Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 8.1.1.1010

**MIG-31** · Nov 24, 2006, 08:34 AM

Download: Station-Drivers
Release Notes
_______________
The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility installs to the target system the Windows* INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features:

-Core PCI and ISA PNP Services
-AGP Support
-IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support
-USB Support
-Identification of Intel Chipset Components in the Device Manager

Note: This release adds Intel® Q963/Q965/P965/G965/3000/3010/3100 and 5000 Series Express Chipset support.

vailr · Nov 24, 2006, 02:53 PM

This Intel Inf driver version 8.1.1.1010 includes support for the older ICH4, ICH5, as well as the newer chipsets. Other recent Intel Inf driver versions had only included support for ICH6, -7 and -8 chipsets.

PangingJr · Nov 24, 2006, 03:47 PM

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 8.1.1.1010 Production Version - *Latest version*
Release Notes - November 8, 2006 - http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-s...G/relnotes.htm
Features Added in PV Build 8.1.1.1010
- Added signature support for Microsoft Windows Vista

Downloads at Intel's - http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scri...l&submit=Go%21

Quote:

Originally Posted by vailr

This Intel Inf driver version 8.1.1.1010 includes support for the older ICH4, ICH5, as well as the newer chipsets. Other recent Intel Inf driver versions had only included support for ICH6, -7 and -8 chipsets.

if you mean this below version, then according to its release notes it also contains support for the Intel chipsets as about the same as the latest version.
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 8.1.1.1001 Production Version
Release Notes - May 31, 2006 - http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-s...G/relnotes.htm

>GSXR<mrbusa · Nov 24, 2006, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vailr

This Intel Inf driver version 8.1.1.1010 includes support for the older ICH4, ICH5, as well as the newer chipsets. Other recent Intel Inf driver versions had only included support for ICH6, -7 and -8 chipsets.

I have followed the release of every intel inf chipset driver release in the last three years and they have all supported every chipset that is out at the time except for 8.1.0.1007. There might have been a few hotfix releases for newly released chipsets but nothing official that had limited support. The drivers that are not supporting the older chipsets anymore are the intel matrix storage drivers for raid.

PangingJr · Nov 24, 2006, 04:44 PM

for Intel chipset software installation utility, you may see some of leaked of this software on the internet all the time,
some of that may not update your system at all, some installation of the leaked software not even update its version number on to your Windows registry.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Nov 25, 2006, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PangingJr

for Intel chipset software installation utility, you may see some of leaked of this software on the internet all the time,
some of that may not update your system at all, some installation of the leaked software not even update its version number on to your Windows registry.

Drivers are updated for many different reasons. One release might be to optimize performance of a current release or to fix a bug in a current release but not really changing anything. Usually chipset drivers are updated just to add support for new hardware. It is still a good idea to install the latest chipset drivers for the supported hardware.

PangingJr · Nov 25, 2006, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by >GSXR<mrbusa

Drivers are updated for many different reasons. One release might be to optimize performance of a current release or to fix a bug in a current release but not really changing anything. Usually chipset drivers are updated just to add support for new hardware. It is still a good idea to install the latest chipset drivers for the supported hardware.

i meant on some of the unofficial leaked of this software, the version that don't exist on certain supported chipset to be downloaded at your Intel's product download center. as you may have seen that this Intel software is sometime available for anyone to download outside the Intel's.
i think if Intel thinks it's a good idea for all the users with the supported chipsets to install it then Intel will have released it as an official release for users to download.
i however think it's not a bad idea at all to download and install this software whenever Intel has released a new version that is supporting the hardware that you are having, but i like to encourage you to check at your Intel's product download center after you (means everyone) have seen a news story or heard from anyone that seemed more like Intel had just released a new version of this software, this just to make sure that the software is actually available for your Intel product and you can assume that Intel thinks it's a good idea for you to downlaod and update yours to the more current version of this software since Intel have it there for you to download.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Nov 25, 2006, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PangingJr

i meant on some of the unofficial leaked of this software, the version that don't exist on certain supported chipset to be downloaded at your Intel's product download center. as you may have seen that this Intel software is sometime available for anyone to download outside the Intel's.
i think if Intel thinks it's a good idea for all the users with the supported chipsets to install it then Intel will have released it as an official release for users to download.
i however think it's not a bad idea at all to download and install this software whenever Intel has released a new version that is supporting the hardware that you are having, but i like to encourage you to check at your Intel's product download center after you (means everyone) have seen a news story or heard from anyone that seemed more like Intel had just released a new version of this software, this just to make sure that the software is actually available for your Intel product and you can assume that Intel thinks it's a good idea for you to downlaod and update yours to the more current version of this software since Intel have it there for you to download.

Live a little man.

PangingJr · Nov 25, 2006, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by >GSXR<mrbusa

Live a little man.

what you mean by that?

**MIG-31** · Nov 25, 2006, 04:43 PM

Thanks to both you're pm's. It's good to see you both have shown a good amount of respect in the explanation.

Thread Re-opened.

PangingJr · Nov 25, 2006, 09:19 PM

Thanks for reopen this, Mig.

i'm not trying to argue with anyone. and this should be my last post in this...
all i like to do is to give the information to this thread since i think it may help people to understand about this software and what it does.

when you install the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, it does copy the appropriate chipset INF files to your hard drive and creates corresponding registry entries in order to allow the operating system to identify the chipset, and once it has been installed and which can cause your Windows system to work properly at the first time, then that's it.
i believe that: install an unofficial leaked of this software at later time won't do any more optimize performance to your Intel-based system.
however, if you insist to upgrade this software to the latest version at all time then you may also want to follow this below infomation...

Quote:

Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility
Do I Need to Upgrade to the Latest Version?

http://www.intel.com/support/chipset...psets+infmain&

Periodically, Intel releases updates for the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility. These updates are primarily to address new Intel® chipset releases, but may occasionally contain bug fixes.

If you are not experiencing issues with the version of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility currently installed on your system, Intel generally recommends that you do not update to the newer version.

If you need to upgrade to the latest version, then you will need to install the utility using the have-disk installation method. The setup.exe installation method cannot be used because it will prevent you from upgrading if the utility has already been installed.

and this is from the readme file of the software itself...
i quote only part of it and it's about XP only, please read the rest in the software's readme.txt

Quote:

************************************************** **********
* 9B. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS* XP INF FILES AFTER OS
* INSTALLATION
************************************************** **********
Some Intel(R) chipset platforms already are supported by
Windows* XP so it may not be necessary to use the INF
files provided by this software to update Windows* XP.

The following steps describe the installation process of
the Windows* XP INF files. You may need to repeat these
steps to update all Intel(R) chipset devices not supported
by Windows* XP.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Nov 26, 2006, 12:37 AM

I feel VERY corrected...Man I hate being wrong

The newest chipset inf file I have installed on my system is from way back in the 7.1 series of releases. I wish it was easier to find a list of specific changes for each release.

PangingJr · Nov 27, 2006, 04:24 AM

about the feel being wrong, for myself, it's sometime a good thing about it, and is/was happened and been proved to me for many things many times in the past.

anyway, allow me to continue giving you some info about this software which i think they may help you on something...

if you want to know when is/was last update (dated and software version) on this software that is created for your chipsets and for the operating system that you like to install this software on... then, besides the bug fixed info and update history that you can find in the particular version of the software's release notes, you may also want to check the info of the last update on the INF file of your chipset (and operating system). this info tells you the last dated on the changes that was made to the data that contained in the INF file.

the below example info is taken from some of the older Intel chipset's INF files for XP that are still including with most of this software recent version.

Filename: 852.INF
Last Update: Aug 25, 2003

Filename: 865.INF (82865 & 82875/E7210 & 82848 Chipset)
Last Update: March 25, 2004 (Version 5.1.0 Build 1009)

Filename: 915.INF (82XXX Chipset)
Last Update: March 10, 2005 (Version 7.0.0 Build 1019)

Filename: ICH4CORE.INF
Last Update: September 19, 2001 (Version 4.00 Build 1001)

Filename: ICH4IDE.INF
Last Update: November 14, 2003 (Version 5.1.1 Build 1001)

Filename: ICH4USB.INF
Last Update: Aug 28, 2003 (Version 5.1.0 Build 1006)

Filename: ICH5CORE.INF
Last Update: January 10, 2005 (Version 7.0.0 Build 1011).

AFAIK, as you may see the last update on the INF for these older chipset are not in recent dated at all...
so when you install a more newer version of this software on system that are beased on these old chipsets,
the new INF file and a new readme.txt file may be copied onto your hard drive, but any registry changes may not be necessary for these system.

As for the info of the "Drivers" itself
in the Windows Device Manager... check properties info of the Intel's device(s) which can be found under the node "PCI bus",
on the Driver tab you would see this info... "Driver Provider: Intel", but, when you look at the Driver File Details the driver(s) file itself is Windows driver. so most of the drivers itself (except the drivers that is made for RAID controller under the Intel's ICH devices, this drivers can be separately updated.) that are for the chipset devices will be update whenever Windows updates the file(s).

>GSXR<mrbusa · Nov 27, 2006, 02:20 PM

Hey PangingJr,
Thx for all the info on these chipset drivers.
I tried to figure out how I got the impression that there was somthing else being installed other than the specific chipset files. Up until now I never really gave it much thought because I have never had any problems and because the version number in the registry always changed to the version number I had just installed. I had a serious brain fart on this one. I usually always check detailed info about what I am installing and know exactly what is being changed from that install. I think I just got really used to click and go installs because I am bored with my current rig. Knowing how and why I should be doing something is different than doing it.

PangingJr · Nov 27, 2006, 02:26 PM

what is your motherboard model?

>GSXR<mrbusa · Nov 27, 2006, 03:15 PM

asus p4c-800e deluxe

PangingJr · Nov 27, 2006, 03:28 PM

865/875 and ich5 chipsets?

if so, please check this for me...

in Device Manager, select View "Devices by connection"... then go to the "PCI bus" node,
under that, R-click on a few Intel's devices (except RAID controller, UAA bus drivers, IEEE 1394, PCI Bridge), may be something with USB's... then select Properties and go to tab Driver...
under the "Driver Provider: Intel"... what is the info of Driver Date and Version that you have there?

as i understand, the Driver Version number(s) under these Intel's devices should be the same as the "Last Update" info on the INF's that are made for your chipset? and even we try to do an advanced drivers updates on these Intel's devices using INF's from the latest version of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility we still cannot update them, the Driver Date and Version will remain like that, until Intel has created a new INF's version for your chipsets.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Nov 27, 2006, 04:19 PM

Its is a 875p ich5 chipset.
I have done an advanced install on all my installed pci bus devices and updated with the have disk method. I used to install this way with every new release but then I noticed that the file version always stayed the same and discontinued installing that way. Over time I just started using the executable thinking it was updating anything that was needed. It may be because everybody talks about installing them this way and I just followed suit.

AGP controller 5.1.0.1009
ATA controller 6.3.0.1005
USB controller 7.2.2.1001
Memory controller 5.1.0.1009
PCI bridge 7.0.0.1011
1394 contoller is disabled in bios

EDIT: I just updated my usb contollers with the advanced method and the version number did change from the one listed above to 8.2.0.1008 9/13/2006. Also the ata contoller updated to version 8.2.0.1008. All the other devices were up to date.

PangingJr · Nov 27, 2006, 05:15 PM

okay thanks. i don't have Intel 865/875 + ICH5 chipset board with me, so i was expecting to see your IDE and USB devices at under version 8.2.0.1008 since it's the version that is on the INF's for the ICH5...

just read your EDIT:, okay then.

Nov 24, 2006, 08:34 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,783 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 8.1.1.1010 Download: Station-Drivers Release Notes _______________ The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility installs to the target system the Windows* INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features: -Core PCI and ISA PNP Services -AGP Support -IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support -USB Support -Identification of Intel Chipset Components in the Device Manager Note: This release adds Intel® Q963/Q965/P965/G965/3000/3010/3100 and 5000 Series Express Chipset support. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 25, 2006, 04:43 PM	Thread Starter #10
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,783 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Thanks to both you're pm's. It's good to see you both have shown a good amount of respect in the explanation. Thread Re-opened. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; Nov 25, 2006 at 08:11 PM.

Nov 27, 2006, 04:24 AM	#13
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	about the feel being wrong, for myself, it's sometime a good thing about it, and is/was happened and been proved to me for many things many times in the past. anyway, allow me to continue giving you some info about this software which i think they may help you on something... if you want to know when is/was last update (dated and software version) on this software that is created for your chipsets and for the operating system that you like to install this software on... then, besides the bug fixed info and update history that you can find in the particular version of the software's release notes, you may also want to check the info of the last update on the INF file of your chipset (and operating system). this info tells you the last dated on the changes that was made to the data that contained in the INF file. the below example info is taken from some of the older Intel chipset's INF files for XP that are still including with most of this software recent version. Filename: 852.INF Last Update: Aug 25, 2003 Filename: 865.INF (82865 & 82875/E7210 & 82848 Chipset) Last Update: March 25, 2004 (Version 5.1.0 Build 1009) Filename: 915.INF (82XXX Chipset) Last Update: March 10, 2005 (Version 7.0.0 Build 1019) Filename: ICH4CORE.INF Last Update: September 19, 2001 (Version 4.00 Build 1001) Filename: ICH4IDE.INF Last Update: November 14, 2003 (Version 5.1.1 Build 1001) Filename: ICH4USB.INF Last Update: Aug 28, 2003 (Version 5.1.0 Build 1006) Filename: ICH5CORE.INF Last Update: January 10, 2005 (Version 7.0.0 Build 1011). AFAIK, as you may see the last update on the INF for these older chipset are not in recent dated at all... so when you install a more newer version of this software on system that are beased on these old chipsets, the new INF file and a new readme.txt file may be copied onto your hard drive, but any registry changes may not be necessary for these system. As for the info of the "Drivers" itself in the Windows Device Manager... check properties info of the Intel's device(s) which can be found under the node "PCI bus", on the Driver tab you would see this info... "Driver Provider: Intel", but, when you look at the Driver File Details the driver(s) file itself is Windows driver. so most of the drivers itself (except the drivers that is made for RAID controller under the Intel's ICH devices, this drivers can be separately updated.) that are for the chipset devices will be update whenever Windows updates the file(s). Last edited by PangingJr; Nov 27, 2006 at 04:52 AM.

Nov 27, 2006, 03:28 PM	#17
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	865/875 and ich5 chipsets? if so, please check this for me... in Device Manager, select View "Devices by connection"... then go to the "PCI bus" node, under that, R-click on a few Intel's devices (except RAID controller, UAA bus drivers, IEEE 1394, PCI Bridge), may be something with USB's... then select Properties and go to tab Driver... under the "Driver Provider: Intel"... what is the info of Driver Date and Version that you have there? as i understand, the Driver Version number(s) under these Intel's devices should be the same as the "Last Update" info on the INF's that are made for your chipset? and even we try to do an advanced drivers updates on these Intel's devices using INF's from the latest version of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility we still cannot update them, the Driver Date and Version will remain like that, until Intel has created a new INF's version for your chipsets. Last edited by PangingJr; Nov 27, 2006 at 03:55 PM.

Nov 27, 2006, 04:19 PM	#18
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Its is a 875p ich5 chipset. I have done an advanced install on all my installed pci bus devices and updated with the have disk method. I used to install this way with every new release but then I noticed that the file version always stayed the same and discontinued installing that way. Over time I just started using the executable thinking it was updating anything that was needed. It may be because everybody talks about installing them this way and I just followed suit. AGP controller 5.1.0.1009 ATA controller 6.3.0.1005 USB controller 7.2.2.1001 Memory controller 5.1.0.1009 PCI bridge 7.0.0.1011 1394 contoller is disabled in bios EDIT: I just updated my usb contollers with the advanced method and the version number did change from the one listed above to 8.2.0.1008 9/13/2006. Also the ata contoller updated to version 8.2.0.1008. All the other devices were up to date. Last edited by >GSXR<mrbusa; Nov 27, 2006 at 05:07 PM.

Nov 24, 2006, 02:53 PM	#2
vailr DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 72 Rep Power: 0	This Intel Inf driver version 8.1.1.1010 includes support for the older ICH4, ICH5, as well as the newer chipsets. Other recent Intel Inf driver versions had only included support for ICH6, -7 and -8 chipsets.

Nov 24, 2006, 04:44 PM	#5
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	for Intel chipset software installation utility, you may see some of leaked of this software on the internet all the time, some of that may not update your system at all, some installation of the leaked software not even update its version number on to your Windows registry.

Nov 26, 2006, 12:37 AM	#12
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	I feel VERY corrected...Man I hate being wrong The newest chipset inf file I have installed on my system is from way back in the 7.1 series of releases. I wish it was easier to find a list of specific changes for each release.

Nov 27, 2006, 02:20 PM	#14
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Hey PangingJr, Thx for all the info on these chipset drivers. I tried to figure out how I got the impression that there was somthing else being installed other than the specific chipset files. Up until now I never really gave it much thought because I have never had any problems and because the version number in the registry always changed to the version number I had just installed. I had a serious brain fart on this one. I usually always check detailed info about what I am installing and know exactly what is being changed from that install. I think I just got really used to click and go installs because I am bored with my current rig. Knowing how and why I should be doing something is different than doing it.

Nov 27, 2006, 02:26 PM	#15
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	what is your motherboard model?

Nov 27, 2006, 03:15 PM	#16
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	asus p4c-800e deluxe

Nov 27, 2006, 05:15 PM	#19
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	okay thanks. i don't have Intel 865/875 + ICH5 chipset board with me, so i was expecting to see your IDE and USB devices at under version 8.2.0.1008 since it's the version that is on the INF's for the ICH5... just read your EDIT:, okay then. Last edited by PangingJr; Nov 27, 2006 at 05:22 PM.