How to check for missing drivers?

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TheDerpyWho

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I recently built my own computer, but how can I tell if I have all the drivers?
I have an Asus M5a97 Le r2.0 motherboard, an AMD r9 270x graphics and a FX-8320.
 
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SchizTech
You need to visit the device manager, which will be friendly enough to show you what's installed and what's not

In Windows 7, right-click Computer in the start menu and select "Properties," then in the window that comes up select "Device Manager"
In Windows 8, move mouse pointer to the lower right hand corner and right-click, a menu of options should come up including Device Manager
or search on the start screen for "device manager"

Look for anything under "Other devices;" these will need drivers. Also if "Display adapters" is a generic Windows "Standard VGA adapter" that needs to be updated with the proper driver for your video chip. Also update sound driver from the basic windows sound driver.
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You need to visit the device manager, which will be friendly enough to show you what's installed and what's not

In Windows 7, right-click Computer in the start menu and select "Properties," then in the window that comes up select "Device Manager"
In Windows 8, move mouse pointer to the lower right hand corner and right-click, a menu of options should come up including Device Manager
or search on the start screen for "device manager"

Look for anything under "Other devices;" these will need drivers. Also if "Display adapters" is a generic Windows "Standard VGA adapter" that needs to be updated with the proper driver for your video chip. Also update sound driver from the basic windows sound driver.
 
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Since this is a new build, just use the disk that came with the motherboard and update all of them, to make things easier. IF you want the most recent video driver go to amd.com and download the most recent driver for the R9-270X. You can use the device manager to confirm that all is hunky dory.
 
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