Everything seems to be running and registering in the bios. Had a few questions about setting this puppy up as far as what to do. Very new to this, so please bear with me.
1. Do I update all of my hardware and download current drivers first before installing the OS?
2. What is the best way to do all of that (updating drivers) in terms of should I just put it on a thumb drive, burn a cd, or something else?
3. Is it common to find a lot of updates for a piece of hardware. For example my mobo is an Asrock Z77 Extreme 4. Do I download all of the following items?
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77 Extreme4/index.us.asp?cat=Download&os=Win864
4. I have both a mechanical 2tb hard drive, and a 128gb ssd. I would like to put my OS (Windows 8 64 bit Pro) on the ssd, but would also like to experiment with linux. I read an article in Maximum PC about Linux and would like to try it, but I would like the safety of knowing I can still boot with windows if I need to. What is the best way to do that, setting up my drives?
5. Is there anything maybe any of you have encountered in your experiences setting up an OS and drivers that I should be wary of?
Thanks for taking the time to read my noob questions. If you need more info from me feel free to ask like my parts and what not feel free to ask.
1. Do I update all of my hardware and download current drivers first before installing the OS?
2. What is the best way to do all of that (updating drivers) in terms of should I just put it on a thumb drive, burn a cd, or something else?
3. Is it common to find a lot of updates for a piece of hardware. For example my mobo is an Asrock Z77 Extreme 4. Do I download all of the following items?
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77 Extreme4/index.us.asp?cat=Download&os=Win864
4. I have both a mechanical 2tb hard drive, and a 128gb ssd. I would like to put my OS (Windows 8 64 bit Pro) on the ssd, but would also like to experiment with linux. I read an article in Maximum PC about Linux and would like to try it, but I would like the safety of knowing I can still boot with windows if I need to. What is the best way to do that, setting up my drives?
5. Is there anything maybe any of you have encountered in your experiences setting up an OS and drivers that I should be wary of?
Thanks for taking the time to read my noob questions. If you need more info from me feel free to ask like my parts and what not feel free to ask.