Ever bought a new computer system for your home or workplace?

You get it home (or in your office), connect all the wires, and start setting it up and installing the software.

Before long, what started out to be an exciting adventure turns into a nightmare. And why?

Chances are, while setting up your new computer system, you have run into some problems installing and configuring your device drivers.

So what is a device driver?

A device driver is a small, system level program that allows a specific piece of hardware (i.e. a video card, sound card, hard disk drive) or software to interface to a specific operating system (i.e. DOS, Windows 95, Windows NT). Every hardware manufacturer must create driver programs. They are usually bundled on a CD or floppy disk and are packaged with the hardware.

The problems you encounter while installing these device drivers is not uncommon and can occur for a number of reasons.

Not all driver programs take into account the level of your computer knowledge or experience. Nor do they take into consideration the fact that you may be upgrading only certain components of your system. If you happen to be trying to network your computer in an office setting, you may find that these device drivers are not compatible with your particular network system.

Some Common Driver problems:

1. Difficult to install - Most drivers that come packaged on a floppy disk or CD are difficult to install.
2. Difficult to configure - Most drivers that come packaged on a floppy or CD do not allow the user to configure the device properly or take advantage of the features built into the operating system. Users have to manually configure certain options that require some advanced knowledge.
3. Drivers are not stress tested - Device drivers are usually not fully tested under heavy load conditions. Usually these problems don't show up until later. I've discovered a way to stress test most drivers to get rid of these kinds of problems.
4. Some drivers are designed using non-standard programming methods. For instance, if I buy a cheap video card most likely the driver works only on a select group of PC's because the driver writer did not follow standards.
5. Most drivers are not Operating System compliant and DO NOT comply with the behavior of the plaform they run on

How to solve these problems:

• Solve Problem 1 by providing easy, tested, customized installation scripts.
• Solve Problem 2 by including state of the art functionality, such as Plug and Play.
• Solve Problem 3 by stress testing driver using approved industry standard testing suites.
• Solve Problem 4 by following industry standards for specific device driver models
• Solve Problem 5 by guaranteeing behavior compliance on the platform they run on.

IXCEL will solve all these device driver problems for you by writing a customized driver program that is specific to your needs. Having 18 years of consulting experience you get an experienced professional, (not some "hacker") that is capable of solving your device driver problems.