Summary of Contents for Intel CHIPSET - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION REVISION 1-0 - 24-04-2000
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Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility User’s Manual Revision 1.00 April 24, 2000 Nickisha W. System Software Applications Engineer Intel PCG System Software Marketing Shane K. System Software Support Engineer Intel Customer Support...
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Installing the Software in Interactive Mode ..................11 4.3.4 Installing the Software in Silent Mode ....................11 ® C ..............12 ONFIRMING NSTALLATION OF THE NTEL HIPSET OFTWARE ............................13 ROUBLESHOOTING PCG System Software Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility User’s Manual...
The information and procedures provided in this guide are only relevant to systems using the Intel® 810, Intel® 810E, Intel® 820, and Intel® 840 Chipsets along with Windows* 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Windows 2000. Please note that the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility does NOT support Beta or pre-released versions of Windows operating systems.
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Double-click on the System icon that appears in the following window: Located on the General tab, look for the operating system version, as shown below: PCG System Software Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility User’s Manual...
Original Retail Version How to Identify the Intel Chipset If you are unsure which Intel chipset is located in your computer, you will need to look at the motherboard for the chipset markings. Note: Some system manufacturers may void your warranty if you open the case. Check with the manufacturer if you have any concerns about this before proceeding.
The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility was developed for updating Windows* Operating Systems with the Plug and Play feature on Intel chipsets. The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is not required or compatible with Operating Systems without the Plug and Play feature, such as Windows NT* 4.0.
Obtaining and Installing the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets can be downloaded from the following Intel web site: http://developer.intel.com/design/software/drivers/platform/inf.htm The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility (infinst_enu.zip or infinst_enu.exe) is available for all Windows Operating Systems with the Plug and Play feature. The infinst_enu.zip file is approximately 1.3Mb in size and the infinst_enu.exe file is approximately 1.4Mb in size.
4.3.2 Command-Line Options The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility supports several command line flags for various installation options. All command line flags and parameters must be separated by a space, except for the language code after the '-L' flag. Note: Below is a list of all the available command line flags that may be used with the program call.
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001D Thai 001E Use the following table to determine which mode(s) of operation can be used in conjunction with the desired command-line flag option(s): FLAG INTERACTIVE MODE SILENT MODE -L<LangCode> PCG System Software Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility User’s Manual...
Follow the on-screen instructions and use the default settings to complete the setup, once the Operating system has rebooted. This completes the installation of the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility. 4.3.4 Installing the Software in Silent Mode Check the System Requirements. The operating system must be fully installed and running on the system before running this software.
After installing the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility, Device Manager should indicate that your system is now using the Intel Chipset Devices. Device Manager can be accessed by going to: Start Button / Settings / Control Panel / System / Device Manager. Select the radio button next to 'View devices by connection.' Expand the 'Plug and Play BIOS' listing, and then...
Troubleshooting After installing the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets, certain symptoms may be seen depending on the system configuration. The following sections detail each of these symptoms as well as possible causes and resolutions: Issue: System locks up during Device Manager remove or during restart.
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Intel® Security Driver. The operating system can only reference one of these driver sets. If you are planning to load the INF Files for Intel chipsets after OS Installation, do NOT install the IFWH.INF file as described in the Readme.txt file.