Are you a PC gamer and want the best out of your Graphics Card?

Written by Stephen Hames


Introduction

In this article you will learn how to getrepparttar most out of your graphics card by installing new drivers and tweaking Windows. The guide is based around Windows XP Professional Edition but you can userepparttar 107716 same guide to tweak other Windows operating systems.

Step 1.

The first thing you need to know what graphics card you are using. The most popular graphics card companies are nVidia and ATi. Both these companies have an excellent range of products and offer excellent service. Once you know what graphics card you are using, then head over torepparttar 107717 companies website where you can downloadrepparttar 107718 latest drivers.

Drivers are software that runs your graphics card, printer or scanner correctly. Being up to date with drivers will help solve issues that may arise with modern PC games. Just recently I had to update my drivers to fix a problem I had with a game I recently purchased, and this solved my problem.

OK once you have downloaded your drivers for your graphics card make sure you create a restore point usingrepparttar 107719 utility System Restore. This can be done my click Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools and then System Restore. Then followrepparttar 107720 on screen instructions to createrepparttar 107721 restore point. By doing this it makes sure that if a problem occurs after you installedrepparttar 107722 new drivers, you can return torepparttar 107723 restore point to see ifrepparttar 107724 problem isrepparttar 107725 drivers you installed.

Once you’ve finished creating your restore point, you need to install your drivers. This can done by double clicking onrepparttar 107726 file you downloaded and then you followrepparttar 107727 on screen instructions. After you’ve installed your drivers you will have to restart Windows sorepparttar 107728 changes can take effect.

Learn How To Diagnose Video Display Problems Fast

Written by Otis F. Cooper


When you have problems with your video display,it can be something as simple as havingrepparttar brightness turned down to a bad controller onrepparttar 107715 motherboard.If you have not done,first learn to identifyrepparttar 107716 components ofrepparttar 107717 video display system.

When you look inside any open computer,see if you can locaterepparttar 107718 Video Card.Is your video card mounted in an adapter slot or is it integrated ontorepparttar 107719 motherboard.Ifrepparttar 107720 card is motherboard integrated,locaterepparttar 107721 jumpers that will allowrepparttar 107722 card to be disabled should you need to install another card.

The Monitor isrepparttar 107723 second component inrepparttar 107724 video display and it must be compatible with your video card.Be surerepparttar 107725 maximumn resolution of your video card and monitor arerepparttar 107726 same.Its even better to your a higher resolution display on your monitor.

Go to http://www.ultimatepcrepair.com/photos.html to see a video card in an adapter slot and one that is motherboard mounted. Follow these procedures to correct any type of video display malfunction.

NOTHING ON THE MONITOR

As we first mentioned,chackrepparttar 107727 brightness and contrast buttons onrepparttar 107728 monitor to be sure they are not turned down. Yea,we know.This sounds a little silly to think this could be overlokked,but believe me,it really does.

And while we're talking about simple checks,be surerepparttar 107729 monitor is receiving power.Ifrepparttar 107730 power indicator light is out,removerepparttar 107731 power cable and look for any bent or broken pins or connectors.

Try to rebootrepparttar 107732 computer one or two times to be surerepparttar 107733 system did not just lock up.If nothing happens,replacerepparttar 107734 cable with a known good cable to prove thatrepparttar 107735 wall outlet or surge protector has power.

Ifrepparttar 107736 monitor has power but nothing is onrepparttar 107737 screen, checkrepparttar 107738 data cable going intorepparttar 107739 rear ofrepparttar 107740 computer. Be surerepparttar 107741 cable is secure.If it is,Turnrepparttar 107742 power off torepparttar 107743 system unit,removerepparttar 107744 cable and look for broken, loose,or bent pins.

Finally,if you're blessed enough to have two computers, exchangerepparttar 107745 monitor with a good monitor to see if it works.Replacerepparttar 107746 old monitor ifrepparttar 107747 new monitor works. Ifrepparttar 107748 new monitor fail as well,removerepparttar 107749 system cover to inspectrepparttar 107750 Video Card.

MONITOR WORKS BUT NO DISPLAY

Whenrepparttar 107751 Monitor is known to be good but its screen is still blank,the Video Card isrepparttar 107752 most likely culprit.First inspectrepparttar 107753 card to be sure it is fullly seated in its slot if it is adapter slot mounted.

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