Onboard VGA Drivers Won't Install. Please Help

[BeK]

I need to install my onboard VGA driver for my mobo as a prerequisite to updating my motherboards BIOS but I get a error everything I try to do so. Has anyone got any ideas?
Thanks.

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[werty]

Hi, first why do you need to update BIOS? Are you going to upgrade your CPU? Unless you upgrade your CPU there is no need to update the BIOS in your case.

 

[BeK]

I guess you do have a good point my friend as I currently have a 4th generation processor and have no plans to upgrade any time soon. I just assumed that it was always good to have to latest BIOS.

 

[werty]

It just adds a microcode for the 5th generation CPU - no other fixes so I think that it is best to leave it alone.

Good luck, werty

 

[Itaregid]

Unless you upgrade your CPU there is no need to update the BIOS in your case.

Ummm, where does it say the current BIOS is already at V1.9 (the last update)?

I note 1.9 improved USB keyboard compatibility and several more updates in the last year includes several potential updates (fixes?) to significant features that had nothing to do with new CPU support.

I just assumed that it was always good to have to latest BIOS.

It is critical to keep your OS and your security software current, but not hardware drivers (including the BIOS). Typically, as werty implies, drivers (including the BIOS) just add support for new hardware that came out since the last update. So it is important to read the change log to see what the update involves.

For the BIOS, I typically update it when I get a new motherboard, then after that, generally if (1) it addresses a problem I am having, (2) adds support for new hardware I want to add (3), corrects a security issue (very rare), or (4) my BIOS is corrupt (also very rare).

So what BIOS version are you currently running?

For other drivers, again, when I first buy the hardware, I generally get the latest but after that, I go by the good ol' rule of thumb, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

Now graphics card drivers are another story. For one, the driver typically is for dozens of cards and that makes distributing driver updates easy for AMD and NVIDIA, but can be confusing for consumers. GPU makers are constantly pushing out new drivers and most just add tweaked support for new games for a few of their cards. But many fix features we use with our specific card too. So again, read the change log and see if the update affects you and your card.

If you are not a gamer always playing the latest and greatest game, you most likely don't need every graphics driver update either.

 

[BeK]

Unless you upgrade your CPU there is no need to update the BIOS in your case.

Ummm, where does it say the current BIOS is already at V1.9 (the last update)?

I note 1.9 improved USB keyboard compatibility and several more updates in the last year includes several potential updates (fixes?) to significant features that had nothing to do with new CPU support.

I just assumed that it was always good to have to latest BIOS.

It is critical to keep your OS and your security software current, but not hardware drivers (including the BIOS). Typically, as werty implies, drivers (including the BIOS) just add support for new hardware that came out since the last update. So it is important to read the change log to see what the update involves.

For the BIOS, I typically update it when I get a new motherboard, then after that, generally if (1) it addresses a problem I am having, (2) adds support for new hardware I want to add (3), corrects a security issue (very rare), or (4) my BIOS is corrupt (also very rare).

So what BIOS version are you currently running?

For other drivers, again, when I first buy the hardware, I generally get the latest but after that, I go by the good ol' rule of thumb, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

Now graphics card drivers are another story. For one, the driver typically is for dozens of cards and that makes distributing driver updates easy for AMD and NVIDIA, but can be confusing for consumers. GPU makers are constantly pushing out new drivers and most just add tweaked support for new games for a few of their cards. But many fix features we use with our specific card too. So again, read the change log and see if the update affects you and your card.

If you are not a gamer always playing the latest and greatest game, you most likely don't need every graphics driver update either.

Thank you for that piece of information. I just updated my BIOS to the latest version using M-Flash as MSI's desktop software seems unreliable in terms of stability.

 

[BeK]

Thank you for that piece of information. I just updated my BIOS to the latest version using M-Flash as MSI's desktop software seems unreliable in terms of stability.

 

[Itaregid]

BTW, I don't understand why you would need to install the onboard VGA driver as a prerequisite to update your BIOS in first place! ??? Especially since you are using a card, onboard should be disabled and even if needed, the basic VGA driver should already be built into the existing BIOS (as it is with every BIOS - otherwise, there would be no way to boot a brand new board). Very odd.

Anyway, I am glad you got it updated with no problems, but again, in the future, I would put off updating the BIOS unless you need the update. A failed BIOS updates is one of the few updates that can irretrievably turn a motherboard into a paperweight. And while failed BIOS updates are less and less common, it can happen. An untimely power outage right in the middle of the flash, for example, could be costly.