Order to install drivers of Z77X-D3H

[Contiusa]

Hi, guys, I recently bought a i7-3770K with a Z77X-D3H and I was having some instabilities, so I flashed the BIOS (mine was F6, and now it is F16!!!). Now I want to install the latest drivers, because if the BIOS was F6, most probably all my drivers are way outdated.

The question is, on the webpage, Gigabyte has the list of drivers for Windows 7 64 bits:

Chipset
1 - Intel Management Engine Interface
2 - Intel INF installation
Lan
1 - Atheros LAN driver
SATA RAID/AHCI
1 - Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
2 - Intel SATA Preinstall driver (For AHCI / RAID Mode) Note: Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy.
3 - Marvell Preinstall Driver Note: Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy.
4 - Marvell Storage Utility
5 - Marvell SATA Controller Driver
USB 3.0
1 - VIA USB 3.0 Driver
2 - Intel USB 3.0 Driver
VGA
1 - Intel VGA Driver

I got it all, but I don’t know the order of installation of the Chipset and the SATA RAID/AHCI. The Intel INF installation needs to go first? What about the preinstall driver (it has two) in SATA RAID/AHCI? Should I preinstall before all the others? In which order? And why it says “Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy.”? Can’t I execute from the HDD? Or the note is just for who is installing from a floppy drive?

Usually I install the chipset drivers first, then the SATA, then the LAN, USB, VGA. Is that correct?

So, I would really appreciate any advice. I come from an AMD rig and it was pretty much straightforward, but this got me confused.
Cheers,

[dmdilks]

You always do the chipset drivers first. Than you do what ever you want after that. Plus when you did the Bios update did say anything about updating drivers. Sometimes it will say that you have to do some of the drivers.

[dmdilks]

I did look at all your drivers and if you are not having problem I would let it run till something happens.

Because about 90% of the drivers are older than the bios update.

The preinstall drivers if you didn't do that when you install windows you don't have to worry about them.

[Contiusa]

Thanks, man. I installed the drivers from the CD. There is an option "express" or something, that you just click ok and the software does the rest, so it probably run the preinstall drivers.

I am having a problem with one of the front USB 3.0 ports not reading my USB 3.0 flash drive (it reads fine the 2.0 one). I installed the newest drivers for USB 3.0 and the problem persists. It may be a problem with the case (Carbide 300R) or even with the flash drive, but it works fine in the other port. I had some frozen screens too, so, the system is not that stable. I updated the firmware of the SSD (Corsair GS 180GB) to get TRIM function and flashed the BIOS, so perhaps I’ll reinstall the OS (I did select Load Optimized Defaults after). I am just trying to avoid it, because it takes me two or three days to set all up, with programs and all.

Cheers and thanks again,