Upgrading a laptops Hard Drive to a SSD (need Drivers)

Kavinqt

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Hello, I'm upgrading my dad's laptop tomorrow too a SSD instead of a Hard Drive, I have an OS for doing so etc, but I do not have a disc for the drivers that come with the laptop, Does anyone know of any program that can detect what drivers it needs and install them without a Internet connection?? (I have internet just without any drivers I won't be able to connect to the net) Any help is very much appreciated!
 
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Go to the manufacturers website and download the relevant drivers.
Save to a USB stick. Install them from that.

USAFRet

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Go to the manufacturers website and download the relevant drivers.
Save to a USB stick. Install them from that.
 
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Kavinqt

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I believe I found the right model and the drivers for it off the asus website, but I'm not 100% sure what exact ones too get, I can get them all but that would be like an hour of annoying clicks xD sense there is like 93 drivers and I can't download them all in 1 click :/
http://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/K54C/HelpDesk_Download/
What drivers from there do you think are absolutely needed?
 

USAFRet

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The latest version in each category.
Should only be 15, including the User Manual.
 

Kavinqt

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Really?? Let's say under EMI and Safety there is one called BSMI Certification updated most recently but another called CECP Certification so basically all of these 7 under EMI and Safety are the same thing? also same with all other categories yeah?
 

USAFRet

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Those aren't even 'drivers'
That is merely a pdf file of the certificates. For instance, the "FCC Declaration of Conformity".
Obviously, you don't need those.

Investigate what you are downloading.
So we've gone from panicking at "93 drivers" to a dozen or so.
 

Kavinqt

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Tyvm for all your help!
 

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Hello Kavinqt
1-Install "Driver Magician" program on the old OS first.
2-Run the program and back up the drivers that you need.The program will help you to recognize.
3-Save the back up on a stick USB device.
4-Install the new OS
5-Install the program on the new OS.
6-Plug in the USB device which contains the drivers in "driver magician" language.
7-Recove and install the drivers based on your need.