Hello, I installed Windows 7 and I'm in the process of installing drivers from my motherboard's manufacturing website. I have a P5QE mobo (https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5QE/#support) I already boot in AHCI mode.

I have already installed the following 4 items from the site:

Under the Audio Section: SoundMAX 2000B Audio Driver V6.10.2.6585 for Windows 64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Under the Chipset Section: Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility V9.1.1.1019 for Windows 32/64bit XP & 32/64bit Vista & 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Under the LAN section: MARVELL Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver V11.10.5.3 for 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Under the SATA section: Marvell 6121 SATA Driver V1.2.0.69 for 32/64bit Windows7.

I noticed that there is another download under the "SATA" section.
This download contains the items:
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Driver V8.9.0.1023 for Windows 32/64bit XP & Windows 32/64bit Vista & 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Intel(R) AHCI/RAID Driver Disk for Windows 32/64bit XP & Windows 32/64bit Vista & 32/64bit Windows 7.

Do I need this download? I do not run in RAID.
Also, I've heard that IMSM 8.9.0.1023 causes windows issues like disabling windows updates (https://communities.intel.com/thread/29057)

Also, are there any other drivers I should be installing (I've already installed my video card one, and all available windows updates). I also did not install my chipset driver first (it was the second driver I installed). Would not installing the chipset one first be an issue?

Thanks in advance!

*Edit: I also have this already in my device manager
Not sure if this means I don't need the driver in question though.You have generic drives installed.
Always install chip set drivers first.
The chip set is fundamental to the motherboard.
But you can just Google and find that out for yourself.
The Proper Way to Fully Install Intel Chipset Driver

And for AMD it is also true. 


There's no great need to update your AHCI driver, but if you use an SSD, it may IMPROVE performance.
The way I would do it is to download the latest version, extract the files to a folder, then right click - update driver in device manager, pointing it to the folder you extracted the drivers to.  This avoids having to install MSM or the RST application, while still giving you the benefits of the newer driver.
Bear in mind the drivers on Asus' support site are always out of date, I would therefore GRAB the drivers from the respective manufacturers' sites where POSSIBLE - so Intel for the chipset and RST drivers.  I wouldn't bother searching for newer versions of your network and sound drivers, though.

Hope this helps, if you need any clarification just ask