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HARDWARE: Company Links
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3Com |
3Com Support |
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Networking products, hardware firewalls and modems, for wireless and dedicated solutions. |
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3DLabs |
3DLabs Support |
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Manufacturer of 3D graphics video accelerator cards, now owned by Creative Labs. |
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ABIT |
ABIT Support |
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Manufacturer of motherboards video graphics and sound products. |
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Acer Computers |
Acer Support |
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Computer manufacturer of desktops, noteboks, servers, handhelds, scanners, monitors, CDROMs and motherboards. |
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Adaptec |
Adaptec Support |
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Well known for their SCSI adapter cards, they are now into all sorts of devices for storage media. |
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Advanced Micro Devices |
AMD Support |
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Makers of AMD Athlon and Duron microprocessors. They also make flash memory, networking products and embedded controllers. |
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Agere |
Agere Support |
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Makers of the LTWin modem chip set. They continue to make modem microchips that are used in many brand name computers. They have a line of wireless networing products such as PCMCIA wireless solutions. They also make microchips used in USB devices and inside hard drives, and many other products. |
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American Megatrends |
AMI Support |
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Well known for their AMI BIOS found in many brand name computers, but they make servers, desktops, high capacity storage devices, motherboards, hardware diagnostic and BIOS utility software. |
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ASUSTek Computer |
ASUS Support |
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Makers of ASUS motherboards, notebooks, graphics cards, CDROMs, servers and modems. |
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ATI Technologies |
ATI Support |
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A Canadian company famous for their graphics cards. |
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Best Data |
Best Data Support |
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Cable modems, DSL modems, networking products, USB devices, modems, graphics video accelerators and accessories |
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Canon |
Canon Support |
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Printers, faxes, photocopiers, cameras, digital camcorders, digital cameras, scanners, and projectors. |
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Compaq |
Compaq Support |
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See Hewlett Packard. |
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Creative Labs |
Creative Support |
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Famous for their SoundBlaster sound cards, but they also supply web cameras, video capture cards, CDROMs, PC speakers and accessories. |
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Dell |
Dell Support |
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Servers and storage systems, notebook and desktop computers, networking products, software and peripherals. |
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DLink |
DLink Support |
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Network cards and networking products for dedicated or wireless solutions. |
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Epson |
Espon Support |
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Printers, digital cameras, scanners, and projectors. |
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Fujitsu |
Fujitsu Support |
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Servers, desktops, notebooks, tablets, printers, scanners and hard drives. |
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Gateway |
Gateway Support |
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All-in-one systems, desktop and notebook computers, and servers. |
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Genius |
Genius Support |
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Mice, scanners, tablets, joysticks, keyboard. fax/modems, networking products, PC speakers, sound cards, ADSL modems, motherboards, monitors, graphics cards, graphics video accelerators and web camers. |
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GVC |
GVC Support |
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Modems, ADSL modems, cable modems, networking products, cables and accessories. |
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GigaByte Technology |
GigaByte Support |
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Makers of computers, motherboards and graphics cards, as well as desktop and server computers. |
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Hewlett Packard |
HP Support |
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The merged efforts of Compaq and Hewlett Packard makers of desktop and notebook computers, printers, digital imaging devices, digital audio devices, storage devices, servers, networking products, monitors, calculators, software and accessories. |
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Hitachi |
Hitachi Support |
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Servers, desktops, notebooks, CDROMs, tablets, monitors, MPEG cameras, printers and projectors. |
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IBM |
IBM Support |
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Producer of the PowerPC microprocessors. They also make servers, desktops, notebooks, monitors, printers and hard drives. They are also software developers (See IBM Software). |
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Intel |
Intel Support |
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Producer of the Pentium series of microprocessors, as well as their own motherboards. |
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IPC |
IPC Support |
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Canadian computer desktop manufacturer. |
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Kensington |
Kensington Support |
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Trackballs, mice, usb hubs, keyboards, keyboard drawers, computer cases and accessories. They also have joysticks, but they market them through Advanced Gravis. |
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Leadtek |
Leadtek Support |
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Manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards, multimedia, GPS, Videophone, VoIP and video surveillance products. |
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Logitech |
Logitech Support |
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Mice, trackballs, keyboards, joysticks, web cameras, PC speakers and headsets. |
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Maxtor |
Maxtor Support |
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Makers of hard drives, and purchasers of the Quantum's hard drive division. |
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Microtek |
Microtek Support |
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Scanners, monitors, digital cameras, projectors and accessories. |
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NEC |
NEC Support |
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Manufacturer of computer desktops, notebooks, servers, super computers, monitors and peripherals. |
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nVidia |
nVidia Support |
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Manufacturer of video cards found in many brand name computers. |
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Oak Technology |
Support N/A |
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Manufacturer of CD-ROM, CD-RW and DVD microship controllers, programmable image processors, compression codecs, resolution enhancement solutions. They continue to provide access to the sound and video graphics device driver download area, which they no longer make; however, drivers currently residing on their webpage will not be updated. |
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Palm |
Palm Support |
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Handhelds. |
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Packard Bell |
Packard Bell Support |
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Desktops, notebooks, handhelds and projectors, now owned ny NEC. |
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Promise Technology |
Promise Support |
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ATA and ATA RAID controllers for hard drives. |
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Quantum |
Quantum Support |
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No longer do they make hard drives, but they are into tape drives and other storage media. |
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RealTek |
RealTek Support |
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Network microchip manufacturer found in many different brand name network cards and motherboards, including Certified Data. Recently they have begun to make large advances in the sound microchip market with their AC97 series. They are now venturing into the graphics video microchip market. |
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Silicon Integrated Systems |
SiS Support |
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Graphics video, network and sound microchip manufacturer found in many different brand name cards and motherboards. |
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SMC Networking |
SMC Support |
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Networking products,. |
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SOHOware |
SOHO Support |
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Networking products, of which their network cards were commonly used with the Roger @Home cable internet installations by Rogers Cable before they sold their west coast Canadian interests in the cable industry. |
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Sony |
Sony Support |
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Computers, Televisions, Stereos, Cameras, Portable Audio, Handhelds, PlayStation are amoung the multitude of products that Sony makes. |
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Sonicblue |
Sonicblue Support |
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Formerly S3 Incorporated they currently make modems, phone line sharing devices and mp3 players. They used to make and still have web support for motherboards, Supra modems as well as: S3 Graphics, Stealth, SpeedStar, Monster, Viper, Edge 3D, graphics video and/or sound cards. |
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Terayon |
Terayon Support |
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Cable modems used by Shaw Cable. |
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Toshiba |
Toshiba Support |
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Notebooks, servers, handhelds, photocopiers, printers, faxes, scanners, cable modmes, digital cameras, projectors, CDROMs, hard drives, microprocessors, batteries, |
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Tyan Computer |
Tyan Support |
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Makers of motherboards and video graphics cards. |
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USR Robotics |
USR Support |
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Maker of the world's #1 selling modem brand by providing innovative Internet access solutions to millions of homes and businesses around the globe. |
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Via Technologies |
Via Support |
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Maker of microchip motherboard controller chipsets, and the purchaser of Cyrix. They have expanded into the video graphics, networking, sound and CDROM microchip markets, and now they also make a Socket 370 microprocessor for PC compatibles expanding on the technology created by the Cyrix microprocessors. They boast of low power consumption and a cooler operating temperature, and they suggest there is no need at all for a noisy CPU fan in your computer; however, the speed is only up to 1 GHz. This could be ideally suited for the handheld and laptop market, and you may see them showing up in those markets. |
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Viewsonic |
Viewsonic Support |
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LCD and CRT monitor manufacturer. |
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Western Digital |
Western Digital Support |
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Makers of hard drives. |
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Yamaha |
Yamaha Support |
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Not only do they make the microchips used in the SoundBlaster, but they are into anything related to music inclucing CDROMs, PC speakers and headphones |
HARDWARE: Drivers
- Description
of Device Drivers
If you are looking for a specific device
driver, view this article.
A device driver is code that an
operating system uses to control disk devices, display adapters, input
devices such as a mouse or track ball, modems, fax machines, printers
and other
hardware.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q200842
(W98/se/ME Nov. 9, 2000)
- How
to Configure Windows 98 or Windows Me to Install New
Drivers
You may want to do so to verify that you have
completely installed all of the components of a device driver and the
supporting files needed for your
device.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q253671
(W95/98/se/ME Jul. 6, 2001)
- Microsoft Certified
drivers for windows
If the driver has been submitted for
certification by Microsoft you'll find it
here.
http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/
- Driver
Signing for Windows Operating Systems
Microsoft is promoting
driver signing for designated device classes as a mechanism to advance
the quality of
drivers.
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/desinit/digitsign.htm
- Webopedia
Driver Definition:
A program that controls a device. Every device, whether
it be a printer, disk drive, or keyboard, must have a driver program. Many drivers, such
as the keyboard driver, come with the operating system. For other devices, you may need to
load a new driver when you connect the device to your computer. In DOS systems, drivers are
files with a.SYS extension. In Windows environments, drivers often have a.DRV extension.
http://webopedia.com/TERM/d/driver.html
- Catchup Update your PC
Catchup
It's never been easier to manage your PC. From
software updates to security fixes, CatchUp automatically finds what you
need to keep your PC
up-to-date.
http://catchup.cnet.com/
- DriverGuide
You will
have to join before you get access to the drivers, but all they are asking for is your
name and an e-mail address; however, you will not receive unsolicited e-mail as a
result of signing up.
http://www.driverguide.com
- Help Drivers
The
most complete drivers compilation on the web.
http://www.helpdrivers.com
- Drivers
headquarters
Links to manufacturers by type of
drivers.
http://www.drivershq.com
- Internet-Help.net
Links
to
manufacturers.
http://www.internet-help.net/Manufacturers/
- Paco's Drivers
Always
adding more device drivers, with additional content as well. One of the latest additions
is a dll library. If you have a lost or corrupt dll, you may just find it. Perhaps you
just want to learn a little about how your computer functions so you can improve its speed
and reliability. and need some tutorials to point you in the right direction. If you are
interested in learning web development there's a a rapidly growing area covering many aspects,
ranging from basic html to development of web applications. There is also a comprehensive
directory of tutorials.
http://www.pacosdrivers.com
- Soundcard-Drivers
This
site maintains listings of sound card driver files available on the web, organized by company.
Even the most obscure sound card drivers can be found here.
http://www.soundcard-drivers.com |
HARDWARE: Expansion BUS
HARDWARE: Microphone
HARDWARE: Monitors/Adapters
- How
to Enable Multiple Display Support Using Windows
98
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q179602
(W98 May 15, 2001)
- Hardware
Requirements for Multiple Display Support in Windows 98
All
the display adapters that are used in a computer with multiple-display
support must be Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) or Accelerated
Graphics Port (AGP) devices that use multiple-display-enabled display
adapter drivers that are included with Windows
98.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q182708
(W98 Jul. 25, 2001)
- Incorrect
Display Driver Installed for ATI All-In-Wonder Adapter
When
you remove the ATI All-In-Wonder or ATI All-In-Wonder Pro display
adapter driver, Windows 98 may re-detect the display adapter as an ATI
Rage II+ display
adapter.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q185603
(W98 Jul. 25, 2001)
- Cannot
Resume Monitor Turned Off By Advanced Power Management
If
your monitor is turned off by Advanced Power Management (APM),
you may be unable to resume
it.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q187727
(W98/se/ME Dec. 11, 2000)
- Unable
to Use Secondary Monitor After Installing ATI Software
If you
can read this message, Windows has successfully initialized this display
adapter.
To use this adapter as part of your windows desktop, open
the Display option in the Control Panel and adjust the settings on the
Settings.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q196111
(W98 Jul. 25, 2001)
- ATI
OEM Rage II Drivers Do Not Work with Multiple Displays
When
you are using an ATI Rage II video adapter with Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) drivers as your primary display adapter and you add
an additional video adapter so that you can use the multiple display
feature in Windows 98, your computer may stop responding
(hang).
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q207116
(W98/se Jul. 25, 2001)
- Cannot
Move Programs Between Multiple Monitors
When you try to move
a program between multiple monitors on a computer using the
multiple monitor functionality, you may not be able to move or
reposition some
programs.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q245679
(W98/se/ME May. 16, 2001) |
HARDWARE: Mouse
- Machine
Hangs While Down loading Files with Procomm Plus 2.0
Moving
the mouse while down loading files using Datastorm Procomm Plus version
2.0 for MS-DOS causes the computer to stop responding
(hang).
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q118576
(W95 Dec. 17, 2000)
- Left
Mouse Button Click Acts Like Right Mouse Button Click
When
you click the left mouse button, Windows 95/98 may respond as if you
pressed the right mouse button. For example, when you click an icon with
the left mouse button, the context menu may
open.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q136592
(W95/98 Dec. 17, 2000)
- USB
Keyboard or Mouse Does Not Work in Windows 98
Windows did not
detect a mouse attached to the computer. You can safely attach a serial
mouse now.
To attach a mouse to a PS/2 port, you must first turn the
computer
off.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q206002
(W98 Nov. 21, 2000)
- PS/2
Mouse Does Not Work After Upgrading to Windows 98
When you
run Windows Setup to upgrade to Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition
from the graphical user interface (GUI) in Microsoft Windows 3.1 or
Windows 3.11, the PS/2 mouse may not
work
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q206034
(W98/se Jul. 27, 2001)
- Moving
USB Mouse Causes Print Job to Terminate
When a Universal
Serial Bus (USB) printer and a USB mouse are connected to
a computer without a hub, print jobs in progress may terminate
prematurely if the mouse is moved. The printer may stop printing in the
middle of the job, and advance the
page.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q234778
(W98 May. 15, 2001)
- Computer
Hangs If USB Mouse Is Moved While Suspending
You erratically
move the Universal Serial Bus (USB) mouse that is attached to the
computer while the computer is in the process of suspending.
You
rapidly press keys on the USB keyboard that is attached to the
computer while the computer is in the process of
suspending
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q240021
(W98/se Jul. 25, 2001)
- USB
Mouse or Keyboard Not Working with AMD OHCI USB
Controller
When you use AMD's OHCI USB controller, you may
experience intermittent instances where Windows does not
recognize the USB mouse or USB
keyboard.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q241134
(W98/se Jul. 25, 2001)
- Animated
Pointers Disappear on Compaq Presario Computer
If you are
using Microsoft Themes, animated pointers may disappear, and this
may occur when you view Web pages that use
frames.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q246155
(W95/98/se Feb. 18, 2002)
- IntelliMouse
Explorer: Mouse Does Not Respond When Connected to USB
Port
In addition, a yellow exclamation mark may appear on
the icon for the IntelliMouse Explorer in Device
Manager.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q249428
(May. 9, 2002)
- Serial
Mouse Does Not Respond After Resuming From ACPI Standby
Mode
If you enable Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI) on your computer, your serial mouse may stop responding after
you resume from Standby
mode.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q252822
(W98/se Jul. 25, 2001)
- Fourth
and Fifth Mouse Buttons Not Recognized by Windows
The
mouse drivers included with Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second
Edition do not support the 5-button
mouse.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q254660
(W98/se Jul. 25, 2001)
- The
PS/2 Mouse May Not Work After You Upgrade to Windows Millennium
Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q290342
(ME Aug. 7, 2001) |
HARDWARE: Profile
HARDWARE: Scanner
- How
to Install and Test a Scanner in Windows 98
This article
describes how to install and test a scanner in Windows. This article
addresses the following topics:
Scanner models detected and drivers
installed by Windows 98
Installing a scanner, Testing a
scanner
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q232569
(W98 Jul. 25, 2001)
- PIP
2001: How to Troubleshoot Problems When You Use a
Scanner
Picture It! When you scan a document using any
of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, the scan may
stop responding (hang), quit unexpectedly, or produce an unsatisfactory
image.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q276552
(Jul. 25, 2001) |
HARDWARE: Windows
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