There are only a few reasons to update your CD/DVD drivers. The first is that you are getting error code 39, maybe your drive no longer recognizes it has disks when you load them in, or it just won’t read them. Any which way about it, your Optiarc drivers could probably use an update.

What are Drivers?

Drivers are little pieces of software that act as translators between Windows and your hardware, thus allowing your CDs and DVDs to be read by your computer.

Where to Get the Drivers

Normally I would tell you to go to the manufacturer’s web page and find the drivers there, but in some cases, the manufacturer no longer supports the drive. So you have to search the Web for the drivers. Be careful though, not all sites that have drivers to download are actually legitimate. Some say they have drivers and actually have viruses and malware. Save the driver in a place you will remember.

Updating Optiarc Drivers

Once you have found the Sony Optiarc drivers follow these steps:

1. Go to Start
2. In the Search Bar type in Device Manager and press Enter
3. Go to Device Manager
4. Click the + next to DVD/CD-ROM Drives
5. Double click on the Sony Optiarc
6. Go to the “Driver” tab
7. Click on the “Update driver” button
8. “Browse” to the location you saved the driver and update from there
9. The computer may want to restart now

An Easier Way to Update Sony CD/DVD Drivers

There is an easier way than searching the Internet and guessing at which drivers may be safe and free from viruses and malware–and are actually, really drivers. There’s a program out on the market now called driver update software that with a couple clicks of the mouse will scan your computer for out-of-date drivers, then scan the Web for the latest drivers, and install these drivers for you. Hassle free driver updates—who could ask for more?

Updates to your video card drivers are usually required when you update hardware, software, or your operating system. By making sure you have the latest GeForce drivers, you will alleviate most video related issues, and save yourself some headaches.

Know Your Hardware

First things first, we go into Device Manager and find out which GeForce card you have.

1. Click Start
2. In the Search Bar type in Device Manager and press Enter
3. Go to Device Manager
4. Under “Sound, video and game controllers” find your NVIDIA GeForce video card and make a note of which one it is

How do You Get The Latest GeForce Drivers?

1. Go to www.nvidia.com/page/drivers.html
2. Choose your GeForce from the drop down boxes
3. Choose your operating system from the drop down box
4. Choose your language
5. Search
6. Download to a location that you will remember, make a note on if the file is a exe or not

Updating GeForce Drivers

If the file is an exe file, just double click on it and it will self install. If it’s not an exe file, a little more leg work is needed.

1. Go back to Device Manager
2. Double click on your NVIDIA GeForce card
3. Go to the “Driver” tab
4. Click on the “Update driver” button
5. “Browse” to where you saved the file and update from there
6. Your computer will probably want to restart at this point. Go ahead and let it

An Easier Way

There is an easier way to update GeForce drivers than going through Device Manager, then downloading them from the manufacturer, then updating them in Device Manager. That is using driver update software. Using this software, it takes just a couple clicks of the mouse and all that is done for you. Hassle free driver updates.

It’s a fact of life that printer drivers will become out of date and you’ll have problems like your printer printing gibberish, or nothing at all. Printer drivers act as translators between your computer and your printer so without up to date printer drivers, you can’t print. So how do you find the latest printer drivers?

Do an Internet Search

You could do an internet search for the drivers for your printer, but you would run the risk of finding incompatible printer drivers, or even getting a virus. It’s true that there are many sites that specialize in drivers, but it’s hard to tell which of these are legitimate, and then you have to scan the driver to make sure the driver you’ve gotten is compatible.

Go to the Manufacture’s Webpage and Download the Drivers

The more effective and safe method would be to go directly to the source. The manufacturer’s website would have the latest printer drivers under the “Support” or “Downloads” section of the webpage. All you have to do is put in the model number, do a search, then choose the driver that matches your operating system, and then save it to a location you’ll remember.

Use Driver Update Software

Then there’s driver update software. This is a new choice in the updating driver world. Basically with a couple clicks of your mouse, the software will scan your computer for out of date drivers, then scan the Web for updates, then install the updates. A pretty hassle free series of events all around. It also saves you from having to go through all the steps of having to install the printer drivers after you have finally found it.

ASUS makes many kinds of products: motherboards, graphics cards, and notebooks among them. It’s a fact of life that your ASUS drivers are going to become out of date on a regular basis, so this piece is going to cover how to update ASUS drivers.

Getting the New Drivers

First things first, you need to know what your device is, the name and model. To do this you need to go into Device Manager and get that information.

1. Go to Start
2. In the Search Bar type in Device Manager and press Enter
3. Go to Device Manager
4. Find your Asus device in the hardware listed and make note of its model number

Next step will be to go to the Asus website and find the drivers for the hardware.

1. Go to http://www.asus.com/
2. Choose your region
3. Go to Services, drop down to Support
4. Go to Downloads, drop down to ASUS Drivers
5. Now you can have it automatically detect, or put in the model you wrote down. I suggest automatic.
6. Then it will take you to a screen where you choose which version of the driver you want to download. Which version of Windows you have determines which driver you want.
7. Save the driver to a location that you will remember. Make a note on if the driver is an exe or not.

Updating the Driver

Now to update the driver. If the driver is an exe file all you have to do is double click it and it will self install. If it’s not an exe file, go back to Device Manager as outlined above and find the device again.

1. Double click on the device
2. Go to the “Driver” tab, click on the “Update driver” button
3. “Browse” to the location you saved the file and update from there
4. Your computer may want to restart at this point, let it

An Easier Way to Update Your ASUS Drivers

Driver update software will search your computer for out of date drivers, search the Web for the latest drivers, and then update your drivers, with a couple clicks of the mouse. A hassle free way to update Asus drivers.