Graphics: Go to Start, then go to Run. Type dxdiag and hit enter. Click on the "Display" tab, and then you can see the name of your card in the "Device" section. This the name of your graphics card including the make/model, etc.
To update the driver, if the name of your graphics card starts with ATI, then go to ati.com to find updated drivers. If it starts with a NVIDIA, then go to nvidia.com. If it begins with something else, like Intel, then go to intel.com. If it begins with SiS, then go to sis.com. Otherwise, google it.
DirectX:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en. Get it and run it.
Motherboard: Is this a pre-built computer (that you bought from Dell, Gateway, etc), if so, what's the model? If not, and you built it yourself, you should know the brand/model/make of the motherboard and the components. Otherwise, see this link (
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/text/moboid.txt) for instructions on how to identify the motherboard.
