Solved Asrock or official AMD chipset driver?

[Booster]

Hello! I have a question about installing a driver for the motherboard.
I'm curious about drivers for AMD chipset motherboard.
Is it better to install drivers from ASRock or from AMD official site for chipset?
This motherboard is ASRock and drivers I have is All in one (this is chipset driver?),audio,LAN and other from this site
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?cat=Download&os=Win764&Model=870%20Extreme3%20R2.0
and found this driver for chipset also
AMD Chipset Drivers
but not sure which is better solution?
Can I install chipset driver from AMD site,and all other drivers from ASRock site,except All in one driver?
OS is Win7 x64 and GPU is AMD Radeon HD 4000 series.
My English not so good.Sorry about that.
Need help please

 

[Kidrauhl3]

Actually what motherboard you are using ?

 

[maxie]

Hi Booster What problems are you having ? If all is working well i would tend to leave things as they are

 

[Booster]

Currently I am on a laptop but I intend to install the system on a different - Desktop PC.
The motherboard is the ASRock 870 Extreme3 r2.0
My mistake in the first post,sorry.
CPU Phenom x1100T
GPU HD 4670 1GB ddr3
So I wonder which one of these chipset drivers is the right solution (AMD or ASrock chipset driver)?
So far I've always installed all drivers for motherboard from the ASRock site.
For GPU graphics driver from AMD.I know that this is working but I want to know Is there potential conflict if I install chipset driver from AMDs site first and then all other motherboard drivers but from ASrock and is this safer solution because my Antivirus program allways warning me about potential security issue when installing Etron USB 3.0 driver from Asrock,asking me something like "do you want allow to install something invisible".
I also want to know is this chipset driver from AMDs site same thing as All in one driver from ASrock site,is it a substitue for All in one?
I hope you understand what I want.

 

[maxie]

I tend to use the Manufactures site for Drivers as they tend to tweak their Drivers , And as you say they have proven to work from the site That is what i would tend to stick to As regards as your AV complaining about the usb 3.0 driver this does tend to happen so best ignored IMO

 

[Booster]

I tend to use the Manufactures site for Drivers as they tend to tweak their Drivers , And as you say they have proven to work from the site That is what i would tend to stick to As regards as your AV complaining about the usb 3.0 driver this does tend to happen so best ignored IMO

So the best drivers are from the manufacturer and does not need to bother with it?Thanks for reply btw

 

[maxie]

Most welcome If you have any future problems when you install your new system You know where to come for help

 

[Solarstarshines]

Hello! I have a question about installing a driver for the motherboard.
I'm curious about drivers for AMD chipset motherboard.
Is it better to install drivers from ASRock or from AMD official site for chipset?
This motherboard is ASRock and drivers I have is All in one (this is chipset driver?),audio,LAN and other from this site
ASRock > 870 Extreme3 R2.0
and found this driver for chipset also
AMD Chipset Drivers
but not sure which is better solution?
Can I install chipset driver from AMD site,and all other drivers from ASRock site,except All in one driver?
OS is Win7 x64 and GPU is AMD Radeon HD 4000 series.
My English not so good.Sorry about that.
Need help please

Better to get them from AMD they are Universal and doesn't matter if you go through ASUS it might come with some features you probably wouldn't care for just for example

when you go to the direct site is much better but beware if this is a laptop you most likely will not have to update them now if you have done a clean install it is best to get them from the ASUS site if it is a laptop because the drivers from them will have specific code just for your unit

if you get normal drivers it might botch your resolution this would be onboard graphics only if you have a Mobil graphics card you could update through AMD but you have to find your card on there site just putting some clarification on it

 

[Booster]

Hello! I have a question about installing a driver for the motherboard.
I'm curious about drivers for AMD chipset motherboard.
Is it better to install drivers from ASRock or from AMD official site for chipset?
This motherboard is ASRock and drivers I have is All in one (this is chipset driver?),audio,LAN and other from this site
ASRock > 870 Extreme3 R2.0
and found this driver for chipset also
AMD Chipset Drivers

Better to get them from AMD they are Universal and doesn't matter if you go through ASUS it might come with some features you probably wouldn't care for just for example

when you go to the direct site is much better but beware if this is a laptop you most likely will not have to update them now if you have done a clean install it is best to get them from the ASUS site if it is a laptop because the drivers from them will have specific code just for your unit

if you get normal drivers it might botch your resolution this would be onboard graphics only if you have a Mobil graphics card you could update through AMD but you have to find your card on there site just putting some clarification on it

Totally confused now.It is desktop PC with ASRock MBO and AMD ATI Radeon HD graphics card,not ASUS nor laptop.I didn't understand completely what did you wrote.
Can you be more specific.
Tnx

 

[Solarstarshines]

If it is a Desktop Pc with a installed Graphics card or even onboard graphics it is fine to use the AMD site

Now if you had a laptop it wouldn't be recommended simple enough ?

 

[Booster]

I'll try to install first as usual and then as you told me.Some screenshot will be prepared for comparing system state.Tnx

 

[Booster]

Hello everybody.Here I go again.
Here's a few screenshots of the system state before and after drivers installed.
The system is Win7 x86, installed on the VHD in native dual boot.
The first two screenshots showing the status of device manager with a clean system with no drivers installed.
3.Screenshot : Installing All in one driver (Shows what will be installed)
4. And finally installed
5.& 6. Device Manager after all in one installed.
7. & 8. All drivers.
The difference is marked.

 

[Booster]

Here's device manager after system recovered from backup and "AMD Chipset Driver" installed first,without All in One.
The difference is marked

 

[Britton30]

I'm not sure what you are doing. Let's make some distinctions though. "Chipset" drivers are for the northbridge/southbridge motherboard chips. These control board functions such as RAM, CPU, and PCIe. They should be from the motherboard makers' site as stated they are made for specific boards.

If for graphics processor unit (GPU) then the ones from AMD are fine, or from the GPU vendor.

 

[Booster]

I do not understand why there is this chipset driver from AMD site if you install all the necessary drivers from the site of the motherboard manufacturers (Asrock in this case) and the drivers for the graphics card (HD Radeon in this case)from AMD's site?




I got that all mixed up because of that chipset driver (check the link)


I deal with computers for a long time but this confused me.
Thanks a lot Britton.Now I know more

 

[Britton30]

You're welcome. also if you used the drivers from the motherboard CD, they are probably old ones. I suggest you go to the ASRock support page for your board and get the newest ones.

 

[Booster]

So,conclusion is that this is not necessary if i install all drivers from MBO and GPU manufacturer?
I'm allways using the latest drivers,thanks

 

[Britton30]

Correct in my opinion. Manufacturers modify standard chipset drivers and BIOSes to suit their board specs.

 

[Booster]

Problem solved.Thanks Maxie,Britton and Solarstarshines
Still remains the hardest and most boring part .....to install all of that and much more :huh:

 

[Britton30]

You're welcome. What did you do to fix it?