One of the main components in a computer is the motherboard. All other equipment is located on it and connected to it. Before starting to use the PC, you will need to install drivers for motherboard so that all of its components function correctly. Let's take a look at all the methods for carrying out this process.
The system board contains network adapter, various connectors, sound card and some more components, so each of them needs to be supplied with separate software. The methods given in this article imply the installation of all files at once, while in others the user will need to install everything in turn. Choose the most suitable method and just follow the instructions provided, then everything will definitely work out.
Method 1: Official manufacturer help page
There are not many companies that manufacture motherboards, they all have their own website where everything is located. necessary information, including the latest drivers. You can find and download them like this:
The file will start downloading, after which it remains only to open it and the automatic installation process will start. After it completes, it is recommended that you restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Method 2: Utility from the manufacturer
Large component manufacturers often have their own software that scans and then installs the updates found. With it, you can install all the new drivers you want at once. You need:
Method 3: driver installation software
Another option that allows you to immediately install all the required drivers is to use special software. It works according to the principle of the official utilities from the developer, only it makes a more global scan of the entire PC. The downside is the payment of some representatives and the imposition of additional software. Installing drivers for the motherboard using DriverPack Solution is done as follows:
In addition to DriverPack, there is a large number of similar software on the Internet. Each representative works on approximately the same principle, and even a beginner can figure it out. We recommend reading our other article at the link below, in it you will learn in detail about the best software for installing drivers.
Method 4: Install by hardware ID
Each component is assigned a unique number. As mentioned above, a motherboard consists of several built-in components, each with its own ID. You just need to know it and use a special service to find the latest files. This is done as follows:
Method 5: Standard Windows Tools
The Windows operating system has its own utility that allows you to find and update device drivers over the Internet. Unfortunately, the components of the motherboard are not always correctly determined by the OS, but in most cases this method will help to install the correct software.
If new files are found, just confirm the installation, and it will proceed on its own.
As you can see, each method is very simple, all actions are performed in just a few minutes, after which all the necessary files will be installed on the computer. Regardless of the model and manufacturer motherboard the algorithm of actions will always be approximately the same, the interface of the site or utility can only change.
After reinstallation operating system, especially in cases where Windows XP is installed and the computer is new, it will not work to find drivers for the latest hardware in an outdated OS. And even the most recent release of Windows, with the third service pack, will not save the day. Practice shows that most of the difficulties for users arise when it is necessary to install a driver for a motherboard. The difficulties here are understandable, 99% of modern PCs are equipped with a built-in network card on chipsets, which were not yet available when WinXP was released. And it's good if you have a disk at hand that contains the driver for the motherboard, but if it is not there, then just go to the network.
Accordingly, a freshly installed operating system without network drivers cannot be connected to the Internet, and the circle is closed. To download the driver to the motherboard, you need a network, to get into the network, you need a driver for the network card of the motherboard.
The best and the most simple solution in such cases, it is a trip with a flash drive to any computer that has a connection to the World Wide Web, followed by downloading the necessary drivers. The only snag that may await not very experienced users is the question: what drivers do you need to download for your computer? That is, you first need to identify the motherboard, and only then run after the "firewood" for it.
The easiest way (if you don't want to open the case) is to do this with the help of which should be in the D: \ Install folder, on a USB flash drive or, in extreme cases, on a DVD for every self-respecting PC user. With its help, find out the motherboard model is as easy as shelling pears, go to the "Motherboard" section and there in the second line you see the text, something like If there is nothing in this line, look at the first line (motherboard ID), it should definitely contain information with which you can determine what kind of board is in your computer. So, for example, the line - 64-1201-000001-00101111-101408, hammered into Google search, will give you the result -
By the way, on the same page of Everest, only at the very bottom, you can find links by which you can easily download drivers for the motherboard of your computer. True, occasionally, they lead to outdated addresses, but there's nothing you can do about it.
If you are lucky and the network card on your motherboard works fine after reinstallation, but, for example, sound or other necessary devices are not detected, then programs that are designed to install drivers that are missing in the system will help you. It is not difficult for them to find drivers for a motherboard, a video card or some exotic BlueTooth adapter.
I consider the DriverPack Solution utility to be the first candidate for your attention. It is very popular, because, firstly, it is free, and, secondly, it knows how to install drivers in automatic mode... What does this mean for the user? This means that by running DriverPack Solution, you simply wait for your computer to be scanned for problematic and outdated drivers, and then you will be asked to allow the program to download and install missing drivers and new ones instead of expired ones.
The second most popular program is Driver Genius. It is also free and has a rich arsenal of possibilities for working with drivers. For example, she knows how to do backups the set that is currently installed on the computer, which is important when the reinstallation of the OS is planned in advance, and you do not want to crawl along dusty shelves in search of a disk from this or that device. Naturally, in addition to this, DG is able to determine the missing drivers in the system and install them, and it does it quite quickly.
The third in our mini-review is the Device Doctor utility. What's typical - it's also free. Its functionality is not much different from similar capabilities of the first program, except that a simple and very convenient, well-thought-out interface can be noted.
Well, here we come to the end of this article, I wish you always have everything at hand required drivers on the motherboard. And if you don't want to be screwed, copy everything installation discs your computer on the CDM. Then, in the event of any failure, you will be fully armed.
Hello dear readers.
New system (or motherboard) boards have two functional modules. The first is a south bridge chip that interacts with various interfaces. The second is the northern one, which serves the memory and processor. For the correct joint operation of these two components, a special software... To always get the most out of your hardware, you need to constantly install newer versions of the software. This will allow you to run your desired applications at the proper speed. But how to update the motherboard chipset driver? After all, this is in fact the most important part of the device.
The first thing to figure out for yourself is whether you need to update? If you have not old equipment installed, it is advisable to do this. Of course, you cannot say that without modification you will significantly lose in performance. But in general, the efficiency should increase. At the same time, errors that could be associated with this component will also disappear. So the pluses are obvious.
But in the case when you are using not new equipment at all, problems may arise with the update. So you even have to roll back the system. Therefore, it is better to first assess your capabilities. It is also a good idea to find out what people are saying on the Internet first. For this in search engine you need to write the model of your motherboard with the phrase " driver update". And the first results will be posts from forums where people share their experiences.
Find out the chipset version using the built-in capabilities( )
To find out the version of a motherboard with an Intel chipset, you need to make a few movements:
However, this option is also suitable for the AMD chipset. So try it.
Sometimes it happens that the corresponding line does not contain the information we need.
Another option is a visual inspection of the board itself. To do this, it will be enough just to open your system unit.
Using additional software( )
Another equally effective way to update the chipset drivers is to use third-party software to find out the model.
Although today there are a lot of similar developments, many experts agree that it is best to use CPU-Z for this. This utility detects the type and model of the chipset without any problems. To do this, you need to make several movements:
This method is suitable when you are going to change " firewood"On a laptop. After all, untwisting it to find out the model will be problematic.
To update the driver, go to the developer's website and find the appropriate software. Download and run the file. Using the prompts, install the software. This can take up to ten minutes. After the end of the process, we reboot.
Your hardware should now work without any errors. In addition, the processing speed will noticeably increase.
Hello, friends! In this article, we will show you how to download drivers for motherboard Asus three different ways, choose any, of course, it is most correct to download the driver on the website of the manufacturer of the mat. fees, but unfortunately this will not always be possible. At the beginning of the article, there are several letters from our readers.
How to download drivers for Asus motherboard
In fact, everything is very simple here! The easiest way to install drivers on the motherboard is from the driver disk that came with the motherboard when you bought it, but if your dog ate this disk, then download the drivers for the mat. board, you can from its official website, if the necessary drivers are not there, you need to use the built-in Windows tool « Device installation options"Or the DriverPack Solution program. Let's analyze all the options in detail, and at the same time, along with the drivers on the motherboard, we will install the drivers for the sound device, network adapter, and so on.
One friend asked me to assemble a system unit for him. He chose the motherboard ASUS, the operating system Windows 8, after assembling the computer and installing the system on it, the eight installed most of the drivers automatically. But here are the versions of the drivers installed, new or old, and what to do, if not all drivers have been installed, let's go to the official Asus website and figure it out.
Firstly, you need to look for drivers first of all on the official website of the motherboard. It is possible that you will not be able to find everything, and sometimes nothing. For example, the site of your outdated motherboard will not have drivers for the new operating system. Windows systems 8. What to do then? Read on!
Note: Just in case, before work.We go to the site http://www.asus.com/ru/, you only need to enter the model of the motherboard, for example, your motherboard is called Asus P8Z77-V LX, and you need to enter P8Z77-V LX.
In the window that appears, click on the name of our motherboard.
Support.
Download and indicate the version of the operating system we have installed. For example, I have Windows 8 installed, we see 82 file (s) found.
Which of them and in what order to install? First of all, we will install the drivers on the motherboard..
Friends, what are motherboard drivers? The motherboard consists of a Chipset (ChipSet) of a set of microcircuits that interact with each other to ensure the operation of everything connected to the motherboard. The main manufacturers of chipsets for motherboards are few: Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, VIA Technologies and SIS.
A few years ago, there were two main chips on the motherboard:
The Northbridge provided interaction between the processor and RAM and a video card.
The south bridge was responsible for the operation of PCI, SATA, Ethernet, RAID, USB controllers, power management (Power management, APM and ACPI).
In order for all the listed devices to work correctly, you need to install the drivers on the motherboard or, more precisely, on the motherboard chipset.
At the moment, at all new Intel chipsets and AMD, the division into north and south bridges is gone. In simple words, a video card (graphics bus PCI Express) and RAM (memory controller) are now managed by the processor.
And everything else is controlled by a single chip responsible for supporting SATA 3 Gb / s, 6 Gb / s ports, USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports, a RAID controller, an Ethernet controller, and more.
In simple words, installing drivers on this chip is the same as installing drivers on a motherboard.
Chipset
Intel Management Engine Interface V8.1.0.1263 for Windows 8 32 / 64bit- A set of drivers for motherboards assembled on Intel chips and designed to work in the Windows 8 operating system, but this in simple words... But this is in clever words.
Intel Management Engine Interface - This is a subsystem built into the motherboard chipset and performing tasks such as monitoring (monitoring) temperature, fan speed, booting Windows, sleep patterns and much more. Therefore, it is very necessary to install these drivers.
So, select the latest version and click on the Global (server) button.
The archive is downloaded, unzip the contents into a folder. If you don't have an archiver program, download the free 7-Zip from the website
http://www.7-zip.org/. After unzipping the archive, run the installer AsusSetup.exe in the folder
and install the drivers Intel Management Engine Interface.
Here, in the Chipset section, we see the component we need most.
Intel Chipset Driver V9.3.0.1021 for Windows 8 32bit & Win8 64bit --- (WHQL)- Required set of drivers for Intel chipsets. The operating system installs INF files that configure the chipset components required for the correct functioning of many motherboard components (PCI, SATA, IDE, RAID, USB 3.0 and 2.0) and other system devices) and are accurately identified in Device Manager. We also select the latest version and click Download.
Download the archive, unzip it into a folder, run the AsusSetup.exe file and install the driver on the motherboard chipset.
How to download a driver for a chipset on the website of the chipset manufacturer (in our case, INTEL)
Even on the website of the motherboard manufacturer, the driver for the chipset may not be up to date. The latest driver for the chipset can be downloaded only from the chipset manufacturer's website. The chipset for our motherboard was manufactured by Intel, which means that the drivers for the chipset of our motherboard are also available on the Intel website. Since the devil will break his leg on this site, I offer you a small guide.
We go to the site
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?lang=rus&DwnldID=20775
The very first is IT - Intel® Chipset Device Software (INF Update Utility). As I told you, here is the latest driver for the chipset of our motherboard: 9.4.0.1022, a slightly outdated version 9.3.0.1021 is posted on the motherboard website. Driver for all Intel chipsets, with support for new 8-series products. Intel Chipset Device Software - drivers for motherboards based on Intel chipsets are needed for the normal functioning of all components of the motherboard: PCI-Express, AGP, PCI, USB, IDE buses, and so on. Click Download and download the driver.
We start the installation of version 9.4.0.1022.
Ready.
All friends, we have installed the main drivers on our motherboard. Now you can download and install all other drivers in the same way.
We return to the site of our motherboard.
Sound
Realtek Audio Driver
The driver for the sound device built into the motherboard may be a little outdated, of course, in most cases, the capabilities of this driver will be enough for you. Simply, if someone wants to install the latest driver of your sound device, then you need to download it from the office. Realtek website. How to do it? Use our article
LAN (network card)
Realtek LAN Driver
After I installed Windows 8, the system installed on network card your driver. After installation network driver from the motherboard website, its version became newer and the supplier was already Realtek. But I'm sure if you go to the office. Realtek website, you can find even newer version.
Your motherboard has a built-in video card, if you do not use it, you do not need to install these drivers.
Install the rest of the drivers at your discretion.
SATAIntel (R) Rapid Storage Technology Driver Software
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Slightly Improves Performance hard disk and reduces its power consumption.
http://www.intel.ru/content/www/ru/ru/architecture-and-technology/rapid-storage-technology.html
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyIntel Smart Connect Technology periodically resumes the system and establishes a network connection while the computer is in sleep mode. Email, sites social networks, various cloud services can receive data from the Internet and update data quickly.
Intel AHCI / RAID Driver Path for Windows Win8.1 32bit & Win8.1 64bit.
We have a new motherboard and it works in the mode AHCI. (AHCI) - new technology of work hard drives and SSD with Serial ATA protocol, which allows for command queuing (NCQ) and hot-swap. Download and install this driver.
In Windows 7 Start-> Devices and Printers.
In the Windows 8 operating system, right-click in the left corner and also select "Control Panel", then "View: Small Icons" -> Devices and Printers
Right-click on the name of our computer and select "Device Installation Options"
We mark the item "Yes, do it automatically (recommended)" and Save.
Please note that the operating system immediately started searching for an unidentified device.
If the installation of the driver in automatic mode failed, then we will use a different method.
Many experienced users think that installing drivers in this way is not very good, since in the automatic mode, the drivers are installed truncated and often not the most latest versions... Yes it is, but these drivers are quite workable and in most cases will suit regular user... If you are not satisfied with this option, try another method.
How to download and install drivers for the motherboard using DriverPack Solution
To do this, you just need to download special program"DriverPack Solution", which has a huge number of drivers, in general, after downloading the program, you can put it on a USB flash drive and carry it with you. Both you and your friends will forget about driver problems altogether. Download the program only on the official website. Follow the link
http://drp.su/ru/download.htm
The very first thing that we are offered to download is DriverPack Solution Lite, a small 10 Mb program. It is downloaded and installed in seconds, scans your computer for uninstalled drivers and offers to install them. You can read in one of your articles using this program. But it often happens that DriverPack Solution Lite does not find all the drivers you need, so I suggest you download the 6.2 Gb version of "DriverPack Solution Full", it has almost all the drivers. Click download,
hope free program you have a torrent, if not, download it here http://www.utorrent.com/intl/ru/, Save, choose which folder, Save again and the disk is downloaded to our computer.
Downloaded. The driver disk has the extension .rar. If you have an archiver installed, unzip the contents of the archive into a folder and run the DriverPackSolution.exe file.
If there is no archiver, you can download the free 7-Zip at http://www.7-zip.org/
The main window of the program contains all information about the drivers installed and not installed in your operating system. You can also see which drivers can be updated.
Interestingly, despite the fact that we updated the drivers for our motherboard from the manufacturer's website, drivers for some components of the motherboard still need to be updated, for example:
LPC Controller for Intel Z77 Chipset - 1E44 has a driver version dated 06.21.2006
If we look at the Device Manager, we will see the same thing.
LPC is a low-speed bus for connecting low-speed devices to the I / O controller: FDD (floppy disk drive), old LPT interface printers, and so on. Most of the listed devices are already history. The updated driver for this LPC controller, and for all other devices, can be found on the official Intel website, but is it worth it to bother yourself when you can just put all the checkboxes in the DriverPack Solution Full program and click install, the necessary drivers will be updated automatically within a few seconds.
You can install and update drivers selectively, tick the box desired device and click Intelligent Installation (Recommended).
Let's update the drivers for our LPC controller for the Intel Z77 - 1E44 chipset and for the Realtek network card, check the boxes and click Install.
After the update, go to the device manager and see the result. Installed on the devices we selected updated versions drivers.
The most important advice. Friends! If everything in your computer works fine and everything suits you, you do not need to bother with finding and installing new driver versions.
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