To determine which graphics adapter you have on your PC, its manufacturer and model graphics adapter, you can follow this instruction.
The first way is using the Device Manager. Go to Control Panel - Hardware and Sound.
On the Devices and Printers menu, click Device Manager. In the window that appears, click on the Video adapters. In the list you can see the manufacturer and model of the graphic card. *
* Screenshots were made on a PC with Windows 7, the parameters of your OS may be slightly different from those given.
Another sure way to determine the model of the graphics adapter is to pinch keys with the Windows logo and R. In the window that appears, type dxdiag. The tab "Screen" shows the name and model of your video card.
After determining the manufacturer and model of the video card, you can find the appropriate driver version on the manufacturer's website.
Typically, it's easiest to load the auto-update utility for drivers, but you can also manually enter your map model and OS parameters to get a link to the download. To go to the manufacturer's website, use one of the links below:
After downloading, install the utility, following the instructions of the installation wizard, and after receiving the message about an available update, confirm the installation of new drivers. After installation new versionmost likely, you will need to restart your PC.
Skype 5.0 and later versions of Skype for Windows use the Microsoft DirectX solution, which allows you to apply hardware acceleration functions in modern graphics adapters. If you do not have DirectX 9.0c or a later version of this solution installed on your computer, Skype can use the basic graphics capabilities of Windows, but this puts additional strain on the processor and can slow Skype. To avoid this and ensure optimal program performance during video communication, follow these steps:
How to check if DirectX version 9.0c or higher is installed on your computer
To check if DirectX 9.0c or later is installed on your computer, do the following:
- Open the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
- Windows 7: Click "Start" (Start)> "All Programs" (Programs)> "Accessories"> "Command line"(Command Prompt), enter dxdiag and press "ENTER".
- Windows XP and Vista: Click "Start" (Start)> "Run", enter dxdiagand press "ENTER".
- See which version of DirectX is installed on your computer.
On the tab "System" (System) "System Information" (System Information) next to the inscription "DirectX Version" (DirectX Version) you will see the version number. If version 9.0c or later is specified, continue to the next step. If your computer has a version below 9.0c, you must install a newer version. If you use operating system Windows Vista or Windows 7, install latest version You can run DirectX by running windows Update with the latest service packs. If you are using Windows XP, download the latest version of DirectX.
If the DirectX Diagnostic Tool does not open or an error message appears, then apparently there is no DirectX on your computer. Download and install it using the links above.
After installing or upgrading DirectX, do not forget to restart your computer.
- Make sure that you have DirectDraw acceleration and Direct3D acceleration enabled.
- On the tab "Display" (Display) DirectX diagnostics tools in the field of "DirectX Features" (DirectX Features) Near "Acceleration DirectDraw" (DirectDraw Acceleration) and "Acceleration Direct3D" (Direct3D Acceleration) should be "on".
- Make sure that in the field Notes (Notes) at the bottom of the tab "Display" (Display) not reported a problem.
- Click the "Exit" button.
How to update the drivers of the graphics adapter (video card)
To update the drivers for the graphics adapter, you need to know the manufacturer and model of the video card installed on your computer. After you find this out, go to the manufacturer's website and download the latest graphics drivers that are usually found in the technical support. Check if the drivers you need are loaded. To do this, search the model number of your video card or computer.
The most popular graphics adapters:
- NVIDIA
- Graphic adapters based on ATI / AMD processor
- Graphics based on the INTEL processor
If you can not determine what kind of graphics adapter you have, try updating the graphics drivers via windows service Update. After updating the graphic drivers, do not forget to restart the computer.
After updating the graphic drivers, it is correct whether DirectX 9.0c (or later version of DirectX) is installed correctly on your computer.
To determine which graphics adapter you have on your PC, its manufacturer and the model of the graphics adapter, you can follow this instruction.
The first way is using the Device Manager. Go to Control Panel - Hardware and Sound.
On the Devices and Printers menu, click Device Manager. In the window that appears, click on the Video adapters. In the list you can see the manufacturer and model of the graphic card. *
* Screenshots were made on a PC with Windows 7, the parameters of your OS may be slightly different from those given.
Another sure way to determine the model of the graphics adapter is to pinch keys with the Windows logo and R. In the window that appears, type dxdiag. The tab "Screen" shows the name and model of your video card.
After determining the manufacturer and model of the video card, you can find the appropriate driver version on the manufacturer's website.
Typically, it's easiest to load the auto-update utility for drivers, but you can also manually enter your map model and OS parameters to get a link to the download. To go to the manufacturer's website, use one of the links below:
After downloading, install the utility, following the instructions of the installation wizard, and after receiving the message about an available update, confirm the installation of new drivers. After installing the new version, you will most likely need to reboot the PC.
