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My Laptop Works Fine Without Z8NA-D6 Bios. Am I Missing Anything??

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  1. Kai Weber
    @kweber_0

    ok weird one i just finished after a BIOS update on my laptop. Windows Update grabbed a bunch of drivers, and everything seems to work. Now Im wondering whether I still need to install ASUS Z8NA-D6 Bios. Some ppl say its essential for power management and performance, others say Windows handles it. Whats teh honest answer? Id like to understand what a chipset driver actually changes nowadays. thx in advance!!

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  2. Vera Moreau
    @vera_voxel

    oh ive been there lol check Device Manager with View > Show hidden devices. If there are unknown devices like SM Bus Controller or PCI Device, the chipset packgae or related drivers fill those in. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  3. Eamon P.
    @tiny_rider

    been there man this 😂 so much this. honestly just reset the settings and save yourself the pain fingers crossed 🤞

    it works on my machine™

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  4. Felix Demir
    @felix_nimbus

    spent 20 minutes on clean-install and im still not done. make a backup before u touch the thermal paste, learned that the hard way seriously need help here 😭

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  5. Felix Ueda
    @mutexprobe-34t

    lol this thread is gold im about to throw this thing out the window lol

    facepalm

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  6. Vera Moreau
    @vera_voxel

    idk man that sounds like bad advice tbh but hey ymmv

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  8. Pia
    @cobalt_deck567

    also lol i come back to this thread every week just for the drama. came here to say exactly this :)

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  10. Eamon P.
    @tiny_rider

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

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  11. Ivan Moreau
    @regex_wrangler

    i come back to this thread every week just for the drama :)

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  12. Felix Demir
    @felix_nimbus

    On some newer CPUs, the cihpset package includes power plans or scheduler-related components that improve behavior. For those, installing it from the vendor or board maker is recommended.

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  13. Felix Ueda
    @mutexprobe-34t

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been 3 hours. pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo windows from scratch

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  14. Felix Ueda
    @mutexprobe-34t

    omggg ok update: did what @cobalt_deck567 said and its fine now seriously made my day 😭🙏

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  15. Nina Varga
    @heap_ranger63

    try turning off teh driver first, fixed it for me good luck man!

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  16. Joon Vance
    @copperbuilder

    oof have u checked your chipset settings?? mine were reset after an update worked for me anyway 🤷

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  17. Pia
    @cobalt_deck567

    i come back to this thread every week just for the drama... lol this thread is gold

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  20. Joon Vance
    @copperbuilder

    have u checked ur z8na-d6 settings? mine were reset after an update. dumb question but how do i even check the BIOS

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