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    M15x Windws 7 x64 Driver Install Order.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by shizdan, Jan 16, 2011.

  1. shizdan

    shizdan Notebook Consultant

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    Just checked around and used search. Some say..
    -Chipset first
    -then OSD
    -Everything else
    -Command center last

    Some later say
    -Chipset
    -Everything else
    -OSD Command Center

    I don't want to mess up the install order. Can somebody help me out!
     
    shizdan, Jan 16, 2011
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  2. Villosa

    Villosa Notebook Deity

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    I install in this order for all my AW systems;

    Chipset
    Video
    OSD
    Everything else
    CC

    Haven't had a problem yet.
     
    Villosa, Jan 16, 2011
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  3. shizdan

    shizdan Notebook Consultant

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    Do I need to install any of those SATA Drive drivers?
     
    shizdan, Jan 16, 2011
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  4. pepemosca

    pepemosca Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks, I was about to ask the same question.
     
    pepemosca, Jan 16, 2011
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    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    In my experience, no. I have found that I get the best performance using the basic default Microsoft ACHI driver. I am using Intel X25-M 160GB SSD's in two different notebooks, have used nearly all of the various flavors of the IRST controller/driver and find the old default W7 driver works best, particularly with the 4K reads and writes which constitute the majority of drive access in normal use. With mechanical drives, it doesn't seem to make any difference with the 500GB drives. Your experience may vary.

    On installation order, I use the same order as Villosa except that I move OSD to next to last, probably because someone advised that the first time, it worked and so it's been continued without much thought. I do install the WLAN driver(s) early to facilitate downloading other or newer drivers if needed, but it's a personal quirk that reflects sometimes imperfect preparation.
     
    The Revelator, Jan 16, 2011
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  6. pepemosca

    pepemosca Notebook Evangelist

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    I confirm, if you try to install the OSD at the beginning: It will return an error.
    I had to install it at the end, and works!
    (Still prettyunstable software, doesn't show the OSD every time... But do the job without the showing)
     
    pepemosca, Jan 25, 2011
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