Correct install order?

[JackHawksmoor]

I just ordered my new Athlon 64 system yesterday (I'll stick the specs on the end of here), but I wanted to double check that I've got the install order right, especially as this is my first AMD system in a long time.

XP
Service Pack 1 (or 2 when it's out)
Nforce drivers
AMD drivers
Direct X 9.0
Video Drivers
Other Drivers/Windows update patches

Does that look correct? I guess my main question is if you're really supposed to do the service pack before or after the motherboard drivers.

I'm assuming the AMD CPU drivers would be installed after the Nforce drivers, but before anything else. Does it matter if I install the ones from AMD instead of Asus' site? They have the same version number, and I prefer using "reference" type drivers from the actual hardware company, so I'm planning on just using the newest drivers from Nvidia, AMD, etc.

EDIT: Oh, and I'm probably going to run Memtest86 for a couple of hours before I install anything. Any particular settings I should use?

 

[Dahak]

That looks about the same way I do them, usually I have the service pack already intergrated into my install cd so, then chipset, dx, video an others

 

[PhoenixOrion]

XP
"f6 third party controller drivers" during xp install - so quick, people miss it
then the rest

 

[nikko]

Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion
XP
"f6 third party controller drivers" during xp install - so quick, people miss it
then the rest

What does that mean?

 

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: JackHawksmoor


XP
Service Pack 1 (or 2 when it's out)
Nforce drivers
AMD drivers
Direct X 9.0
Video Drivers
Other Drivers/Windows update patches

I do all the drivers first then the service pack along with the other updates.

 

[JackHawksmoor]

I'm wondering if that would work right though, because some stuff (like USB 2.0) isn't even enabled until you install Service Pack 1.

Also, I didn't realize this would be a problem until now, but how do I set up my 200GB hard drive? Apperently the Windows setup program will only recognize the first 120GB or so? Does that mean I can't have a single partition? I'd have to (for example) partition the drive as big as the Windows setup program will allow, then install windows, the service packs, etc., and then I'd be able to create a second partition with the left over drive space?

 

[Mareg]

Originally posted by: JackHawksmoor
I just ordered my new Athlon 64 system yesterday (I'll stick the specs on the end of here), but I wanted to double check that I've got the install order right, especially as this is my first AMD system in a long time.

XP
Service Pack 1 (or 2 when it's out)
Nforce drivers
AMD drivers
Direct X 9.0
Video Drivers
Other Drivers/Windows update patches

Does that look correct? I guess my main question is if you're really supposed to do the service pack before or after the motherboard drivers.

I'm assuming the AMD CPU drivers would be installed after the Nforce drivers, but before anything else. Does it matter if I install the ones from AMD instead of Asus' site? They have the same version number, and I prefer using "reference" type drivers from the actual hardware company, so I'm planning on just using the newest drivers from Nvidia, AMD, etc.

EDIT: Oh, and I'm probably going to run Memtest86 for a couple of hours before I install anything. Any particular settings I should use?

Ok, I do a format every 3 or so month and here is IMO the best order to do it :
XP
Nforce drivers
AMD drivers
Video Drivers
Service Pack 1 (or 2 when it's out)
Other Drivers/Windows update patches

About your HD drive, I know I've heard many discussion on the subject but don't know the general concensus. Probably you will at first have 1 partition of 120gig, then after service pack either windows decide to recognize you're drive as a 200 gig or you can partition it with Computer Management Tool embeded in WinXP (pro that is... I dunno if home get the admin tools).

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Originally posted by: nikko

Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion
XP
"f6 third party controller drivers" during xp install - so quick, people miss it
then the rest

What does that mean?

sata, raid, etc that needs to be loaded on dos during xp install.

 

[nikko]

Originally posted by: Mareg



Ok, I do a format every 3 or so month and here is IMO the best order to do it :
XP
Nforce drivers
AMD drivers
Video Drivers
Service Pack 1 (or 2 when it's out)
Other Drivers/Windows update patches

What are Nforce drivers? Are those different than video drivers? I have a 6800GT I'll be installing so I'm a touch confused about just what I should be installing.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: nikko

Originally posted by: Mareg



Ok, I do a format every 3 or so month and here is IMO the best order to do it :
XP
Nforce drivers
AMD drivers
Video Drivers
Service Pack 1 (or 2 when it's out)
Other Drivers/Windows update patches

What are Nforce drivers? Are those different than video drivers? I have a 6800GT I'll be installing so I'm a touch confused about just what I should be installing.

He means "motherboard chipset drivers". Presumably he has a motherboard using an NForce[1/2/3] chipset.

Edit: Also, formatting every 3 months? WTF? Totally unnecessary.

 

[reallyscrued]

not unnecessary at all, if u know how to do it. very simple really. Divide ur comp into partitions, one for programs, games, multimedia. (what i do) after about 3-4 months, xp will start to give away and become slower and slower and slower. As soon as u begin to notice this, its time to take action. all ur progs u wanna keep, go to ur registry and export just that regkey needed to make the program run. Back all those keys up. Reinstall the OS and dont touch data in the seperate partitions. When u have ur new OS booted, install all the keys so XP knows where everything is. Whole process takes about 1-2 hours. 1-2 hours of work can save u so many seconds and minutes with everyday computer use.

BTW, if anyone is a maximum pc reader, you would know the REAL way to do it is
XP service Pack
Chipset
DX9.0B\C
Video
All rest

Chipset and service pack is interchangable, but DONT install DX before chipset and DONT install video before DX. Good day

What did u mean by AMD drivers? there's a driver for our proc?