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| 678526 | 2008-06-15 00:36:00 | Where are the motherboard driver's stored? Are the on the hard drive? What I am getting at is, if I do a format do I have to reinstall the mb drivers etc? Is there any preferred sequence of installation? |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 678527 | 2008-06-15 00:57:00 | 1. Windows (and possibly SATA/RAID drivers at the same time) 2. Chipset drivers 3. Drivers for the rest of the onboard stuff 4. Drivers for everything else you may have in your system 5. Security applications 6. The Rest :rolleyes: The drivers for your motherboard will be available on the CD that came with it, and from the manufacturer's website. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 678528 | 2008-06-15 01:02:00 | Yes motherboard drivers are stored on the Hard Drive - they tell the OS and hardware how to talk to one another, and hopefully work together :D If you Format a drive, you need to reload drivers. Some are preinstalled in Windows for known hardware, Thats why sometimes if you do an install on older hardware everything works right away, but its always better to use the manufactures drivers if available. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 678529 | 2008-06-15 01:15:00 | Yes, you will need to reinstall the drivers, a reinstall is effectively a fresh start. Before doing a reinstall, I like to download all the latest drivers ready for after the install. |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 678530 | 2008-06-15 03:27:00 | Hi Jack!! Before you do anything, download and install DRIVERMAX (www.innovative-sol.com). This program is free and makes all the hassles with drivers a thing of the past. Use DriverMax to save your existing drivers to cd and then restore them after the fresh install. You can do this manually if you wish. If you are running Vista, Drivermax will update your drivers automatically if required. BURNZEE |
Burnzee (6950) | ||
| 678531 | 2008-06-15 03:57:00 | Actually I am talking about a brand new computer, It will have XT Pro installed. I intend removing this and partition the hard disk. Then I intend to re-install. I know I can do this without removing XT, but I prefer to do so. I was just wondering about the MB drivers. I have done deep formats before and forgotten to install the drivers and have run without problems. I realise now default drivers were installed by the OS. I am getting a Raptor ll 300 gig HDD and I want to be able to ghost programs to a second HDD when it arrives. Can only get one at the moment. Thanks for the info. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 678532 | 2008-06-15 04:03:00 | Well the install may install default drivers, you should still install the mobo drivers so the system is stable and everything actually works after. And drivers for the sound/LAN etc XT - I take it u mean XP? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 678533 | 2008-06-15 06:38:00 | Where are the motherboard driver's stored? Are the on the hard drive? What I am getting at is, if I do a format do I have to reinstall the mb drivers etc? In the box on the CDs they came on, which you put all together and tucked safely away somewhere . :thumbs: They are on the drive, but not in install file form . You either get the CD(s) out or download them again . Do the windows install then I do the MB drivers, then any add-on cards etc after . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 678534 | 2008-06-15 09:28:00 | Why not just ask Ascent to partition the drive how you would like it before installing the OS and delivering it to you? | Jen (38) | ||
| 678535 | 2008-06-15 09:55:00 | Why not just ask Ascent to partition the drive how you would like it before installing the OS and delivering it to you? I tried that with current one and they refused. Said they just installed the OS. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
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