The problem of finding and installing drivers has existed since the days of Windows. For example, in Windows XP this problem was most acute, since there were no universal drivers at that time, and immediately after installing Windws XP, a whole list of devices appeared in the device manager for which drivers were not found. In Windows 7, 8, 8.1, this problem has become less acute, since these operating systems have universal drivers that often fit almost every computer / laptop. But we must admit that when using such drivers, some of the functionality either did not work correctly, or did not work at all, for example, the maximum screen size was not used or the video camera showed the picture upside down. Therefore the problem search and install drivers is still the first problem after installing the operating system. In order to help solve this problem, this article was written.
First of all, I want to warn you that all the methods described below are as safe as possible and, if done correctly, will not harm your computer, but nevertheless, I recommend make a restore point so that in case of problems you can return to original state .
So, after installing the operating system, you have undefined devices in device manager .
Find the driver disc.
Quite often, discs are lost, thrown away, and sometimes do not come with the kit at all, so this method is not suitable for everyone, in which case, read the methods below.
Download drivers from the official site.
If you cannot find drivers for a laptop, just go to the official website of the laptop manufacturer, find the model of your laptop (enter the laptop model in the search bar), select the operating system that you installed and download all available drivers.
List of laptop manufacturers' websites:
Acer - www.acer.ru.
ASUS - www.asus.com
HP - www.hp.com/ru
Dell - www.dell.ru
MSI - www.msi.com
Samsung - www.samsung.ru
Toshiba - www.toshiba.com.ru
Sony - www.sony.ru
Lenovo - www.lenovo.com
eMachines - ru.emachines.com
LG - www.lg.com
Gigabyte - www.gigabyte.ru
Below is an example of finding drivers for an ASUS laptop.
If you have a computer, in this case, look at the labeling of each of the computer components (motherboard, video card, network card, etc.) for this it is not at all necessary to disassemble it. Then go to the component manufacturer's website and download the drivers for your operating system version.
Search for drivers by hardware ID.
Another way find and download drivers use the site http://devid.info/ru... This site contains information about a large number of hardware IDs and drivers for them. You just have to look at the ID of the unknown device and use the search to find it on the site and download it.
In order to see the device ID, go to the device manager, right-click on the unknown device, select "Properties"
In the properties window, go to the "Details" tab and in the "Property" field, select "Equipment ID" in the Values field, you will see the coveted set of characters. Perhaps the data will not be in two lines, in this case, check each of the lines by copying it into the search line on the site.
Copy this character set and paste it into the search bar on the site http://devid.info/ru.
After the drivers are found, you just have to download them, be careful because there are quite a lot of advertisements on this site.
In my case, the drivers were for Windows XP x64, although I needed for Windows 7 x64, nevertheless I downloaded the ones that were offered. it turned out that the archive contained drivers for other versions of operating systems, so download the most suitable one, it is quite possible that there will be what you need there.
Installing drivers using programs.
There are many programs to help you find, download and install drivers, the only thing is that these programs are, by and large, paid. In this example, I will consider one of the free programs - DriverPack Solution. this program is available in two versions, the first version ( online) - installed on a computer / laptop on which there are problems with drivers (it is necessary for the network card to work and have Internet access), scans your computer / laptop and displays a list of drivers that need to be installed, then click the "Install and update" button the program will install all the necessary drivers.
The second version ( full version ) is suitable if the computer / laptop on which there are problems with the drivers does not have an Internet connection or the drivers are not installed on the network card. After downloading the program, run the DriverPackSolution.exe file, the program, having scanned the computer / laptop, will show you all devices requiring installation and updating, to see which devices will be installed drivers, check the boxes "Settings" and "Expert mode". After that, indicate which drivers you want to install (updating drivers is not necessary if you are not experiencing problems with these devices).
After that, the drivers will be installed.
In conclusion, I would like to add - you should not download drivers from suspicious sources, sites demanding money from you, a phone number, sending SMS, etc. you run the risk of being tricked or downloading a virus.
Windows 10 differs from older OS versions in that it tries to find the necessary drivers itself, and often, the user does not need to download anything himself. But it so happens that you need to download drivers for a laptop for Windows 10 with your own hands, since the system cannot find the one you need, or it does it incorrectly.
Peculiarities
The Windows 10 operating system does not differ depending on whether it is installed on a computer or on a laptop. So the driver package will be the same for both the desktop version of the OS and the portable one. But there are differences, and they are serious, depending on the hardware of your device. There are a number of generic drivers: These drivers are generally suitable for all devices. Errors and problems can happen if you have a very old device. Or vice versa - very new. A common problem is the network card does not work. you need to download it personally, for a specific model, then there will be no such problems.You already understood that downloading drivers for a laptop is not an easy task, you can confuse a lot. To make it easier for you, and so that you do not get confused, we offer you a universal solution - a program that itself analyzes the hardware of your device, automatically downloads the necessary drivers and monitors their updates. So on this page you can download not just a driver for a laptop on Windows 10, you will download a comprehensive solution and a handy tool.
If they are absent on the official website? Hello admin, I reinstalled the Windows 8 operating system on Windows 7 on a new laptop, then looked into the device manager and was stunned, there is no driver for ten devices. I do not even know where to start. Maxik.
Hello, friends! Just yesterday I found myself in the same situation, I came to visit my friend and he asked me for a new laptop with a GPT hard drive. In addition, the new Toshiba laptop had another feature that sometimes made life difficult when installing drivers, or rather the so-called switchable video: Intel + nVidia, that is, two video cards. The first Intel HD Graphics 4000 integrated into the Core i7 processor, the second discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M.
- Note: Friends, of course, on the correct download all the drivers on the official website of your laptop, how to do it is written in our article :.
- But you can also follow the path described in this article. In general, there is one on our site dedicated to finding and installing drivers, if this article does not help you, follow the link and read.
A person is accustomed to Windows 7, for three years of work with this operating system he had no problems. In addition, in Windows 8, the Metro window interface did not like, and most importantly, it was not possible to install several necessary programs, although the developers announced full compatibility with the eight.
In short, we decided to reinstall the system. I will not describe the entire reinstallation process, it is described in detail in our article, the link above. But on that how to install drivers on a laptop I will dwell in detail.
After a successful installation, I went into the Device Manager and was not surprised, the laptop is new and there are no drivers for many devices in Windows 7.
Important : Before installing drivers on a laptop, first create just in case It was not possible to use the official website of the laptop to install the drivers, it was elementary because the drivers were not installed on the network card and Wi-Fi adapter, so I decided to use the very simple and free DriverPack Solution program, which contains a huge number of drivers for almost all known devices, I always carry it with me on a flash drive.
The program works without installation and weighs 10 GB.
Select "DriverPack Offline" and click "Download"
Recently, many users do not like this assembly, since in normal mode it installs various side software along with the drivers, but this will not happen if you install the drivers in the " Expert”, In this case, only the drivers you selected will be installed on your laptop.
To download, we need a free torrent program, you can download it on the official websitehttp://www.utorrent.com/intl/ru/
Open.
DriverPack Solution driver assembly is downloaded in ISO image - DriverPack_17.7.4_Offline.iso.
Connect the ISO image of DriverPack Solution to the virtual disk drive and launch the executable file DriverPack.exe.
Personally, I create a folder on a USB flash drive or portable hard drive with the name DriverPack and copy the contents into it DriverPack Solution ISO image. When I need to install drivers on any computer or laptop, I connect a USB flash drive to it and run the executable file of the program DriverPack Solution, then I install the drivers, it's done like this.
The laptop configuration is being checked.
We choose necessarily Expert mode!
We tick all the drivers for installation. The Intel eXtensible Host Controller USB 3.0 driver will be installed first.
We uncheck all the utilities and click on the "Install drivers" button
The driver installation process begins.
The entire driver installation process took 2 minutes. We go to the Device Manager and check if all the drivers are installed. So we installed the drivers on the laptop.
I think many of the laptop users have faced the problem - how to find a driver for a laptop... Time passes and sometime, a new laptop, reads "mow"... I'm not talking about the drenched (coffee, or beer - which is even worse.) Notebook-netbook keyboards. I mean the Operating System. In this case, problems with the operating system depend on many factors ...
- How well the user knows the computer ...
- How often does he use ...
- Does one use ...
- Etc.
There is such a phrase - "80% of Windows errors are located half a meter from the monitor screen ..." I absolutely agree with these words!
As a person who has been professionally engaged in the repair and adjustment of computers and laptops in his city for more than 10 years, having an address book with more than 4 thousand registered clients on his phone, I can say absolutely reliably - if you have problems with your computer, first of all - look for the problem in the lack of your own knowledge ...
And my site was created just in order to replenish your knowledge, so - welcome to the new lesson!
Windows is "not childish" buggy!
It is impossible to work on the Internet!
Games freeze and crash!
You can, of course, try to restore the system. But, there is one caveat ... If your problem is due to viruses, for example Sality-virus, or Conficker, then in this case it is worth reinstalling the system. At least because these viruses find in your OS, all files with the extension .exe and infect them ... And the file with the extension .exe is a startup file for any program. In this case, it is easier to reinstall the Operating System, saving before that the data you need on a free disk partition.
Even your antivirus that you paid for once1500-2000 rubles, this is a file with the extension.exe . Do you really think that you will be given the perfect remedy for all viral problems for2000 rubles ?! Yes evenfor 10000r. you will not find an ideal remedy, because it already plays a role here -Human factor. As it is impossible to eradicate crime, so isit is impossible to exclude all computer viruses!
Therefore, we do not strain, but decide what to do. If your computer wizard did not take care that, after installing you (on a laptop or computer) the Windows Operating System, make an image (scan, copy) of your system disk using the same program Acronis True Image, which will contain all installed and necessary programs, as well as drivers, then - after reinstalling Windows, you may encounter the following:
- You will not be able to launch games that were previously launched.
- There will be no Internet access.
- The SD cards from your camera, etc. will no longer be detected ...
An unscrupulous master may tell you that the problem can be solved by replacing the video card, or hard drive, or something else. Just to make more money from you. Or because the master himself lacks knowledge ... Just because you are not smart enough in computers ...
Just in order to somehow eliminate such situations (I don't like "hucksters" and non-professionals ...) I write articles and lessons on repairing and setting up a computer.
This does not mean that if the wizard told you that you need to change the hard drive, then he is deceiving you! Never offend a person with mistrust and reproaches if you understand little about the problem and have called the master to solve your problem! Simply, if you have a lack of knowledge, doubts arise. (and doubts arise - EXACTLY from LACK OF KNOWLEDGE!), then you can always ask a question on my website and during 24 hours - get an answer. I visit the site about once a day.
Okay, enough preludes. I hope the information above was helpful to you. Let's get to practice!
How to find a driver for a laptop:
So, let's look at the example of a problem with the video driver, if, after reinstalling the Operating System, suddenly :), the games stopped starting - go to "Device Manager":
1. left mouse button, click "Start" (lower left part of the Monitor Screen),
3. in the context menu that appears - left-click "properties". (If you have Windows XP, then - click the left - "Hardware" - "Device Manager". If you have Windows 7, in the left block of the menu, click "Device Manager").
4. In the window that opens, we find the equipment marked Exclamation mark(usually signed - as unknown device, but there may be another inscription). The main thing, remember - if in front of any equipment there is Sun. Sign- This means that the driver is not installed. In Windows 7, if during the installation of the Operating System, the installer could not install the driver on the video card - the "standard video driver" will be installed by default (This happens if your copy of Windows is older than the hardware in your laptop or computer. In this case, there will be no Sunshine on the video adapter in the "device manager." do not install "standard video adapter" instead - the correct driver for your video card!).
5. Click the left mouse button twice on the problem equipment. A window will appear in which we click "Information" and left-click in the "properties"Equipment ID. Next, select it by clicking on it once with the left button :) andpress "Ctrl" on the keyboard and without releasing it, press "C".
6. In the free space of the desktop on the monitor screen, right-click, select "create", then left-click - "text document".
7. Open the created document, click once with the mouse anywhere in the document window and press on the keyboard "ctrl" + "V".
8. We open an Internet browser and insert into the address bar - http://www.devid.info/ru/
9. In the opened driver search site, in the search bar (where it says - "Enter driver code") paste the copied code from the text document and click "Search":
If you have Windows XP, then we select XP in the list of proposed drivers, if you have Windows 7, we select a driver for Windows 7. Be sure to take into account the capacity of the Operating System! What is your system and bit depth (it can be 32 or 64 bits), you can see it in the properties of the computer (an example for 7 is in the first picture above ...). Having selected the driver, click on the icon to the right of it in the form of a floppy disk. A window will appear prompting you to download the driver, click once with the left mouse button on the file with the extension .zip or .rar
Click again on the file with the extension .zip and get the file upload window. We choose "Save":
12. In a new window, select where we want to save this file (By default, "My Documents" or "Desktop" is offered) and wait until the file is downloaded to your computer ...
13. Open the downloaded file archive with the driver, find the file with the extension .exe and run the installation by double-clicking on it with the left mouse button.
After finishing the driver installation, we restart the computer or laptop and we are glad that it disappeared in the "device manager" Sun. Sign!
Thank you for attention!
