Chapter 3 Software Setup - SOLTEK SL-85MR2 Manual

85MR2 / 85MR2-L

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:
For this series, user should be able to find in the Support CD the follow-
ing drivers and utilities:
1. INF Utility (Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility);
2. Intel Application Accelerator ( IAA );
3. DirectX
4. Graphics Drivers
5. AC'97 Audio Drivers
6. Hardware Monitor Utility
7. Other Drivers (including Network and USB)
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 systems 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 drivers to be installed should also be noted. Users are
recommended to take the following installation orders :
3-1 Open up the Support CD
3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ( INF Utility )
3-3 Intel Application Accelerator ( IAA )
3-4 DirectX
3-5 Graphics Drivers
3-6 AC'97 Audio Drivers
3-7 Hardware Monitor Utility
3-8 LAN Drivers (for 85MR2-L only)
3-9 USB Drivers
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