If you have a computer with a common brand name like Dell or HP, go to the computer manufacturer's website.Once you have the necessary information about your sound device, you can normally obtain appropriate updated drivers specific to your hardware from the internet. Device Manager can also try and update the drivers for you itself, and Windows users are strongly recommended to try this update facility as a first step - see Extra help for Windows users below. To do this, you can use Device Manager on Windows, System Profiler on a Mac or the /lspci or /lsusb commands on Linux. You may need to find out the name, specifications and current driver details for your sound device, so you can update it correctly. On a 64-bit operating system, the drivers of the sound device must be 64-bit. The drivers must be specific to the particular model of your computer or sound device, and are usually produced by the sound device or motherboard manufacturer. Drivers are the piece of software that tells your computer how to talk to the specific hardware you have installed or connected to your computer. If this occurs it is important that the drivers are updated. Problems such as recordings freezing up, difficulty in selecting the correct, working input source or having the full range of input sources available, usually mean your sound device has faulty, outdated or inappropriate drivers. Identifying current drivers and obtaining updates

1 Identifying current drivers and obtaining updates.

Updating audio drivers