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More info?)
In article <go8l71dng4bupv0097h9sol92f3h87iqp7@4ax.com>, me@privacy.net wrote:
> On Wed, 04 May 2005 21:56:50 -0400, nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> Just a couple of curiosity questions here.
>
> >>4) In the BIOS, I would set
> >>
> >> "Plug and Play OS" [No] -- This is the default
> Why set it to "No"? I've always had mine set to Yes whenever I did my
> installs.
>
> >>5) Install the OS. Install chipset drivers when finished.
> >> (Via 4in1 Hyperion drivers.)
> Are the Hyperion drivers really necessary? I didn't use them for the
> two A7V400-MX/S2400 systems I have here, and the machines appear to be
> working fine.
>
> I've always used the philosophy that if Mr. Bill didn't have drivers for
> the mobo, then I use the vendor/chipset drivers.
>
> Thanks...Brad
"Plug and Play OS" [No] means that the BIOS sets up the
resources and passes the information to the OS. Back when
I last installed a board, that was the recommendation at
the time. Maybe it works just as well either way, but
I'm not going to spend an evening finding out.
Maybe the setting just doesn't matter any more:
http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=8&var1=0&var2=149
I suppose if your system is crash and burn, that would be
an incentive to look for a different version of a driver.
If you are happy with what you've got, why change ?
I spend the most time on video card drivers, because there
the quality is just terrible. I remember when I installed my
ATI 9800, the driver on the CDROM crashed my system. It took
perhaps three different versions before I got one that allowed
the video card to be properly set up. On older video cards,
if you check Google or private forums, people always have a
favorite version for their card - there is a tendency for
video card drivers to get "overoptimized", meaning at some
point the updates give a diminishing return.
In terms of drivers, you will notice that people in this
group recommend against installing whatever driver shows up
in WindowsUpdate. Which is not a sterling endorsement of
Mr. Bill.
Paul
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