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Which drivers should I update?

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action2288   02-17-2009 at 04:50:15 PM

I've always only updated the video card drivers.

What OTHER drivers do people update? What's the common list? Thanks!

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badge   02-17-2009 at 05:10:55 PM
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Go to the online MB product page and update the drivers for your from MB there. ASUS is usually good about providing updated drivers for thier boards.

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action2288   02-17-2009 at 06:07:26 PM
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Badge, so updating everything under the motherboard umbrella will be all I need? I have an ASUS Crosshair on Windows XP.

http://support.asus.com/download/d [...] uage=en-us

Also, what's a good way to tell what my current driver version is for a particular piece of hardware? I use the device manager.

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badge   02-17-2009 at 06:15:39 PM
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Yeah, Device manager has the driver version. Lan, IDE, Chipset, SATA, audio and utilities you use or have installed would be the MB driver updates. ASUS is usually good about providing updated drivers.

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action2288   02-17-2009 at 06:38:03 PM
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Hmm, some of these I don't understand how to install...

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sturm   02-19-2009 at 09:51:30 PM
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If nothing is broke then don't fix it!
If the new driver does not fix a problem you are having or increase speed for your particular hardware then don't update it. New is not always better. Some driver updates only add in support for newer models but do nothing for older ones.
I have seen many times where a driver update broke the system and only a roll back to the previous driver worked.

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