D dexter2 Reputable Jun 7, 2015 266 0 4,810 Jan 29, 2016 #1 Just built a pc for a friend and I am wondering which drivers I should install? Motherboard drivers?, video card drivers?, monitor drivers? Or do I just not need any of them?
Just built a pc for a friend and I am wondering which drivers I should install? Motherboard drivers?, video card drivers?, monitor drivers? Or do I just not need any of them?
Solution theyeti87 Jan 29, 2016 dexter2 : theyeti87 : The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. The drivers for the mobo have come as RAR files, can I just leave them like that? You'll need to extract or "decompress" the .RAR file to have access to the files inside. Download the appropriate version of WinRAR here http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm to extract files. From there, you should find a setup .exe. That's what you'll need to run to install the driver.
dexter2 : theyeti87 : The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. The drivers for the mobo have come as RAR files, can I just leave them like that? You'll need to extract or "decompress" the .RAR file to have access to the files inside. Download the appropriate version of WinRAR here http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm to extract files. From there, you should find a setup .exe. That's what you'll need to run to install the driver.
Aelos03 Reputable Jan 27, 2016 31 0 4,540 Jan 29, 2016 #2 Install all of them starting from motherboard drivers. Upvote 0 Downvote
theyeti87 Honorable Sep 15, 2012 1,763 1 12,460 Jan 29, 2016 #3 The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. Upvote 0 Downvote
The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly.
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,438 17,905 184,590 Jan 29, 2016 #4 And only get them from the hardware manufacturer. Stay away from these 'driver updater' things. Upvote 0 Downvote
D dexter2 Reputable Jun 7, 2015 266 0 4,810 Jan 29, 2016 #5 theyeti87 : The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. USAFRet : And only get them from the hardware manufacturer. Stay away from these 'driver updater' things. Thanks, I will bare that in mind. Upvote 0 Downvote
theyeti87 : The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. USAFRet : And only get them from the hardware manufacturer. Stay away from these 'driver updater' things. Thanks, I will bare that in mind.
D dexter2 Reputable Jun 7, 2015 266 0 4,810 Jan 29, 2016 #6 theyeti87 : The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. The drivers for the mobo have come as RAR files, can I just leave them like that? Upvote 0 Downvote
theyeti87 : The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. The drivers for the mobo have come as RAR files, can I just leave them like that?
theyeti87 Honorable Sep 15, 2012 1,763 1 12,460 Jan 29, 2016 Solution #7 dexter2 : theyeti87 : The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. The drivers for the mobo have come as RAR files, can I just leave them like that? You'll need to extract or "decompress" the .RAR file to have access to the files inside. Download the appropriate version of WinRAR here http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm to extract files. From there, you should find a setup .exe. That's what you'll need to run to install the driver. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
dexter2 : theyeti87 : The PC needs a driver to understand how to utilize a given piece of hardware, so yes. Install them all or the system won't work correctly. The drivers for the mobo have come as RAR files, can I just leave them like that? You'll need to extract or "decompress" the .RAR file to have access to the files inside. Download the appropriate version of WinRAR here http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm to extract files. From there, you should find a setup .exe. That's what you'll need to run to install the driver.