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July 16th, 2004, 01:24 PM
#1
VIA VT8233 drivers
hi people i need to re format my computer and cant find the drivers for my mother board and not really sure of the motherboard model number from what i can tell it's a VIA VT8233 i have found some drivers on my comp wioth extension .sys can these be used or will i need to re download
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July 16th, 2004, 02:10 PM
#2
Registered User
Originally Posted by scottjones87
hi people i need to re format my computer and cant find the drivers for my mother board and not really sure of the motherboard model number from what i can tell it's a VIA VT8233 i have found some drivers on my comp wioth extension .sys can these be used or will i need to re download
Hi and welcome to Windrivers!
Why don't you download the Belarc Advisor and install it. It'll tell us your mobo model & number:
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
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July 16th, 2004, 02:26 PM
#3
Originally Posted by Orangeman
hi i've installed it and it's says the following
System model ECS K7VMM 1.0
is there anything else you need please let me know just not sure what information you need
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July 16th, 2004, 02:30 PM
#4
Registered User
Originally Posted by scottjones87
hi i've installed it and it's says the following
System model ECS K7VMM 1.0
is there anything else you need please let me know just not sure what information you need
Okay,
I don't really know why you needed the drivers to your motherboard in order to reformat but here are the basic instructions. These willwork well if you have only one hard drive and that drive is named "C"
I'm assuming you're using Windows 98
http://www.hardwarehell.com/fdisk.htm
IF you have two hard drives or if your hard drive has a partition in it or if you're not using Win98, write back and let us know,
Orangeman
Last edited by Orangeman; July 16th, 2004 at 02:34 PM.
Bouncy Bouncy
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July 16th, 2004, 02:35 PM
#5
Originally Posted by Orangeman
Okay,
I don't really know why you needed the drivers to your motherboard in order to reformat but here are the basic instructions. These willwork well if you have only one hard drive and that drive is named "C"
I'm assuming you're using Windows 98
http://www.hardwarehell.com/fdisk.htm
IF you have two hard drives or if your hard drive has a partition in it or if you're not using Win98, write back and let us know,
Orangeman
i'm using XP
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July 16th, 2004, 02:47 PM
#6
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July 16th, 2004, 02:48 PM
#7
Registered User
Originally Posted by scottjones87
i'm using XP
I'm sorrry Scott,
You probably need someone else to help you. I don't use XP. Why don't you tell us why you're trying to reformat?
Its a serious step and I'm wondering if you haven't tried other solutions for your problem.
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July 16th, 2004, 03:07 PM
#8
Originally Posted by Orangeman
I'm sorrry Scott,
You probably need someone else to help you. I don't use XP. Why don't you tell us why you're trying to reformat?
Its a serious step and I'm wondering if you haven't tried other solutions for your problem.
hi i got a hell of alot of bugs on my system and i cant find anythin that can track them down and it's sending porn thourgh my computer and it's a family P.C. so i thought the only way to get rid of them was to re-format
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July 16th, 2004, 06:18 PM
#9
Registered User
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July 16th, 2004, 08:11 PM
#10
Registered User
Originally Posted by scottjones87
hi i got a hell of alot of bugs on my system and i cant find anythin that can track them down and it's sending porn thourgh my computer and it's a family P.C. so i thought the only way to get rid of them was to re-format
For Porn it sounds like you need a trojan remover and a 'bug' remover:
Spybot Search & Destroy:
http://www.safer-networking.org
Adaware:
http://www.NoAdware.net
Online Bug Scan:
http://http://NoAdware.net
Trojan Remover:
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
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July 17th, 2004, 04:23 AM
#11
Driver Terrier
For XP
Set the computer to boot from cdrom... press del at startup when it says "press del to enter setup" or similar. The motherboard manual will show you which options you need to make the cdrom the first boot device.
download the manual here
Pop in your xp cdrom. Save the setup and the machine will restart. Press any key to start booting from cdrom when the machine prompts you. XP will setup will start and you can format when it finishes loading the setup files.
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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July 17th, 2004, 06:26 AM
#12
http://www.viaarena.com/ has drivers for all the Via chipsets, as a last resort. And the 8233 is one of those with intagrated sound and networking.
I would deffinatly recomend trying other options first though, getting rid of the mal-ware, and getting drivers from the motherboard makers before trying drivers direct from Via. Ruslan's link has all the drivers direct from ECS if you find you have to reformat.
Just remember, the bugs got there some how. If you format and reinstall, make sure to get all the patches, an antivirus, and some spyware remover. Orange's link for adaware points to the wrong site (Sorry Orangeman) so try http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ instead.
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