Saturday, April 28, 2007

ATI maintenance utilities

Removes SMARTGART and ATI drivers components. Download here.


CATALYST Uninstaller
(This tool is used to delete all ATI related files from your system. This includes ATI CATALYST software suite and any ATI Demos.)

SMARTGART Uninstaller (This tool is used to disable and remove the SMARTGART feature from your system.)

ATI Utilities ( identifies the ATI GRAPHICS CHIP in your system (labeled "Graphics Chipset (ASIC)"), bus type, BIOS part number, and memory size)

DriverGuide logins

http://www.bugmenot.com/view/www.driverguide.com

test this
login Driver2
password all

Driver packs

Must have!
http://driverpacks.net

Today
- total compressed (7zipped) size: 297.34 MB
- total decompressed size: 1714.7 MB
- overall compression ratio: 5.77:1

A brief history and overview

Drivers verfier

How to use driver verifier to troubleshoot Windows drivers

Vista uninstall :)

Uninstalling Drivers and Devices on Windows Vista.

Details on the Windows Vista installation process and guidelines for implementing uninstall through Device Manager and DIFx tools.

Read here.

Simple backup

Drivers tools projects from sf.net:
DriverBackup! - Simple tool for backup hardware drivers' files. Support Windows Vista. License GNU GPL.

DriverControl - Program to search and update the newest drivers for your system.

sf.net search link

Click here for serach on sf.net site for drivers.

Monday, April 23, 2007

Perfomance BIOS settings

Use this settings for maximum perfomance. Thanks Angel "Omegadrive" Trinidad

Nvidia GeForce OMEGA drivers

Nvidia GeForce OMEGA downloads for Win2k and XP
Nvidia GeForce OMEGA downloads for Win98 and ME

These drivers are compatible with all NVIDIA cards that use Detonator/Forceware drivers, it doesn't matter if they are DDR, SDR, PCI, PCI-E, AGP, Laptop, Retail or OEM.
The install utility to includes two types of drivers, one with Quality settings and another with Performance settings. When you install the drivers, you will be asked which one you would like to use.
These driver are "pre-tweaked" drivers, no programming took place, they are just the regular nvidia driver with added tweaks and features, the last four numbers in my version number refer to the nvidia drivers version they are based on.

ATI OMEGA drivers

ATI OMEGA downloads for Win2k and XP

ATI OMEGA downloads for Win98 and Me

The Omega Drivers are compatible with all ATI Radeon cards:
(it doesn't matter if they are DDR, SDR, PCI, PCI-E, AGP, Mobile, Retail, OEM or 3rd Party)

Radeon All In Wonder
Radeon 7x00/VE/LE
Radeon 8500/LE
Radeon 9x00/SE/Pro/XT/TX
Radeon X Series /SE/Pro/XT/PE
Radeon X 1k Series
All Mobility Radeons (M6 and up)

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Starting from Catalyst 6.6 and up, the following cards/chipsets (including Mobility) are no longer supported by the ATI or Omega Drivers:

7000,7200,7500,8500,9000,9200,9250 Series

For these cards please use the Omega Drivers v3.8.252 or older, thank you.

OMEGA drivers

While most people choose to use the official ATI Catalyst drivers, the Omega drivers were developed for users who are a bit more adventurous and are looking to squeeze the best performance out of their graphics cards. The Omega drivers were developed by Angel "Omegadriver" Trinidad as a hobby. You can visit his website and the official home of the Omega drivers here.
What makes the Omega drivers so special? Well, aside from the fact that they tweak the registry and various other settings to optimize performance, Angel "Omegadrive" Trinidad is also a member of ATI's Catalyst beta driver testing team. This means he is able to incorporate future Catalyst optimizations into his own drivers! This effectively gives Omega driver users access to future Catalyst benefits, even before the official release!
(http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=145)

Remove

1. nVidia File Remover (or NFR),
is a small and simple to use tool that deletes user-selected nvidia files from the system folder.

This is handy when you for example are changing you'r current detonator drivers and you wish to make sure that all previous driver files are removed. Features version selection so you can select a single driver version's files.

Note: This software should be used after you have un-installed the drivers and before you install new ones for best results. Should support all known detonator driver versions.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Video-Tweak/Nasty-File-Remover.shtml
Freeware
2.

Manual identify

You need the exact name of the device.
Now you have to open the Registry Editor to find the information you want. This can be daunting but as long as you don't change anything, all will be well.

1. Click Start | Run
2. Type: regedit

You now need to search for the device name you found above.

1. Press F3
2. Type the device name
3. Press Enter
4. Look for a field called HardwareID. Press F3 until you find it


The information you need is the Dev portion of the the HardwareID.
e.g. For a device with the following ID:
PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_167D&SUBSYS_130010CF&REV_11\4&375FD9DC&0&00E0
You need the 4 characters after DEV_, in this case 167D.
Now you can look this up in the Device section of http://www.pcidatabase.com.
Check that the Manufacturer ID (the section after VEN_) also matches.
You now have the exact details of the device driver required for your machine.

http://www.bleedingedge.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2409

Drivers CSE database update

Hi!
I added some urls to search database. Now it's about 129 sites.
If you have some good URL, send me, please.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Backup, freeware

1. DriverMax
(For Windows XP and Vista only)
View, backup, restore drivers to a folder or a compressed file. After reinstalling Windows you will have everything in one place!
http://www.innovative-sol.com/drivermax/index.htm
2. Double Driver
View, backup, restore drivers. Save and print drivers list.
Last program update in 2004 :((
http://boozet.xepher.net/dd/index.htm
3. Driver Magician Lite
View, backup, restore
http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm
4. WinDriverExpert
Only view and backup
http://www.zhangduo.com/WinDriverExpert.zip
5. Driver Collector
Backup
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Driver-Collector.shtml

Note!
Not all programs catch all of the drivers. Test it!

Backup, sharewere

1. Driver Genius Professional Edition 2007
(For Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/x 64)
- Backup, restore all device drivers for your computer
- Clone your drivers to an EXE auto-installer. Easy to install the drivers to many machines.
- Daily drivers update :))
http://www.driver-soft.com
Shareware, 29$
2. DriverGuide Toolkit
Identify, view, update, backup, restore, compare
Shareware, 19.95$-49.95$
http://www.driverguidetoolkit.com/
4. My Drivers
Identify, view, backup, restore, EXE auto-installer
Shareware, 39$
http://www.zhangduo.com

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Drivers CSE

If You need ONLY driver, not shopping, marketing or prices!
Custom search engine by sysadmin kg0.

Test this specialized search engine, thanks Google!

Search only manufacturer sites!