download3k.com/SIW/Downl...

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Response Number 3

Name: WebsWonder
Date: February 8, 2008 at 12:35:44 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

Reply: (edit)

http://www.hwinfo.com

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Response Number 4

Name: viviter
Date: February 8, 2008 at 14:47:57 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

Reply: (edit)

oK MY hardaware is a via/s3g unichrome pro IGP
IT'S The only place i could see this cause in control panel it says unknown
Motherboard FOXCONN P4M800P7MA

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Response Number 5

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: February 8, 2008 at 15:13:24 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

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Your friend built your computer and doesn't know what parts he installed?
Life's more painless for the brainless.

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Response Number 6

Name: OtheHill
Date: February 8, 2008 at 16:08:06 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

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If you just built this computer you should have a CD for the MBoard. You need to install ALL the drivers from that disk. If you don't have the disk (shame on you) then go to the Foxconn (winfast) site and download all drivers.

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Response Number 7

Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: February 8, 2008 at 18:54:33 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

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http://www.foxconnchannel.com/suppo...
And these should be the latest from VIA:
http://www.viaarena.com/default.asp...

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Response Number 8

Name: viviter
Date: February 12, 2008 at 10:46:51 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

Reply: (edit)

LOL friend, the truth is that the guy who buitl this up is a moron, this is my cousin's computer and i am trying to fix it, but I don't wanna have to do anything with that guy cause he is awlays bringing copied pirate softwares and i hhate that so i told him to scram, jeje
let me see what I can do and I will post now my progress
I FOund THe original cd of the mother board an will install now

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Response Number 9

Name: viviter
Date: February 12, 2008 at 10:54:13 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

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oK SO THE COMputer played automatically the cd, and it says drivers and below "Softwares" the drivers part says they are not installed and they are blocked, it says the device is either disableed in BIOS or it's not detected on your motherboard!!!! And the software I can click it but I won't let me press the install button, it is an original Intel Cd
OHH AND WHEN I TELL HIM TO GIVE ME MY SYSTEM INFO IT SAYS MOTHerboard "Unavailable" all is not available even the OS!!! This is weird

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Response Number 10

Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: February 12, 2008 at 11:17:03 Pacific
Subject: Need help, my video card is unknown

Reply: (edit)

I don't believe that's an intel motherboard. It uses VIA chipsets. So an intel motherboard driver disk is going to be useless.

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