Job 7 - Install or Upgrade a Driver

For a hardware device to work you need to install software to go with it, think of it like the hardware being told what to do and the driver telling the other components 'I'm here and this is what I do'

So in this tutorial I'm going to be installing a sound card driver to a computer system, first you need to take precautionary steps into finding out a little about your computer specifications and match these with the driver specification  for example here is a list of typical requirements the driver will need to know before either downloading/disk and installing on your computer

• Operating System 
• RAM Requirements
• Hard Drive Free Space
• Version Number of your Hardware 

(most computers that people use already have an integrated sound card on the motherboard with a driver pre-installed when configuring the system but sometimes these need updating manually and when searching for a driver you will need to know of the make and model and version number of your motherboard)

Im going to be doing an integrated motherboard sound card driver re install, follow these steps


Step 1 - Finding Motherboard Model Number
There are 3 ways to find this

1. To find your motherboard model number you can type the model number in to a search engine and find the tech specs of your computer, this will give you the required information of your motherboard for the driver
2. You can read the Technical Documentation that come with the computer you brought
3. You can open up your computer chassis and physically look on your motherboard for the version and model number (this is only recommended if you are computer illiterate, and only recommended if you have built your own System you are working on, remember to power off the system before opening up)

I opened my PC up and physically look on the motherboard this is a picture of my model number for my PC

Step 2 - Knowing Required Information

You will need to know your Operating system and motherboard information (Step 1) to assess the required information you need. Here are my specs

• Operating System - Windows XP Professional 
• Motherboard - AN9 32X Version1

Step 3 - Downloading Driver

You need to enter your motherboard,what driver you want, and what operating system your require into a search engine, then find a reliable download source and for what you need, then download the file

Step 4 - Installing Driver

Now find the file that you have downloaded and start up the installation wizard, most commonly for drivers they do not need any user input, as its a file of the computer system, and doesn't have a user interface. Follow the wizard then it will ask you to reset your computer, you must do so for the changes to take effect


Step 5 - Resetting and Using Correctly

Once you have restated your computer you sound card driver would have successfully installed onto your system. If for some reason it doesn't install correctly the program will let you know that the driver didnt install by a pop up windows appearing as you log onto windows, if this should happen check and find a different driver to install on to your PC

Job 6 - Connect a Media Device (Steering Wheel)

This is a short tutorial on how to connect a Media Device to your console, We will be using an Xbox 360, and an Xbox 360 Steering Wheel, first follow this guide on how to set up your device

Step 1 - Turn on your Xbox 360



Step 2 - Turn on your Xbox 360 Steering Wheel (Note-If your using a wired steering when you will need to connect the USB/Controller Port to the console from the Steering Wheel)



Step 3 - Press the sync button on the Steering Wheel




Step 4 - Press the Console sync Button




Step 5 - Wait for lights to correspond together



Step 6 -  Insert your game and Play

Job 5 - Connecting a Wireless Controller

Connecting a wireless controller with an Xbox 360

Step 1 - Turn on the console


Step 2 - Turn on your wireless controller (Don't connect via cable at all to the console)




Step 3 - Press the 'Sync' button on the controller




Step 4 - Press the 'Sync' button on the console too



Step 5 - Wait for the lights on the console and the controller to match and flash in a sequence corresponding to each other




Step 6 - Your controller is now wireless and are able to play on the Xbox 360

Job 4 - Connect a Console VIA Lan

The game we will be using the LAN on will be Vegas 2, some games and console will be slightly different to set up and is basically the same layout for every game and console, just showed in a different way

Step 1 (Inset your Game)

First you will need to insert the game you wish to play on your LAN, once the game has loaded on the PS3 select it from your game menu and wait for the game to load to the main menu

Step 2 (Choose LAN from the Menu)

Duppending on your game the layout might be different so check with your game's case menu to find the LAN feature, then either choose 'New LAN' or choose a saved LAN on the console


Note*
on this set up we are using WiFi within the console, on older machines without WiFi connection you may have to connect an Ethernet cable between the consoles

Step 3 (Sign-in to the LAN)

When you have selected a LAN to play on you may have to sign in or if its a new connection you may have to set it up, this is a fairly straight forward to complete

Step 4 (Setting up a Game)

With a LAN connection you can either be the Host (Controls the game settings) or you can be the Joiner (Leaches into a game already set up)




Here we will be the Host of the game and this page depending on you game will require you to set up time limits, weapons allowed, map, and more options

Step 5 (Loading)

Now you will have to wait for other people to connect to your game within your network and wait for the game to load, this is the last step into creating a LAN

Job 3 - Connecting and Setting up an Online Game

This is a tutorial on how to Join and Setup an online Game lobby on Call of Duty 4 on an Xbox 360

Step 1 - Boot your console (Xbox 360)


Step 2 - Boot your game and wait for it to load to the menu screen


Step 3 - Select multiplier from the game menu screen


Step 4 - Choose Xbox live


Step 5 - Select find a Match, Then out of the list that is provided choose your game style

Step 6 - You are then automatically assigned to a lobby created by others and it looks like


Step 7- You are now playing with other users from around the globe

Job 2 - Install a Game

Step 1 - You have to check the settings of the game match your setting on your computer and it is able to run in a stable way with out causing your computer to crash or lag. You can do this by looking on the back of your game and then typing your model number of your computer into a search engine to check the specifications, some game already have this feature installed so you wont have to go though this effort. here are the tech specs for Left for Dead 2

Minimum System Requirements

•  • Operation System: Windows 7 / Vista / XP
   • CPU: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
   • RAM: Windows XP - 1 GB RAM / Windows Vista - 2GB
   • Graphics Card: ATI x800/nVidia 6600 or better; DirectX 9 compatible card w/ 128MB memory; Shader model 2.0
   • Hard Drive Space: 7.5 GB of free space
   • Sound Device: DirectX 9c compatible sound card

Recommended System Requirements

•  • Operation System: Windows 7 / Vista / XP
   • CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or better
   • RAM: Windows XP - 1 GB RAM / Windows Vista - 2GB
   • Graphics Card: ATI X1600/nVidia 7600 or better; DirectX 9 compatible card w/ Shader model 3.0
   • Hard Drive Space: 7.5 GB of free space
   • Sound Device: DirectX 9c compatible sound card

Step 2 - Now you have to unpack your disk and insert it into your disk drive of your computer

Game Disk 

Computer Disk Drive 

Step 3 - Your computer should automatically detect the disk, but if it doesn't then go onto your computer drive manually by clicking START>MY COMPUTER>DISK DRIVE then your game installation setup will begin (note- if you are using a laptop you may want to plug you wall outlet power in)

Step 4 - You will now be guided though the complete set up and installation of your game, when my installation wizard opens for left for dead this is the first screen I come across, It asks me to enter my activation code from the game, you can retrieve this from your disk or your game case


The next steps just ask you when you would like to install the file and would you like to create a shortcut on the desktop this is very general stuff and non complex, just follow the tutorial through and enter your own settings then finish the wizard. You have successfully installed a Game


Changing in Game Settings 

Every user is different when playing games some are novices and require help from either the game or even sensitivity settings being on a low mode. But some gamer's like to play quickly and change these settings to suit them. Here I am going to change the Resolution within the game play of Left For Dead 2

Step 1 - Boot your game



Step 2 - Load your game

Step 3 - Pause the game and Select Options


Step 4 - Change the Resolution Settings then Click Done


Step 5 - Change the Resolution to the level you require then Return to Game play

Job 1 - Connect a Console to a TV

Brief - Connect a PS3 to a Scart RBG, Component, HDMI, VGA or DVI display device, and adjust the system/display device settings to produce an optimal image


Connecting a console to a TV system, Today I will be talking about how to connect a PS3 console to a TV setup, Many consoles have the same layout and set up as this, Follow the steps carefully to ensure the consoles functionality


Step 1 (Connecting Power to the TV Unit)

First you need to make sure your TV is connected and working correctly, before we do this we need to plug the TV from the DC port to the wall outlet, some TV sets are slightly different when it comes to this step so always refer to your TV instructions and Precautions













Step 2 (Connecting your TV Adapter to the Wall Outlet)

The second step to connecting your console is to make sure your TV is securely plugged into a wall outlet suitable for your TV set when the plugs securely in the wall then proceed to switch it on

Step 3 (Check your Connections)

You always need to check what connections your dealing with and the best way is to physically hold up the console and look what ports go where, as we can see we have

• Network Port (Ethernet)
• Optical Port (Audio)
• HDMI Port
• RGB Port
• DC Power Outlet 

Step 4 (Connect your DC Cable to your PS3)

Now you need to connect the power outlet cable to your PS3, but you need to make sure this isn't connected to the wall outlet because it might cause a risk of electric shock

Step 5 (Connecting your PS3 to the Wall Outlet)

Now its safe to connect your DC power lead to the wall outlet, be sure to make sure you have a secure connection before you switch the socket on

Step 6 (Connecting the RGB Cables to the TV)

Now you can connect your PS3/Console to your TV a number of ways, you could go for a HDMI cable for a full high definition picture, you can connect though component for a HD ready effect picture, or you can connect via Scart/RGB for a standard picture resolution.

We are going to connect though standard RGB picture (colour cables). You first need to connect the colours with the corresponding outlets on your TV and make sure you have a secure fit

Yellow - Video
Red - Right Audio
White - Left Audio

Step 7 (Connecting your Console to the RGB Port on your System)

Next we need to connect the RGB cable to your console, you do this by connecting the other end to the RGB port on the back of the PS3 console (if you are using HDMI, the port is situated next to the RGB port)

Step 8 (Turning on)

The last step is to now turn out console on and set the AV source on your TV to play though either the HDMI or AV ports on your TV, mine was already set up so as soon as my TV was on and PS3 console was on they connected together displaying a picture from the PS3