OEM drivers vs. manufacturer drivers

[coolVariable]

Why do people, even when they are sometimes knowledgable about technology and computers, insist on running drivers from the OEM of their system vs. NEWER drivers from the manufacturer. (e.g. newer drivers from intel/nvidia/ati vs. what Dell, HP, Gateway or Lenovo post on their website)

In this instance ... with identical systems ... the speed difference was 25% in benchmarks.
And they still insist that the OEM drivers are better.

Arrrrgghhhh.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: coolVariable
Why do people, even when they are sometimes knowledgable about technology and computers, insist on running drivers from the OEM of their system vs. NEWER drivers from the manufacturer. (e.g. newer drivers from intel/nvidia/ati vs. what Dell, HP, Gateway or Lenovo post on their website)

In this instance ... with identical systems ... the speed difference was 25% in benchmarks.
And they still insist that the OEM drivers are better.

Arrrrgghhhh.

Wow

Well, In the case of my motherboard, installing the Nvidia Network driver would cause my computer to BSOD when changing the network card settings.

The OEM did not do this.

So I simply installed the NVIDIA chipset drivers besides the network one, and installed the OEM network driver.

What does it matter to you if they choose to use OEM or manufacturers drivers?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: coolVariable
Why do people, even when they are sometimes knowledgable about technology and computers, insist on running drivers from the OEM of their system vs. NEWER drivers from the manufacturer. (e.g. newer drivers from intel/nvidia/ati vs. what Dell, HP, Gateway or Lenovo post on their website)

In this instance ... with identical systems ... the speed difference was 25% in benchmarks.
And they still insist that the OEM drivers are better.

Arrrrgghhhh.

lol...

 

[WackyDan]

OEM drivers are additionally tested, then "wrapped" by the OEM. Ie; Lenovo's wireless drivers are specifically wrapped for use with Access Connections. THey have to support these systems after all. You should be very careful with wireless, power management, and video drivers, as those seem to be the most hard linked to the OEM box.

Because of the process, you may not see a Dell/HP/Lenovo post a driver when Intel does, etc because of the additional work and expense they must go through to certify that on their hardware. They often look at a driver release from INtel for example, and decide whether or not the fix list for the driver actually fixes anything they've seen in supporting their customers. In that case, a newer driver from the OEM may not be issued at all.

PC's are a commodity business, and your rant shows you do not understand the industry well at all.

 

[coolVariable]

Originally posted by: WackyDan
OEM drivers are additionally tested, then "wrapped" by the OEM. Ie; Lenovo's wireless drivers are specifically wrapped for use with Access Connections. THey have to support these systems after all. You should be very careful with wireless, power management, and video drivers, as those seem to be the most hard linked to the OEM box.

Because of the process, you may not see a Dell/HP/Lenovo post a driver when Intel does, etc because of the additional work and expense they must go through to certify that on their hardware. They often look at a driver release from INtel for example, and decide whether or not the fix list for the driver actually fixes anything they've seen in supporting their customers. In that case, a newer driver from the OEM may not be issued at all.

PC's are a commodity business, and your rant shows you do not understand the industry well at all.

OEMs almost never rewrite drivers since they need to be certified.


How about you also get some manners and stop acting a jerk?

 

[jpeyton]

Speed isn't always the most important thing.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: coolVariable

Originally posted by: WackyDan
OEM drivers are additionally tested, then "wrapped" by the OEM. Ie; Lenovo's wireless drivers are specifically wrapped for use with Access Connections. THey have to support these systems after all. You should be very careful with wireless, power management, and video drivers, as those seem to be the most hard linked to the OEM box.

Because of the process, you may not see a Dell/HP/Lenovo post a driver when Intel does, etc because of the additional work and expense they must go through to certify that on their hardware. They often look at a driver release from INtel for example, and decide whether or not the fix list for the driver actually fixes anything they've seen in supporting their customers. In that case, a newer driver from the OEM may not be issued at all.

PC's are a commodity business, and your rant shows you do not understand the industry well at all.

OEMs almost never rewrite drivers since they need to be certified.


How about you also get some manners and stop acting a jerk?

again, lol