The term Motherboard drivers is used for a variety of drivers. Often people are actually looking for their chipset drivers. These are the drivers required for the basic functionality of the motherboard. Besides chipset drivers several other motherboard drivers exist:
- Once there, you will see a list of operating systems within the Drivers section of the page. To find previous driver versions for your AMD graphics product, select the Previous Drivers link located at the bottom of the Drivers section. The driver and support page for the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 is used in the example below.
- If your system is not running Windows 7 or 10, or for drivers/software for other AMD products such as AMD embedded graphics, chipsets, etc. Please select your product from the menus below. Report Issues with the Latest Driver Release.
- Products certified by the Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada will be distributed in the United States and Canada. Please visit the ASUS USA and ASUS Canada websites for information about locally available products.
- May 02, 2019 PSA: Enthusiasts building their own PCs are accustomed to keeping up with latest drivers, especially when it comes to things like graphics cards. Motherboard BIOS updates are also critical to get.
- USB driver (3.0)
- Audio driver (usually Realtek)
- SATA driver
- Ethernet Drivers (network driver)
- Floppy driver (legacy)
- Intel Management Engine (required for advanced functionality)
It is wise to install of if these drivers and update them to the latest version available. Without them often some components do not work properly or are using generic drivers that can be behave unexpectedly or perform worse.
Finding your Motherboard drivers
Therefore, the system assumes that a compatible, nongeneric driver is installed for the device even though the driver is generic. This issue also causes Windows 10 Version 1703 to postpone the search for other compatible drivers through Windows Update that typically occurs immediately after you install a.
Before we start updating motherboard drivers it is important to distinguish between OEM pc’ and custom build pc’s.
Drivers updates for an OEM pc
OEM pc’s are sourced directly from factories. Think Dell, Acer, HP, etc. Often these machines contain modified motherboards to save costs. This also means they require modified drivers. If you own an OEM pc then you will find the latest drivers by searching for your computer model number (check your invoice) on the official manufacturer’s website.
Overview of OEM manufacturers websites
Drivers updates for custom build pc’s
If you ordered a custom build pc then you will need to know out exactly which motherboard they used. If you are unsure then you can refer to our article: What motherboard do I have?
The best way to download drivers is to visit the official product page. That way you are ensured the drivers are legit and right for your machine. Usually this product page can be found by entiring your motherboard model number in a search box. If you fail to find your motherboard this way then you can always try to browse the website, check socket types or try Google.
Once you have located your product page you will need to navigate to “download”, “support” or something similar.
Drivers Generic Motherboards For Computers
Overview of motherboard manufacturer’s websites
Drivers Generic Motherboards For I9 9900k
A more detailed example, illustrated with screenshots, can be found on the next page…