subject: How to update your Graphics drivers? [print this page] Graphics card: Also called "video adapter"Graphics card: Also called "video adapter". It is a device installed in a computer that consists of a graphics processing unit designed to help process and display images, especially 3D graphics. Basically, it helps take the processing strain off the main processor, and can contain their own memory to take the strain off the system RAM.
Device drivers: A device driver is a program that controls a particular type of device that is attached to your computer. It consists of software code that allows your PC's operating system to interact with a hardware device. Every device driver performs a different function due to the fact that there are so many peripheral devices that connect to your PC's operating system. Peripheral devices are devices such as printers, hard drives, scanners and keyboards. The device driver provides a way for your PC to communicate with the peripheral device.
Conclusion:
A graphics driver is a program that controls the graphics card that attached to the computer.
Graphics driver issue and fix
If you are attempting to play a game and the screen blanks out, it's probably an issue with your graphics driver. In this condition, you need to update your graphics drivers.
How to update graphics drivers?
When we update graphics drivers, normally we will go to the manufacturer's site like Nvidia.com or use Windows Update for right graphics driver updates to fix the problem. However, what should we do if neither way works?
Actually, driver updaters are very popular programs which can help you update your graphics drivers automatically and easily.
Here take Driver Detective for example to guide you how to use a driver update software to update a ATI graphics Driver step by step.
Step 1: free download Driver Detective and install it
Step 2: Run Driver Detective and click "Scan Now" to scan the driver.
Step 3: A few seconds later, it will show you a "Scan Summary"
Step 4: the red cross sign means your ATI graphics Driver is out of date, just click save button to update the latest version of your drivers
