The driver originally belonged to hardware, but as the computer technology advances, it becomes to consist of more and more software features little by little. For instance, a video card driver often contains a console on which you can adjust the screen Resolution and color freely; an audio driver usually also has a built-in console through which you can set the audio track or choose to use earphone or sound box.
Well then why you should update your computer drivers? It is the same as the software and hardware updates—the latest drivers generally has below advantages: One, fix the bugs in the primary imperfect driver. Two, improve the communicating efficiency that allows hardware and the operating system to coordinate with each other more harmoniously, and let them work more stably and more quickly. Three, endow the hardware more features, such as a console of a video card, the older version possibly only can adjust the Resolution while the newer version adds some features like power saver mode. Do you know why every time when there is something wrong with your computer, computer experts always would recommend you trying to update your drivers? That’s because a driver is a bridge between the hardware and the operating system, once your driver has problems, it will greatly affect your computer working—perhaps that is the reason why the computer breaks down.