Video card help

Is there any way to identify what my video card is if i can't figure it out and need drivers?

If you have an actual video card, don't be afraid to open the case and examine it directly.  You might get away with keeping it in the slot, and by turning the case, you can get a good view of the card surfaces.

If it's onboard to the motherboard, then things get a little stickier for the novice.  However, look for a large ship close to the output jack for the video.  Large chip + near output jack = likely video system.  The chip will have stuff written on it.  Techs can spend 20 seconds to determine this, but a novice may find it a lot more confusing due to unfamiliarity with what these chips look like.

If >>2's advice doesn't help, get a linux live cd and try lspci.

>>3
Thanks; here's more info for >>1:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lspci

Slit your fucking wrists, nigger

   1. From the Start menu, select Run... .

   2. In Windows NT, 2000, and XP, type cmd .

      In Windows 95, 98, and Me, type command .

      Click OK.
   3. At the DOS prompt, enter debug .

   4. At the  -  prompt, enter d c000:0 .

   5. At the next  -  prompt, enter  d .

   6. Your video chipset should be listed in the far right column. If it is not, continue to enter  d  until you see it.

   7. To quit debug, at the  -  prompt, enter  q .

   8. Enter exit to return to Windows.

>>6
Hmm, intriguing.  However, mine didn't reveal anything useful.  I'm using the Intel 82810-DC100 chipset, but your method revealed no such thing in my video BIOS:

C000:0000  55 AA 40 EB 3D 37 34 30-30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30   U.@.=74000000000
C000:0010  30 30 30 30 30 30 30 D8-04 01 7E 29 82 29 49 42   0000000...~).)IB
C000:0020  4D 20 56 47 41 20 43 6F-6D 70 61 74 69 62 6C 65   M VGA Compatible
C000:0030  20 42 49 4F 53 2E 20 05-00 00 1E 01 2E 01 3C 01    BIOS. .......<.
C000:0040  00 C0 E9 B5 78 0D 0A 56-65 72 73 69 6F 6E 20 30   ....x..Version 0
C000:0050  32 2E 31 34 20 20 30 39-2F 32 38 2F 31 39 39 39   2.14  09/28/1999
C000:0060  20 20 31 35 3A 32 31 3A-30 31 0D 0A 56 69 64 65     15:21:01..Vide
C000:0070  6F 20 6D 65 6D 6F 72 79-3A 20 20 31 20 4D 42 20   o memory:  1 MB
C000:0080  20 20 44 65 76 69 63 65-20 52 65 76 69 73 69 6F     Device Revisio
C000:0090  6E 3A 20 33 2E 30 0D 0A-44 45 43 4F 4D 50 49 4C   n: 3.0..DECOMPIL
C000:00A0  41 54 49 4F 4E 20 4F 52-20 44 49 53 41 53 53 45   ATION OR DISASSE
C000:00B0  4D 42 4C 59 20 50 52 4F-48 49 42 49 54 45 44 0D   MBLY PROHIBITED.
C000:00C0  0A 0D 0A 00 43 6F 70 79-72 69 67 68 74 20 28 43   ....Copyright (C
C000:00D0  29 20 31 39 39 39 20 49-6E 74 65 6C 20 43 6F 72   ) 1999 Intel Cor
C000:00E0  70 6F 72 61 74 69 6F 6E-2E 20 20 41 6C 6C 20 52   poration.  All R
C000:00F0  69 67 68 74 73 20 52 65-73 65 72 76 65 64 2E 0D   ights Reserved..

>>7
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