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    One day old M17 Do I need to update drivers?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by DaniaFlAlien, Mar 19, 2009.

  1. DaniaFlAlien

    DaniaFlAlien Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay so I'm not that computer literate but i did read the stickies and do a lot of searching and did not find my answer. Got the computer yesterday and have been discovering it with about two hours sleep. I'm wondering, do i need to be updating drivers? Should I ignore drivers until I start having a problem with something? Also I've been seeing a lot of advertising for programs that search your computer and lets you know if there are newer drivers out there for the devices you have. I've seen some of those in the forums and stickies. Can I trust them? Any of them better than others? Should I choose one that is an install and monitors the pc indefinately? If so, any with no bloats?
     
    DaniaFlAlien, Mar 19, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    don't bother with those progs. for all performance components (chipset, HDD, GPU), just keep an eye out for new drivers. for everything else (sound, wifi, etc) just find a driver that works and stick with it.
     
    whizzo, Mar 19, 2009
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  3. DHC

    DHC Notebook Evangelist

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    The only thing i ever updated on my M17 (got it in feb) is Video Drivers.

    I strongly believe in "if it isn't broken don't fix it".
     
    DHC, Mar 19, 2009
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  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    just video drivers and chipset and maybe wifi
     
    The_Moo™, Mar 19, 2009
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  5. kuntazzo

    kuntazzo Notebook Geek

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    yes i agree, stay tuned in the forum for the gpu drivers updates, check yourself for chipset, hdd and wifi. And of course vista will do the job for vista updates ;)
     
    kuntazzo, Mar 19, 2009
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  6. Alienware-Armando

    Alienware-Armando Company Representative

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    For driver updates officially released by AW, visit our support section under drivers and downloads or myhive which will have drivers specifically for your system.
     
    Alienware-Armando, Mar 20, 2009
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