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Choupolo · 05-30-2005, 02:18 AM

Ahh, that explains some things.

You see all those yellow question marks mean you need to install drivers for those devices. Chances are these drivers havent been installed after you re-installed Windows. The 'video controller' one is most likely causing your problem, if you install drivers for this one, then 'display adaptor' should then appear, and all should be well!

So the solution is to install the drivers, which should be on a driver disk that came with your computer. Load that disk and install the drivers, and those yellow question marks should disappear. The driver for video controller is the main one.

Any probs post back

lilusurfchicka · 05-30-2005, 04:02 AM

Do you know which disk i need to install.Umm.. i have the resource cd and tools system software.Which is called?

Knut · 05-30-2005, 04:29 AM

Resource cd should have your drivers.
The other may have things like Nortons AV, Music Match, and such things as to
help your drives read...

06-10-2005, 06:33 AM

If you know whether the card is Nvidia or ATi, you can go to here and download the latest drivers, this way you don't need the disc, to be honest the drivers on the disc are proably out of date now anyway

05-30-2005, 02:18 AM	#21 (permalink)
Choupolo is on the 4th circle: Avarice & Prodigality Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 757 Hellbux: 14,568	Ahh, that explains some things. You see all those yellow question marks mean you need to install drivers for those devices. Chances are these drivers havent been installed after you re-installed Windows. The 'video controller' one is most likely causing your problem, if you install drivers for this one, then 'display adaptor' should then appear, and all should be well! So the solution is to install the drivers, which should be on a driver disk that came with your computer. Load that disk and install the drivers, and those yellow question marks should disappear. The driver for video controller is the main one. Any probs post back __________________ Tenchu - Best Voice Acting in Any Game Ever!! (right-clickety )

05-30-2005, 04:29 AM	#23 (permalink)
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05-30-2005, 04:02 AM	#22 (permalink)
lilusurfchicka is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 28 Hellbux: 876	Do you know which disk i need to install.Umm.. i have the resource cd and tools system software.Which is called?

06-10-2005, 06:33 AM	#24 (permalink)
-Deadly- Posts: n/a Hellbux: 0 [Check]	If you know whether the card is Nvidia or ATi, you can go to here and download the latest drivers, this way you don't need the disc, to be honest the drivers on the disc are proably out of date now anyway