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* Product: Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility
* Release: Production
* Version: 7.3.0.1012
* Target Chipset(s)#: 5000 Series Chipset
* Date: December 21 2005
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NOTE:
For the list of supported chipsets, please refer to
the Release Notes
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* CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT
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This document contains the following sections:
1. Overview
2. System Requirements
3. Contents of the Distribution Package
4. List of Available Command Line Flag Options
5. Contents of the Extracted Files
6. Installing the Software in Interactive Mode
7. Installing the Software in Silent Mode
8. Installing the INF Files Prior to OS Installation
8A. Installing the Windows* 2000 INF Files Prior
to OS Installation
8B. Installing the Windows* XP INF Files Prior
to OS Installation
8C. Installing the Windows Server* 2003 INF Files
Prior to OS Installation
9. Installing the INF Files After OS Installation
9A. Installing the Windows* 2000 INF Files After
OS Installation
9B. Installing the Windows* XP INF Files After
OS Installation
9C. Installing the Windows Server* 2003 INF Files
After OS Installation
10. Verifying Installation of the Software and
Identifying the Software Version Number
11. Troubleshooting
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* 1. OVERVIEW
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The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility installs
Windows* INF files to the target system. These files outline
to the operating system how to configure the Intel(R) chipset
components in order to ensure that the following features
function properly:
- Core PCI and ISAPNP Services
- PCIe Support
- IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support
- SATA Storage Support
- USB Support
- Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in
the Device Manager
This software can be installed in three modes: Interactive,
Silent and Unattended Preload. Interactive Mode requires
user input during installation; Silent Mode and Unattended
Preload do not.
This software also offers a set of command line flags,
which provide additional installation choices. The command
line flags are not case sensitive. Refer to Section 4 for
detailed descriptions of these flags.
Important Note:
The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility is
distributed in two formats: self extracting .EXE files
(INFINST_AUTOL.EXE) or compressed .ZIP files (INFINST_AUTOL.ZIP).
Depending on which distribution format is being executed, the
command-line syn |