Updates

[niceboy]

I want to know if I should look for updates for the Main Circuit Board .I just updated chipset on our Vista computer and fixed a malfunction , but I then looked at the other drives for the Main Circuit Board and wondered if the Uniblue drive-search also are looking for them

 

[Lemur]

By main circuit board, do you mean motherboard? Yes, you can check Intel for the latest drivers for your motherboard. Just like you would check NVidia, Sonic, etc.

 

[gregrocker]

Unlike XP and Vista, WIn7 has most of the drivers in its installer and available quickly via optional Windows Updates. Unless there is a performance problem, its best not to change out the chipset or other drivers willy-nilly.

If you'd like to test performance differences with the latest chipset from your computer or mobo maker's Support Downloads webpage, set a restore point which you can roll back if there is no appreciable improvement.

 

[niceboy]

Unlike XP and Vista, WIn7 has most of the drivers in its installer and available quickly via optional Windows Updates. Unless there is a performance problem, its best not to change out the chipset or other drivers willy-nilly.

If you'd like to test performance differences with the latest chipset from your computer or mobo maker's Support Downloads webpage, set a restore point which you can roll back if there is no appreciable improvement.

We have four computers and one External Master Mixer so we dont want to do system restore at all. Only maybe sytem check , but I will find out about performance later then

 

[niceboy]

By main circuit board, do you mean motherboard? Yes, you can check Intel for the latest drivers for your motherboard. Just like you would check NVidia, Sonic, etc.

Motherboard yes .Thats great to know , but if it works just perfect then maybe its no need or am I wrong.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello niceboy, welcome to Seven Forums!



This in this tutorial at the link below is what he meant by "set a restore point" in the previous post.


How to Create a System Restore Point in Windows

 

[niceboy]

Hello niceboy, welcome to Seven Forums!



This in this tutorial at the link below is what he meant by "set a restore point" in the previous post.


How to Create a System Restore Point in Windows

I know that, but we rather use Drive Clone and our own restore-pionts

 

[gregrocker]

If your performance is perfect, then there is no need at all to change drivers unless you notice performance lags or deficiencies.

The reason I suggested System Restore if you wish to try a newer chipset is that it is a collection of drivers and not just one which is easy to roll back in Device Manager.

However in the Chipset download Read Me file it will tell you what drivers are included so you can manually roll them back if you choose, just as with any other single driver installed.

We do not recommend turning off System Restore unless you have a good reason. It can save your System in many cases where a reinstall would be necessary. Frequent imaging can also help but isn't as flexible a solution as System Restore.

 

[niceboy]

If your performance is perfect, then there is no need at all to change drivers unless you notice performance lags.

What is lags

 

[gregrocker]

Slowness, deficiencies, or even the dreaded "hang" (getting stuck) - which should not occur at all in Win7.

 

[niceboy]

By main circuit board, do you mean motherboard? Yes, you can check Intel for the latest drivers for your motherboard. Just like you would check NVidia, Sonic, etc.

Thanks again I think there can be reasons other than performance to check for that.

 

[gregrocker]

Yes, missing drivers associated with chipset. "Co-processor" will sometimes show up without a driver after install, requiring the full Nvidia chipset install.

MS spent a fortune building drivers for Win7, and paying manufacturers under their WHQL program to build drivers so they wouldn't hold out to force us to buy newer hardware as in Vista.

As a result almost all drivers are already in the installer, with newer quickly available via optional Updates.

We have regular cases of problems with users who immediately change out their drivers thinking this is the same as with XP, when Win7 is the opposite of XP with drivers.

 

[niceboy]

Yes, missing drivers associated with chipset. "Co-processor" will sometimes show up without a driver after install, requiring the full Nvidia chipset install.

MS spent a fortune building drivers for Win7, and paying manufacturers under their WHQL program to build drivers so they wouldn't hold out to force us to buy newer hardware as in Vista.

As a result almost all drivers are already in the installer, with newer quickly available via optional Updates.

Yes I just fixed something like that in our Vista computer.The malfunction was only showing up when it was used together with the Aten switch. That was great to have it fixed in my other thread this morning