Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility
6.2.1.1001 Production Release
Release Notes


Sept 10, 2004

Microsoft Windows* 98SE
Microsoft Windows* Me
Microsoft Windows* 2000
Microsoft Windows* XP
Microsoft Windows Server* 2003


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Notice: The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility Software may contain design defects or errors described as "known issues" which may cause the product to deviate from expected performance. Current characterized known issues are documented in this update.

 

Revision History

Date

Driver Revision

Draft/Changes

Sept 10, 2004 PV  6.2.1.1001 PV  6.2.0.1005
Jul 26, 2004 PV  6.2.0.1005 PC  6.2.0.1003
Jul 14, 2004 PC  6.2.0.1003 Beta  6.2.0.1002
Jun 17, 2004 Beta  6.2.0.1002 Alpha  6.2.0.1001
Mar 5, 2004 Alpha  6.2.0.1001 Initial Release

Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility Support

The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility contains support for the following Intel Chipsets:

 

Supported Operating Systems

The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility is validated on the following Microsoft operating systems.                


New Features

Features Added in Production Version 6.2.1.1001

ID

Description

1

Support for the Intel(R) 925XE Chipset.  Updated Formal Name Strings to:

   Intel(R) 925X/XE Memory Controller Hub - 2584

   Intel(R) 925X/XE PCI Express Root Port - 2585

Features Added in Production Version 6.2.0.1005

ID

Description

1

Added E7520.inf signed cat files for Intel(R) E7220/E7221 INF files.

Features Added in Production Candidate 6.2.0.1003

ID

Description

1

Added signed cat files for Intel(R) E7220/E7221 INF files.  E7520.inf file is not signed

Issues Resolved

Issues Resolved in Production Version  6.2.1.1001

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

1

Support for the following devices was added to 98SE & Me using the following FNS's

Intel(R) 82875P/E7210 Memory Controller Hub - 2578
Intel(R) 82875P Processor to AGP Controller - 2579
Intel(R) 82875P/E7210 Processor to PCI to CSA bridge - 257B
Intel(R) 82875P/E7210 Processor to I/O Memory Interface - 257E

 98se, Me
Issues Resolved in Production Version  6.2.0.1005

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

None

 

 

Issues Resolved in Production Candidate  6.2.0.1003

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

None

 

 

 

Software Sightings and/or Known Issues

ID

Information

1

Issue: At the end of executing the Chipset Software Installation Utility the USB keyboard and mouse may stop functioning.  This problem only occurs when using Windows XP with SP1 on a system configured with a USB keyboard and/or mouse. This condition is temporary until a system reset.

Solution 1: A recommended fix has been provided by Microsoft in Knowledge Base article (822603).  For additional information, please refer to this article located at:  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];822603 

Please use the following installation sequence:
  1.  Windows XP installed with SP1
  2.  QFE (822603)
  3.  Latest Chipset Software Installation Utility 

Solution 2: The command line flag "-Skip <Device ID>" can be used with the Chipset Installation Utility program to cause the USB2 driver not to be installed. The Device ID's for ICH4/ICH5 are 24CD/24DD.  This will cause the USB2 controller to have a yellow exclamation point in Device Manager (Usually located under Other Devices and identified as "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller"). To install the USB2 driver right-click this entry, select update driver, and allow the system to install automatically. When completed, nothing more should be required.

2

 On an Intel® 830MP platform under Windows* Me Operating system's device manager, a green question mark is seen on the USB controller device. This is a new feature from Microsoft. This indicates that an exact (device-specific) driver is not available, and that a compatible driver has been installed. This new feature was implemented so that you can use the device, even if an exact driver is not available.

3

 When setup.exe is executed in the silent mode from the CD, the default path for dumping the log files is the CD (read-only media). This causes the install shield to exit out without updating any devices. Workaround for this issue is to use a command-line flag option:
setup -s -f2 <path name on c:> to specify a specific path for the log files.

4

 The Intel® 82801BA PCI Bridge and Intel® 82801BAM PCI Bridge components will not be updated in Windows* 2000 configurations where the IOAPIC is enabled. These changes were made in order to avoid a software hang condition seen in some systems with similar configurations.

5

 On Windows 2000 Operating system if the Intel® 82801 BA/BAM AC '97 Audio Controller device is enabled, the system may fail to enter the ACPI S3 system power state. On certain systems, the issue has been attributed to some behavior experienced with the AC '97 Audio Device driver included with Windows 2000 operating system. To address this issue install an updated device driver for the Intel® 82801 BA/BAM AC '97 Audio Controller.

6

 This software will install the ICHxSMB.INF file on systems running Windows 98SE, even though the OS natively supports the SMBus device. This is done to allow the easy update of any future SMBus driver.

7

 During the Windows setup stage; the USB keyboard and mouse may not be accessible. This is because the legacy USB driver may be inactive when Windows enters the GUI mode. There is a small window of time when it may not be possible for the system to accept user input. Since the Chipset Software Installation Utility may cause prompts during the Windows setup stage, it should be ensured that the system BIOS support for legacy USB keyboard and mouse is enabled.

8

 Older revisions of the Intel® LANDesk Software Package may cause a Device Manager warning when installed on a system after the Chipset Software Installation Utility has been executed on the system.

9

 The check for signature Block mode settings is not performed for the Windows* Me operating system environment.