Do I install mobo drivers the same way for Windows Server 2008 R2...  


  1. 0pTicaL
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    Do I install mobo drivers the same way for Windows Server 2008 R2...


    as I do with Windows 7? or there is a special set of drivers for Server OS?

    I just installed Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for a client, I just want to be sure before I screw something up.
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  3. profdlp
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    When I set my 2008 server up I used the drivers labeled server if available, or the regular Win 7 drivers if they weren't. As I recall, server 2008 didn't need much if anything for the motherboard as the default drivers did the job. The problematic ones for me were for a scanner.
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  4. gregrocker
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    Use the drivers given in the installer and via optional Windows Updates unless they are problematic or leave some drivers missing in Device Manager after all Updates are done.
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  6. 0pTicaL
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    Thanks guys will give it a try and see if I encounter any problems.
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