How to install new drivers on a video card or why is it needed? Custom installation of Windows with disk partition formatting Express installation or custom driver.
Whatever technical characteristics and power a video card installed in a PC or laptop possesses, its operability and demonstrated performance indicators directly depend on one of the most important software components of any system - drivers. For graphics adapters manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices Inc, the most correct and effective method to resolve all driver issues is to use AMD Radeon Software Crimson.
Download and update AMD drivers via Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition
Actually, it is precisely the maintenance of video adapter drivers that is the primary task assigned to the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition by the developers.
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition - the name of the software that replaced Radeon Software Crimson... This is the same application, but from a different generation. The Crimson driver is no longer relevant!
Automatic installation
The easiest and most correct way to get a fresh driver for an AMD video card is to install the manufacturer's proprietary software on the system. AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition contains the necessary components of the latest version at the time of downloading from the official site, so in order for the current graphics adapter driver to be installed, it is enough to follow a few simple steps.
- Download the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition installer from the Advanced Micro Devices technical support site by selecting the type and model line of the graphics processor on the basis of which the video card is built from the drop-down lists.
Find your version and bitness of the operating system and expand the tab to the plus sign.
In the list of suggested software, find Radeon Software click "Download"... In some cases, there are 2 such files - start from the revision number of the application and the release date. A newer driver may be unstable on some PCs, for this reason, the service offers a previous version that you can roll back to if problems arise.
- We launch the installer. Immediately, the system automatically scans the system hardware for the presence of an AMD GPU-based graphics card.
- After determining the video card, in the absence of components necessary for normal operation
or the possibility of updating them, a corresponding message will be displayed.
- Push the button "Express installation" and observe the installation process of all the necessary components.
- The final stage of installing AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition, which means all the necessary components for the graphics adapter to work, is a system reboot. Push the button Restart Now.
- After rebooting, we get a video card with the latest driver installed.
During the installation of Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, the screen may black out several times. Don't worry - this is how the graphics adapter is initialized with the new driver.
Updating drivers
Over time, any software becomes obsolete and requires updating. With AMD Radeon Software Crimson, updating the system components necessary for the graphics adapter to function properly is easy, with all the features included.
Reinstalling the AMD driver, rolling back the version
If it becomes necessary to reinstall the AMD graphics card drivers, removing all previously installed components and clearing the system of data accumulated during the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition operation, you will need an application installer. In addition, by following the steps below, you can revert to the previous version of the driver if the updated one does not work correctly. There is no need to remove the already installed software and driver before reinstalling! The installer will do this automatically.
Thus, we can state that all issues with the drivers of modern AMD video cards are easily solved using the manufacturer's proprietary software. Installing, updating and reinstalling Advanced Micro Devices graphics drivers is almost completely automated, so you don't have to waste time and effort searching for the right solution.
When it comes to drivers for NVIDIA graphics cards, most users can be divided into 2 categories - those who use the drivers supplied with the operating system and those who install the driver packages from the NVIDIA website.
The installation package of NVIDIA drivers has grown significantly lately. It now includes not only the required driver, but many other components that may not even be required, depending on the purpose of the computer.
The NVIDIA installer installs 3D Vision components, HD audio driver, PhysX software, and GeForce Experience by default. Even when the user turns off the checkboxes corresponding to additional components, some additional and telemetry services will still be installed in the system.
Install only the driver for the NVIDIA video card
Important! The instructions below allow you to install only the graphics driver without unnecessary components. Make sure that you do not need additional components to work before performing these steps.
Also note that driver installation will still add components such as the two services Nvidia Display Container LS and Nvidia Telemetry Container. After installation, you can disable or uninstall them.
1. Remove the old driver from the system
2. Download the latest NVIDIA driver
4. Install the driver in Windows
You need to open device Manager Windows because the driver installation will be done using the Control Panel applet. The easiest way to open Device Manager is to press the Windows key, type hdwwiz.cpl and press the Enter key.
Find your video card in the list of devices, right-click on it and select "Update driver".
Then select the option "Search for drivers on this computer" and select the folder with the driver.
You should eventually receive the notification "Windows has successfully updated the drivers." This means that the driver is installed and used by the system.
Conclusion
If you want to install only the driver for the video card without additional components, then this instruction is one of the possible options. You can also achieve a similar effect by disabling the checkboxes in the NVIDIA installer and by yourself performing cleaning and disabling components after installation.
Hello! Today, I want to talk to you, dear readers of dvarenysh-blog.ru, on such a topic as installing and updating drivers for NVIDIA video cards. The topic for many is very relevant, because the video cards of this company are considered one of the most popular in the world. And many people, having bought a computer with a cool video card, after a while wonder why this or that game doesn't want to work normally !? For example, the graphics are displayed incorrectly or the game constantly crashes or does not start at all. Why is this happening? No, not because the video card is outdated, modern video cards are made for years, my video card, for example, is already quite old, but still allows you to run the most modern games with good graphics. It's all about the drivers that need to be updated in a timely manner. But first, what is it anyway? What are the drivers?
Driver - a special computer program that allows other programs and the operating system to function with certain devices that are part of the computer.
As a rule, the basic drivers for the video card are already built into the windows operating system, but they cannot provide the best functioning, and even if the official drivers of the manufacturer are already installed on the computer (For example, you bought a computer from a computer store where you installed everything you need), then they need to be updated at least once every six months. After all, no one is perfect and the developers, every now and then, find errors, fix them, and also supplement various modifications. By the way, I recently had one problem, or rather, not me but my dad, the game Word of Tanks, suddenly, for no reason at all, began to give out graphics errors and generally refused to start. At first I tried to solve the problem by reinstalling the game client, but soon I realized that the matter was completely different, it turned out that the video card drivers were flying! And this, friends, also happens sometimes. Therefore, if you use a computer for gaming purposes, then you just have to know how to install, update and reinstall drivers. So let's get started.
How to install drivers for nvidia video card
Installing or updating drivers is no big deal, at least for NVIDIA video cards. For this we only need one program. Now I will tell you step by step how this is all done, by the way, in order to write this instruction with pictures, for you, dear readers, I had to remove the software of my video card.
1) We go to the official from NVIDIA and download the "GeForce Experience" program.
2) We launch it with administrator rights (Through the right mouse button). Such a window has opened before us, we accept the license agreement.
3) We are waiting for the program to install, sometimes this process can take a long time. As soon as the program is installed, click "close"
4) After a while, the installed program should start, at the first start it will look for fresh drivers for the video card installed on the computer. As soon as she finishes the search, a button will appear "Download Driver", click on it and wait for the driver we need to load.
5) Once the driver is loaded, two buttons will appear, one "Express installation" the other "Custom installation"... We select selective and wait for some time while the installation is being prepared.
6) Now, we can choose which components to install and which not. If you do not have a set-top box with 3D glasses for your computer, then you do not need the "3D Vision Driver" and "3D Vision Controller Driver", uncheck them and click "Install Driver"
7) Right now Attention!: During installation, the screen may turn off and on several times, this is normal, so do not be alarmed. Also, installation can take a long time.
8) Congratulations, you have successfully installed all the necessary drivers for your video card, now close this window, there is only one small detail left to configure. Go to the tab "Options", here I recommend setting the update check frequency to "Once a month", you can also uncheck the box "Download driver update automatically"... I will not remove this parameter, because my Internet is more or less fast.
That's all, we installed the drivers for the video card, set up timely notification of new versions. So gaming performance should now be high! By the way, I also recommend reading about this ... Well, next time I'll tell you more about some software related to the video card without which most games refuse to work. That's all, if something is not clear ask. See you later.
Formatting the hard drive during a custom installation of Windows 7 will delete all data on the partition being formatted, in particular files, settings and programs.
Back up all the files and settings you want to restore after installation. You will need to reinstall the software you want, so make sure you have the installation discs and product keys for the software that will be used with Windows 7, or the installation files for the software you downloaded from the Internet.
Note: If you are using Windows 7 to upgrade, do not use third-party software to format your hard drive before installing Windows 7. Instead, just follow the instructions in this section.
Custom installation and disk formatting
Notes:
- If you are using the Windows 7 upgrade version on a computer without an operating system installed, it may not be able to turn on. The upgrade version requires Windows XP or Windows Vista on the computer to activate Windows 7. During installation, the product key field must be left blank.
- You may need to update your drivers after Windows 7 installation is complete. To do this, click the Start button, select All Programs, and then Windows Update. If the correct driver is not available on Windows Update, see
Hello! Today, I want to talk with you, dear readers of the site, on such a topic as installing and updating drivers for NVIDIA video cards. The topic for many is very relevant, because the video cards of this company are considered one of the most popular in the world. And many people, having bought a computer with a cool video card, after a while wonder why this or that game doesn't want to work normally !?
For example, the graphics are displayed incorrectly or the game constantly crashes or does not start at all. Why is this happening? No, not because the video card is outdated, modern video cards are made for years, my video card, for example, is already quite old, but still allows you to run the most modern games with good graphics. It's all about the drivers that need to be updated in a timely manner. But first, what is it anyway? What are the drivers?
Driver - a special computer program that allows other programs and the operating system to function with certain devices that are part of the computer.
As a rule, the basic drivers for the video card are already built into the windows operating system, but they cannot provide the best functioning, and even if the official drivers of the manufacturer are already installed on the computer (For example, you bought a computer from a computer store where you installed everything you need), then they need to be updated at least once every six months. After all, no one is perfect and the developers, every now and then, find errors, fix them, and also supplement various modifications.
By the way, I recently had one problem, or rather, not me but my dad, the game Word of Tanks, suddenly, for no reason at all, began to give out graphics errors and generally refused to start. At first I tried to solve the problem by reinstalling the game client, but soon I realized that the matter was completely different, it turned out that the video card drivers were flying! And this, friends, also happens sometimes. Therefore, if you use a computer for gaming purposes, then you just have to know how to install, update and reinstall drivers. So let's get started.
How to install drivers for nvidia video card
Installing or updating drivers is no big deal, at least for NVIDIA video cards. For this we only need one program. Now I will tell you step by step how this is all done, by the way, in order to write this instruction with pictures, for you, dear readers, I had to remove the software of my video card.
1) Downloading the program from here .
2) We launch it with administrator rights (Through the right mouse button). Such a window has opened before us, we accept the license agreement.
3) We are waiting for the program to install, sometimes this process can take a long time. As soon as the program is installed, click "close"
4) After a while, the installed program should start, at the first start it will look for fresh drivers for the video card installed on the computer. As soon as she finishes the search, a button will appear "Download Driver", click on it and wait for the driver we need to load.
5) Once the driver is loaded, two buttons will appear, one "Express installation" the other "Custom installation"... We select selective and wait for some time while the installation is being prepared.
6) Now, we can choose which components to install and which not. If you do not have a set-top box with 3D glasses for your computer, then you do not need the "3D Vision Driver" and "3D Vision Controller Driver", uncheck them and click "Install Driver"
7) Right now Attention!: During installation, the screen may turn off and on several times, this is normal, so do not be alarmed. Also, installation can take a long time.
8) Congratulations, you have successfully installed all the necessary drivers for your video card, now close this window, there is only one small detail left to configure. Go to the tab "Options", here I recommend setting the update check frequency to "Once a month", you can also uncheck the box "Download driver update automatically"... I will not remove this parameter, because my Internet is more or less fast.
That's all, we installed the drivers for the video card, set up timely notification of new versions. So gaming performance should now be high! By the way, I also recommend reading about it. Well, next time I'll tell you more about some software related to the video card without which most games refuse to work. That's all, if something is not clear ask. See you later.
