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building an AMD system - driver installation order?
I'm about to put together my first AMD system. I've read in various forums
that there after installing XP, there is a specific order one should install drivers, service packs, etc for optimum performance and to reduce any "weirdness". Is this true? If so, can someone point me to a definitive source that specifies what the correct order for installation is? Here is what one person posted on Anandtech but he seemed unsure if it was correct: XP Service Pack 1 (or 2 when it's out) Nforce drivers AMD drivers Direct X 9.0 Video Drivers Other Drivers/Windows update patches Does that look correct? I don't even know what nForce drivers are. Aren't they the same as video drivers? For what it's worth, here is the hardware I will be installing, at least some which I'll need to also install drivers for: AMD 64 3200+ Asus K8V Deluxe 2 Maxtor 160 GB hard drives 1024 MB PC2700 Crucial RAM Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum nVidia 6800GT AGP video card Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. |
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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:30:07 GMT As another one bit the dust "Nikko"
wrote : I'm about to put together my first AMD system. I've read in various forums that there after installing XP, there is a specific order one should install drivers, service packs, etc for optimum performance and to reduce any "weirdness". Is this true? If so, can someone point me to a definitive source that specifies what the correct order for installation is? Here is what one person posted on Anandtech but he seemed unsure if it was correct: XP Service Pack 1 (or 2 when it's out) Nforce drivers AMD drivers Direct X 9.0 Video Drivers Other Drivers/Windows update patches Does that look correct? I don't even know what nForce drivers are. Aren't they the same as video drivers? For what it's worth, here is the hardware I will be installing, at least some which I'll need to also install drivers for: AMD 64 3200+ Asus K8V Deluxe 2 Maxtor 160 GB hard drives 1024 MB PC2700 Crucial RAM Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum nVidia 6800GT AGP video card Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Install the,"Mother board" drivers 1st. HTH -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html remove obvious to reply Free songs to download and,"BURN" :O) http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/nomessiahsmusic.htm |
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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:30:07 GMT, "Nikko"
wrote: Does that look correct? I don't even know what nForce drivers are. Aren't they the same as video drivers? Geez you most have spent alot on that system. I saw someone posting about a killer AMD 64 deal - 3200 and ASUS board for 192 !!! Amazing. But thats over now . Still the AMD64s are really coming down. I would have been tempted to upgrade a whole sooner if Id heard about the deal sooner. Since I dont have a 64 bit system Im assuming its the same - all you really need to worry about is to have SP1 if you have a really large HD like 120gig+ and the Nvidia drivers - cause you need them or your hard disk controllers often wont work - the add on ones. Usually the RAID/SATA ones. Nvidia has other stuff too though for their motherboards - more than just video and hard disk controller drivers. But its all part of one download - platform stuff and then you have separate video drivers. Once you have that stuff in you shouldnt have any problems installing the other stuff. |
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" wrote in message ... On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:30:07 GMT, "Nikko" wrote: Does that look correct? I don't even know what nForce drivers are. Aren't they the same as video drivers? Geez you most have spent alot on that system. I saw someone posting about a killer AMD 64 deal - 3200 and ASUS board for 192 !!! Amazing. But thats over now . Still the AMD64s are really coming down. I would have been tempted to upgrade a whole sooner if Id heard about the deal sooner. I actually got in on that AMD deal which is why my upgrade is an AMD and not an Intel like it usually is. I got the video card for $390 tax included but I had an All In Wonder 9800 that I sold for $310 so it didn't cost me too much to upgrade that. The hard drives were $70 each at Fry's. The RAM I pulled out of my old system. So it didn't cost as much as it could have overall. |
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