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'''Motherboard:'''<br />
 
'''Motherboard:'''<br />
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[http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871,00.html AMD Updates and Support]<br />
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[https://support.amd.com/en-us/download AMD Updates and Support]<br />
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[http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Support_Intel.aspx Intel drivers and support]<br />
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[https://downloadcenter.intel.com/ Intel drivers and support]<br />
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[http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp nVidia nForce]<br />
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[https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us nVidia]<br />
 
[http://www.sis.com/download/agreement.php?url=/download/ SIS]<br />
 
[http://www.sis.com/download/agreement.php?url=/download/ SIS]<br />
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[http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2 VIA]
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[http://www.viatech.com/en/support/drivers/ VIA Tech]
  
 
You can use [http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php CPU-Z] to find out details about your motherboard. If you run dxdiag in Windows, you can check up on your DirectX version and videocard. (Start-&gt;Run, type '''dxdiag''' and hit Enter)
 
You can use [http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php CPU-Z] to find out details about your motherboard. If you run dxdiag in Windows, you can check up on your DirectX version and videocard. (Start-&gt;Run, type '''dxdiag''' and hit Enter)
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'''Video:'''<br />
 
'''Video:'''<br />
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[http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/swsup/graphics_drivers.htm Intel Integrated drivers]<br />
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[https://downloadcenter.intel.com/ Intel Integrated drivers]<br />
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[http://www.ati.com/ ATI]<br />
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[https://support.amd.com/en-us/download AMD/ATI Drivers and Support]<br />
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[http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp nVidia]<br />
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[https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us nVidia]<br />
 
[http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/latest/home.cfm Matrox]<br />
 
[http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/latest/home.cfm Matrox]<br />
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[http://www.sis.com/download/ SIS] (for integrated videochips)<br />
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[http://www.sis.com/download/ SIS] (for integrated video chips)<br />
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[http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2 VIA] (for integrated videochips)<br />
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[http://www.viatech.com/en/support/drivers/ VIA Tech] (for integrated video chips)<br />
  
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At all times, if you have an integrated videochip on your system, check your motherboard maker's site first for updated drivers.
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At all times, if you have an integrated video chip on your system, check your motherboard maker's site first for updated drivers.
  
 
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'''DirectX redistributable version:'''<br />
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'''DirectX versions:'''<br />
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[http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8109 DirectX 9.0c, June2010 update] (Multilingual, 95MB)<br />
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[http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=34429 DirectX 9.0c for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003]<br />
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[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3274 DirectX 11.0 for Windows Vista SP2]<br />
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[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4390 Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems]<br />
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[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21608 DirectX 11.0 for Windows Server 2008 SP2]<br />
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[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12870 Update for Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems]<br />
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[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/179113 DirectX 11.1 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1] <br />
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DirectX 11.2 is included in Windows 8.1, Windows RT and Windows Server 2012 R2<br />
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DirectX 11.3 and DirectX 12.0 are included in Windows 10<br />
  
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Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 29 August 2016

With a little bit of work from your side, you can make things work that don't work at this moment. Therefore I'll give you some links to sites where you can update your motherboard chipset drivers, videocard or -chip drivers and DirectX.

Motherboard:
AMD Updates and Support
Intel drivers and support
nVidia
SIS
VIA Tech

You can use CPU-Z to find out details about your motherboard. If you run dxdiag in Windows, you can check up on your DirectX version and videocard. (Start->Run, type dxdiag and hit Enter)


Video:
Intel Integrated drivers
AMD/ATI Drivers and Support
nVidia
Matrox
SIS (for integrated video chips)
VIA Tech (for integrated video chips)

At all times, if you have an integrated video chip on your system, check your motherboard maker's site first for updated drivers.


DirectX versions:
DirectX 9.0c for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
DirectX 11.0 for Windows Vista SP2
Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems
DirectX 11.0 for Windows Server 2008 SP2
Update for Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
DirectX 11.1 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
DirectX 11.2 is included in Windows 8.1, Windows RT and Windows Server 2012 R2
DirectX 11.3 and DirectX 12.0 are included in Windows 10

Original writer Original FAQ Date
Jorden 63 09-12-2007
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