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Device Drivers 2 Modems CLICK HERE The "Key" to finding the Driver for any Card is --- the Main (or Largest) Chip on the Card (Modem Card, Sound Card, Video Card whatever). In very rare cases (maybe 5%) the main info is on the Second Largest Chip (the smaller of the two Main Chips). On all (Main) chips there are "IDentifying NUMBERS" these numbers are the essense (or heart) by which these Chips are identified. What does all this mean -- Chip Numbers "point to" Drivers (Software) NOT the NAME of the Manufacturer of the Card !!! (in almost all cases) Unless of course the Card Manufacturer also makes the chips (which is rare) So the the chip maker almost always creates the core software to run the main chip which is the brain, heart and soul of the Device. Below are examples of these chips and the ID Numbers on them. CLICK on each PICTURE and it will Enlarge -- CLICK HERE 3 PCI and 1 ISA slot CLICK HERE The above picture is of a Modem (56K PCI) This is for those who do not know --- and would like to know --- 56k = 56000 bps (bits per second) --- k = (kilo) = 1025 (rounded off to 1000) --- bit = smallest unit in the Fundamental Computer Code (Binary Code -- 8 bits = 1 Byte) --- PCI = Peripheral Component Interconnect -- (simplified explanation) -- the short white slot you plug cards into -- Much faster and newer than the long black ISA slot -- (ISA = Industry Standard Architecture = old and slow) --- CLICK on the RED letters to see a PICTURE of the "3 white" PCI slots and the 1 Black ISA slot. -- To see 3 PCI and 1 ISA Slot --- CLICK HERE NOW ! -- OK -- this first picture allows you to see and compare the overall look of this Modem (Device). When you click on it you can see the relationship (in terms of size) between the two chips. Remember --- a Device Driver is a software program that tells a PC how to talk to (interface with) a particular device (Modem, Sound Card, Video Card etc...) that you plug into your PC. CLICK HERE This is the "Main Chip" (Primary Chip or Big Chip) In most cases this is where the most important Information (ID Numbers) that will lead to finding your Device Driver will be found. CLICK HERE The above picture is of the Secondary (Smaller or Little Chip) on many Devices this Chip can be ignored In some cases there might not even be a Secondary Chip --- But in this case the Secondary Chip may turn out to be More Important than the Primary Chip. CLICK HERE to Continue ... You can E-mail Us at hltillman@hltillman.com CLICK on each PICTURE and it will Enlarge -- You can CLICK on most UNDERLINED words and they will Open something !! (VERY IMPORTANT !!!) Also Run your Mouse over every PICTURE and HOLD IT THERE (for a second or two) and a MESSAGE will come up with MORE INFORMATION about that particular Component shown !! If the INFORMATION goes away before you finish reading it simply remove your mouse and put it back on the OBJECT (picture, animation or whatever) and it will come BACK again !! -------- This is for those who do not know --- and would like to know --- 56k = 56000 bps (bits per second) k = (kilo) = 1025 (rounded off to 1000) bit = smallest unit in the Fundamental Computer Code (Binary Code -- 8 bits = 1 Byte) PCI = Peripheral Component Interconnect (simplified explanation) The short white slot you plug cards into Much faster and newer than the long black ISA slot (ISA = Industry Standard Architecture = old and slow) --- CLICK on the RED letters to see a PICTURE of the "3 white" PCI slots and the 1 Black ISA slot. -- To see 3 PCI and 1 ISA Slot --- CLICK HERE NOW ! -- --------- In some cases there might not even be a Secondary Chip --- But in this case the Secondary Chip may turn out to be More Important than the Primary Chip.

Henry L. Tillman, Information Technology Expert Consultant (ITEC) --- Phone: (773) 595-8771 --- FAX: (773) 224-7958 --- E-Mail: hltillman@hltillman.com ---