How To Install Motherboard Drivers Without CD? – Perfect 2022 Guide

Having the correct drivers installed in your computer is crucial for your PC to work efficiently. For better performance, your motherboard software must be up to date, and this requires installing the latest drivers.

How to install motherboard drivers without CD? Those of us who have grown up with a PCs appreciate the spectacular evolution that has occurred in recent years in terms of driver installation. Gone are the nightmare moments when you had to update all the drivers manually, and it was difficult to find the ones you needed. 

Many drivers malfunctioned, gave errors, crashed the computer, or were incompatible with other peripherals.

When you choose the motherboard to buy after a lot of research and preparation, you would want to have the latest version of everything installed for an amazing experience.

Although installing the motherboard drivers without a CD could be tricky for many, but if you follow the steps below correctly, you’ll get through it easily.

However, all the options below require an active Internet connection, such as via WiFi or LAN, hence make sure that you have access to the internet before proceeding further.

What Is A Motherboard Driver?

If you are someone who interacts with the computer, it is likely that you have heard about drivers. Many users are unaware of drivers and the functionality it brings to your device.

If explained simply, the driver is the program that enables the operating system to communicate with external devices in a computer.

This device can be your keyboard, mouse, or any specific component of the motherboard, such as USB ports, LAN ports, or audio adapters.

When you install Windows 10, it comes with pre-loaded drivers to enable you to use your computer as soon as it is installed.

However, for most PC users, especially those using Windows 7 or 8, this is not the case, and installing additional hardware can be tricky if you don’t know how to install its relevant drivers without an optical drive.

How To Install Motherboard Drivers Without CD?

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Through Windows Update

Windows Update functionality in Windows 10 is a quick way to update motherboard drivers, although many people rarely do this. Again you don’t lose anything by trying it.

To access Windows Update, all you have to do is search for updates from the Windows 10 menu. Once there, the application will inform you of the updates that you have available to install.

Installing Motherboard Driver Through Device Manager

This option works perfectly for Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8; however, make sure you have administrative privileges before proceeding.

1. From the Desktop search for “Control Panel.”

2. Click on it, and go to System and Security, and select “System.”

3. Once there, search “Device Manager” and select it. A new window will open, containing all the drivers installed within your PC.

Select the driver you need to update or install (which the system will automatically detect) and right-click on it.

4. Select Install/Update driver and then choose the option “Search Automatically for Drivers.”

Through Driver Talent

Driver Talent is a program that can help us update our PC’s drivers, including those of the motherboard. 

It is a paid program, but it offers us a free version that we can use for a few days, perfect for getting us out of trouble without spending money.

Once you have installed the program, open it, and you will be welcome by an amazing dashboard. Then click on “Scan,” and it will start to analyze all the hardware components of our PC. 

After that, it will give you a list of all the drivers that need to be downloaded and installed.

By Downloading From The Official Website

To download and install motherboard drivers without CD, you need to identify the model of your motherboard and its manufacturer.

All motherboard manufacturers have a driver section on their websites. From there, you can download the most up-to-date version of your motherboard’s drivers, which ensures the best possible performance.

To install motherboard drivers, go to the Google search bar and type your motherboard. For example, here, we have searched the MSI Z390.

Also, make sure you double-check the model of your motherboard because installing the wrong drivers could cause an issue.

We recommend never to install drivers from a third party and download them directly from the manufacturer’s website only.

After that, click on the manufacturer’s website link and select your Operating system. For most websites, the OS is detected automatically.

Which helps you avoid any problems while downloading the driver. In this example, we are installing the MSI Z390 driver from the official site, which runs on Windows 10 at 64 bit.

Next, you will be able to see a list of drivers, select the driver you need to install, and wait for the download to finish.

If you know how to install a program, you can easily download and install the drivers required. To make it easier for you, we also have presented an installation guide below.

Installation Of Motherboard Drivers

After successfully downloading drivers, you have to install them. We recommend installing one driver at a time and restart the computer after every successful installation. It is so because, without restarting your computer, the drivers may not be installed completely, which could lead to file corruption.

You might want to skip this step, but to save your computer from any malfunction, it is better to restart your system.

The downloaded file will be in a zipped folder that will have to be extracted, and the installer would be inside that folder among multiple files. If you don’t understand what all the files are for, no need to worry! Your main concern is the setup file that would be an executable file.

Click on the setup executable file, and the installation process will begin. After successful installation, restart your computer and then move on to install the next driver.

After all the drivers are installed, your computer is ready to work!

How To Know If Drivers Are Successfully Installed?

After installing drivers, it is good to verify that the installation was complete and successful. You can do the verification in two ways; performing a driver query through command prompt or by finding each drive in the device manager.

The verification through command prompt is quick and is a great help for tech-savvy individuals. But in case you are not into the technicalities, here is how you can verify the driver you installed without CDs using the device manager.

Search for the device manager in the Taskbar and open it. The device manager contains the list of all internal components present in your computer. To verify the successful installation of the drivers, follow these steps.

Select drop-down menu of each device > right click on the driver you installed > Properties > match the driver installed.

If the driver is installed correctly, you will see the above dialogue box.

Conclusion

Installing motherboard drivers without a CD is easy but requires some effort. Drivers are required for Windows to run peripherals that we connect to our computer. If we have a driver installed but isn’t updated, then it is likely that you will encounter certain problems. 

However, Microsoft operating system will try to identify components, peripheral or devices that you connect to the computer and will install the necessary drivers from the internet to be able to establish a connection with it. 

And if not, we have explained the different ways through which you can install drivers without a CD and keep them updated regularly.