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You are missing the software that controls a particular hardware device in your computer. http://www.driverstorer.com/help.html has a great device driver installation guide.
1. Only administrators can install a hardware device if any type of user input is required. Any user can install a hardware device only if the following are true: the device drivers can be installed without user input, all files necessary for a complete installation are present, the drivers have been digitally signed ( digitally signatures are digital codes that can be used to authenticate the sources of files), and there are no errors during installation. If one of these conditions is not met, someone logged onto the system with administrative privileges must do the installation.
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none, its hard to byte a hardware device
No. A CPU is hardware.
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Installation disks contains all the important file that helps the computer to interfere with the hardware (meaning its working & functionality). If we do not install then it wont be able to recognise what has been attached to it.
Yes, a printer is a hardware device, or even better, an output peripheral device.
A scanner is both hardware and software, the device itself is hardware (all devices are hardware) but the driver(a program) that runs it is software.
Every hardware device requires a software program that provides an interface between the operating system and the hardware itself. These programs are known as the hardware device drivers.
Startup BIOS first cheacks all the essential hardware coponents, after post, then the BIOS turns to CMOS RAM to find out to which device it should look to find an operating system, and the CIOS finds and launches the small program in the master boot record of the hard drive.
Installation wizard, or follow this steps to use the Windows Device Manager:Open Windows Device Manager. Information about how to do this can be found on document CH000833. In the Device Manager make sure the device you're attempting to install is not already listed from past install attempts. If the device is found highlight it and remove it from Device Manager to prevent any conflicts during the install.Once Device Manager looks ok reboot the computer.As the computer is rebooting an install new hardware wizard should appear if Windows detects the new hardware using this wizard you should be able to point Windows to the folder containing your drivers either on the CD, diskette, or the folder containing the files you downloaded.If Windows does not detect any new hardware open Control Panel and double-click the Add hardware icon to run the hardware detection wizard. During the steps you will have an option to tell Windows you have a disk containing the drivers for your new hardware device, at this point Windows to the directory containing the drivers for your device.Once drivers have been installed reboot.