Specs:
Asus P8Z77-V Pro motherboard
EVGA GeForce 560Ti GTX discreet video
Intel Core i5-3750K CPU @ 3.4 GHz (IvyBridge)
Intel 330 Series SSD (120GB)
Asus Xonar PCIe audio card
WDC SATA HDD (secondary, "D" drive)
Antec 620W PSU
Antec Eleven Hundred case with '6' case fans
Corsair 1333 4GB memory sticks x2
It's very surprising how little information is out there regarding the installation order of the software after installing Win 7 x64. So, after a few false starts, I've documented the install order of my drivers. It's rough, but should be useful to anyone with similar hardware that can read.
Key
RB = reboot.
UAC=User Account Control
HDD=Hard Disk Drive
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Disconnect the secondary HDD
Set boot device to DVD
Install Win 7
At first boot, logon and then reboot
Disable UAC temporarily
.NET 1.1 install
RB
.NET 1.1 SP1 install
RB
DirectX 9
RB
Chipset
RB
Win 7 SP1
RB, then shutdown
Connect 2nd HDD
Power on
Intel GB Lan driver
RB
Audio driver install
RB
Intel Rapid Storage Technology
RB x2 (DVD driver installs automatically)
Intel Management Engine Interface
RB
ASMedia SATA controller
RB
WiFi driver
RB
Intel USB3 driver
RB
Intel motherboard Graphics
RB
NVidia drivers
RB
ASMedia USB controller driver
RB
Set boot device to DVD
Install Win 7
At first boot, logon and then reboot
Disable UAC temporarily
.NET 1.1 install
RB
.NET 1.1 SP1 install
RB
DirectX 9
RB
Chipset
RB
Win 7 SP1
RB, then shutdown
Connect 2nd HDD
Power on
Intel GB Lan driver
RB
Audio driver install
RB
Intel Rapid Storage Technology
RB x2 (DVD driver installs automatically)
Intel Management Engine Interface
RB
ASMedia SATA controller
RB
WiFi driver
RB
Intel USB3 driver
RB
Intel motherboard Graphics
RB
NVidia drivers
RB
ASMedia USB controller driver
RB
Turn off disk defrag for SSD
Intel SSD Toolbox
RB
Formatted/readied HDD2
Moved pagefile to HDD2
RB
.NET 4
RB
Adobe Flash Player
Java (JRE)
RB
Changed BIOS settings (? - not sure why, ymmv)
RB
SET Java temp cache to 887MB
Disable Java auto-updating
Intel SSD Toolbox
RB
Formatted/readied HDD2
Moved pagefile to HDD2
RB
.NET 4
RB
Adobe Flash Player
Java (JRE)
RB
Changed BIOS settings (? - not sure why, ymmv)
RB
SET Java temp cache to 887MB
Disable Java auto-updating
*Lucidlogix VIRTU MVP (dual video card optimizer for gaming)
RB
Microsoft Security Essentials or your favorite AV app
RB
Set Volume Shadow Copy service to Automatic
Start Volume Shadow Copy service (recommended by Intel)
Re-Enable UAC
Microsoft Security Essentials or your favorite AV app
RB
Set Volume Shadow Copy service to Automatic
Start Volume Shadow Copy service (recommended by Intel)
Re-Enable UAC
There should be minimal errors and warnings in the event log when complete
Update SEP 2012: Some post install, production use changes I've successfully made
- Disabled WiFi in the BIOS and removed the software controlling it.
Never used it, didn't want it. Reduces the network adapter count, perhaps helps performance.
- Set Intel SSD toolbox to run Intel TRIM command manually weekly.
- Patched Win 7 monthly. No issues thus far.
- Installed the ASUS motherboard monitoring tool.
I don't use this much, but when I need it, I have it. Mostly for temp monitoring.
- *Removed the Lucidlogix tool. I would leave this off on a new install. Not recommended by
a number of third parties and really doesn't work that well.
- Not sure if it's clear, but disable the onboard video and audio as I'm using discretionary
cards for both. Do this prior to installing Win 7.
