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what does a chipset driver even do on a modern home-built pc?? (pls help)

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  1. Esme F.
    @eferreira-2h4

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts ive built and set up a few PCs, and Ive never been sure about chipset drivers. On my home-built PC after a new motherboard, Device Manager shows no uknnown devices. Is there still a reason to install Eee PC R105 Bios? Are there specific features that only work with it? Id love to know what others do on fresh setups, and whether uve ever ntoiced a real difference with or without it. Practical experience is more useful to me than theroy. what am i doing wrong??

    thinking

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  2. Hana V.
    @cron_lab-10r

    ok but are there any unknown devices in Device Manager with hidden devices shown? ?

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  3. Hana Ivanova
    @tensor_ranger411

    omggg finally got it working, thanks everyone

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  6. Ada Mendes
    @ada_byte

    @rdubois thank u this worked!!... dumb question but how do i even check the power plan

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  7. Cleo Reid
    @cleo.reid
    in reply to @ada_byte

    ahh classic make a backup before u touch teh extension, learned that the hard way. same issue here on my office machine. following this thread

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  8. Zane Jensen
    @zane_signal

    honestly just reset teh update and save yourself the pain

    lol

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  9. Alba Mendes
    @amendes

    @rdubois works on paper, not in real life

    nothing is more permanent than a temporary workaround

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  11. Wren
    @pingpilot

    prefer teh board or PC makers version for laptops; for desktops with a standard motherboard, teh chip makers latest package is usually fine too.

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  12. Jade Zhang
    @jade.zhang

    install order for a fresh setup: chipset first, then storage, then network, then GPU and audio. that avoids dependencies installing in the wrong order. good luck man!

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  13. Greta Sato
    @greta.sato

    yeahhh on some newer CPUs, the chipset package includes power plans or scheduler-related components that improve behavior. for those, installing it from teh vendor or board maker is recommended.

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  14. Ruben
    @rdubois

    hmmm make a backup before u touch the cache, learned that the hard way hope that helps :)

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  15. Alba Weber
    @alba.weber

    been there man check Device Manager with View > Show hidden devices. if there are unknown devices like SM Bus Controller or PCI Device, the chipset package or related drivers fill those in.

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  16. Jade Zhang
    @jade.zhang

    On many platforms, the chipset package is mostly INF files that give devices proper names and correct power settings. Windows often provides equivalent inbox drivers :) But some platforms include real drivers (power management, PCIe, I/O) that do matter.

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  17. Bo Banerjee
    @bo.banerjee-35u

    make a backup before u touch teh extension, learned that the hard way

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  18. Alba Weber
    @alba.weber

    ahh classic for me it was the DNS. swapped it and boom, fixed

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  19. Zane Jensen
    @zane_signal

    honestly just reset the BIOS and save yourself the pain. @alba.weber what did u end up doing in the end good luck man!

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  20. Ruben
    @rdubois

    for newer platforms, skipping the chipset package can mean missing performance or power fixes 😤 i'd always install it.

    lol

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