In what order to install the drivers on the laptop. The general procedure for installing drivers on a laptop and installation recommendations. Entering the "Device Manager"

A driver is a special program that is necessary for each device of a computer or laptop for their operation. Such devices include the chipset (control circuit) of the motherboard, sound card, network card, video card, disk controllers, etc.

Windows contains many drivers for various devices that are necessary for the initial installation and launch of the operating system. But usually they are simplified and outdated, and some modern devices are not detected at all and do not work. Therefore, after installing Windows, the first step is to install all the necessary drivers.

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2. Installing drivers from the disk

If a driver disk for the required version of Windows was included with the laptop, then the easiest way is to install the drivers from it.

Insert the disc into the drive and wait until the installation menu appears. In Windows 8, a message appears in the upper right corner that you need to click on.

Then you need to confirm the launch of the installation program.

If the menu does not appear, then open the disk in Explorer and run the installation file (autorun.exe, setup.exe or similar).

The installation menu may have a different look, but the meaning is the same everywhere.

Often the installation program itself determines which drivers need to be installed on the laptop. Sometimes you need to check the boxes manually and click the "Install" button or another similar one.

After that, the sequential installation of all drivers will begin. During the installation process, various messages may appear, where you will need to confirm the installation of some components. To install some of them, downloading from the Internet may be offered. Agree with all the suggestions of the installation program, otherwise some drivers may not be installed.

The laptop may restart several times during installation. After the reboot, the installation should continue automatically, sometimes in stealth mode. Do not remove the installation disk and wait for a message that all drivers are installed.

If nothing happens on the screen for 15-30 minutes, then pay attention to the hard drive indicator. If the light is on or blinking rapidly, the installation is still in progress. You can also start the task manager (Ctrl + Alt + Delete) and find the driver installer in the list of running processes, if it takes up processor resources, then the installation is still ongoing.

The screenshot below captures the moment the HP Software Setup program installed the IDT PC Audio sound card driver.

There may be various other programs and utilities on the disk, but usually there is no special need for them and they only slow down the computer. Therefore, I recommend installing only what you really need and you know how to use it. It is better to first look for information on the Internet for what this or that program is needed.

3. If there is no installer on the disk

Sometimes laptop driver discs don't have a generic installer that detects the hardware configuration and offers only the required drivers for installation. There can also be hundreds of drivers for different laptops from the same manufacturer on the disk. Do not try to install everything in a row or at random, as this can lead to various problems. In this case, you can try installing the drivers through the "Device Manager".

4. Entering the "Device Manager"

There are several ways to access Device Manager.

4.1. Device Manager in Windows 7 and XP

Right-click on the "Computer" icon on the desktop or in the Start menu and select "Manage".

Then go to the "Device Manager" section.

4.2. Device Manager in Windows 8.1

Right-click on the "Windows" icon in the lower left corner of the desktop and select "Device Manager".

5. Installing drivers in the "Device Manager"

If there are icons with an exclamation point in the "Other devices" section, this means that the driver for this device is not installed.

If the icons with an exclamation point are in other sections, this means that the driver is installed, but it probably did not fit and the device does not work.

Right-click on the first device without a driver and select "Update Driver Software...".

Then "Search for drivers on this computer".

Click the Browse button, select your driver disk and click Next.

If a suitable driver is found on the disk, it will be installed and the device should disappear from the list of unidentified devices in the device manager.

Install the drivers for all other devices with an exclamation point in the same way.

6. If the laptop does not have a DVD drive

If the laptop does not have a DVD drive, then the driver disk is usually not included in the kit. But if the disk is still there, then you can copy files from it to a USB flash drive on another computer and install drivers from this USB flash drive using the installer or manually through the Device Manager, as described above.
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Sometimes the drivers can be in a separate folder on the laptop disk. Carefully review the contents of the hard drive in the explorer and take care of the further safety of the folder with the drivers. You can install drivers from this folder by running the installation program for each driver one by one or manually from the Task Manager, specifying the driver folder instead of the CD.

But please note that the drivers may not be suitable for your version of Windows. Be guided by the names of folders and files, they often contain a mention of the version of Windows for which the drivers are intended.

7. Downloading drivers from the manufacturer's website

If you didn’t have drivers for your laptop, then the best option would be to download them from the official website of the laptop manufacturer. To do this, you will need the full laptop model (sometimes a serial number) and devices for which you need to download drivers.

7.1. Determining the laptop model

The laptop model and serial number are indicated on the nameplate on the bottom cover or under the battery, on the laptop box and in the BIOS.

You can also find out this data using the HWiNFO program, which you can download in the "" section.

7.2. Device definition

With laptops, unlike desktop computers, there is one caveat. The fact is that laptops from the same series can be equipped with various video cards, network adapters, Wi-Fi modules, Bluetooth, etc. When searching for drivers on the manufacturer's website, you will be offered a list of drivers for all devices that were installed in laptops of the same series.

To download the correct drivers, you will need to determine which devices are installed in your laptop. The easiest way to do this is with the Unknown Device Identifier utility, which you can download in the "" section.

You need to carefully scroll through the entire list and write out the device models. To do this, you need to analyze the text for known devices and manufacturers. Below I will describe the types of devices, and in brackets the most popular manufacturers.

CardReader	memory card reader (Realtek)
ethernet	network card (Realtek)
WiFi	Wi-Fi adapter (Intel, Qualcomm Atheros, Broadcom, Mediatek)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth adapter (Intel, Qualcomm Atheros, Broadcom, Mediatek)
Graphics Controller	video card, maybe two - one integrated into the processor (Intel, AMD), the second discrete (nVidia, AMD)
HD Audio Controller	an audio card, there may be two - the main one for outputting sound to speakers (Realtek, Analog Devices, IDT) and an additional one for outputting sound to the HDMI connector (Intel)
SATA Controller	disk controller, may be included with chipset drivers (Intel) or sold separately (AMD)
USB 3	USB 3 controller (Intel, Realtek)
chipset	various system devices, the drivers for which are included in the chipset driver package (Intel, AMD)

The most important thing is the models of the network card, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters, as they can be different. As for the chipset devices, it is unnecessary to write them out, if you have an Intel processor, then the chipset is also Intel, if the AMD processor is an AMD chipset. If you know what manufacturer your discrete graphics card is (Intel or AMD), then this is also enough. Laptops often have stickers that make it easy to identify the manufacturer of the processor and video card.

Now you need to download the necessary drivers.

7.3. Download drivers

Go to the laptop manufacturer's support site and enter its model (sometimes serial number) in the search box. The list of sites is in the "" section.

For example, I will show you how to find and download drivers for an HP laptop. We follow the link to the site and enter the laptop model in the search field.

Select your version of Windows.

This should display a list of all available drivers. Scroll through it sequentially from top to bottom and download the drivers that suit you.

The first section in our case is the driver for the sound card.

There is only one driver here, so we download it.

The next section is the driver for the video card.

If the processor has an integrated Intel (Core i3-i7, Pentium, Atom) or AMD (A4-A10) video card, then we download the driver for it anyway. We have just such an Intel Core i5 processor. If the laptop has a discrete graphics card (nVidia or AMD), then download the driver for it as well.

The next section of the driver is for input devices, which include a touchpad (a touchpad instead of a mouse), a keyboard with hot keys (Hotkey) for adjusting volume, brightness, etc., a fingerprint scanner.

Please note that in this case there are several versions of each driver (the latest and previous), in addition, somewhere the names are in Russian, and somewhere the same is in English. I recommend downloading the latest drivers, they are usually higher than the previous ones.

The version and release date are listed in the "Current Version" column. To determine drivers for the same device, compare the English and Russian driver names. You can also navigate by the "Previous Version" and "Size" columns. The size between different versions of the same driver should not differ much.

Usually you need to download drivers for the touchpad and hotkey support. In our case, these are 3 files, since there is also a separate driver for the Wi-Fi on / off button. I decided not to download the driver for the fingerprint scanner, because I do not plan to use it.

The next section is the driver for the chipset.

Here we see two driver packages, the name and size of which are very different. So you need to download both. If suddenly in this section there are drivers for different chipsets (Intel and AMD), then download only those that match your processor (Intel or AMD).

The next section is the drive drivers.

There is a driver for our Realtek card reader, a "3D DriverGuard" utility to protect the drive from shock, and an "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" driver to improve the performance of the drive controller. All this is recommended to download.

Controller drivers have a positive effect on the stability and speed of the disk, but if your laptop is still running slowly, install it and it will become much faster and more responsive!

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The largest and most complex section with drivers for network adapters.

You would not have figured out what to download if you had not determined in advance which devices are installed in your laptop. But we did it and it remains only to find the models we need. Of the 17 drivers presented in this section, we only need 3:

driver for Qualcomm Atheros QCA9000 series Wi-Fi adapters
driver for Qualcomm Atheros QCA9000 series Bluetooth adapters
realtek network card driver

Note that the serial number is often listed rather than the specific adapter model. You can determine that the driver is suitable by one or two first digits. The driver for a wired network card is easy to figure out by the word Ethernet in the title. Note that there may also be multiple versions of the same driver here. Download the first (which is higher) driver, and skip the next (which is lower) for the same device.

The next BIOS section.

This is not a driver, but firmware for your laptop. If you decide to change the operating system, but it does not install, then download the latest BIOS for your laptop, copy the file to a USB flash drive, go to the BIOS Setup program and use the BIOS update function from a USB flash drive. Sometimes it helps to solve some other problems as well.

The next section is to update the operating system.

Download the files available here, they will need to be installed first, as they solve some problems typical for specific laptop models, improve stability, security and performance.

The next section is software.

These are various optional utilities that are not required for the laptop to work. They add features that are rarely used and only slow down the system. Don't download too much. If you want to understand, first look on the Internet for what it is needed.

But it was not in vain that I singled out one utility called "HP Software Package Download Manager", it is also called "HP SoftPaq Download Manager" in English. In this list there is its new and old version. This utility itself determines which devices are installed on your laptop and offers to install drivers and software for them. But in order to use it correctly, you need to know everything that we have just talked about. We will talk about this utility a little lower, and now we will consider the order of installing drivers.

8. How to install drivers

Installing drivers is much easier than finding them. It is enough to run each installation file in sequence and press the “Next” button several times, as when installing any program.

But there are often various problems with driver compatibility on laptops. To avoid them, it is advisable to follow the following installation procedure.

Windows updates (your version)*
Chipset drivers (Intel or AMD)*
Disk Controller Driver (SATA/AHCI/RAID Controller)*
Integrated graphics (Intel or AMD)*
Discrete graphics card (nVidia or AMD)*
Sound card (Realtek, Analog Devices, IDT)
Network card (Ethernet)
Bluetooth adapter (Intel, Qualcomm Atheros, Broadcom, Mediatek)*
Wi-Fi adapter (Intel, Qualcomm Atheros, Broadcom, Mediatek)
USB 3 controller
Card reader (Realtek)
Webcam (Webcam)
Touchpad Utility (Mouse Driver (Synaptics))
Keyboard utility (Hotkey support)
3D DriveGuard Shock Protection Utility
Other Required Utilities**

* Drivers are marked with an asterisk, after installation of which it is desirable to reboot the laptop.

** I recommend that you do not install utilities that you will not use (for a fingerprint scanner, anti-theft, disk encryption, network diagnostics, etc.), as well as those whose purpose you do not understand. Before installing something, it is advisable to look for information about it on the Internet, as various problems are possible, up to the irretrievable blocking of the laptop.

9. Proprietary utilities for installing drivers

Popular laptop manufacturers have proprietary utilities for finding and installing drivers. They determine which devices are installed on the laptop and offer to install drivers and utilities for them. But you will have to choose what exactly to install, so the knowledge gained in the previous sections of the article will not be superfluous. You can download the utilities using the list of manufacturers in the "" section.

All of these utilities work in a similar way. As an example, we will consider a utility for HP laptops - "HP SoftPaq Download Manager". After launch, it automatically detects the laptop model, Windows version, scans the hardware, looks for suitable drivers and programs on the server. This process may take 1-5 minutes, after which a list of all suitable drivers and programs will be offered for you to download and install.

Check the boxes for the required components and click Install. Choose carefully, you do not need to install everything in a row or something that you do not understand the purpose of.

Please note that this list may include multiple versions of the same driver or program. For comparison, sort the list by name ("Name") and select the latest version by release date.

The "Priority" column indicates the importance of the component:

The "Category" column indicates the type of component:

I advise you to choose all critical updates (Critical), regular drivers (Routine - Driver) and recommended drivers (Recommended - Driver). Recommended programs (Recommended - Software) are usually not necessary.

Be especially careful with components that have the word "Security" in their name or category. I do not recommend installing and experimenting with this for novice users, as your laptop may be FOREVER locked!

Even in this program it is possible to download drivers for any other HP laptop. To do this, you can use one of the additional tabs.

The “Show All Products” tab allows you to download all available files for a specific laptop model, and the “Driver Pack Assembly” tab allows you to download only drivers, but for all models of a certain series.

10. Third party utilities for installing drivers

Desktop utilities such as "Driver Pack Solution Online" are not suitable for installing drivers on laptops; they do not detect all drivers. One of the best programs that is suitable for laptops is "IObit Driver Booster". You can download it in the "" section.

After starting, the program automatically scans the laptop and offers to install the drivers available in the Internet database. You just have to click on the "Update all" button and the program will do everything itself. And she does it amazingly!

The entire package of drivers takes up a small amount and is downloaded very quickly in one stream. I have 19 drivers with a total volume of about 350 MB downloaded in just 6 minutes! The speed of the Internet channel was 10 Mbps and the download took place at full speed. Installing all the drivers is also done in a continuous stream and took me another 6 minutes. In total, it took only 12 minutes to download and install all the drivers! This is an incredible achievement compared to other programs that can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours to download and install drivers.

I want to especially note the beautiful and well-designed interface. The program has a Russian language, models and manufacturers of all devices are identified very correctly. You can view additional information about each device and its driver by clicking on the link next to its name.

The only downside of the program is that it doesn't always install the utilities needed to support advanced keyboard and touchpad functionality.

If you know of other good methods or programs for installing drivers, please share them in the comments!

11. Links

Below you can download all the files mentioned in the article.

After installing all the drivers, I recommend doing it again on an external drive. This will help to quickly restore the system with all drivers in case of failure.

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If you have a question about how to install drivers on a laptop, then there are several ways to complete this procedure: download software from the manufacturer's official website, use automatic search or manual installation from a disk, or use the DriverPack Solution program.

Installation from the official site

The safest way to install drivers on a laptop is to download them from the device manufacturer's website. In this case, they will definitely have the current version and full compatibility.

But before downloading the drivers, you need to find out the model of the laptop. You can view this information on the device case, on the battery, or using system tools such as the command line.

Launch Command Prompt.
Type "wmic csproduct get name" and press Enter.

The device model will be displayed in the command line window. If you do not recognize it, then you will not be able to understand what drivers are needed for the equipment to work correctly.

When downloading from the official site, one more condition is required - Internet access is required. If, after installing Windows, the system lacks the software for the network card and the Wi-Fi module, then you will have to download the drivers on another computer or install them from a disk.

The site may not have drivers for all devices - this also happens. But this does not mean that they are not needed, because they do not have to be installed. It's just that some drivers don't have a version for Windows 10.

Therefore, for example, if Windows 8 was originally installed on the laptop, then you first need to open the page with drivers for Windows 8 and install them all. Then you can already go to the Windows 10 page and see what updates are available - usually there are not many of them.

Driver installation

If you downloaded software for a laptop, then it is also important to install it correctly, following a certain order. But before installing the software, create a restore point. If something goes wrong after adding the drivers, you can quickly roll back the system back to a healthy state.

Windows updates.
Chipset.
Disk controller.
Integrated video card.
Discrete graphics adapter.
Sound card.
Network Card.
WiFi module.
Bluetooth adapter.
USB controller.
Card reader.
Webcam.
Utilities for touchpad, keyboard (hotkey support), etc.

Usually, on the manufacturer's website, the drivers are presented in exactly the order in which they need to be installed. Above are the most important drivers (for example, the chipset), below are utilities that you can do without, and manuals.

The hardware software is downloaded as executable files. Drivers are installed like regular programs, some require a mandatory reboot to save the new configuration. In any case, if you follow the sequence during installation, then no problems will arise.

Automatic and manual search

If downloading drivers from the official site seems too complicated, then try installing the drivers through the device manager from a disk or from a folder. With this built-in tool, you can find out exactly what drivers are needed, and then install them from a disk or download from the Internet.

The order is no longer so important here - just look at which device is marked with an exclamation mark. This designation indicates that the equipment needs to be installed or updated. How to carry out such an operation correctly:

If you run an automatic search, then Windows will try to find out which drivers are needed on its own, and then download and install the necessary software. When choosing manual search, you can specify the specific location where the drivers are stored. This method, for example, allows you to install the device software from a disk, if available.

In addition, some driver versions downloaded from the manufacturer's website may not have an executable file. To install such software, you will also have to use a manual search through the device manager. You just need to specify the folder in which the drivers are located in order to start their installation.

Application DriverPack Solution

If you do not have the opportunity to access the Internet from a laptop, automatic search does not lead to anything, and there is no disk with equipment software, then use the DriverPack Solution program. This is a universal driver package that itself finds out what software the laptop needs, and then installs it from its base.

DriverPack Solution does not always accurately determine the type of hardware and may supply the wrong software, but if you need to install a lot of drivers, then this is the best option. Errors, if they occur, can be quickly corrected by manually updating the software through the device manager.

After starting, DriverPack Solution tries to find out the models of devices installed on the laptop. When the scan is completed, a list of drivers that need to be installed appears. A couple of recommendations for using the program:

Turn on expert mode.
Do not install all drivers at once, install them one by one.
Clean up the startup list after using the program by disabling the application to automatically update drivers.
Don't forget to check the functionality of the equipment.

If a device is not working, reinstall its drivers using one of the methods listed above. In any case, the priority will be to download the software from the official site, but an automatic search through the device manager is also suitable.

Hello dear reader of my blog! The stable operation of the Windows operating system depends on how correctly you have installed the driver for the device.

In this article, I will tell you how to install a driver for a device in the Windows operating system in several ways.

A driver is a program that allows the Windows operating system to access a specific computer device (video card, network card, printer, etc.).

Choosing your motherboard model

Select the folder where to save the driver and click "Save"

Next, the downloaded driver must be installed. The driver can be supplied either as an executable file (for example: setup.exe) or as a folder with driver files without an installation file. If the downloaded drivers have an installation file, there will be no problem installing it. Just run the executable and follow the instructions on the screen. If you have a driver in the form of a folder with files without an installation file, then read the following installation method.

3. Installing the driver through the device manager

If you have a driver for a specific device (on a hard drive or flash drive), but there is no installation file and this driver is not installed in your system, do the following:

Open the "Start" menu, find the "computer" icon, right-click on it (hereinafter: RMB) and select properties ...

A system window will open, click on "Device Manager"

The device manager will open, in which we can see all the devices installed in our system. If there is a yellow exclamation mark next to a device, then no drivers are installed for this device or the driver is not installed correctly. Right-click on the problematic device and select "Properties"

We see in the properties of this device that no drivers are installed for it. Click "Update Driver..."

Now we have a choice, either automatically searching for drivers by the Windows system, or installing the driver manually. Select "Search for and install drivers manually"

We tell the system where to look for drivers. To do this, click "Browse"

and select our driver folder. Click "OK"

We see that the device driver is being installed.

Upon successful installation, a window will appear indicating that the installation of drivers for this device is completed.

Click "Close" and see that our device (TV tuner) has disappeared yellow exclamation mark. Driver installed!

If you do not have a driver for this device, you can select "Automatically search for drivers". In this case, Windows will try to find a driver for the device on this computer and on the Internet.

But this method does not always work, so it is better not to rely on it.

Note: This method is described for the operating systemWindows 7. If you have installedWindowsXP orWindows 8, the steps will be similar.

4. Driver updaterDriver Pack Solution

DriverPackSolution is a program for automatic installation, search and update of drivers.

My favorite and most versatile way to install drivers. Having previously downloaded the “Full” version to a disk or USB flash drive, you can install drivers on a computer where there is not even access to the Internet.

Let's go to the site: drp.su/en/. We press "download".

Choose the version "Full" or "Vip". The "Full" version can be downloaded for free, without registration via torrent. What is a torrent, I will tell in the following articles, so the blog. After clicking the "download" button, download the torrent file of the "Full" version to your computer.

Using a torrent client, download the assembly of drivers to your computer

The downloaded ISO file (disk image) can be uploaded to a 9GB DVD and used. Below I will tell you how to do it.

If we decide to choose "VIP status" click "Register"

After that, a page with a username and password will appear, where you can register or log in using the previously created credentials

After registration, you will be sent an email where you will need to confirm your address by clicking on the link ...

After confirming your account, you can click on "Download DriverPackSolution configurator"

The status of "VIP" can be obtained by doing certain actions to promote the site drp.su/ru. This is the passage of various quests, joining a group in contact, exchanging links, inviting friends, etc. If you are ready to promote their project for the sake of VIP status, then please

You can also download drivers for laptops on the site by clicking on the "For laptops" section and selecting your laptop model from the list

Now I'll show you how to use the DriverPackSolution automatic driver installation and update program by downloading the "Full" version and burning this image to a 9GB DVD.

Run the installation file from the disk. As a rule, this is DriverPackSolution.exe. The program shell will open and begin collecting information about devices and installed drivers on your computer or laptop.

After collecting information about devices, the program will show drivers that are not installed on the system or that can be updated with new versions.

The numbers in the figure indicate explanations:

If you check the "Expert Mode" box, the program will show a list of drivers to be installed in detail. I recommend checking the box

Block highlighting a specific driver. Here you can select specific driver and click "Install all" or "Update all" button;

Buttons for automatic smart driver installation. These buttons are used if you decide to install drivers for the device one by one;

"Install all" or "Update all" button (depending on the situation, the button may change its name)

If you clicked the " Install and update everything”, a window appears with the selection of the necessary drivers and programs for installation. Click "Start Installation"

After the drivers are installed, be sure to restart the computer.

All drivers for our devices are installed and updated!

5. Installing the driver usingMa— config. com/ en

The site Ma-config.com/ru is designed to determine the configuration of your PC and find the necessary drivers for your system.

We go to the site ma-config.com and press "My Drivers"

After the file is saved, it will automatically start and finish downloading the rest of the program elements.

The driver updater will then start installing. Select the language and click "OK"

After installing the program, go to their website again and click "Refresh page"

Then we click “Start Analysis” again and see on the right how the process of analyzing our equipment is going

Then a new page will open, go to the very bottom of the page and click "Find drivers"

This will open a new page with a list of drivers that need to be installed or updated. In my case, only a driver update for my video card came out. Click "download"

A new page will open with a description of the driver and a download button. Click on her

A new page will open showing information about the downloaded file, its size and where you will download it from. Click on the link to download the driver to your computer

6. Search driver byIDdevices

It happens that none of the methods suits us or is impossible due to some circumstances. Then you can try to install the device driver by hardware identification number (hardware ID).

To do this, go to the "Start" menu - right-click on the icon "Computer" - "Properties"

We find the device for which the driver is not installed (it is highlighted with a yellow question mark), right-click on it, select "Properties"

Now let's go to the site. devid.info and paste our equipment ID from the buffer into the field "Enter driver code"(Press the keys "Ctrl" + "V"). Press the "Search" button. If the search is successful, information about the found driver will be shown at the bottom of the page. Click the floppy disk icon to save the driver to your computer

Conclusion

Well, now you know how to install a driver for a device in several ways, including a driver updater. The stable operation of your operating system and your overall mood depend on the correct installation of the driver. You can ask all questions about how to install the driver below in the comments.

Finally, you can watch a video on how to install drivers using DriverPack Solution

Well, in the next article I will tell you how to burn a DVD disc.

A laptop is an extremely convenient and useful device. With its help, you can work and have fun, view photos and listen to music, write programs and articles ... In a word, for a modern person, its capabilities are simply irreplaceable.

Unfortunately, anything can happen to the OS: viruses, your own careless actions, or the purchase of a “clean” computer on which there is no operating system in principle. The problem is that you can ask someone you know to install Windows, but you will probably have to figure it out on your own with the driver for the laptop.

A bit of history

By the way, what is it anyway? A driver is a special software "layer" between the hardware of your computer (including peripheral devices) and its operating system. Simply put, if you connect a printer to a laptop, then it will not work without the appropriate driver. The system needs to be "taught" to work with such a device.

Basic ways

There are the following main sources from which you can get the driver you need for a particular device: the Internet and the CD or flash drive that came with the device. As a rule, all modern manufacturers apply such a carrier to their products.

Exceptions

Since the laptop for beginners can be difficult, we report the good news. Almost all the most common and modern chipsets installed in the vast majority of laptops are automatically recognized by the system. No user participation is required.

Installation

By the way. A small note that concerns the owners Before 7, be sure to find out if there is all the necessary “firewood” for it. It may turn out that the installed system will look like a pathetic and heartbreaking sight, since you will not even be able to put a driver for the video adapter there, simply because it does not exist at all!

Fortunately, this is not always the case. Most often, a question mark appears in the device manager or which stands in front of some unidentified device. For example, in Samsung laptops, this often happens with a wireless network adapter.

In this case, you need to insert the disk (which should be included!) into the drive, wait until autorun starts, and then agree to install all the necessary drivers.

If autorun does not start, you need to right-click on the drive in the "My Computer" window and select "Open AutoPlay". Since installing the driver on a laptop using this method is very simple, there is simply no need to paint it point by point.

If there is no disk

This happens too. In this case, you need to visit the manufacturer's page on the network, find the "Download" item there or something similar, and then download the driver package you need.

After downloading, right-click on the downloaded installation file, select "Run as administrator" from the context menu, and install the software you need.

Usually, all laptop drivers require a reboot after installation. This is due to the fact that they are deeply embedded in the operating system, so Windows cannot update the necessary system files “hot”.

So you have learned how to install a driver on a laptop!

You have just reinstalled Windows on your laptop and you need to install the drivers for everything to work properly. There are many ways to do this. Below are the ones I use myself.

Downloading drivers from the manufacturer's website

On the back cover of the laptop, we look at the device model (the manufacturer is usually written on the panel with the display).

We go to the website of the laptop manufacturer's company (in the search bar of the browser we write the company of the manufacturer of your laptop - for example HP, ASUS, ACER ...).
We are looking for a search box on the site. We hammer in our model there and look for it.
On the page with your laptop model, go to the "Support" section and then to the "Software and Drivers" section.
Select your operating system and .
Download all the drivers and install them in the right order (see the section below).

Here are 6 easy steps to properly install laptop drivers.

Driver installation order

In order for everything to be installed and work correctly without problems, it is not only desirable, but mandatory to follow the order of installing drivers on a laptop or personal computer:

Chipset or system logic
Embedded video
Audio
Drivers for discrete graphics card
LAN (local area network)
Everyone else (in any order).

The main thing from this list, first of all, is to install drivers for the chipset. For other devices, the order is less important.

Site Installation

The same official drivers are on our website, only they are much easier to find and they are already sorted in the right order. As, for example, in the article for: you must first install the Intel chipset driver, then the integrated Intel video, Realtek audio, and so on.

In the search box, specify your laptop model, find the table with the desired operating system, download the drivers in order and install. If you did not find your model, please write a comment to any article. We will definitely add it within a day or two. Thank you.

If there are no drivers for my operating system on the official website or website

I specifically wrote for this. Get to know her, please. If the recommendations do not help you or you do not find a driver for your device by ID, then use the utilities below.

DriverPack Solution & DriverUpdaterPro

- free
DriverUpdaterPro is paid.

To be honest, I prefer installing drivers from the official site (or from the site). My former boss has a lot of respect for DriverPack Solution. Since I respect my boss, even the former one, I cannot but recommend DriverPack Solution to you.

Both utilities have a friendly interface and do not need to be dealt with. DriverUpdaterPro - I tried it myself on my laptop. It seems that the drivers have been updated and the laptop has been working without failures for 6 or 7 months. But, as they say, this is not a deadline).