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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ??
Looking at the downloads for my motherboard (Asus P5W DH Deluxe) I found this: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility I remember installing it on the first XP OS installation I did with this motherboard, but since then I have not bothered. There isn't a version for Vista (which I am using) anyway, but what is this actually for? Vista recognised nearly all the hardware on installation, including RAID drivers. The only things that it didn't recognise was the onboard Realtek wi-fi and the JMicron SATA RAID controller. So do I need this Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility at all? Cheers ss. |
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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ??
It is the Intel chipset software. The description will list what
chipsets and what OS' are supported. Every motherboard needs software for it's chipset installed. However, Windows will come with chipset software for most chipsets that existed before the version of Windows being installed was published (note, for XP, that can mean (depending on your Windows CD) that only chipsets which existed prior to 2001 are on the Windows CD). However, even the latest chipset software that exists on ANY Windows XP CD is now more than 2 years old (August 2004 ... or earlier, perhaps much earlier). Thus, either because your Windows CD had old chipset software, or because it had no chipset software (for your chipset), it's not a bad idea to install the latest version of the Intel (or Via, or whatever) chipset software that supports your chipset and the operating system in question. Synapse Syndrome wrote: Looking at the downloads for my motherboard (Asus P5W DH Deluxe) I found this: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility I remember installing it on the first XP OS installation I did with this motherboard, but since then I have not bothered. There isn't a version for Vista (which I am using) anyway, but what is this actually for? Vista recognised nearly all the hardware on installation, including RAID drivers. The only things that it didn't recognise was the onboard Realtek wi-fi and the JMicron SATA RAID controller. So do I need this Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility at all? Cheers ss. |
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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ??
"Barry Watzman" wrote in message ... It is the Intel chipset software. The description will list what chipsets and what OS' are supported. Every motherboard needs software for it's chipset installed. However, Windows will come with chipset software for most chipsets that existed before the version of Windows being installed was published (note, for XP, that can mean (depending on your Windows CD) that only chipsets which existed prior to 2001 are on the Windows CD). However, even the latest chipset software that exists on ANY Windows XP CD is now more than 2 years old (August 2004 ... or earlier, perhaps much earlier). Thus, either because your Windows CD had old chipset software, or because it had no chipset software (for your chipset), it's not a bad idea to install the latest version of the Intel (or Via, or whatever) chipset software that supports your chipset and the operating system in question. Cheers, I think I catch your drift. However, I guess it will be a while before there will be any need for Vista drivers in that case. ss. |
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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ??
Not necessarily. Vista went Gold last week. If Intel {or Via or Ati or
NVidia or SiS or {etc}} introduces a new chipset in January (quite possible ... quad-core processors are coming out), then motherboards purchase as soon as early 2007 might need chipset software that is not on the Vista DVD. Note that Microsoft is not good at updating the chipset software on OS distribution media. I'm not sure if the XP SP2 CD (2004) had chipset updates from the original XP CD (2001), and I'm quite sure that from 2001 to 2004 there were no updates to shipping XP CDs being manufactured by Microsoft. Synapse Syndrome wrote: "Barry Watzman" wrote in message ... It is the Intel chipset software. The description will list what chipsets and what OS' are supported. Every motherboard needs software for it's chipset installed. However, Windows will come with chipset software for most chipsets that existed before the version of Windows being installed was published (note, for XP, that can mean (depending on your Windows CD) that only chipsets which existed prior to 2001 are on the Windows CD). However, even the latest chipset software that exists on ANY Windows XP CD is now more than 2 years old (August 2004 ... or earlier, perhaps much earlier). Thus, either because your Windows CD had old chipset software, or because it had no chipset software (for your chipset), it's not a bad idea to install the latest version of the Intel (or Via, or whatever) chipset software that supports your chipset and the operating system in question. Cheers, I think I catch your drift. However, I guess it will be a while before there will be any need for Vista drivers in that case. ss. |
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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ??
Synapse Syndrome wrote:
"Barry Watzman" wrote in message ... It is the Intel chipset software. The description will list what chipsets and what OS' are supported. Every motherboard needs software for it's chipset installed. However, Windows will come with chipset software for most chipsets that existed before the version of Windows being installed was published (note, for XP, that can mean (depending on your Windows CD) that only chipsets which existed prior to 2001 are on the Windows CD). However, even the latest chipset software that exists on ANY Windows XP CD is now more than 2 years old (August 2004 ... or earlier, perhaps much earlier). Thus, either because your Windows CD had old chipset software, or because it had no chipset software (for your chipset), it's not a bad idea to install the latest version of the Intel (or Via, or whatever) chipset software that supports your chipset and the operating system in question. Cheers, I think I catch your drift. However, I guess it will be a while before there will be any need for Vista drivers in that case. Don't forget that the Intel chipset software doesn't actually instal any drivers. It just instals some INF files to your system that inform your operating system how to configure the chipset components. Following is some selected text from the included txt file from the latest version. "The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility installs Windows* INF files to the target system. These files outline to the operating system how to configure the Intel(R) chipset components in order to ensure that the following features function properly: - Core PCI and ISAPNP Services - PCIe Support - IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support - SATA Storage Support - USB Support - Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in the Device Manager One of the following operating systems must be fully installed and running on the system before installing this softwa Microsoft Windows Server 2003* with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition* Microsoft Windows XP Professional* x64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP* with Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows 2000* with Service Pack 4 Microsoft Windows Vista* (Beta 2 version) NOTE: This software is designed for the latest service pack releases of above operating systems. " |
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