Software, Hardware, Technology
21 Aug
Realtek HD Audio Drivers 2.02.
If you ever get any problems when updating drivers you can use Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled you current drivers to clean your system for left over files. After that, reboot your computer and install the new ones. This will reduce the chance of having driver issues.
12 Aug
Finally, after months of promises Nvidia released a new set of drivers that enables PhysX on G80 (the first 8800 series) video cards. This new drivers supports all cards from 8800 series to the latest GTX280.
This release, Nvidia ForceWare Drivers 177.83 WHQL, comes with a new version of PhysX System Software. For starters, you can download some demos, an Unreal 3 patch that enables PhysX and a free game that supports it, Warmonger.
In the download page, there is a video encoder, which i think supports CUDA for using the GPU to encode video.
Oddly, the downloads are provided via Java, so it sucks but at least the speeds are great.
Note: If you experience longs waits or the installation fails, extract the contents of the installer to a folder and move the PhysX setup to another location. Then, run it after ForceWare successfully installs.
If you ever get any problems when updating drivers you can use Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled you current drivers to clean your system for left over files. After that, reboot your computer and install the new ones. This will reduce the chance of having driver issues.
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12 Aug
Realtek HD Audio Drivers 2.01 were uploaded to Realtek’s FTP server last night.
The Readme file says that customizations were made (just as with every new version) and other minor changes.
If you ever get any problems when updating drivers you can use Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled you current drivers to clean your system for left over files. After that, reboot your computer and install the new ones. This will reduce the chance of having driver issues.
31 Jul
Realtek HD Audio Drivers 2.00 were released two days ago.
Just like the past version, the readme file highlights customizations as the only change in this version.
If you ever get any problems when updating drivers you can use Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled you current drivers to clean your system for left over files. After that, reboot your computer and install the new ones. This will reduce the chance of having driver issues.
24 Jul
Here are Realtek HD Audio Drivers 1.99.
The readme file states that only customizations were made to this version.
If you ever get any problems when updating drivers you can use Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled you current drivers to clean your system for left over files. After that, reboot your computer and install the new ones. This will reduce the chance of having driver issues.
22 Jul
Just in time, ATI Catalyst Drivers 8.7 were released.
You can read the release notes to learn fixed and existing issues.
8 Jul
Another update for Realtek HD Audio Drivers. Version 1.98 was released today.
According to the release notes, there are two changes:
If you ever get any problems when updating drivers you can use Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled you current drivers to clean your system for left over files. After that, reboot your computer and install the new ones. This will reduce the chance of having driver issues.
23 Jun
Driver Sweeper has a new version and a new website. Previously, it was developed and released by Guru 3D. I don’t know what happened betweem them, but the latest version now shows Published by Guru3D.com in the title bar.
The new author, Phyxion, changed the whole interface for the better, because now it is easier to view the logs and overall i like its simplistic look instead of the huge icons in earlier versions.
I use it everytime i want to install new drivers from Realtek, Nvidia, ATI or Creative. This way i narrow the chances of having issues with new drivers because of leftover files from previous versions.
All you have to do is reboot your computer after uninstalling drivers. Then, run Driver Sweeper and select which drivers you want to clean up and reboot again. Now you can install new versions of the drivers.