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Working with Drivers
A driver is a piece of software that enables your computer to
communicate with a peripheral device.
When you purchase a peripheral (such as a printer or
scanner), Windows generally already has the proper drivers.
At the very least, Windows will recognize that it needs a
driver and will prompt you to put in the disk that came with the
product.
Troubleshooting Drivers
Velocity Micro loads your system with the most recent drivers
for all components, as well including them on a disk that comes
with your PC.
There are times, especially when a device is malfunctioning,
that it becomes necessary to reinstall a driver. The Device
Manager provides a central location where you can check
the status of drivers, update, replace, or reinstall them, and
even return to a previous driver version. To access the Device
Manager, follow this procedure: