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'''Device Drivers''' (or '''Hardware Device Drivers''' or short '''Drivers''') are pieces of software that facilitate communication between the hardware of a [[PC]] and its [[Operating System]]. Outdated or incorrect drivers are often a source of problems when trying to play [[Tomb Raider Games]].

With the exception of the original [[Tomb Raider]], all games run under [[Windows]], which in turn needs the correct hardware drivers to be installed. 

== Graphics ==
To always be able to play at the best graphics experience one should almost always use the latest driver for the installed graphics card - unless there are problems and a different version is known to work better.

Older games also need to have the correct version of [[DirectX]] installed, while newer games should work out of the box.

== Sound ==
Since the 2000s most PCs don't have a dedicated sound card any more. The drivers installed with the operating system will mostly work. An exceptions may be [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness]], which needs [[EAX]] installed.

== Input ==
Since the 2010s most game controllers have been replaced with a [[Xbox 360]] controllers that work seamlessly with newer versions of [[Windows]]. Other controllers may need special drivers or even an input wrapper like [[Xinput]].