loveha

1. Build Computer
2. Boot computer and enter correct timings and voltage for RAM. Set drives to AHCI. Can update BIOS if you wish.
3. Insert OS Disk. No need to partition Drive. Set up OS.
4. Run the windows updates.
5. Insert Motherboard disk, all driver that you need are on there.
6. Install latest Drivers for Video Card.
7. Um... I think that is it, I'm sure someone else will chime in.

donta1979

If your going to run your main hard drive on SATA III/6 Run the windows setup in f6 mode so you can tell it where to look on the evga driver disk for your stat III/6 drivers  otherwise you will have blue screens. You will need the bios setup to read the dvd first, and boot off of the win7 install disk to get into windows every time....  trust me I made this mistake when installing windows 7.... with the classy 3...

flocko

@ owcraftsman : 

WOW ... nice , detailed guide. Hat's off to you !! That's exactly why my last build took months of sorting out drivers and updates. Nothing wrong with letting Window's do it but that is the "long way around the tree" so to speak. I know you can see the link to the equipment I have purchased and will be here this week so with that said I have a few more questions ... if you will 

#1 Based on the parts I have purchased I would or could only assume that the factory disks are current ( parts are  newly released )and if not, still better than Windows and can be updated prior to letting Windows do it for me Always go to the manufacturers web site and download the latest appropriate drivers for your operating system. Remember you have no idea how long the package has sat in a warehouse or store shelve before you get it therefore the drivers are usually outdated especially GPU drivers. 

#2 My hard drive (one only no other, is... sata6 and would be plugged into the corresponding port on board sata6) Does that mean I still need the f6 drivers and what disk are they on . Windows or mother board driver disk? Only if you are installing windows on this disk will you need to F6 the drivers however if at any point you might want to move your installation to that drive I would do it anyway so the drivers are in place. Otherwise keep the drive disconnected during install and run the sata3 driver (1.0.0.1042) when you get into windows before you connect the drive to the system.

# 3 DVD player specs say it is a sata drive . Doesn't say if it is 3 or 6 . For the money , I will assume it is sata 3 . See question #2 as it may apply now that hard drive is on sata 6 . To the best of my knowledge there are no Sata3 optical drives available to consumers yet.

# 4 AHCI is in bios I will assume so that would be set right at first boot while playing with date and time and being sure all else is set at default? Correct ? Should I set memory factory timmings at this point as well or just let the system set to default ? At first boot enter bios and set optimized defaults and F10 + Y also known as save and exit. Enter bios again set date time and verify your proc is running at it's rated spec and you dvd rom is set to first boot then set vdimm to 1.65v F10 & Y again. The default should do nicely to install windows.

Your 1 threw 6 installation reference does not include the Windows install ? 1-6 is the order of installing drivers after windows is installed. Note the paragraph above that where I describe when to hit F6 which is at the very beginning of the install

That's all I have for NOW !!! Be rest assured I will be back with more pesky questions . Bare with me as I want this install to go well the first time around as the risk of DOA parts seems to be rather high right now so one less variable will help a lot. NP as you can see there are plenty of helpful and very knowledgeable folks around here.

I don't want to be overly "forward" but I can plainly see your affiliate code in your sig and I have a new mother board I need to register . SOOOOOO , THANKS FOR YOUR HELP !!! Thanks I appreciate you using the code.