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MovedGoalPosts · 31-05-2014, 01:24

If your motherboard is by MSI the best current version of the drivers for it's chipset will normally be on the MSI site, rather than elsewhere. Remember that drivers won't need to be updated for motherboards that once any initial bugs are resolved. If MSI don't list a driver there probably isn't one.

If carrying out a major update, consider checking if the BIOS firmware version is current for your motherboard.

People like AMD / Nvidia for graphics cards are providing update drivers at ongoing intervals, mostly because they cover a multitude of older and newer hardware and as games and suchlike create newer demands. Chipsets tend to be a lot less variable, and specific.

Look separately for current drivers for your other hardware such as GPU, network card, sound, etc. Usual rule is to load the motherboard chipset driver first, reboot then anything else.

31-05-2014, 01:24	#2
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Updating System chipset drivers If your motherboard is by MSI the best current version of the drivers for it's chipset will normally be on the MSI site, rather than elsewhere. Remember that drivers won't need to be updated for motherboards that once any initial bugs are resolved. If MSI don't list a driver there probably isn't one. If carrying out a major update, consider checking if the BIOS firmware version is current for your motherboard. People like AMD / Nvidia for graphics cards are providing update drivers at ongoing intervals, mostly because they cover a multitude of older and newer hardware and as games and suchlike create newer demands. Chipsets tend to be a lot less variable, and specific. Look separately for current drivers for your other hardware such as GPU, network card, sound, etc. Usual rule is to load the motherboard chipset driver first, reboot then anything else.