What mobo drivers should i install with a bit BD7?

Byte

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It has an older 845 chipset, should i install any special drivers for WinXP?
 

shathal

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i845 (non-G, non-E) *are* included in Win XP natively, so you don't need to worry. If you've got i845G or i845E, then you do need the chipset drivers.

I would personally also recommend using IAA (Intel Application Accelerator) which you can find HERE as Intel's storage driver is better than Microsofts I tend to find. (On non-XP OS's, this also automatically enables DMA).

Hope this helps :).
 

MSantiago

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I have a BD7II (845E based) and I didn't need to install any chipset drivers. In fact, Intel specifically says that 845E/G chipsets dont need any drivers in XP (link). They say, though, that the 845 may need a driver for optimal performance in XP, so you might want to take a look.