I am currently working on 3 computers, that I reformatted and installed Windows XP Professional on. Two of them are desktops, and one of them is a laptop. Few situations here....
1. One of the desktops is a Shuttle, and I was able to successfully install XP after having to replaced the motherboard. This was done via a CD. But now after I've got the system all setup and all the drivers loaded, the CD drive isn't even being seen in Windows, or in the BIOS. WTH?! :o Clearly the CD drive was working for me to be able to install Windows, so why the hell isn't it even being seen by the system now???!
2. The second desktop I'm working on is a desktop that was given to my aunt, and she asked me to check it out and clean it up. Looks like it was built by whomever gave it to her. Before I reformat the HD and put XP on it, I want to know how best to go about finding out all the components that are in there, in order to know what drivers to download? Obviously Windows doesn't give you detailed descriptions in device manager if you've got that yellow exclamation mark, for you to know what components are in there and what drivers you need, short of opening up the tower and trying to look for the model numbers of every component in there.
3. The third system I'm working on is a laptop, a Dell Latitude D620. I reformatted the system already and have a bunch of yellow exclamation marks in Device Manager that I need to download the drivers for, but there are not and detailed descriptions/model numbers for me to know what drivers I need! Since I cant' open the laptop up, how best to find out what all the components are in the laptop, in order to know what drivers to download and install?
That's in advance everyone for your help.
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"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo
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