New rig, drivers and BIOS questions

helicon1984helicon1984 Sovici, Bosna i Hercegovina
edited July 2009 in Hardware
Hi. I'm posting this thread here because its been in the Drivers & BIOS subforum for 3 days an I reckon it could get more attention here. I've just ordered my new comp. and was thinking of installing Win7 RC (64bit) on it, so before I do that are there any BIOS settings I should set before I do the install? I've read this guide here and was wondering would you add something more? Should I stick with the version of the motherboard's BIOS if it works and I have no apparent problems or should I get the new version and flash it?
Also, when the install is finished, is the best way to install drivers (for graphics etc.) to go to the website and get the latest versions or just use the original CDs first? Another question, should I install the newest firmware for my optical drive etc. or just stick with the default Windows drivers if they work?
The config.:

- Intel i7 920 proc.
- Gigabyte EX58-UD3R mobo
- DDR3 6Gb (3x2Gb) Corsair, 1333MHz, 9-9-9-24
- WD 640GB, WD6401AALS, SATA II, Buffer 32MB, 3Gb/s, 7.200 rpm
- XFX HD4870 512Mb DDR5 XXX 775MHz, Dual DVI, HDTV out, HDCP ready
- Pioneer DVR-217FBK, 22x, Labelflash, SATA
- CORSAIR 650W, TX Series PSU
- Antec Three Hundred case

Comments

  • miragemirage
    edited July 2009
    You should not need any specific settings in the BIOS for Windows 7.
    Regarding the drivers, I would check the manufacturer website for the latest drivers. The install CD comes with outdated software most of the time.
    As long as there is not a problem, don't bother with firmware update for your optical drive. And, you will not need a driver for the optical drive, default windows drivers work fine.
  • helicon1984helicon1984 Sovici, Bosna i Hercegovina
    edited July 2009
    mirage wrote:
    You should not need any specific settings in the BIOS for Windows 7.
    Regarding the drivers, I would check the manufacturer website for the latest drivers. The install CD comes with outdated software most of the time.
    As long as there is not a problem, don't bother with firmware update for your optical drive. And, you will not need a driver for the optical drive, default windows drivers work fine.

    Anyone else? Regarding the article I linked to above.
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