Help please. New SSD question.

[NoobiePC]

Hello all,

So. My bud gave me an old CPU (6-6 year old gaming CPU) that at the time he spent considerable money on so I figured it's worth salvaging. His HHD is shot and no longer boots. My idea was to buy a new SSD, install Windows and run it. However, I have none of the drivers for his components already installed.

Suggestions? I understand you can DL the drivers? But how do I get them on the new SSD.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

 

[daveinhampton]

Depends on which and how you're going to install the operating system. If you're installing say, Windows XP, download the video drivers and network card drivers from the manufacturer's website and throw them on a USB. If it's windows 7 or newer just install the OS on the SSD and hope everything sets up correctly.

 

[allofyourdreams]

Download the drivers on another PC, and put them on USB/Burn on CD/DVD. Then install Windows on the new SSD and transfer and install after that.

 

[Gam3r01]

I somewhat disagree.
Install windows on the SSD, get the network drivers on a USB stick from another PC, then install the rest straight on the system.
I have had one build that did not need the network drivers to access the internet, but my build did.