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Help with driver updates - Shaun Allsop - Jan 12, 2006 WARNING long post Ok I know my pc isnt great but I havnt updated it scine I had it about 3 months ago apart from through windows automatic updates. So can someone tell me and post me links to updates for my graphics,sound and motherboard drivers ect. This would be a great help. Also for some reason it says that I only have 512 mb worth of memory. I know this is wrong as I have 2x 512 mb in my motherboard slots. And lastly I was thinking of building a new pc in a few months, so what would you recomend for specs, graphics, motherboard,cpu ect And what would be your thoughts on it being water cooled or fan cooled? Id use the pc for mainly the internet and rct3 and also playing flight sim ect (dont laugh..im a sim freak lol) Thanks in advance shaun ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 1/12/2006, 16:51:40 Machine name: SHAUN-XON26O1Z4 Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: AWARD_ System Model: AWRDACPI BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Sempron™ Processor 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz Memory: 512MB RAM Page File: 166MB used, 1080MB available Windows Dir: E:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: None DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ DirectX Files Tab: No problems found. Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Music Tab: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Network Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a) DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce4 MX 440 DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0171&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3 Display Memory: 64.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz) Monitor: Default Monitor Monitor Max Res: Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8198 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 3955456 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys Mini VDD Date: 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 3536768 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4231-11CF-B643-0A2002C2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x10DE Device ID: 0x0171 SubSys ID: 0x00000000 Revision ID: 0x00A3 Revision ID: 0x00A3 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D Deinterlace Caps: {212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFiltering {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: Not run D3D7 Test Result: Not run D3D8 Test Result: Not run D3D9 Test Result: Not run ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: Realtek AC97 Audio Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_A0 Manufacturer ID: 65535 Product ID: 65535 Type: WDM Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5490 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 2/18/2004 15:51:08, 610988 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp. HW Accel Level: Full Cap Flags: 0xF5F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 192000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 32 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 32 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: Yes EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes I3DL2™ Listen/Src: Yes, Yes Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No Registry: OK Sound Test Result: Not run --------------------- Sound Capture Devices --------------------- Description: Realtek AC97 Audio Default Sound Capture: Yes Default Voice Capture: Yes Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5490 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 2/18/2004 15:51:08, 610988 bytes Cap Flags: 0x41 Format Flags: 0xFFF ----------- DirectMusic ----------- DLS Path: E:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002 Acceleration: n/a Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port Realtek AC97 Audio, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal Registry: OK Test Result: Not run ------------------- DirectInput Devices ------------------- Device Name: Mouse Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a Vendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a Device Name: Keyboard Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a Vendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a Device Name: USB/PS2 Combo Receiver Attached: 1 Controller ID: 0x0 Vendor/Product ID: 0x1020, 0x0006 FF Driver: n/a Device Name: USB/PS2 Combo Receiver Attached: 1 Controller ID: 0x0 Vendor/Product ID: 0x1020, 0x0006 FF Driver: n/a Poll w/ Interrupt: No Registry: OK ----------- USB Devices ----------- + USB Root Hub | Vendor/Product ID: 0x1039, 0x7001 | Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub | Service: usbhub | Driver: usbhub.sys, 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 57600 bytes | Driver: usbd.sys, 3/31/2003 12:00:00, 4736 bytes ---------------- Gameport Devices ---------------- ------------ PS/2 Devices ------------ + Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard | Matching Device ID: *pnp0303 | Upper Filters: kbfilter | Service: i8042prt | Driver: i8042prt.sys, 8/4/2004 06:14:36, 52736 bytes | Driver: kbdclass.sys, 8/4/2004 05:58:32, 24576 bytes | + HID Keyboard Device | Vendor/Product ID: 0x1020, 0x0006 | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard | Service: kbdhid | Driver: kbdhid.sys, 8/4/2004 05:58:34, 14848 bytes | Driver: kbdclass.sys, 8/4/2004 05:58:32, 24576 bytes | + Terminal Server Keyboard Driver | Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd | Upper Filters: kbdclass | Service: TermDD | Driver: termdd.sys, 8/4/2004 08:01:07, 40840 bytes | Driver: kbdclass.sys, 8/4/2004 05:58:32, 24576 bytes | + HID-compliant mouse | Vendor/Product ID: 0x1020, 0x0006 | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse | Service: mouhid | Driver: mouclass.sys, 8/4/2004 05:58:32, 23040 bytes | Driver: mouhid.sys, 3/31/2003 12:00:00, 12160 bytes | + Terminal Server Mouse Driver | Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou | Upper Filters: mouclass | Service: TermDD | Driver: termdd.sys, 8/4/2004 08:01:07, 40840 bytes | Driver: mouclass.sys, 8/4/2004 05:58:32, 23040 bytes ---------------------------- DirectPlay Service Providers ---------------------------- DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180) DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180) DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180) DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180) Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.2180) IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.2180) Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.2180) Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.2180) DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run DirectPlay Test Result: Not run Registry: OK ------------------- DirectPlay Adapters ------------------- DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1 DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: Local Area Connection - IPv4 - ----------------------- DirectPlay Voice Codecs ----------------------- Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s MS-PCM 64 kbit/s MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s TrueSpeech™ 8.6 kbit/s ------------------------- DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps ------------------------- ------------------------ Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives ------------------------ Drive: C: Free Space: 1.9 GB Total Space: 2.0 GB File System: FAT Model: Maxtor 6E040L0 Drive: E: Free Space: 25.8 GB Total Space: 37.2 GB File System: NTFS Model: Maxtor 6E040L0 Drive: D: Model: PHILIPS DVDR1628P1 Driver: e:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 05:59:52, 49536 bytes -------------- System Devices -------------- Name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0171&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A3\4&1C526AC9&0&0008 Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nv4_mini.sys, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 3536768 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 3955456 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 131139 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvhwvid.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 573440 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvapi.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 110592 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvoglnt.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 5402624 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcpl.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 7311360 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvmctray.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 86016 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvwddi.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 81920 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvnt4cpl.dll, 6.14.0010.11014 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 286720 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvmccs.dll, 6.14.0010.8198 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 229376 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\help\nvcpl.hlp, 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 169507 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\help\nvwcplen.hlp, 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 55444 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcod.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 35840 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcodins.dll, 1.00.0000.0035 (English), 12/10/2005 03:06:00, 35840 bytes Name: Realtek AC'97 Audio Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_A0\3&61AAA01&0&17 Driver: n/a Name: SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7002&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_00\3&61AAA01&0&1B Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:37, 26624 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 142976 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 07:56:46, 74240 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 57600 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\hccoin.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 07:56:42, 7168 bytes Name: SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7001&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_0F\3&61AAA01&0&1A Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:36, 17024 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 142976 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 07:56:46, 74240 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 57600 bytes Name: SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7001&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_0F\3&61AAA01&0&19 Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:36, 17024 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 142976 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 07:56:46, 74240 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 57600 bytes Name: SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7001&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_0F\3&61AAA01&0&18 Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:36, 17024 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 142976 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 07:56:46, 74240 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 06:08:42, 57600 bytes Name: SiS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_5513&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_01\3&61AAA01&0&15 Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\siside.sys, 5.01.1039.0240 (English), 3/25/2003 09:50:46, 4096 bytes Name: PCI standard ISA bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_0964&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_36\3&61AAA01&0&10 Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 3/31/2003 12:00:00, 35840 bytes Name: SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_0900&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_91\3&61AAA01&0&20 Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\sisnic.sys, 1.16.0000.0000 (English), 7/10/2002 15:39:34, 32256 bytes Driver: E:\Progra~1\SiSLan\uninst.exe, 5.01.2413.0001 (English), 8/7/2001 02:53:18, 37376 bytes Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_0755&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_01\3&61AAA01&0&00 Driver: n/a Name: SiS 180 RAID Controller Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_0180&SUBSYS_18911019&REV_01\3&61AAA01&0&28 Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\SiSRaid.sys, 5.01.1039.1050 (English), 12/9/2003 07:43:36, 45568 bytes Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\property.dll, 1.00.0000.0001 (Chinese), 7/24/2003 02:06:20, 135168 bytes Name: SiS Accelerated Graphics Port Device ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&61AAA01&0&08 Driver: E:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\SISAGPX.SYS, 7.02.0000.1170 (English), 7/18/2003 01:58:20, 36992 bytes Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1103&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&61AAA01&0&C3 Driver: n/a Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1102&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&61AAA01&0&C2 Driver: n/a Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1101&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&61AAA01&0&C1 Driver: n/a Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1100&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&61AAA01&0&C0 Driver: n/a ------------------ DirectX Components ------------------ ddraw.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 266240 bytes ddrawex.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 27136 bytes dxapi.sys: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 10496 bytes d3d8.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:41 1179648 bytes d3d8thk.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:41 8192 bytes d3d9.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:41 1689088 bytes d3dim.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 436224 bytes d3dim700.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:41 825344 bytes d3dramp.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 590336 bytes d3drm.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 350208 bytes d3dxof.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 47616 bytes d3dpmesh.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 34816 bytes dplay.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 33040 bytes dplayx.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 229888 bytes dpmodemx.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 23552 bytes dpwsock.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 42768 bytes dpwsockx.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 57344 bytes dplaysvr.exe: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:48 30208 bytes dpnsvr.exe: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:48 18432 bytes dpnet.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 375296 bytes dpnlobby.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:03 3584 bytes dpnaddr.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:03 3584 bytes dpvoice.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 212480 bytes dpvsetup.exe: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:48 83456 bytes dpvvox.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 116736 bytes dpvacm.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 21504 bytes dpnhpast.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 35328 bytes dpnhupnp.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 60928 bytes dpserial.dll: 5.00.2134.0001 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 53520 bytes dinput.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 159232 bytes dinput8.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 181760 bytes dimap.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 44032 bytes diactfrm.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 394240 bytes joy.cpl: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:57 68608 bytes gcdef.dll: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 76800 bytes pid.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:44 35328 bytes dsound.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 367616 bytes dsound3d.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 1294336 bytes dswave.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 19456 bytes dsdmo.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 181760 bytes dsdmoprp.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 71680 bytes dmusic.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 104448 bytes dmband.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 28672 bytes dmcompos.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 61440 bytes dmime.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 181248 bytes dmloader.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 35840 bytes dmstyle.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 105984 bytes dmsynth.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 103424 bytes dmscript.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 82432 bytes dx7vb.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 619008 bytes dx8vb.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 1227264 bytes dxdiagn.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 2113536 bytes mfc40.dll: 4.01.0000.6140 English Final Retail 3/31/2003 12:00:00 924432 bytes mfc42.dll: 6.02.4131.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 1028096 bytes wsock32.dll: 5.01.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:46 22528 bytes amstream.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:41 70656 bytes devenum.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 59904 bytes dxmasf.dll: 6.04.0009.1125 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 498205 bytes mciqtz32.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 35328 bytes mpg2splt.ax: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:57 148992 bytes msdmo.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:43 14336 bytes encapi.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 20480 bytes qasf.dll: 10.00.0000.3802 English Final Retail 1/28/2005 13:44:28 221184 bytes qcap.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:44 192512 bytes qdv.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:44 279040 bytes qdvd.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:44 385024 bytes qedit.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:44 562176 bytes qedwipes.dll: 6.05.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:24 733696 bytes quartz.dll: 6.05.2600.2749 English Final Retail 8/30/2005 03:54:26 1287168 bytes strmdll.dll: 4.01.0000.3928 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:45 246302 bytes iac25_32.ax: 2.00.0005.0053 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:57 199680 bytes ir41_32.ax: 4.51.0016.0003 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:57 848384 bytes ir41_qc.dll: 4.30.0062.0002 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 120320 bytes ir41_qcx.dll: 4.30.0064.0001 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 338432 bytes ir50_32.dll: 5.2562.0015.0055 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 755200 bytes ir50_qc.dll: 5.00.0063.0048 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 200192 bytes ir50_qcx.dll: 5.00.0064.0048 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 07:56:42 183808 bytes 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Audio,0x00200000,19,2,,5.03.2600.2180 -------------------------------------------------------------- sorry for the long post The end lol ![]() RE: Help with driver updates - RCS2K4 - Jan 13, 2006 Dude, loose the Sempron CPU and the GeForce 4 MX, both are budget products, and the latter, is very old now, almost an antique in the graphics card world. You're also using an integregated sound chip, so even more performance problems. So, next time you get a new PC, do it right ![]() Here goes my recomendations. As you haven't set a budget, i'll just list what my next build is likley to have in it... CPU: AMD Athlon 64, without fail. AMD have been faster than Intel for a while now. Single core or dual core I hear you cry? That depends on what you use your PC for. dual core works well for running multiple programs at once, but dont give that much of a performance boost to games, unless you buy the ultra top ones @ £700 each. So single core offering: AMD Athlon 64 3800+, and if you can stretch to it, Dual Core Athlon 64 X2 4400. Motherboard: Anything with Nvidia N-Force 4, moving on... Graphics: Nvidia has once again come out faster than ATI this time round. The best card atm in the price vs performance catagory is the Nvidia GeForce 7800GT. But i've alwas been an ATI fan, and would prolly buy the X1800XT if budget allows (As it's more like a 7800 GTX). It's about 5% slower than Nvidia's rival, but 30% cheaper. Another thing to say here is, don't hold back on your graphics card purchace. Trimming the pennies here will see you having to upgrade sooner than expected. Buy something top spec now, and it will see you clear for a good 18-24 months. Sound: Creative Soundblaster XF-I Extreme Music. 10 times more powerful than my Audigy 2, and only £100. The list af awards for this product on Creatives website is huge. A must have. RAM: PC3200 is still the only RAM avaliable on AMD systems, the move over to the uber fast DDR-2 stuff powering new P4's has not graced the AMD market yet. So, stick to premium brands (Corsair, Kingston, OCZ etc) and go for one with CAS latency of 2.5 or lower. Hard Drives: Most mobo's support RAID on SATA now, so definatly buy SATA drives. No particular brand is better than anyone else here, drives are essentially quite boring. Personal preference is Seagate, but only because I've got them in my current PC... Set up RAID in RAID 0 to see better performance. You'll need 2 drives for this, ideally of equal size and from the same brand. It is advisable to also purchase a small HDD to plug in over USB or Firewire when using Raid 0, just so you can back up the important bits. As I once found out, if one of the 2 drives in your RAID arrary fail, you loose everything... That would make for a pretty darn good system, weighing in at about £1000 if you buy the bits and build it yourself. I would advise against watercooling tho... Delivers good cooling, but the constant humming noise of the water pump can be more annoying than fans. I also feel a tad un-easy about pumping water thru my PC. Using watercooling also voids any warranty on your hardware. And finally, graphics card drivers can be found at: www.nvidia.co.uk Your mobo and sound drivers are on here: www.sis.com Hope that was of some help to someone ![]() RE: Help with driver updates - Shaun Allsop - Jan 13, 2006 /\ Absolute genius /\ This was just the answer I was looking for. Its safe to say that I was aimming on the £900 mark as ive just sold my car (who needs 2 ?) and come into some spare cash. Most went on a new kicthen and what I had leftover was going on a new pc but its payday soon so Ill strecth to another £100 or so. I dont really have prefrance to makes or brands when it comes to pcs. The system I have now was just a quick build to replace one that went up the swany. Ok for the hard drives, would it make any diffrence if I had seprate hardrives for diffrent things i.e 1 for the operating system 1 for programs 1 for pictures, music and movies ect? And finaly im into my gadgets and things looking good so does anyone know any good websites/supplyers for nice looking cases? Once again thanks for your help RE: Help with driver updates - RCS2K4 - Jan 13, 2006 Ok, your absolute first stop has to be a visit to www.overclockers.co.uk The company are excellent. I have purchased many products from them. You can build your whole Pc there, prices are excellent, and their returns policy is seccond to none ![]() As for your hard drives, I would buy 3, all equal. Install HDD1 all on it's lonesome, and put windows on it. Combine the other 2 to make for a super fast RAID 0 volume and store everything on that. Use the windows HDD just to back up the basics, as the chance of that drive failing are some 50% less than the others. For example: HDD1: Stores Windows XP, and holds a back up of selective bits of your raid arrary. This could be you're MP3's, Pictures, Videos, Documents and Save Games. Don't back up programs, as they can be recovered from CD if need be. HDD2 and HDD3: RAID 0 volume. Uber fast baby! Store and install EVERYTHING here (Except Windows) and use it for day to day use. Back up important stuff on the above ![]() Thats what I would do, it gives you security and RAID performance. RE: Help with driver updates - Shaun Allsop - Jan 13, 2006 /\ Fantastic/\ Thankyou for your help. p.s your Reputation has been added to ![]() |