Substance
10-27-2007, 04:20 AM
A few people have been found asking what graphics card they have so that they can update their drivers and download the OpenGL drivers. I'm going to walkthrough with you guys how to find out your:
(Relevant to SoS)
Graphics Card Name
Manufacturer
Driver Version (You'll need to update to current!)
Okay, let's get started. To find this information out, we are going to be using the "DirectX Diagnostic Tool" - Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with it. Follow the step to step guide found below.
Step One
Go to "Start > Run" and in the Dialog Box that Appears, type "DxDiag". Be patient as it may take a few seconds to load and gather your systems information.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2310/dxdiagmz7.gif
Step Two
Okay, you will be greated with the DxDiag box now. The majority of your system information sits on the front page of DxDiag, but that's not of much use to us, we need to find the Display information. Browse the top tabs and find the "Display" tab. Click it and moveto the next step.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7410/dxdiag2mc9.gif
Step Three
Once in the Display Tab, we are starting to see the information we need now. Their are two columns. One with your cards information and one for your current drivers information.
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9972/dxdiag3cf9.gif
As you can see by the two bits of information in the red boxes, we can now view the Graphics Card you have and it's current Driver Version. Now, use your best friend Google, or your graphics card manufacturers website to find your latest driver. You driver version is in numerical form and as your looking for your latest driver, meaning the number will be greater than your current.
Something's come up and I have to dash so I'll leave the guide pretty patchy, you have the basics. I'll come back with links to drivers to the main Graphics Card Manufactures.
Hope this helps!
(Relevant to SoS)
Graphics Card Name
Manufacturer
Driver Version (You'll need to update to current!)
Okay, let's get started. To find this information out, we are going to be using the "DirectX Diagnostic Tool" - Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with it. Follow the step to step guide found below.
Step One
Go to "Start > Run" and in the Dialog Box that Appears, type "DxDiag". Be patient as it may take a few seconds to load and gather your systems information.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2310/dxdiagmz7.gif
Step Two
Okay, you will be greated with the DxDiag box now. The majority of your system information sits on the front page of DxDiag, but that's not of much use to us, we need to find the Display information. Browse the top tabs and find the "Display" tab. Click it and moveto the next step.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7410/dxdiag2mc9.gif
Step Three
Once in the Display Tab, we are starting to see the information we need now. Their are two columns. One with your cards information and one for your current drivers information.
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9972/dxdiag3cf9.gif
As you can see by the two bits of information in the red boxes, we can now view the Graphics Card you have and it's current Driver Version. Now, use your best friend Google, or your graphics card manufacturers website to find your latest driver. You driver version is in numerical form and as your looking for your latest driver, meaning the number will be greater than your current.
Something's come up and I have to dash so I'll leave the guide pretty patchy, you have the basics. I'll come back with links to drivers to the main Graphics Card Manufactures.
Hope this helps!