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Are drivers needed for CPUs????

DonNagual
By DonNagual ยท 4 replies
Aug 10, 2005
  1. 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?
     
    Aug 10, 2005
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  2. ChineseTechie

    ChineseTechie TS Rookie Posts: 85

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

    cT
     
    Aug 10, 2005
    #2
  3. jobeard

    jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 10,323   +788

    the BIOS can be CPU specific, but as the CPU gets started long before drivers are loaded, there are no 'cpu drivers' per se
     
    Aug 10, 2005
    #3
  4. Mictlantecuhtli

    Mictlantecuhtli TS Evangelist Posts: 4,345   +11

    Aug 10, 2005
    #4
  5. DonNagual

    DonNagual TechSpot Ambassador Topic Starter Posts: 2,404

    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?
     
    Aug 10, 2005
    #5
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