How to Install a Driver
Drivers are software that allows your computer to communicate with its hardware. Without drivers, your hardware will not install properly and may cause errors within the computer system. For example, a video card without a driver will not work properly and may cause colors and pictures to not display properly. Finding and installing the necessary drivers for your hardware is simple and takes little time.
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Instructions
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Install drivers from a CD. Most hardware comes with a CD that has preloaded drivers on it. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and follow the step-by-step instructions to install the driver.
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Download drivers from the manufacturer. Nearly all hardware manufacturers have a portion of their website dedicated to drivers. Find out what piece of hardware needs a driver installed and the manufacturer of the hardware. Go to the manufacturer' site and either find the "Drivers" or "Downloads" tab or type in "Drivers" in the search bar on the site. Select your hardware and proceed to download the most up-to-date driver.
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Install the driver. Most drivers download as a .exe file, which you can double-click to run. It will walk you through the process of installing the driver.
Some, however, are downloaded as a compressed file. Extract these files by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Extract to." Choose "Desktop." Find the extracted file in your computer. Double-click the.exe file and follow the step-by-step instructions to install the driver.
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