Before Installation - Advantech AIMB-217 User Manual

5.1

Before Installation

Before installing the enhanced display drivers and utility software, please read the
instructions provided in this chapter carefully. The drivers for AIMB-217 are provided
on Advantech support website: http://support.advantech.com/Support/. This driver
will guide and link users to the utilities and drivers required for Microsoft Windows-
based systems. Software updates can be accessed from Microsoft* software service
packs.
Note! The files on the website are compressed. Do not attempt to install the
drivers by copying the files manually. The Setup program provided must
be used to install the drivers.
Please note, for most display drivers, the relevant software application must be
installed on the system before enhanced display drivers can be installed. In addition,
for many of the installation procedures, user familiarity with both the relevant soft-
ware applications and operating system commands is assumed. Thus, users are
advised to review relevant operating system commands and pertinent sections of the
application software user manual before attempting installation.
5.2 Introduction
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The Intel Chipset Software Installation (CSI) utility installs the Microsoft Windows
INF files that specify the chipset component configuration on the OS. This is essen-
tial to enable the following features and functionality:
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Core PCI PnP services
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Serial ATA interface support
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USB support
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Identification of Intel
Note! This utility is used for the following versions of Windows, and it has to be
installed before installing all the other drivers:
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chipset components in the device manager
Windows 10 (64 bit)
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