Do I need to install?

[Jskn]

I was wondering if it made a difference if I installed mobo drivers from asrock.  I am kind of suspicious of the CD because it has Norton on the bottom of it

[Enderman]

when you use the CD there should be an option to choose what drivers you install

but its better to just go on the website and pick the ones that arent norton and install those

[Naeaes]

4 minutes ago, Jskn said:

I was wondering if it made a difference if I installed mobo drivers from asrock.  I am kind of suspicious of the CD because it has Norton on the bottom of it

Only the one for LAN. After that's done, go to asrock.com, find the drivers for the rest and download and install the newest ones from there. 

[Jskn]

Just now, Enderman said:

when you use the CD there should be an option to choose what drivers you install

but its better to just go on the website and pick the ones that arent norton and install those

But is it needed for good performance?

I'm new to this so I just wanna make sure

[Kickflapper]

Throw the cd away because most of the time the drivers are outdated and fuck norton and bloatware that comes with those install cds. It might make a difference depending on your hardware and what features the newest bios offers. I would update to the newest bios 

[Jskn]

2 minutes ago, Kickflapper said:

Throw the cd away because most of the time the drivers are outdated and fuck norton and bloatware that comes with those install cds. It might make a difference depending on your hardware and what features the newest bios offers. I would update to the newest bios 

Is it just a BIOS update

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, Jskn said:

But is it needed for good performance?

I'm new to this so I just wanna make sure

norton?

no thats just an antivirus

use AVG or avast free instead

and malwarebytes, you always want malwarebytes

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, Kickflapper said:

Throw the cd away because most of the time the drivers are outdated and fuck norton and bloatware that comes with those install cds. It might make a difference depending on your hardware and what features the newest bios offers. I would update to the newest bios 

no

you should NEVER update a BIOS unless you are having specific issues with hardware like an unsupported CPU

[LynxThe1st]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

no

you should NEVER update a BIOS unless you are having specific issues with hardware like an unsupported CPU

or bios brakes for some odd reason

 

[Jskn]

2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

norton?

no thats just an antivirus

use AVG or avast free instead

and malwarebytes, you always want malwarebytes

No will not updating with the new drivers impact performance. I hate Norton 

[Imabigmac]

7 minutes ago, Kickflapper said:

Throw the cd away because most of the time the drivers are outdated and fuck norton and bloatware that comes with those install cds.

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Lol, I like how that is what everyone jokes about. But when your USB ports aren't working and you don't have LAN yet - the CD is the only option. Best not to throw the CD for a mobo away.  

[Naeaes]

2 minutes ago, Imabigmac said:

Lol, I like how that is what everyone jokes about. But when your USB ports aren't working and you don't have LAN yet - the CD is the only option. Best not to throw the CD for a mobo away.  

Yup. Some driver DVDs even have a bootable Linux on them so you can later on use it to access your data easily if your Windows craps up.

[Auxafly]

NEVER INSTALL FROM THE DISK. Who knows if it is a unit from 7 months ago or 3 days ago? Never use the disk. Online installing is the best and doesn't come with bloatware.

[xwrench3]

i know that my build is not a mainstream build. and that is fine for me. my point is the drivers at the mobo's website are actually the wrong drivers! i went to Intel, and downloaded drivers from there. my machine works fine now.