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Are drivers needed for CPUs????

Discussion in 'Device Drivers' started by DonNagual, Aug 10, 2005.

  1. DonNagual TechSpot Ambassador Posts: 3,547

    Perhaps a stupid question, but chalk it up to learning....

    Are there drivers for CPUs? I have the Athlon64 3700 (San Diego).

    Do I need to install AMD drivers for the CPU or are the standard WindowsXP drivers fine as they are?
    DonNagual, Aug 10, 2005
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  2. ChineseTechie Newcomer, in training Posts: 104

    I thought drivers are for teaching the CPU how to work with different hardwares. Is it correct??

    cT
    ChineseTechie, Aug 10, 2005
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  3. jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 12,239   +123

    the BIOS can be CPU specific, but as the CPU gets started long before drivers are loaded, there are no 'cpu drivers' per se
    jobeard, Aug 10, 2005
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  4. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    Mictlantecuhtli, Aug 10, 2005
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  5. DonNagual TechSpot Ambassador Posts: 3,547

    Well, I have the Asus Cool n' quiet software installed. If I don't instal the Athlon64 processor driver, does that mean that cool n' quiet is not working?
    DonNagual, Aug 10, 2005
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