installing windows 7 on new HDD

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i am planning to install a windows 7 ultimate on a new hard drive. i have one
question will i need to install all of the drivers again?? if i do will it
just be the motherboard or the video card etc.???

ps i have a Fujitsu Esprimo E5905 with upgraded ram
 
What do you mean "again"? This is a new OS installation, the drivers
haven't ever been installed.
 
paul3200 said:
i am planning to install a windows 7 ultimate on a new hard drive. i have
one
question will i need to install all of the drivers again?? if i do will it
just be the motherboard or the video card etc.???

ps i have a Fujitsu Esprimo E5905 with upgraded ram
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It's best to go to Fujitsu's web site and download
the Windows 7 versions of chipset and all other drivers.

If Fujitsu has not posted any drivers for the E5905 then
install Windows 7 (but "do not activate", you have a 30 day grace period)
and then check Device Manager) to see if the drivers Windows 7 installed
all the device drivers you need. Then download and install the driver for
your
video card from the card manufacture's web site.
 
It will be the drivers for all your hardware that is going to be used under
win7
Though I believe Fujitsu only lists Vista drivers, so you have run the Win7
upgrade advisor?
 
paul3200 said:
i am planning to install a windows 7 ultimate on a new hard drive.
i have one question will i need to install all of the drivers
again?? if i do will it just be the motherboard or the video card
etc.???

ps i have a Fujitsu Esprimo E5905 with upgraded ram
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New hard drive, new install of Windows 7. That's clean. Not "again". You
are starting fresh.

You will want to get the drivers for the mainboard chipset, video device,
audio device, network device(s), etc.
 
i am planning to install a windows 7 ultimate on a new hard drive. i haveone
question will i need to install all of the drivers again?? if i do will it
just be the motherboard or the video card etc.???

ps i have a Fujitsu Esprimo E5905 with upgraded ram
Click to expand...

Answer: YES.

A new hard drive used to install does not have the correct and
complete drivers for the PC. This is known as a "fresh" / "clean"
install
 
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