Zlokob Sep 25, 2015 @ 7:46am
win 10 chipset drivers
hello
my motherboard is asus P8Z68-V LX, and there are no windows 10 drivers. i am about to start fresh installation of windows 10, and was wondering what should i do about chipset drivers? do i install latest windows 8.1 drivers, or not install em at all? of all motherboard drivers i only used chipset ones for my current windows 8.1 x64, and im not sure what to do now with windows 10....
if anyone has advice, im very thankful.
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Last edited by [AU] Tabris:DarkPeace; Sep 25, 2015 @ 7:54am
Zlokob Sep 25, 2015 @ 7:57am 
nothing there for windows 10 and my motherboard/cpu
_I_ Sep 25, 2015 @ 8:35am 
windows 10 should include working drivers for the z68 chipset, its old enough
Azza ☠ Sep 25, 2015 @ 10:21am 
Update your Windows 8.1 (64 bit) with all the latest drivers.

Do you have the GTX (Get Windows 10) icon on your bottom-right taskbar?

Click on that, then under the three line menu button, you should find a "Check Compatibility" option. If that application itself is telling you it's ready, then Microsoft has made 95% sure it's 100% compatible. It might otherwise list hardware, applications, or drivers not supported.

If you have downloaded the media manually and forced installation, then you won't get this compatibility check.

Win 10 can support some drivers from Win 7 and Win 8.1, however it will update what it can during that installation process.

Once installed, it will actually make a copy of your previous Operating System under "Windows.old", which it keeps for at least a month or longer (if you have the space). At any time, you can actually go under Start > Settings > Updates & Security > Recovery > Go back to your previous OS.

Right after the upgrade, I would strongly suggest checking under Start > Settings > Privacy. Also, under Updates & Security > Windows Updates > Advanced Options > Choose how updates are delivered. As Win 10 defaults to spyware / adware like settings (you can disable it). Like P2P (Peer to Peer) window updates, who in their right mind would consider that a nice feature to have... downloading/uploading updates to/from other random PCs in the network (wasting your bandwidth without your knowledge and if a virus manages to bypass the security check to discard it, end up being the worlds fastest spending malware).
Last edited by Azza ☠; Sep 25, 2015 @ 10:28am
i have an asus h61 mobo with no problem upgrading to windows 10 pro from windows 8.1 pro.
while we have different hardwares, more likely than not, windows 10 installation will be a breeze.
˜lokkandload˜™ Sep 25, 2015 @ 11:11am 
Yes, updating windows 8.1 to whatever the latest drivers are, Windows 10 will typically adopt those drivers and most cases it's compatible. Also Windows is intelligent enough to go grab whatever drivers it needs during Windows Updates. Most of the time drivers fall into the optional updates category.
Last edited by ˜lokkandload˜™; Sep 25, 2015 @ 11:31am
Zlokob Sep 25, 2015 @ 3:14pm 
tnx, win10 is installed, fresh copy, not upgrade from 8.1, thats why i asked this. i installed win8.1 drivers for chipset, same ones that i used in win8.1, they installed correctly, for now all is good. i just need to install win updates now.
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