Download User`s Manual

Drivers & Utilities
Chapter 4: Drivers & Utilities
This chapter deals with installing the drivers and utilities essential to the operation or
improvement of some of the computer’s subsystems. The system takes advantage of
some newer hardware components for which the latest versions of most available operating systems haven’t built in drivers and utilities. Thus, some of the system components won’t be auto-configured with an appropriate driver or utility during
operating system installation. Instead, you need to manually install some system-required drivers and utilities.
What to Install
You will need to attach an external DVD drive to install the drivers from the Device Drivers & Utilities + User’s Manual disc. Table 4 - 1, on page 4 - 3 lists what
you need to install and it is very important that the drivers are installed in the order indicated.
Note that the information included on the following pages is for Windows 8.1 only.
Module Driver Installation
The procedures for installing drivers for the PC Camera, WLAN and Combination
Bluetooth & WLAN modules (you should also install the Sound Blaster Cinema,
Intel Technology drivers) are provided in “Modules” in Chapter 7.

Driver Installation &
Power
When installing drivers make sure your
computer is powered
by the AC/DC adapter
connected to a working power source.
Some drivers draw a
significant amount of
power during the installation procedure, and if
the remaining battery
capacity is not adequate
this may cause the system to shut down and
cause system problems
(note that there is no
safety issue involved
here, and the battery will
be rechargeable within 1
minute).
What to Install 4 - 1
4