Questions about updating chipset drivers. (X570 mobo)

[AWAWA Liz]

Are they more stable than drivers for graphics cards? Can bad things happen? I don't want to break something important. I know I can grab them from amd.com but is there an update post of bugs and known issues for each release like what Reddit does for Nvidia?

[Omega]

You have no choice, you need these drivers. If you don't install them Windows will.

AMD does not keep a known issues list for chipset drivers. A list of known issues with chipset drivers the average consumer will not understand anyway,

[Bad 💀 Motha]

If an update for drivers is available, update it. You generally can't hurt anything and you can always fully uninstall if needed and go install an older version if needed.

Chipset drivers and bios do not update very often, so when they do, it's usually for very good reasons.

Dont let Windows handle drivers for you when they are ones you can get officially from the chipset makers.

Best bet with drivers is never "update" them, but remove the old/current fully and clean install the one of choice or newest. Reboot after such an uninstall and after such an install. Usually only time you would update a driver is if it's a "hotfix" which requires a major version to be installed first before the hotfix update version can be installed.

[AWAWA Liz]

Can you disable Windows from installing their own chipset drivers?

[Omega]

l1z4rdbr34th a écrit :

Can you disable Windows from installing their own chipset drivers?

Windows doesn't install "It's own chipset drivers", it will install those from AMD.

Right click "This PC" > Properties > Change settings > Hardware > Device Installation Settings

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes, Google it..
This just stops the os from auto installing drivers from Windows Updates, so it doesn't hurt the os installing drivers it already has available for common things like keyboard, mouse... those generic plug and play drivers the os has onboard. Then with this setting disabled, you will still notice that if you uninstall a driver suite, like say for chipset or gpu, etc... and reboot, the os will still auto detect the hardware again as if new and install a generic driver, this part is ok to allow it to finish. Once this process completes and asked to reboot, go ahead and do so. Once back in your os, go ahead and run the installer for the driver you are installing such as chipset. Reboot once it fully completes in order for those changes to take effect.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Omega a écrit :

l1z4rdbr34th a écrit :

Can you disable Windows from installing their own chipset drivers?

Windows doesn't install "It's own chipset drivers", it will install those from AMD.

Right click "This PC" > Properties > Change settings > Hardware > Device Installation Settings

Yes, Windows does so. It installs generic drivers for everything unless it actually has official ones available in that os. Not even Win10 has official and proper chipset, sata, ahci, nvme drivers for Intel or amd. You must get them from motherboard maker or chipset maker. Best to get from Intel or amd directly because these actually get updated over time. A motherboard maker will stop listing newer drivers after a while as certain boards age, due to warranty support coverage.

Yes you can allow os to get them from Windows Updates but these too are often oudated. Not even Win10 via WU would grab the better drivers for my amd chipsets; 890, 990fx, x470...especially regarding the ahci....

[Omega]

Bad 💀 Motha a écrit :

Omega a écrit :

Windows doesn't install "It's own chipset drivers", it will install those from AMD.

Right click "This PC" > Properties > Change settings > Hardware > Device Installation Settings

Yes, Windows does so. It installs generic drivers for everything unless it actually has official ones available in that os. Not even Win10 has official and proper chipset, sata, ahci, nvme drivers for Intel or amd. You must get them from motherboard maker or chipset maker. Best to get from Intel or amd directly because these actually get updated over time. A motherboard maker will stop listing newer drivers after a while as certain boards age, due to warranty support coverage.

Yes you can allow os to get them from Windows Updates but these too are often oudated. Not even Win10 via WU would grab the better drivers for my amd chipsets; 890, 990fx, x470...especially regarding the ahci....

Windows doesn't install generic drivers, it comes bundled with them. It's not installed, just loaded when required.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes if it has them, which it doesn't. The bundled ones for even win10 for Intel and amd chipsets aren't a full package. Like not having a proper ahci driver built in, etc.

When you install the official packages though from Intel or amd, it will properly install such drivers.

[AWAWA Liz]

I was given the most recent chipset drivers about about two months ago from my IT friend. The motherboard came with the disc for them but I didn't have a "quiet" optical drive to use it. The one from my last computer was knocking around.

[Omega]

l1z4rdbr34th a écrit :

I was given the most recent chipset drivers about about two months from my IT friend. The motherboard came with the disc for them but I didn't have a "quiet" optical drive to use it. The one from my last computer was knocking around.

Just get them from amd.com/drivers

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Driver discs are outdated when u get them, pointless. Better to download all the latest drivers yourself and backup those installer to aN external backup drive in case needed later would save you some time. Course by the time you need them most likely newer ones will have released. But overtime I download again and throw em on the backup drive as well.

[AWAWA Liz]

Alright, last thing for now. Should I download all of the available drivers that's on their website for my mobo?

[Omega]

l1z4rdbr34th a écrit :

Alright, last thing for now. Should I download all of the available drivers that's on their website for my mobo?

You only need the chipset driver, unless you run RAID.

Other motherboard drivers for ethernet, sound, Wifi etc.. you can get via the motherboard manufacturer's website.