Re: unknown video card
"Phisherman" <noone@nobody.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 02:54:01 -0700, Stone Cold
> <StoneCold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I have lost my tv tuner card driver. I have installed it about 2 years ago
>>and dont remember which one it was??
>>Is there any way I can find out what TV tuner card I have?
>>
>>Cheers
>
> Always a good idea to keep a list of hardware with serial & model
> numbers. (I know someone who keeps his list on one folded page on the
> bottom of his PC.) Some manufacturers won't provide tech support
> without a serial number.
How many tv tuner cards did you have?
Most of the time trying to install the wrong driver will simply result in a
failure or device not found message. Sometimes device manager may give you a
clue as to the manufacturer.
Otherwise open the case and look for serial numbers or a manufacturers name
on the PCB. There will likely be names printed on the chips, (by the chipset
makers). Many cards use the same chipset, so you might find a working driver
for a similar card. You might need to pull the card out to see any
numbers/names properly.
A part from giving you the advice of storing your hardware documentation and
original disks/drivers together somewhere there's not much else we could do.