Question Asus Prime Z390-P, just 2 years after its launch just can't have drivers or Asus Suite for Windows 11

[millton.morais]

When I bought the motherboard one of its features was the use of the Asus Suite 3 ( https://uk.store.asus.com/90mb0xx0-m0eay0-z390-p.html ), but just after 2 years of the launching of the board (date when Windows 11 was launched) Asus didn't made the version for Windows 11 of this software, until now.

In my opinion since Asus tell that the Asus Suite is a motherboard feature it must work with the motherboard in a reasonable time (5 years for sure is reasonable), so I don't understand why a great motherboard producer just 'can't' fullfill its commitment.

Anyone experienced something similar?

 

[Colif]

windows 10 drivers work on windows 11.

its fairly common for them to stop supporting old boards

You can get updated realtek lan drivers from realtek
Download Win11 Auto Installation Program (NetAdapterCx) - Not Support Power Saving from under windows header here - https://www.realtek.com/en/componen...0-1000m-gigabit-ethernet-pci-express-software

audio: you can get updates from windows.
chipset - download the Intel Driver & Support assistant and see if they released anything new - https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html

I can't say for AI Suite as on newer boards that is supplied by Armory Crate. I don't see that on your board.

 

[millton.morais]

Thanks for help.

But my problem is that Asus Suite for Windows 10 not works well in Windows 11, the driver (a driver AISIO.SYS is not compatible with the new security requirements).
Another point its that this model was only 2 years old when Windows 11 was launched, it was not old enough in my opinion to Asus just ignore it.

I really appreciate your attention, but Asus really disappointed me.

 

[Colif]

what are you using it for? there might be alternative programs to use.

core isolation.. https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/asus-...ore-isolation-and-asio-sys/td-p/888889/page/2

Asus just stopped using that driver in newer versions. Shame they started their drive to force all their users to use either MyAsus or Armoury Crate on new motherboards meaning I can't just show you a link to a newer version of AI Suite.

 

[millton.morais]

what are you using it for? there might be alternative programs to use.

core isolation.. https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/asus-software/windows-11-core-isolation-and-asio-sys/td-p/888889/page/2

Asus just stopped using that driver in newer versions. Shame they started their drive to force all their users to use either MyAsus or Armoury Crate on new motherboards meaning I can't just show you a link to a newer version of AI Suite.

what are you using it for? there might be alternative programs to use.

core isolation.. https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/asus-...ore-isolation-and-asio-sys/td-p/888889/page/2

Asus just stopped using that driver in newer versions. Shame they started their drive to force all their users to use either MyAsus or Armoury Crate on new motherboards meaning I can't just show you a link to a newer version of AI Suite.

Thanks for your attention.

Asus told me to try to use the Armoury Crate too to see of it works, but it doesn't work for my board as well (after installation it doesn't give ways to manage fans and overclock of my board).

I use it to play games and 3d modeling and animation, It is harder but I can use the bios to manage the fans and overclock.

I really appreciate the attention of all colleagues, but what I really wanted to share is that I didn't expected that Asus support simply asked me to test other softwares, and in case it not works they just couldn't do nothing about because they reaaly didn't made windows 11 drivers for a motherboard model that Asus launched just just 2 years before windows 11.

Thanks for all of you. I always saw Asus as a respectable brand and pay more for s motherboard because of this, but this experience made me rethink about.

Really thanks for you all.

 

[Colif]

No problem.

I use this for my fans - https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases - works really well.
I can't offer anything for overclocks, probably better doing that in bios anyway.

I mistakenly allowed AI suite to run an overclock on my Z97 board eight years ago without realising it wasn't a smart idea on a stock intel cooler. I soon turned it off when I saw the temps.

 

[millton.morais]

Thanks.

What it is annoying is that I paid more for a expensive brand just to not have headaches to do what their support would do (offer compatibles drivers and solutions for the owner).

I always see that many computers users are really practical and do a lot of researches to find drivers from chip manufacturers, find ways to edit 'regedit', manually do things to fix this problems. This is reasonable when I buy a cheaper board (I want to invest less on board and use my time as a balance), but I bought a more expensive board to not make me and my friends from Tom's Hardware Forum make the work that Asus Support are intended to do.

Sometimes I think that the computers users community are so supportive that board manufacturers sometimes doesn't care about.

But is just to get it out of my system, share experience.

Really appreciate the help and effort of all of you.

 

[Colif]

For the most part you better off just using the drivers you have that work than updating just because there are newer ones. Being on the latest drivers can mean you get the new bugs before others. Sometimes pays to be slow. Older system gets, less chance you get any benefit out of new drivers.

I understand why you are, but windows is pretty good. It gets updates of most drivers and its only the ones that are constantly changing that it lags behind - mostly GPU drivers. So windows alone can help you stay reasonably up to date, helps if hardware makers supply it drivers, then it knows they exist.

I have only ever used Asus & Gigabyte boards, so I don't know how common it is, but neither really support motherboards longer than 3 years, even their top end pay $2000 for a Motherboard models, they still lose support after 3 or so years. So you not investing money in reliable driver updates, more in the added features.

I don't recommend driver updating programs either as most are a waste of money and often get things wrong.

On most models you can get all the drivers you need from other makers. The motherboard makers only put parts together, excluding AI suite and the other MB makers utility programs, most of them can be found elsewhere. Often newer versions too.