Chapter 3 Software Setup - SOLTEK SL-85DR User Manual

Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation
Support CD:
This series of mainboards will be shipped with a Support CD which
contains those necessary driver files, Application, Softwares and some
helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself
up in a CD-ROM automatically.
Contents of Support CD:
1. INF Utility ( Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility);
2. Intel Application Accelerator ( IAA );
3. Creative Audio drivers;
4. AC'97 Drivers;
5. Hardware Monitor Utility;
This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these es-
sential drivers and utilities on Windows 9X, Windows ME, Windows
2000 and Windows XP. The installation procedures for all these oper-
ating sistems are all programed into an auto-run mode. What users
have to do is to read and follow the pop-up instructions to carry out the
installation. We therefore take the installation on Windows 98 as the
general illustration hereby. The priority of installation should also be
noted. Users are recommended to take the following installation or-
3-1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility
(INF Utility )
3-2 Intel Application Accelerator ( IAA )
3-3 Creative Sound Drivers Installation (for 85DRB)
3-4 AC'97 Audio Codec Drivers Installation (for 85DR)
3-5 Hardware Monitor Utility
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