Driver disks that come with mobos - are they really needed?

[Diss]

So i'm just reinstalling win7 and did a search for drivers for a Gigabyte EX58-UD5 but it all seems to be pre-install stuff? (I do have the driver CD but assumed it was way out of date hence looking on the internet)

Am i missing something or are all the drivers now included in win7?

Even if they are not - are they really needed, is it ok (performance wise) just to use whatever drivers win7 installs?

many thanks

Diss

 

[Diss]

thanks - i think i'll let win7 do its own thing and just check as you suggested

one thing i was suprised not to find on the website was a "gigabyte driver update" utility as i'm pretty sure there was one on the original disk (or maybe i am thinking of my asus pc) - cos the original plan was just to download the utility and let it do all the checks

 

[Diss]

Just go to the GB website and download all the drivers you require. I don`t like relying on Microsoft.

Utilities for your board. http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2958#utility

been there, though might have missed it

the only thing it might be is:-
Easy Tune6 (Intel)

I had seen this but assumed it was just an overclocking utility

 

[Diss]

it seems they no longer have a utility but do have a web based update service
http://www.gigabyte.com/WebPage/19/download-center.html

am still having problems with the DVD drive not being recognized - but will start a separate thread

 

[Diss]

you can just go to the start menu type device manager and it will open up a window and telly you what devices are not installed then you just have to go to the gigabyte website and find your motherboard and download the drivers you need

problem is they are not detected in BIOS

 

[Diss]

all the drivers and utilities are on gigabytes website,type in x58 ud5

if the dvd drive is ide and your running in ahci mode it wont show up

use ports 4/5 for dvd drives and ports 0/1 for any ssd/hdd

in answer to your comments:

already checked the website

DVD is SATA (and am running AHCI)


the bit about the ports is interesting - made me remember that there are 2 different SATA contollers on this mobo so maybe moving the SATA connection could work

re your advise on which ports to use - is this just best practice or that DVD drives won't work on some ports?

thanks

Diss

 

[Diss]

sorted - i put it back on the INTEL SATA controller as suggested and then realised that maybe i had only installed the Gigabit SATA controller drivers so reinstalled the intel drivers just in case and all ok

thanks very much for all the help - as usual "user error" was to blame