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Use Motherboard Setup CD or Use Vista's Device Drivers?

Posted: 01-05-2007, 12:26 AM
David A. Lessnau
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I just installed Vista Ultra RTM on a new motherboard (ECS PX1 (1.0B) -- a
P965-based system). Without having used the motherboard's Setup CD, I have
no yellow-question-marks (or whatever the equivalent is for Vista) under
Device Manager. It looks like Vista found everything on its own and
installed working drivers right out of the box (OOB). But, should I accept
those drivers as the best choice or should I run that motherboard install
CD? My guess is that CD has old XP drivers and such and I'd be better of
leaving well enough alone. It might be possible to grab a few new,
Vista-specific, drivers from various manufacturers' sites, though. Should I
bother with those or just stay with the Vista OOB versions?

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Re: Use Motherboard Setup CD or Use Vista's Device Drivers?
Posted: 01-05-2007, 12:41 AM
Stay with the Vista OOB drivers if everything is working as expected. Keep
an eye on the hardware manufacturers sites for Vista drivers though. They
may have updated ones, newer than those included on the Vista DVD.

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"David A. Lessnau" <DavidALessnau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>I just installed Vista Ultra RTM on a new motherboard (ECS PX1 (1.0B) -- a
>P965-based system). Without having used the motherboard's Setup CD, I have
>no yellow-question-marks (or whatever the equivalent is for Vista) under
>Device Manager. It looks like Vista found everything on its own and
>installed working drivers right out of the box (OOB). But, should I accept
>those drivers as the best choice or should I run that motherboard install
>CD? My guess is that CD has old XP drivers and such and I'd be better of
>leaving well enough alone. It might be possible to grab a few new,
>Vista-specific, drivers from various manufacturers' sites, though. Should
>I bother with those or just stay with the Vista OOB versions?
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Colin Barnhorst
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Re: Use Motherboard Setup CD or Use Vista's Device Drivers?
Posted: 01-05-2007, 02:07 AM
You betcha. You got a fine install.

"David A. Lessnau" <DavidALessnau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message newsDD74888-7AEB-4C15-BCD2-958B5E9E4999@microsoft.com...
>I just installed Vista Ultra RTM on a new motherboard (ECS PX1 (1.0B) -- a
>P965-based system). Without having used the motherboard's Setup CD, I have
>no yellow-question-marks (or whatever the equivalent is for Vista) under
>Device Manager. It looks like Vista found everything on its own and
>installed working drivers right out of the box (OOB). But, should I accept
>those drivers as the best choice or should I run that motherboard install
>CD? My guess is that CD has old XP drivers and such and I'd be better of
>leaving well enough alone. It might be possible to grab a few new,
>Vista-specific, drivers from various manufacturers' sites, though. Should
>I bother with those or just stay with the Vista OOB versions?
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Richard G. Harper
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Re: Use Motherboard Setup CD or Use Vista's Device Drivers?
Posted: 01-05-2007, 11:37 AM
Stay with the Vista versions until and unless your motherboard manufacturer
releases updated Vista drivers. Installing XP drivers could limit the
functionality of some of the hardware on your board.

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"David A. Lessnau" <DavidALessnau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message newsDD74888-7AEB-4C15-BCD2-958B5E9E4999@microsoft.com...
>I just installed Vista Ultra RTM on a new motherboard (ECS PX1 (1.0B) -- a
>P965-based system). Without having used the motherboard's Setup CD, I have
>no yellow-question-marks (or whatever the equivalent is for Vista) under
>Device Manager. It looks like Vista found everything on its own and
>installed working drivers right out of the box (OOB). But, should I accept
>those drivers as the best choice or should I run that motherboard install
>CD? My guess is that CD has old XP drivers and such and I'd be better of
>leaving well enough alone. It might be possible to grab a few new,
>Vista-specific, drivers from various manufacturers' sites, though. Should
>I bother with those or just stay with the Vista OOB versions?

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