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March 7th, 2006 11:00

driver updates

Anyone know if there are driver updates for the following and where to get them?
 
 Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
 
 SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
 
 Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F
 
I have had one of those "Free driver scans" tell me there are updates availible but I believe they give you false positives sometimes to try and get you to buy the product which they say will download the right driver for you which I don't really trust it to do anyway.
 
Thanks in advance for any help.
Jon
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    Posted March 7th, 2006 11:00



    @jonjjm wrote:
    Anyone know if there are driver updates for the following and where to get them?
     
     Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
     
     SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
     
     Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F
     
    I have had one of those "Free driver scans" tell me there are updates availible but I believe they give you false positives sometimes to try and get you to buy the product which they say will download the right driver for you which I don't really trust it to do anyway.
     
    Thanks in advance for any help.
    Jon


    Never use any of those products.

    Drivers don't need to be updated EVER unless you have issues that new versions fix.

    All Dell drivers are under the Desktop tab above, then Dimension, then Downloads.

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    Posted March 7th, 2006 12:00

    Thanks,

    I figured they were scams just like some of those spyware programs that give all sorts of false postives to hook you.