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ASUS Z370 ROG Maximus X Hero Motherboard - Drivers
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I own a ASUS Z370 ROG Maximus X Hero Motherboard and I plan to install Windows 10 64bit.
If we take a closer look at the following driver comparison list between the Intel and ASUS websites, we can see some discrepancies between the driver versions and the file size.
Windows 10 64bit Drivers
VGA Drivers:
- ASUS Website: Version: 26.20.100.7210, Date: 11/27/2019, Size: 377.37 MBytes
- Intel Website: Version: 26.20.100.7870, Date: 02/19/2020, Size: 340 MBytes
ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Driver & Tools | Motherboards | ASUS Australia
Download Intel(R) Graphics - Windows(R) 10 DCH Drivers
LAN Drivers (Intel LAN I219V):
- ASUS Website: Version: 12.18.9.7, Date: 07/08/2019, Size: 3.3 MBytes
- Intel Website: Version: 25.0 , Date: 01/23/2020, Size: 66.56 MBytes
ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Driver & Tools | Motherboards | ASUS Australia
Download Intel(R) Network Adapter Driver for Windows(R) 10
Chipset Driver (Intel Chipset INF Utility):
- ASUS Website: Version: 10.1.18019.8144, Date: 10/21/2019, Size: 5.36 MBytes
- Intel Website: Version: 10.1.18228.8176, Date: 11/28/2019, Size: 3.12 MBytes
ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Driver & Tools | Motherboards | ASUS Australia
Download Chipset INF Utility
SATA Driver (Intel Rapid Storage Technology RST):
- ASUS Website: Version: 17.5.0.1017, Date: 07/02/2019, Size: 26.88 MBytes
- Intel Website: Version: 17.8.0.1065, Date: 01/17/2020, Size: 22.52 MBytes
ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Driver & Tools | Motherboards | ASUS Australia
Download Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology (Intel(R) RST) User Interface and Driver
My confusion arises from the Intel website stating that the drivers are "Generic Intel Drivers' and in the download description notes it states that some manufacturers "customize" the generic Intel driver to meet the needs of their system design. (Examples shown in the pictures below.)
So my questions are:
(Q1) Which drivers can be downloaded from the Intel website without the risk of losing any features / customizations for my specific motherboard ? (ASUS Z370 ROG Maximus X Hero Motherboard)
(Q2) Which drivers should be strictly downloaded from the ASUS website ?
(Q3) How could I identify any drivers that have been "customized" on the ASUS website ?
Any help would be appreciated, Thanks in advance.
Last edited by spacev2; 18 Mar 2020 at 21:53.