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very very interesting!
so do you recommend me to install my GPU aernd MOBO drivers??
Also should I do it running the .EXE or should I run Update Driver in device manager and choose the .exe from there
THANKS
very very interesting!
so do you recommend me to install my GPU aernd MOBO drivers??
Also should I do it running the .EXE or should I run Update Driver in device manager and choose the .exe from there
THANKS
Just run the executables. They are designed to install the driver software for the device if there is no driver currently installed. The uninstall procedure in my previous post should set up the ideal circumstance for driver installation using the executable.
sorry zigzag, maybe a dumb question, but how do I know what to uninstall before I procced with the mobo drivers installation?
Thanks
Which mobo drivers are you intending to install?
I know the video driver is one, and that can be found under display adapters in device manager. That one actually requires a restart, so the best method for it is the following:
- Download the latest drivers for your display card(s) from the manufacturer
- Click Start Menu
- Right Click My Computer/Computer
- Click Manage
- Click Device Manager from the list on the left
- Expand Display adapters
- Do the following for each adapter (in case you have multiple display cards)
- Right click the adapter
- Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)
- Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK
- Restart your computer after uninstalling drivers for all display cards
- Do not start normal Windows; start in Safe Mode through the Advanced Boot Options screen.
- Install the latest driver for the display cards once Windows starts in Safe Mode.
Alternatively:
- Login as an adminstrative user
- Download the latest drivers for your display card(s)
- Click Start Menu
- Click Control Panel
- Click Hardware and Sound
- Click Device Manager (the last link under Devices and Printers)
- Expand Display adapters
- Do the following for each adapter (in case you have multiple display cards)
- Right click the adapter
- Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)
- Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK
- Restart your computer after uninstalling drivers for all display cards
- Do not start normal Windows; start in Safe Mode through the Advanced Boot Options screen.
- Install the latest driver for the display cards once Windows starts
wow you r fast!
well, I just headed to XFX site and look for my mobo drivers (I have my mobo registered there otherwise I can't acces the drivers), they have this: Windows 7 64-bit Nforce WHQL International - WHQL Package for selected Series 7 and Series 6 chipsets which I downloaded and Windows 7 64-bit Realtek Audio - Realtek High Definition Audio System Software which I don't need because I use external audio interface.
How could I know what the first drivers are intended for??
they don't have a description or anything there.
Thanks
The first set is the Chipset drivers for your motherboard, and they are very important to install. They should be installed before any other drivers (though if they are not, it is not as big a deal with Windows 7 as it was with its predecessors). If they are not installed at all, the system may not work as expected.
It should be under System Devices in Device Manager.
wow, there is 48 devices devices.
Sorry I just to do it very right , I don't want to mess things up.
This is not clear for me, How do I know what device to uninstall or not?
Thanks for your help, this knowledge is helping me a lot