New motherboard drivers

Vakas · 4 Nov 2024 at 13:22

When upgrading your motherboard, do you uninstall all the motherboard and chipset drivers before installing the new board?

Does it matter if you uninstall the drivers and install the new ones after the new board is installed?

Tetras · 4 Nov 2024 at 13:51

I wouldn't worry about drivers since Windows should take care of those automatically, but I would uninstall any software connected to that hardware (e.g. motherboard utilities, RGB software, control panels)

Vakas · 4 Nov 2024 at 13:56

Tetras said:
I wouldn't worry about drivers since Windows should take care of those automatically, but I would uninstall any software connected to that hardware (e.g. motherboard utilities, RGB software, control panels)

Don't really bother with any utilities now it gets too much you don't really need most of it

MeatLoaf · 4 Nov 2024 at 14:08

I just swap boards and update drivers afterwards

Griff7520 · Sunday at 14:34

MeatLoaf said:
I just swap boards and update drivers afterwards

same here

sativa · Sunday at 18:47

clean install

superleeds27 · Tuesday at 08:23

Tetras said:
I wouldn't worry about drivers since Windows should take care of those automatically, but I would uninstall any software connected to that hardware (e.g. motherboard utilities, RGB software, control panels)

I disabled WU for drivers ever since that issue with the AMD drivers and certain motherboard manufacturers.