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Windows 10 drivers for older hardware.

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Is there a way to get drivers for hardware that have been dropped from he manufacturers support? I am trying to get drivers for an Intel D975XBX2 motherboard I have found this website but i don't know how safe the they are of if they even work. anyone have experience with this sort of thing?

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3 minutes ago, Sierra Fox said:

what kind of drivers?

 

Normally if something is supported by windows 10 it will automatically download them as part of the installation/update process

motherboard and chipset drivers. the ones i linked say they support windows 10 but intel only released drivers for this board for windows 7, vist, xp no windows 8 or 10 support. I just want to know if the link to the drivers i provided works

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Even if it's Windows 7 drivers, most of the time they work no problem. I've only seen a few cases where the driver didn't work or caused problems because it wasn't specifically for Windows 10.

And that being said, Windows 10 support overall for drivers is pretty good; I haven't had any hardware really, where stuff wasn't supported out of the box by Windows 10, without needing to install specific drivers. I think the only thing I've ever had an issue with was a certain USB 3.0 problem. Audio, ethernet, etc... all typically work without any intervention.

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11 minutes ago, divito said:

Even if it's Windows 7 drivers, most of the time they work no problem. I've only seen a few cases where the driver didn't work or caused problems because it wasn't specifically for Windows 10.

And that being said, Windows 10 support overall for drivers is pretty good; I haven't had any hardware really, where stuff wasn't supported out of the box by Windows 10, without needing to install specific drivers. I think the only thing I've ever had an issue with was a certain USB 3.0 problem. Audio, ethernet, etc... all typically work without any intervention.

ok i'll try

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