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Chapter 3 Chipset Software Installation Utility
3.1
Announcement
Please pay attention and read the instruction in this chapter very carefully before you are
attempting to do any installation in order to enhanced display device drivers and utility
software. The device drivers for the VPC5000 series board are located in the software
installation CD. The driver CD will guide and link you to the utilities and device drivers
under a
Windows system
. The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility is not
required on any system running Windows XP. Updates are provided via Service Packs
from Microsoft.
The files on the software installation CD are compressed. DO NOT
attempt to install the drivers by copying the files manually. You MUST
use the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers.
Before you are going to perform installation, it is very IMPORTANT to note that most
display drivers need to have the relevant software application installed in the system
before installing the enhanced display drivers. Additionally, many of the installation
procedures will assume that you are familiar with both the relevant software applications
and operating system commands. Please review the relevant operating system
commands and the applicable sections of your application software’s user manual before
starting the installation.
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3.2
Introduction
The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility installs to the targeted system of the
Windows INF files which outline to the operating system in how the chipset components
will be configured. This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features:
•
Core PCI services
•
USB 1.1 support (USB 2.0 driver needs to be installed separately)
•
Identification of Intel® chipset components in the “Device Manager”
This utility is used for the following versions of Windows system, and it
has to be installed before performing all other drivers’ installation:
•
Windows 2000
•
Windows XP
The windows illustrations in this chapter are intended as examples only.
Please follow the listed steps, and pay attention to the instructions which
appear on your screen.
