Help me identify this card

mrbios · 18 Dec 2006 at 15:33

Its a DVR card, we have no box, no drivers, no prior knowledge of it but we need to know what card it is so we can get some drivers for it, so if any of you can help it'd be greatly appreciated cause i have to install it at work this week and get the cameras working in the IT rooms >_<

KNiVES · 18 Dec 2006 at 15:45

Would be nice if you kept the camera still while taking the picture

mrbios · 18 Dec 2006 at 16:33

KNiVES said:
Would be nice if you kept the camera still while taking the picture

lol cheeky ....

i was in a hurry, finished work at 4pm and the librarian wanted her camera back

Captain Fizz · 18 Dec 2006 at 16:43

Check for an FCC code and type it in here for manafacturer:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/

Then see their website and see if they have more than one type of card.

And/or search on <any random aution site> for DVD cards by that manafacturer and see if the piccies match.

If there are any large IC's visible, take the numbers off them and search for them in Google. It may be that only a few cards used those particilar IC's.
(Great for finding modem drivers BTW!)

Any codes found round the packaging (brown bit) - Type them into google.

El_Watcher · 18 Dec 2006 at 17:02

A picture of the back of the card may also be useful.

mrbios · 18 Dec 2006 at 17:32

ive typed everything writen on the card into google, theres nothing on the back, no stickers, numbers etc (one set of numbers but i put that in google but no luck) just trying to see if anyone could identify it from looks alone (trying to get lucky and see if anyone else has used the same one)

Curiosityx · 18 Dec 2006 at 17:58

Youl be quite lucky to find drivers unless you can track down the manufacturer as these cards are normally quite unique.

Pictures of any part codes/serial numbers would help

mrbios · 18 Dec 2006 at 18:32

Curiosityx said:
Youl be quite lucky to find drivers unless you can track down the manufacturer as these cards are normally quite unique.

Pictures of any part codes/serial numbers would help

ill give you all any numbers on the card tomorow when im in work, otherwise we'll just have to buy another newer one if we cant work this one

bitslice · 18 Dec 2006 at 19:32

from the choice of heatsink and the shielded BNC connectors it looks like one of the AVerMedia designs.

I haven't found the model yet, still looking

it's pretty close in design style to this one
Avermedia NV 5000

note the choice of connectors, labelling, capacitors, socketry.
Not on this model, but their other models use the same heatsinks

I'd email the pic to AVerMedia and ask them to confirm, it is either one of theirs or they know who re-badged it.
(and ask them to fix their slow-n-crappy web site while you are there - the product pics are awful)

btw, while you're in the IT room adding CCTV, fix your webserver, it's down

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