I have an HP 6305 Pro (running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit) that I recently bought refurbished, with an AMD A4-5300B CPU that features built-in AMD Radeon HD 7480D integrated graphics.
The drivers that came with the computer are barebones, and don't come with the Catalyst Control Center.
I am planning on downloading and using one of the driver packages (probably the Crimson Edition Beta) on the page linked to below.
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows+10+-+64
I have already created a System Restore point in Windows 10. My question is as follows: would it be better for me to just download and install the driver package from the AMD website on my computer as-is, or to uninstall the graphics driver that came with my computer, then install the downloaded driver package? The reason I ask is that I have heard that it is safer to install a new version of a driver if the old version has been uninstalled first (so as to prevent remnants of the old driver from causing problems). However, I am not certain that this is true, and am afraid that it is in fact possibly less safe.
In the past, on another computer, I successfully uninstalled a graphics driver, rebooted with no graphics driver (and thus a temporarily wonky-looking version of Windows), then successfully installing the newer driver package. However, I do not know if that process did any better than just installing the new driver with the old one still on my computer would have.
This article from AMD claims that it is better to uninstall drivers first, but it seems as if it might only be referring to the version of drivers with Catalyst features (I only have the generic, non-catalyst drivers that came with Windows 10).
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/GPU57RemoveOldGraphicsDrivers.aspx
It also appears to state that uninstallation of the old drivers is not necessary when updating APU drivers, and considering that I found the link to the download page for my CPU/Graphics on the below page for APU drivers (listed as "A4-5300B with Radeon™ HD 7480D"), I am under the impression that my CPU/Graphics Card is considered an APU.
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Desktop-APU-Drivers.aspx
In your view, based on this data and your experience, which is the better, safer option?
The drivers that came with the computer are barebones, and don't come with the Catalyst Control Center.
I am planning on downloading and using one of the driver packages (probably the Crimson Edition Beta) on the page linked to below.
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows+10+-+64
I have already created a System Restore point in Windows 10. My question is as follows: would it be better for me to just download and install the driver package from the AMD website on my computer as-is, or to uninstall the graphics driver that came with my computer, then install the downloaded driver package? The reason I ask is that I have heard that it is safer to install a new version of a driver if the old version has been uninstalled first (so as to prevent remnants of the old driver from causing problems). However, I am not certain that this is true, and am afraid that it is in fact possibly less safe.
In the past, on another computer, I successfully uninstalled a graphics driver, rebooted with no graphics driver (and thus a temporarily wonky-looking version of Windows), then successfully installing the newer driver package. However, I do not know if that process did any better than just installing the new driver with the old one still on my computer would have.
This article from AMD claims that it is better to uninstall drivers first, but it seems as if it might only be referring to the version of drivers with Catalyst features (I only have the generic, non-catalyst drivers that came with Windows 10).
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/GPU57RemoveOldGraphicsDrivers.aspx
It also appears to state that uninstallation of the old drivers is not necessary when updating APU drivers, and considering that I found the link to the download page for my CPU/Graphics on the below page for APU drivers (listed as "A4-5300B with Radeon™ HD 7480D"), I am under the impression that my CPU/Graphics Card is considered an APU.
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Desktop-APU-Drivers.aspx
In your view, based on this data and your experience, which is the better, safer option?
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