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Are drivers needed for CPUs????
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DonNagual 08-10-2005, 06:20 AM 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? ChineseTechie 08-10-2005, 10:00 AM I thought drivers are for teaching the CPU how to work with different hardwares. Is it correct?? cT Ad 08-10-2005, 10:00 AM jobeard 08-10-2005, 03:09 PM the BIOS can be CPU specific, but as the CPU gets started long before drivers are loaded, there are no 'cpu drivers' per se Mictlantecuhtli 08-10-2005, 06:00 PM The Athlon 64 Processor Driver (http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html) is used for Cool 'n' Quiet. It's not necessary, the CPU works fine without it too. DonNagual 08-10-2005, 06:20 PM 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? |
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