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Answer» I have an Emachines. I want to get new (Intel) drivers, but emachines won't let me. If it's an eMachine and the driver is from Gateway no wonder it won't let you install it... Yes, I believe it's a Gateway driver NOW. It was ORIGINALLY on either Intel's or Emachines site, probably both, but they have long since taken it down, since before I had this machine. The link to the Gateway driver was given to me BY Emachines Support. So far as I can tell, if I had any other box than Emachines, I could update the hardware inside it. Did Gateway buy them or something? Is it a fact that used-bought pc's can't update their drivers??? OH and it says XP on my profile but I'm on Vista Home Basic. I must have made a mistake. Quote Is it a fact that used-bought pc's can't update their drivers??? No, but you need to be cafe full about what you buy and who from. Microsoft has a program called MAR. Now I am not MS booster, but the MAR program puts some order into the used PC market. See here: http://oem.microsoft.com/public/seo/mar.htm On eBay there are refurbished PCs with COA WINDOWS XP. Most listings are for Dell, followed by HP and Gateway. A few IBM. Not many e-Machines. If you buy a PC w/o a OS, How will you know the things REALLY works? And If the PC does not have the drivers with it likewise you don't know if the chip set is good. It is real nice if a used PC starts up right out of the box with no hassle.Geek-9pm: Thanks for the info. This driver, I mouseover and it says it's Intel. Everything about it says Intel. It's for the chipset I have. When I install, a window informs my that eMachines won't allow it. That's when I reach for my revolver, as the fella said. Drivers are here Found 'em on the eMachines site in no time at all. Hope this works out for you, it doesn't seem like that bad of a box, THOUGH, be fearful of the POWER supply. eMachines, HP, and several other companies like them use cheap power supplies that can't take any strain at all without popping a cap.Yo Dead Reckon. Yeah I've read about the psu. Yeah this model isn't all that bad, and it was an emergency purchase at the right price. At first I thought whoah, what a powerful model! And then I actually started reading about the industry. Consequently, I've become more shrewd about computers in general, barring confusing premises such as this. And yes, lol, I've been to that link many times. The drivers there are the originals. I'm confused about the one I have and want to install, which were specified for my chipset and GMA and released a year after the ones in the link. Do you need to be on warranty to get new drivers??? I'm throwing my hands up in the air now. There they go--no WORRIES! |
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