[iaingilfillan]

Hi Guys

I managed to get myself a computer free from work. I've reformatted the hard drive and installed Win 2000 Pro and now I have no sound and my monitor doesn't display properly. The sound and monitor were both fine before I reformatted. In device manager I have exclamation marks next to Multimedia Audio Controller, PCI Device, USB Controller and Video Controller.

I think that there are drivers missing for these things. I've just installed a new monitor but it seems that drivers are missing for that too. In Control Panel > Display, "(Default Monitor) on VGA" is listed and I only have the option to display in 16 colours and at 800x600.

I think that I need to download and install some drivers but I'm not that techie, I'm not really sure what I'm meant to do. I've had a good rummage around the net but can't work out what I need to do. I'd really, really appreciate any help with this as it's starting to drive me mad.

Many thanks in advance

Iain

My specs are as follows:

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Computer:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 4
DirectX 4.07.00.0700 (DirectX 7.0)

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2400 MHz (18 x 133)
Motherboard Name MSI 845GEM (MS-6714 v1) (3 PCI, 1 CNR, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Brookdale-G i845GE
System Memory 512 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Modular (01/16/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter ATI Rage128 Pro AGP4X
3D Accelerator ATI Rage128 Pro AGP 4x

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0]

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive SAMSUNG SP4002H (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-152A (52x CD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 38201 MB (34262 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)
Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (82.3.92.164)

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [B-0]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [B-0]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [B-0]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [B-0]
USB Device SpeedTouch 330 ADSL Modem


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