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06-21-2006, 11:55 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 30
|  Drivers for the motherboard
i'm a little confused about how my computer will work once i put it all togeth because someone has told me that your usb ports wont work without "Drivers" to tell the motherboard what the ports are is this true? | 
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06-21-2006, 12:10 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,246
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Didn't you just post this somewhere else?
No, that's complete lies. If the USB ports were on a PCI Card, MAYBE you'd need drivers, but no, not on the motherboard...
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06-21-2006, 12:34 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,839
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the only thing you would need drivers for are the ethernet ports.
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06-21-2006, 01:29 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 30
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ok thanks
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06-21-2006, 01:31 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,564
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What about the chipset?
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06-21-2006, 01:32 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 30
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i think its a via chipset and the cpu is an intel centrino
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06-21-2006, 01:43 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,564
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No I'm saying you have to install the chipset drivers aswell.
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06-21-2006, 01:45 PM
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Field Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 4,687
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You need a driver for anything you use in a system. The question is, does Windows have one for it already or do you have to install it. Yes, you need drivers for USB but they are widely used that the driver for USB support is built into the operating system.
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06-21-2006, 01:48 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 30
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ok so if im using a windoes xp home/office edition i should be fine right
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06-21-2006, 02:01 PM
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Field Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 4,687
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