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how do i find out what graphics card i have?

 
 
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      17th Jul 2004
I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to download Open GL for my graphics and.....ext....
I'm running a Win XP system and i have absoluteley no idea on where to find it.
I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager, tring to work it out, but i just can't!!!!
Can anyone help me?
If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
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      17th Jul 2004
what does it say under "display adaptor" ????????????
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"Tom-Tom" <Tom-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to download Open GL

for my graphics and.....ext....
> I'm running a Win XP system and i have absoluteley no idea on where to find

it.
> I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager, tring to work

it out, but i just can't!!!!
> Can anyone help me?
> If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
> (E-Mail Removed)



 
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Bob Knowlden
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      17th Jul 2004
2 hours? That seems odd.

In Device Manager, my graphics card shows up (Display Adapter).

I'm not sure what would be displayed if XP was using its generic VGA
drivers, but I'd expect that *something" would show.

The card is also shown under the Display control panel: Settings tab,
Advanced button, Adapter tab.

I doubt that any of these detect the card, but rather its drivers.

Some graphics cards will display a BIOS message (from the card, rather than
the PC's BIOS) during startup. Watch carefully, as it won't be displayed for
long.

Ultimately, you may have to open the case, or read the manual if the
graphics are built-in to the mainboard.

You may also wish to download and install SiSoft Sandra
(http://www.sisoftware.net/ for the UK and US). There may be better similar
utilities, but Sandra is easy to use.

Best of luck.

Bob Knowlden

Address may be altered. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

"Tom-Tom" <Tom-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4EF8037A-F348-4E6E-9B01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to download Open

GL for my graphics and.....ext....
> I'm running a Win XP system and i have absoluteley no idea on where to

find it.
> I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager, tring to

work it out, but i just can't!!!!
> Can anyone help me?
> If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
> (E-Mail Removed)



 
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Nathan McNulty
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      17th Jul 2004
Also, another easy one to use is Everest Home Edition from
www.lavalys.com

Nathan McNulty

Bob Knowlden wrote:

> 2 hours? That seems odd.
>
> In Device Manager, my graphics card shows up (Display Adapter).
>
> I'm not sure what would be displayed if XP was using its generic VGA
> drivers, but I'd expect that *something" would show.
>
> The card is also shown under the Display control panel: Settings tab,
> Advanced button, Adapter tab.
>
> I doubt that any of these detect the card, but rather its drivers.
>
> Some graphics cards will display a BIOS message (from the card, rather than
> the PC's BIOS) during startup. Watch carefully, as it won't be displayed for
> long.
>
> Ultimately, you may have to open the case, or read the manual if the
> graphics are built-in to the mainboard.
>
> You may also wish to download and install SiSoft Sandra
> (http://www.sisoftware.net/ for the UK and US). There may be better similar
> utilities, but Sandra is easy to use.
>
> Best of luck.
>
> Bob Knowlden
>
> Address may be altered. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
>
> "Tom-Tom" <Tom-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4EF8037A-F348-4E6E-9B01-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to download Open

>
> GL for my graphics and.....ext....
>
>>I'm running a Win XP system and i have absoluteley no idea on where to

>
> find it.
>
>>I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager, tring to

>
> work it out, but i just can't!!!!
>
>> Can anyone help me?
>>If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
>>(E-Mail Removed)

>
>
>

 
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      17th Jul 2004
Tom-Tom wrote:
> I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to download
> Open GL for my graphics and.....ext.... I'm running a Win XP system
> and i have absoluteley no idea on where to find it.
> I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager, tring
> to work it out, but i just can't!!!! Can anyone help me?
> If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
> (E-Mail Removed)


TWO HOURS?! And you *STILL* can't find the section titled 'display
adaptors'?! WOW! Maybe you should change your name to 'Dum-Dum'?



 
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      17th Jul 2004

"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:kD7Kc.70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Tom-Tom wrote:
>> I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to download
>> Open GL for my graphics and.....ext.... I'm running a Win XP system
>> and i have absoluteley no idea on where to find it.
>> I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager, tring
>> to work it out, but i just can't!!!! Can anyone help me?
>> If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
>> (E-Mail Removed)

>
> TWO HOURS?! And you *STILL* can't find the section titled 'display
> adaptors'?! WOW! Maybe you should change your name to 'Dum-Dum'?
>


WOW!, and Miss Puss Discharge still has spelling woes; "adaptors" is spelt wrong, it is "adapters". Maybe you should change your name to Miss Dum Cünt!
 
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Bruce Chambers
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      17th Jul 2004
Greetings --

Well, if you don't have the PC's manual, and don't want to open
the case and look, these three utilities are quite useful:

SiSoft's Sandra
http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/index.ph...are_dl&lang=en

Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Unlimited Possibilities' AIDA32
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/aida32.zip


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"Tom-Tom" <Tom-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4EF8037A-F348-4E6E-9B01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to download

Open GL for my graphics and.....ext....
> I'm running a Win XP system and i have absoluteley no idea on where

to find it.
> I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager,

tring to work it out, but i just can't!!!!
> Can anyone help me?
> If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
> (E-Mail Removed)



 
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Frank
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      17th Jul 2004
Start > Run > DXDIAG >>> Display Tab
will give all of the pertinent information.

"Nathan McNulty" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Also, another easy one to use is Everest Home Edition from
> www.lavalys.com
>
> Nathan McNulty
>
> Bob Knowlden wrote:
>
> > 2 hours? That seems odd.
> >
> > In Device Manager, my graphics card shows up (Display Adapter).
> >
> > I'm not sure what would be displayed if XP was using its generic

VGA
> > drivers, but I'd expect that *something" would show.
> >
> > The card is also shown under the Display control panel: Settings

tab,
> > Advanced button, Adapter tab.
> >
> > I doubt that any of these detect the card, but rather its drivers.
> >
> > Some graphics cards will display a BIOS message (from the card,

rather than
> > the PC's BIOS) during startup. Watch carefully, as it won't be

displayed for
> > long.
> >
> > Ultimately, you may have to open the case, or read the manual if

the
> > graphics are built-in to the mainboard.
> >
> > You may also wish to download and install SiSoft Sandra
> > (http://www.sisoftware.net/ for the UK and US). There may be

better similar
> > utilities, but Sandra is easy to use.
> >
> > Best of luck.
> >
> > Bob Knowlden
> >
> > Address may be altered. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
> >
> > "Tom-Tom" <Tom-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:4EF8037A-F348-4E6E-9B01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >>I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to

download Open
> >
> > GL for my graphics and.....ext....
> >
> >>I'm running a Win XP system and i have absoluteley no idea on

where to
> >
> > find it.
> >
> >>I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager,

tring to
> >
> > work it out, but i just can't!!!!
> >
> >> Can anyone help me?
> >>If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
> >>(E-Mail Removed)

> >
> >
> >



 
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      17th Jul 2004

"Tom-Tom" <Tom-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4EF8037A-F348-4E6E-9B01-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I know i have to look under device manager....but i want to download Open

GL for my graphics and.....ext....
> I'm running a Win XP system and i have absoluteley no idea on where to

find it.
> I must have spent at least two hours looking in device manager, tring to

work it out, but i just can't!!!!
> Can anyone help me?
> If so, reply to this thread or email me at:
> (E-Mail Removed)


right click on open part of monitor screen for screen menu (or click on
display icon in your control panel)
select 'settings' tab menus
select 'advanced'
tab for 'display' shows graphics card being used.


also
a display tab exists in your directx info menus
run..."dxdiag"


 
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