Drivers for new install W7 - silly quesitons

IcarusII

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Ok, apologies in advance for this but I would really appreciate a little guidance on drivers following a fresh install of W7.

So following a clean W7 install I only had one ! in device manager for my Xonar DX soundcard. I d/l the 64 bit W7 driver from Asus and its now works fine. No more !'s

i would like to ensure that I have all the right drivers for all the right bits but I really dont know how far to take this. So here is my silly list. I wonder if people can advise me whether to bother or not:

Bios (last updated 2.5 years ago)
Asus P5Q-E mobo drivers
Sata II HDD's dont require drivers right? W7 default drivers just fine?
Monitor drivers? i have a 24" hazro. No idea if i need drivers. Seems fine.
Have a Logitech G11 keyboard - havent installed anything yet
have a Logitech G9 laser mouse - havent installed anything

havent installed any drivers for my printer yet - but will
Running latests drivers for my Nvidia card
Sound Card is sorted

Sorry for the dopey questions. Have I forgotten anything?

Cheers
Matt
 

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W7 Home Prem, Vista home Prem
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Intel E8600 3.3GHz dual core
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Asus (need to find model)
Memory
4 Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia - GForce GTX 280 - 1Gb
Sound Card
Xonar Dx 5.1
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Hazro flatscreen
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Logitech G11
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Logitech G9 Laser
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I built this three years ago. It was very fast at the time. Now it's about average but still runs any game I throw at it at max detail.

Currently
If it aint broke dont fix it , If you are having any graphic problems ,you may want to install the monitor drivers but if everything is running OK and you are happy with it leave well alone ;)
 

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win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
CPU
amd phenom x4 9600
Motherboard
asus m2n32-sli deluxe
Memory
corsair twinxs 2x2gb
Graphics Card(s)
2x nvidia 1gb 8500gt
Sound Card
onboard
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23" PB Viseo 233d
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1920x1080
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maxtor sata 500gb
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here is a list of drivers for that motherboard, including BIOS updates. you can decide which, if any, you need. i would recommend at least the SATA drivers. if you do the B
IOS update, you should only have to install the very latest, not all of them.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.



here is the mouse software: G9 Laser Mouse

here is the keyboard software: G11 Gaming Keyboard

if there is a monitor driver,installing it would tell windows what it is capable of. color depth, refresh rate, etc.
 

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Alienware AREA-51 M17x
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
CPU
Intel Core2 Extreme x9000 2.8GHZ
Motherboard
Asus P965 Intel chipset
Memory
4Gig
Graphics Card(s)
2 NVidia GeForce 8800M GTX (SLi)
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
17in. built-in, 47in JVC LCD
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
2 250Gig Hitachi (RAID 0) @ 7200RPM
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17in. laptop
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touchpad, Logitech Anywhere Mouse cordless laser
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cable
I agree with all the above posts. I would just like to add for you to check in device manager under monitor and see if it has recognized your monitor. or if it's listed as PNP. Yet as long as you have it's native resolution and refresh rate listed in Nvidia control panel then you should be good to go.

As far as the bios update goes yours is a few years old so one could be beneficial, just read the release notes on the newer bios to see if they address any fixes or support newer CPU's or at least have something beneficial to offer in the way if support or stability for your system. otherwise like pebbly said if it ain't broke don''t fix it.

That is unless your very comfortable doing a bios flash then having the latest bios would be a good idea.
If your not familiar with flashing a bios then make sure you have read and understand fully how to go about it, since if done wrong can render your system useless. So don't hesitate to ask any question about it.
Fabe
 

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Self Built
OS
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
CPU
intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5ND bios 1401
Memory
8 gigs 1066 OCZ Fata1ty
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 580 Call of Duty Black Ops Edition
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2zs
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 24in LCD's 2MS X2
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p @60Hz
Hard Drives
WD Caviar 500 Black/ WD Caviar 200 Blue
PSU
OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Case
NZXT Apollo
Cooling
Corsair H50 CPU/120mm x3 /60mm x2 /Corsair Dominator Ram
Keyboard
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX5000
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX1000
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Download 19.83 Upload 0.97
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Logitech Z2300 Speakers/ Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones/Avermedia PCI-e Hybrid TV Bravo/Epson NX415 all in one/ 4 Port Powered USB Hub/ LG 10x Bluray Burner /TSST Corp DVDRW External
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