Information Technology Reference
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supported for at least a few years, Windows 8 is where the action is. And by
installing the 64-bit release, you will be further future-proofing your hardware
and software investments to run for years to come.
Installing Windows
Installing Microsoft Windows is as easy as inserting the Windows installation
DVD-ROM into your PC's DVD or Blu-ray disc drive and rebooting your
computer. Since no existing OS resides on the new SSD we installed, the
Windows installation setup will launch from the DVD-ROM and walk you
through the process of formatting and installing Windows on the SSD.
Microsoft has done a pretty good job with Windows 8.1 recognizing the various
pieces of hardware installed on your computer. However, not everything is
correctly detected or has the optimized drivers for the target hardware. In
particular, the motherboard and graphics card are two critical pieces of
hardware that need the drivers that came with them. You can install the
drivers that came with the motherboard and graphics card CD-ROM, but it's
best to download the latest drivers directly from the respective manufacturers'
websites. For the Maximus VI Formula motherboard, install the various
Windows 8.1 64-bit drivers and applications from the ASUS website.
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Likewise,
download the latest NVIDIA GeForce Experience application (which will
automatically alert you to the latest driver updates for the GTX 780 Ti card)
from the NVIDIA website.
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The GeForce Experience application will also install
the drivers for the 3D Vision 2 kit.
Once the up-to-date motherboard and graphics-card drivers are installed,
visit the Corsair website for the K95 keyboard and M95 mouse firmware
updates, configuration applications, and drivers.
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If you also opted to install
a peripheral like the Logitech G27 Racing Wheel, be sure to download and
install the Logitech Gaming Software 64-bit package from the company's
website as well.
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Now that all the hardware drivers are installed, it's time to update the UEFI
BIOS on the motherboard. You can do this in several ways, but the easiest
is to use ASUS's EZ Update Windows-based application that was installed
along with the other motherboard drivers and utilities. EZ Update will auto-
matically check ASUS's website for any BIOS updates. If there are any, the
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