I'm installing a new SSD on a custom built computer which I built myself in 2010. The motherboard is a GA-X58A-UD3R Socket 1366 Rev 2.0
I see no need to update the BIOS at this time, but would like to install the latest drivers if possible. Ordinarily, I'd simply insert the CD that came with the MB and let it scan and install the appropriate drivers. But since there have been several driver updates in the last five years, this seems like a good time to install them.
Gigabyte offers an online Download Center which proportedly will scan a computer system, identify needed drivers and install them. That sounds great, but I won't have yet installed an Internet browser at the point at which I intend to install the drivers. (Just after the installation of Windows 7 and its numerous updates)
I've downloaded and saved the latest drivers onto a (non-bootable) USB stick. These include:
Chipset drivers (Intel INF installation)
LAN drivers
-- Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility
-- Realtec LAN driver
SATA RAID/ACHI drivers
-- Intel SATA Preinstall Driver
-- Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
-- GIGABYTE SATA Preinstall driver
-- Marvell RAID Preinstall Driver (SATA3 for ACHI Mode.
-- Marvell RAID Utility (SATA3)
-- Marvel RAID Driver (SATA3) for ACHI mode
-- Marvel Console Driver (SATA3)
My Questions Are:
To install these drivers, is it just a matter of plugging in the USB stick, locating the files that contain each indivicual driver and clicking on each to install them? I'm assuming after I've installed the OS, I WILL have working, functioning USB ports, but don't really know for sure.
If I find I can't load and update the drivers in the manner described above, can I at anytime after the original drivers are loaded from the CD just go ahead and install the updated drivers over top of the already existing drivers using Gigabyte's online Download Center? Or, will there be possible conflicts I should be aware of?
Thank you in advance for your help.
I see no need to update the BIOS at this time, but would like to install the latest drivers if possible. Ordinarily, I'd simply insert the CD that came with the MB and let it scan and install the appropriate drivers. But since there have been several driver updates in the last five years, this seems like a good time to install them.
Gigabyte offers an online Download Center which proportedly will scan a computer system, identify needed drivers and install them. That sounds great, but I won't have yet installed an Internet browser at the point at which I intend to install the drivers. (Just after the installation of Windows 7 and its numerous updates)
I've downloaded and saved the latest drivers onto a (non-bootable) USB stick. These include:
Chipset drivers (Intel INF installation)
LAN drivers
-- Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility
-- Realtec LAN driver
SATA RAID/ACHI drivers
-- Intel SATA Preinstall Driver
-- Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
-- GIGABYTE SATA Preinstall driver
-- Marvell RAID Preinstall Driver (SATA3 for ACHI Mode.
-- Marvell RAID Utility (SATA3)
-- Marvel RAID Driver (SATA3) for ACHI mode
-- Marvel Console Driver (SATA3)
My Questions Are:
To install these drivers, is it just a matter of plugging in the USB stick, locating the files that contain each indivicual driver and clicking on each to install them? I'm assuming after I've installed the OS, I WILL have working, functioning USB ports, but don't really know for sure.
If I find I can't load and update the drivers in the manner described above, can I at anytime after the original drivers are loaded from the CD just go ahead and install the updated drivers over top of the already existing drivers using Gigabyte's online Download Center? Or, will there be possible conflicts I should be aware of?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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