General Computers Check for New Graphics Drivers Having a problem with an application crashing all the time, or do you have an application which appears with faulty graphics or text? The problem may be a graphics driver that is incompatible with a piece of software you are running or with other hardware. Fortunately, there may be a fix. Although we do not recommend *always* getting the "latest and greatest" of things, here is one exception. The software that is used to communicate between your graphics card and your operating system is called your graphics card driver. When you have free time, check your manufacturers' websites to see if upgrades have been placed online. These upgrades may increase performance, fix bugs, or both. Here are some websites of interest: http://www.diamondmm.com - Diamond Multimedia http://www.matrox.com - Matrox http://www.s3.com - S3 Cards http://www.3dfx.com - Cards based on the 3dfx (Voodo) chipset   Add: Del.icio.us | Digg | Furl | My Yahoo!   Discuss This Tip Print This Tip Get E-Mail When New Tips are Online Return to the General Computers page.