I'm clearing out my system and starting from scratch again with a new hard disk and a fresh install of Windows XP w/ SP2 (I made a CD with SP2 integrated).
It's been a while since I've done this and I'm sure it'll be a walk in the park but I did want to pop by and ask a few questions. I guess the first is whether there is a checklist anywhere of all the necessary software/applications/drivers to be installed starting from the OS?
I know my motherboard manual tells me to install chipset software, intel accelerator, audio/usb/lan drivers, etc. and then I need to update all the drivers with the latest version after setting up my net. I know it's not very hard but it'd be nice if there was a checklist I could just run through as I'm doing it.
Oh, and where's a good BIOS optimisation guide? As mentioned below I'm running a P4 2.4b on an Abit AI7 with 1gb ram and as of tomorrow a 320gb SATA-II Barracuda.
Cheers!
It's been a while since I've done this and I'm sure it'll be a walk in the park but I did want to pop by and ask a few questions. I guess the first is whether there is a checklist anywhere of all the necessary software/applications/drivers to be installed starting from the OS?
I know my motherboard manual tells me to install chipset software, intel accelerator, audio/usb/lan drivers, etc. and then I need to update all the drivers with the latest version after setting up my net. I know it's not very hard but it'd be nice if there was a checklist I could just run through as I'm doing it.
Oh, and where's a good BIOS optimisation guide? As mentioned below I'm running a P4 2.4b on an Abit AI7 with 1gb ram and as of tomorrow a 320gb SATA-II Barracuda.
Cheers!
