Do your computer device drivers make you crazy?

At Drivers.biz we know your pain, whether you call them device drivers, software drivers, hardware drivers, computer drivers, or simply the most annoying things in the world! When they break down, your computer can stop working the way you need it to.

What is a device driver?
Do you need to update?
How can Drivers.biz help?

Here at the Drivers.biz Computer Device Drivers Help Center you will find information, advice, tips, and drivers for modems, printers, video cards, USB, scanners, CDROMs & CDRWs, DVD burners & players, sound cards, cameras, or any other computer peripherals. Whether you use Windows, Linux, Mac, or any other system, we can help you solve your problems!

According to an article on Slate, Microsoft estimates that a whopping 70 per cent of all computer crashes involve faulty drivers!

What is a device driver?

Drivers are small software programs that act as go-betweens for your computer components. Your operating system, such as Windows 98 or Windows XP, needs to communicate with all of your hardware-even your keyboard and mouse. It needs to translate information so that those devices can behave properly. So the driver is like a bridge joining the OS and the peripherals.

Even some devices inside the computer case are considered hardware, such as a video graphics card, and need to be controlled by a driver. Windows can understand generally how to send a print command, but for specific brands or models of printers, it needs to communicate with it in different ways, so your printer cannot run without the proper driver. The program may send a rather generic command to the driver, which the driver helpfully translates into a more specialized command it sends to the printer, which can obey--and hopefully print your document correctly!

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Do you need to update?

Device drivers work hard, and can become corrupted. Sometimes, when you add new hardware, the system can refuse to recognize it. Like a car, your drivers need ongoing maintenance and servicing, whether you need to fix damaged ones, or are simply upgrading to enhance performance.

Upgrading drivers in an effort to enhance performance should, however, be considered a secondary goal. Installing new ones is not without some risk, as occasionally people find that new drivers create more problems than they solve, and enhanced speed or performance is certainly not guaranteed.

How can Drivers.biz help?

We've got several sections that will help you fix your problem. If you are planning to update your software drivers yourself, then visit our Step-by-Step Guide.

We currently have seven sections devoted to the most common problem areas:

1. The first of these is all about modems (such as Lucent modem drivers), in our Modem Drivers section.

2. Another big problem area is in printers (for example HP printer drivers). For these, see section 2, Printer Drivers.

3. Scanner Drivers (such as Mustek scanner drivers) are dealt with in section 3.

4. Section 4 includes help for people having problems with Video Card Drivers (such as Nvidia, ATI, or Dell EDID).

5. CDRW Drivers (and DVD drivers) are covered in section 5.

6. Section 6 lists the Best Device Drivers Sites on the Internet--just the most helpful ones.

7. Step-by-Step instructions for using free drivers to fix most hardware problems are in section 7.

8. Security Software Overview -- Another topic worth reading about here is how to secure your data from intrusions.

9. Data Recovery Help -- When your data seems lost, don't panic. Help is likely available.

10. Bluetooth Drivers Problems -- Even these modern Bluetooth wonders can have drivers problems.