Below you will find a list of well known hardware manufacturers and their download (support) sites.
When updating drivers, it is usually best practice to first remove the existing installed drivers for the device (extra caution is advised when removing chipset or motherboard drivers).
If you are unsure as to what hardware is inside your computer, the following guide may help. We also recommend that you have the most recent version of DirectX available for your operating system installed.
Graphics
| Manufacturer | Support Site (downloads) |
| ATI | Visit manufacturers support site |
| Intel | Visit manufacturers support site |
| Nvidia | Visit manufacturers support site |
Sound
| Manufacturer | Support Site (downloads) |
| Creative (SoundBlaster) | Visit manufacturers support site |
| Nvidia | Visit manufacturers support site |
| Realtek | Visit manufacturers support site |
| SiS | Visit manufacturers support site |
| VIA | Visit manufacturers support site |
Chipset (motherboard)
Some of these companies are manufacturers of motherboards. Please only attempt to upgrade the BIOS of your motherboard if you have a good understanding of what firmware is and the potential consequences of attempting to upgrade it.
Network (Ethernet, wireless, router)
Some of these companies are manufacturers of routers. Routers do not use drivers but do use firmware. Please only attempt to upgrade the firmware on your router if you have a good understanding of what firmware is and the potential consequences of attempting to upgrade it.
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