Difference between revisions of "Drivers"
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In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.<ref name="wiki">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver Device driver on wikipedia]</ref> | In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.<ref name="wiki">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver Device driver on wikipedia]</ref> | ||
− | ==Graphic Drivers== | + | ==Graphic (Display) Drivers== |
+ | It's generally a good idea to have up-to-date graphic card drivers since they tend to fix many problems and increse performance in some games. | ||
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===nVidia drivers=== | ===nVidia drivers=== | ||
Visit [http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us nVidia drivers] page and fill in the form. | Visit [http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us nVidia drivers] page and fill in the form. | ||
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===AMD / ATI Drivers=== | ===AMD / ATI Drivers=== | ||
Visit [http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx ATI Drivers support] page and fill in the form. | Visit [http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx ATI Drivers support] page and fill in the form. | ||
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+ | ==Related software== | ||
+ | ===DirectX=== | ||
+ | Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. To update DirectX visit [http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=35 Microsoft Download Center]. | ||
+ | ====Compatibility==== | ||
+ | Windows 7: DirectX 10, 10.1, 11 | ||
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+ | Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c | ||
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+ | Please note that graphics card needs to be compatibile with DirectX version that you want to use. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 13:03, 22 February 2012
In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.[1]
Graphic (Display) Drivers
It's generally a good idea to have up-to-date graphic card drivers since they tend to fix many problems and increse performance in some games.
nVidia drivers
Visit nVidia drivers page and fill in the form.
AMD / ATI Drivers
Visit ATI Drivers support page and fill in the form.
Related software
DirectX
Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. To update DirectX visit Microsoft Download Center.
Compatibility
Windows 7: DirectX 10, 10.1, 11
Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c
Please note that graphics card needs to be compatibile with DirectX version that you want to use.