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5 total messages Started by coffee man Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:35
detect onboard audio and video controllers
#297
Author: coffee man
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:35
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loading win 98 into a sysytem based on compaq board and have no idea
what the onboard audio and video is...is there software that can
detect make and model of audio and video controllers??...i know linux
can do it how bout for windows
thanks 
Re: detect onboard audio and video controllers
#298
Author: DS
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 12:47
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"coffee man" <cfman@anydomain.com> wrote in message
news:3f094c15.91090@news-server...
> loading win 98 into a sysytem based on compaq board and have no idea
> what the onboard audio and video is...is there software that can
> detect make and model of audio and video controllers??...i know linux
> can do it how bout for windows
> thanks

It appears from your earlier post to be a FIC board.....ATI video and either
Yamaha or Creative sound.....Find the chips on the board. There should be an
ATI chip and a sound chip ......................
Re: detect onboard audio and video controllers
#299
Author: Peter Ives
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 19:17
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In article <3f094c15.91090@news-server>, coffee man
<cfman@anydomain.com> writes
>loading win 98 into a sysytem based on compaq board and have no idea
>what the onboard audio and video is...is there software that can
>detect make and model of audio and video controllers??...i know linux
>can do it how bout for windows
>thanks 

You could try aida32.
-- 
Peter Ives
Remove ALL_STRESS only before sending me an email
Re: detect onboard audio and video controllers
#300
Author: Pen
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:11
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If AIDA32 doesn't work, try SisoftSandra or Belarc Advisor.

"Peter Ives" <pete@pgives.ALL_STRESSfreeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Z5L92CAwccC$EwUy@pgives.ALL_STRESSfreeserve.co.uk...
> In article <3f094c15.91090@news-server>, coffee man
> <cfman@anydomain.com> writes
> >loading win 98 into a sysytem based on compaq board and have no
idea
> >what the onboard audio and video is...is there software that can
> >detect make and model of audio and video controllers??...i know
linux
> >can do it how bout for windows
> >thanks
>
> You could try aida32.
> -- 
> Peter Ives
> Remove ALL_STRESS only before sending me an email
Re: detect onboard audio and video controllers
#301
Author: Franc Zabkar
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:18
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On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:35:56 GMT, cfman@anydomain.com (coffee man) put
finger to keyboard and composed:

>loading win 98 into a sysytem based on compaq board and have no idea
>what the onboard audio and video is...is there software that can
>detect make and model of audio and video controllers??...i know linux
>can do it how bout for windows
>thanks 

Use can use Debug from the DOS prompt to search the video BIOS for
text strings.

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3e4413cb.406867%40news.optusnet.com.au&output=gplain


- Franc Zabkar
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