I am using windows 7 ultimate. i will perform a clean setup of windows 8.1 pro. i will install graphics card driver after installing windows 8.1. do i need any other driver to install (motherboard driver?). if i need to install can u please tell me the detailed step by step process of installing motherboard driver?
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Yes, you should install the motherboard drivers. Go to the manufacturer website of the motherboard and look for the driver support page. Download the one you need and install it: Typically you need the audio, chipset, lan and maybe usb, it depends what motherboard you have.
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go into windows device manager before you do a wipe. look at devices there and under mouse/keyboard/printers and scanners and sound. do a print screen to print out your hardware. you need printer drivers...sound card..network drivers...mb drivers... intel chipset drivers there two of them..one version 9x is for the z77 and older chipset and the newer 10x drivers for the newer chipset. intel also on there newer mb have mei drivers. amd now as the omga drivers for all of there newer chipset mb. with the install of 8 or windows 10. boot off windows install disk..go into advance mode and delete all of the old partions to remove windows 7 after you back up your personal info. with nothing on the drives let windows make the partions needed and install itself. on reboot remove the cd let windows install itself. when you get into the desktop plug in your usb stick with all of your drivers. install the chipset drivers...reboot. install the video drivers and then reboot. install the ethernet and then sound drivers..realteck install will reboot and you have sound on reboot. go into the device manager and look for any missing drivers. if there none turn on windows update and let it run. when it done...install printer and any 3 party hardware.
i have gigabyte h 61m d2 b3 motherboard msi gtx 970 graphics and intel core i 5 2400 processor.
in the gigabytes page there are lots of drivers with different name
please tell me which drivers i need to download and how to install them
(i never did this before).
i am planning to install windows 8.1
and now using windows 7 ultimate
it would be a great help if u tell me the step by step procedure of installing windows 8.1
If you want to do a complete clean install, backup any important files elsewhere that you don't want to be deleted.
There a good guide on isntalling window 8:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1240779/seans-windows-8-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds
Before you install windows 8.1. I would download the motherboard drivers from here:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3915#dl
You only need the Audio, Lan and chipset. Download them to a USB thumb drive.
I would unplug any drives that won't be the boot drive.
Boot up the Window 8.1 setup. Either via disk or USB drive depending on your method.
You can choose to do it in MBR or GPT format, look at the guide linked.
When you get to the screen to choose where to install the OS, I would delete the old partitions containing the old OS. Then you can click on "New" to create a new partition for the OS to be installed on.
After you installed window 8.1, it will restart and you configured the settings, you will be greeted to either the Start screen or desktop. You can now plug in the USB thumb drive containing the drivers. Install them all. You may need to extract them and go into the folder to find the Setup.exe.
Afterwards, you can run Window Update or you can use WSUS Offline updater.
http://download.wsusoffline.net/
There a good guide on isntalling window 8:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1240779/seans-windows-8-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds
Before you install windows 8.1. I would download the motherboard drivers from here:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3915#dl
You only need the Audio, Lan and chipset. Download them to a USB thumb drive.
I would unplug any drives that won't be the boot drive.
Boot up the Window 8.1 setup. Either via disk or USB drive depending on your method.
You can choose to do it in MBR or GPT format, look at the guide linked.
When you get to the screen to choose where to install the OS, I would delete the old partitions containing the old OS. Then you can click on "New" to create a new partition for the OS to be installed on.
After you installed window 8.1, it will restart and you configured the settings, you will be greeted to either the Start screen or desktop. You can now plug in the USB thumb drive containing the drivers. Install them all. You may need to extract them and go into the folder to find the Setup.exe.
Afterwards, you can run Window Update or you can use WSUS Offline updater.
http://download.wsusoffline.net/
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