how can I find what is the VGA when there is No mark on it and windows say its Unknown( for download Driver)?

Question

its on compaq and its hve no product informaction on it

Answer 1

Download this program "EVEREST Ultimate Edition 2006 v3.50" it will list all your hardware.

Here is the download page:
http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php

And yes, if it's built-in then you can download the driver from the motherboard's manufacturer web site.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Identifying the VGA card without opening your PC





With the advent of the “wonderful” original version of Windows 98 many end-users would
occasionally find that Windows 98 “had lost” the configuration of their Graphics card (also
called VGA card), and so needed to re-install the appropriate drivers but did not know what
graphics card they had inside their PC.

In another scenario, you may have decided to “wipe” your hard disk and re-install the
operating system, be it Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, but when it came to Windows
needing to install the display adapter (the graphics card) you realised that you either forgot to
backup the drivers before “wiping” the hard disk clean, or that you wished you had the original
purchase paperwork that would tell you what your graphics card is (Note : this does not
matter so much with Windows XP/2003 as those versions of Windows come with generic
drivers which will work on almost all graphics cards).

In either of the above scenarios, if you cannot locate the documentation that came with your
PC, the only way to work out what exact graphics card you have inside your PC is to open the
PC, take the card out, and look at the main chip. This is fine for the technical user who is
familiar with the insides of PCs, but for end-users who are only familiar with software,
that is a non-starter.



There is an alternative solution !

There is a solution which does not involve opening the PC and which has a 95% rate of
success. This solution works in all environments which provide a DOS environment
to work in, that is DOS 6.2x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT,
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003.

The solution below assumes a Windows environment.

rClose all programs. rStart a DOS session. If you do not have a Start \ MS-DOS Prompt, or Start \ Programs \ MS-DOS Prompt option, then
do Start \ Run, enter COMMAND.COM, and click OK.

Answer 3

There should be some sort of marking on the video card that either identifies the make or model. The GPU may even be marked with the makers ID (like ATI, VIA and so forth).

You might even find it in System Information utility.

Click START / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools

It should be listed there. Select COMPONENTS/DISPLAY

Name should show the chipset, and PNP Device ID should allow us to google for the information if all else fails.

Answer 4

other dude is right if the card is an add on VGA. If it is built into the motherboard you will need to go to the motherboard manufacturers website and download the driver there. good luck

Answer 5

most graphic cards have some kind of marking on it,but if not when inserted as it is in your p.c,run the add hardware wizard and when prompted pick video adapter
this will scan for any drivers,but when prompted say yes to going online to look for a driver,this may direct you to the website of your card
its probally either...nvidia,a.t.i or matrox,but other cards are s3,s.i.s,intel
if you want to take a close digital photo of it and e-mail me it i will be able to tell you what it is,as most manufacturers build their cards in certain ways,i.e colour,shape
send the picture by attachment if you want
good luck