[SOLVED] Where can I find driver updates?
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Topic: [SOLVED] Where can I find driver updates?
Posted By: Larwood
Subject: [SOLVED] Where can I find driver updates?
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 11:07pm
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I have a Z170 Extreme4 board on the latest bios, and the http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Extreme4/%3Fcat=Download&os=Win1064" rel="nofollow - driver page hasn't been updated this year. I can kind of understand it, they don't want to update that page for every motherboard forever. The trouble is I also have an Oculus Rift, and the Oculus program is warning me to update my ASMedia USB drivers. But, I have no idea where to find these drivers. ASMedia doesn't seem to offer drivers, anyone know where I can find them? On a related question, is it safe to go to the companies' websites (Realtek, Intel etc.) and use the generic drivers? There aren't any differences to drivers given by ASRock? |
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2016 at 12:00am
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What OS are you running? I always do and haven't experienced any issues. I actually prefer getting the latest from the manufacturers. Some times issues occur when a fresh OS is installed with older drivers. |
Larwood wrote:Posted By: parsec
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2016 at 12:13am
What version of Windows are you using? The only ASMedia USB ports on your board are for the USB 3.1 ports on the IO panel. Do you use those with your Oculus Rift? You can download a new ASMedia 3.1 USB 3.1 driver on this boards page: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20X99%20Professional%20Gaming%20i7/#osW1064" rel="nofollow - http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20X99%20Professional%20Gaming%20i7/#osW1064 Scroll down and click on the Download button on the left, and select your version of Windows. Actually, this driver is the same version for Windows 7 to 10. It does not matter that this is a different mother board than yours. The ASMedia 3.1 chip is the same on your board. Drivers for any type of hardware, from video cards to mother board chipsets and USB chips are all provided by the manufacture of those devices. Mother board manufactures do not write their own drivers for any type of hardware. So the drivers from manufactures like Intel or ASMedia are hardly generic, they are the real thing. A mother board manufacture may put their logo into the driver installation software, but the actual driver is always sourced from the manufacture of the hardware. I use drivers directly from Intel and others all the time, and have done that for years. Mother board manufactures don't just update their driver lists when new drivers are released. The drivers listed on the Download pages have been tested with the board. New drivers will require testing, and "new" does not always mean better. There are all kinds of cases where the newly released drivers are found to have problems shortly after they are released, and quickly removed by the manufacture. Even Intel has had that happen multiple times. While that seems to be a contradiction to what I just said about using drivers directly from the manufacture, I'm just explaining why drivers on a board's download page are not constantly updated. ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/48rujh" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2016 at 12:17am
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PM me your email and I'll link you to both the Full and Diver Only latest that I'm aware ASMedia ASM1142 drivers, v1.16.41.3 Too these are not OS ver dependent. They cover all Windows OSes. |
Posted By: Larwood
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2016 at 12:20am
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I'm on Win 10 64 bit. Thanks guys, I'll pm wardog |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2016 at 12:39am
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Replied to your PM Larwood. Check your email for two emails linking to my Google drive. |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2016 at 8:58am
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Larwood has PM'd me that the drivers I provided resolved his Rift issue with the ASM1142. |