Questions about setting up a new computer

[Shakezilla]

Ok so on monday(or tuesday whenever my debit card comes) I will be ordering a: 3200+vencice, DFI Lanparty UT Ultra D, Hyundai L90D+, LiteOn CD/DVD burner, Windows XP home, WD 160gig IDE HD, and ATI x800xl. All retail

I am confident on my ability to install all of the hardware but not so confident when it comes to setting up all the drivers and bios.

Once I have all the hardware setup what should I do first? Install windows then start installing drivers? I have pretty much no idea what drivers to install first and should I try to get newer ones before installing the ones that come with the hardware.

Anyone wana help me out so I can try to comprehend what I will need to do?

 

[Shmuckety]

Get newest video drivers. Windows will install the rest. You might want to use some new drivers for your motherboard (sound/whatever) if they exist.

If you need to upgrade your bios see: This

 

[Tigerbiten]

My order of building hardware, installing software & testing is.......

1:- Start with a minimum build. No drives, etc,etc. Will it post.
2:- Run 3 loops of Memtest86 from floppy to checkout Memory for errors.
3:- Finish building Computer.
4:- Install Windozes.
5:- Install Anti-Virus.
6:- Go online and start updating Windozes, drivers, ect, etc.
7:- Once fully updated run Prime95 for 8-24 hours. If it passes then add a loop of 3dMak.
8:- If it passes then you have a stable comp. Install Folding@Home, games, etc, etc.
9:- Have fun......

Luck...........

 

[forumposter32]

Actually, take your current computer to go online and read up on the BIOS on places like rojakpot.com
You can see the manual for the motherboard in .pdf form on the manufacturer's web site.
I typed in all the various settings in google to read up about it. When I turned on my computer, I knew how to set my BIOS although many of the settings will be done automatically by the computer.
Then you can install drivers so you have the Internet and sound.
How you choose to do this is your choice. Me, my floppy drive was connected the wrong way so I couldn't use it. So, I tried to install the drivers from inside Windows but I got messages saying I needed to put the system disc after putting in the motherboard's driver disc. I got error messages from swapping CDs. So, I used my old computer to download the drivers from the motherboard manufacturer. I installed Roxio on my new machine to allow me to read the CDs. Then I installed the drivers on a CD and put it in my new machine. Right click to sent to "my documents". Then I only had to use WinRAR to uncompress the files and double clicked to install.