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Are there drivers for TFT screen und
"Sparda" wrote in message news:1461548_a1f1ddf2815e16290281ff75b9e1e0b2@wind owsforumz.com "" wrote: "Sparda" wrote in message news:1460976_79a64439419e8da8012a150cd04a1432@wind owsforumz.com I know what a sound card is, my point is that speakers don’t need drivers full stop bececasue they do not interact with other hardware of the PC except the sound card, and then they only recive the signel. This is how it is with non plug-and-play monitors, monitors when used with a PC running windows only "need" drivers becasue windows says they must. In reality, they don’t need drivers at all, the operating system just needs to know the correct specifications of the monitor, and windows gets this information using windows drivers. Natruly with plug-and-play monitors the OS will usualy automaticly detect what monitor it is, and then use a configuration list to look up what the monitors correct configuration is. If , however, the monitor found dosn’t have a matching modle/vendor etc., or the monitor is not plug and play complient, then most OSs (including windows) will display using a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard]Computer display standard but the user can change that at there descretion (and at they’er own risk). You have it arse-about-face, I'm afraid . ALL hardware attached to a PC needs drivers - otherwise the PC has no idea what to do. The drivers may be embedded within the OS, or within other devices, but they are there. The drivers for a normal speaker set are the D-A convertors embedded within the soundcard (and its drivers) - those for a true digital speaker system are Windows (or whatever) based (or again, wihtin the soundcard drivers). Windows installs DEFAULT drivers in the absence of any others - which is what allows your old VGA montor to work on your brand new PCI-x card, as well as the wonderful 42" HD plasma screen that you also installed. Have you ever run a system with no soundcard and tried to use speakers? doesn't work very well, does it?? Even the inbuilt System Speaker (the thing that may 'beep' on startup) needs a driver - but that's usually provided by the BIOS. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "ALL hardware attached to a PC needs drivers" Power Supplies need drivers? Speakers need drivers? Monitors need drivers? The case needs a driver? A network switchs/HUBs needs a driver? A router needs a driver? (Not including USB routers/modems) Inernal cooling fans need drivers? A stereo (a all in one, amplifire, tape player, cd player, radio with aux in that is) plugged into the sound card needs drivers? I think you will find there is quite a bit of hardware that dosn’t requier a driver of any nature (including the monitor). What have you got to say now? A router is not attached to the PC - it's attached to the NIC, which is attched to the PC - the NIC in this case provides the protocol - which is a form of driver. Likewise hubs/switches. Yes, the Power supply has a driver - look in Device Manager! The case is not an electronic component and of itself does absolutely nothing - the PC can run happily without a case. The drivers for speakers (and/or amplifier) are provided by the sound card Internal cooling fans do frequently have drivers - to adjust the speed of the fan, or even just to switch on and off you just don't see them, because they a re normally provided in the BIOS. You're beginning to run around in circles here..... -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's |
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