Will I need to install drivers if my computer is old?
Will I need to install drivers if my computer is old?
I am looking at my computer setup from 2014. It has a Hasswell processor, which is the same as the 4th generation chip in AMD R9 270X graphics cards. I just reinstalled Windows 10 on all these machines. Now I want to check drivers for Asus motherboards.
First, I tried installing the Chipset driver and got an error saying one of the files is already newer than what I'm trying to install. That happened because many things come from Microsoft now a days. Do they have every single driver built in? Yes, some do. But maybe you can still fix this later or wait for the best update.
I did not want to install anything that could cause problems like my old AMD graphics card issues. When I installed an Adrenalin driver before, my monitors went black. When I removed it, Windows tried to give me a free update and I thought maybe that would be better from Microsoft. But when I tried again, the screen stayed black.
So far, I do not want to install anything else just yet because I am worried about displaying things correctly. The graphics card is working fine right now, but I still need some specific drivers for my office job. These computers will be used to access Electronic Health Records on the Cloud. I already did some updates, so maybe I can skip installing other drivers?
Do I need SATA controller driver and LAN support or just Audio? At this point, Windows only shows "S/PDIF High Definition Audio." Maybe I should try installing Realtek Audio instead? Thanks so much for helping me with this big computer setup.
Do windows today have all the drivers or not? No, almost certainly if you didn't install the operating system offline, then the OS gets its drivers online and installs what it thinks is right for your computer. That method works, but it's often hit or miss, which is why people are told to install every driver manually from an elevated command line. If the platform isn't slow or has any weird signs, you can skip installing them. Can I just skip the drivers? As mentioned above, you should install all drivers needed for your computer. Finally, Windows 10 will run poorly in terms of getting support... which means it'll be left with holes and bugs at the end of this year.
I actually did reinstall my OS in offline mode. But I didn't like that it created a local account, because now it is confusing. I ended up connecting later, which then installed some updates and stuff. Right now the computer works fine. Do I need VGA drivers? I always downloaded everything from the Asus site before. Now I want to be more careful so I can decide if I should install the chipset or not. One of the files on my computer is already newer than what I am installing. Should I "DO" install Audio and SATA? Sorry if I didn't get this right the first time, lol. I know how to use Win 10, but I will build new computers only when I have enough money because right now I can't see patients without having a computer, so I just have to use what I already have. Thanks.
Do you actually need the R9 270X? Your i7 4770k has a built-in graphics card (specifically, HD Graphics 4600) and your P8Z77-V PRO has DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA outputs. So if you aren't playing games, just take out the 270X. The real issue is that driver support for the first-generation GCN ended in 2022 and it's been a mess for a long time. I suggested modded NimeZ drivers from one person who mixed and matched DLLs from different driver versions to try and get one game driver working. You probably don't want something like that for a health records office computer. By the way, Haswell 4770k doesn't work on Z77 motherboards, so you likely have an Ivy Bridge CPU with HD Graphics 4000 in your rig.
Thank you for getting back to me. I have several builds, probably around 7 or more, so things might get mixed up here. I actually still have that Ivy Bridge computer at the office and am trying to figure it out on that one too. lol. I'll tell you more about Haswell after I finish that when I'm done. It has an Asus Z87 Pro V card. My signature is on my oldest build so I can see where everything started for me. lol. Thanks for noticing all of this. Regarding the graphics card: You are right, I don't need one, but it's there and supposed to work better than Intel's graphics cards anyway, so I just want to make sure everything runs well. Removing it is always an option if things break completely. Right now the graphic card works fine, so my hope is that if no Display Driver forces itself into Windows update, then it should be okay. Do I need to install a VGA driver? It looks like there are Intel graphics accelerators involved here. I am not comfortable with anything video related because of the issues we discussed before. Does the chipset have its own display driver? I'm wondering this because in my folders it says AMD Chipset, which is weird for an Intel system. I was thinking maybe the Display Driver from AMD hides inside the chipset folder, or am I being too suspicious since I don't know enough about how things work? Thank you so much.
This situation seems different from what you might think when talking about office computers. If you have an office PC, it also uses up to 180 watts of power for the 270X card, even when it sits idle at a little extra 20 watts compared to just using the Graphics Processing Unit (IGP). That means your computer's regular use could double how much electricity it takes.
The Microsoft Basic Display Adapter that comes first has much less performance than any IGP because it turns off all hardware acceleration and lets the CPU do everything in software instead. Old drivers are still messy, but most won't make the screen go black right away. When you take the card out, just let Windows Update install the Intel IGP drivers; the newer Haswell ones are already here too, as well as the Ivy Bridge versions.
Guess what? Nothing good happened. So I installed a Chipset, right? Nothing changed, everything still works fine, but then about 5 minutes later, I heard "Tam dam dam!" and the screen went black again! Is it because of the Chipset? Or something in the Chipset caused this? Or is there another problem entirely? The sound felt like something got disconnected. When I was checking for updates at that exact moment, it didn't even ask if I wanted to install anything. After turning off the hard power and starting again, it showed the Asus logo first, then the Windows logo too. But after Windows started, it stayed black. I unplugged the power and tried again. It unfortunately went into its old Repair mode. Now it has a new behavior: before it was failing to repair. This time it said it would diagnose the problem and then it booted up! It says it uninstalled recent updates. It thought there was an issue with .NET, so I think it reinstalled that or something similar. But I can't find the Update History button anymore.
I can get onto my computer, but it only sees one screen even though I have two connected. The system says it uses a very old Basic Intell Driver from 2006 and won't see the second monitor at all. That's frustrating. I've been trying to fix this for six hours straight today...
So now the issue is that whatever was taken out or some other reason, I can't make it work for dua display. Even without a graphics card, it still shows the same thing from the onboard graphics- it does not detect the second monitor but both monitors in Duplicate mode show the same thing.
Take out the discrete card because you don't need it. It only makes things messy and causes trouble. Just install the Intel graphics drivers. Without them, some of the multi-monitor features won't work. Look for an Intel graphics driver on the support page for your exact motherboard model. The Z87-PRO (VE) edition comes with this included at www.asus.com