************************************************************ * Product: Intel(R) Chipset Device Software * Release: Beta * Version: 9.1.2.1007 * Target Chipset#: Jasper Forest * Date: March 02 2010 ************************************************************ NOTE: For the list of supported chipsets, please refer to the Release Notes ************************************************************ * CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ************************************************************ 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 8D. Installing the Windows* Vista INF Files Prior to OS Installation 8E. Installing the Windows Server* 2008 INF files Prior to OS Installation 8F. Installing the Windows Server* 2008 R2 INF files Prior to OS Installation 8G. Installing the Windows 7 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 9D. Installing the WINDOWS VISTA INF FILES AFTER OS Installation 9E. Installing the Windows Server* 2008 INF FILES AFTER OS Installation 9F. Installing the Windows Server* 2008 R2 INF FILES After OS Installation 9G. Installing the Windows 7 INF FILES AFTER OS Installation 10. Verifying Installation of the Software and Identifying the Software Version Number 11. Troubleshooting ************************************************************ * 1. OVERVIEW ************************************************************ The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software 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 Device Software 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 commandline syntax may differ. Refer to Section 4 for more details. ************************************************************ * 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ************************************************************ 1. Please refer to the Release Notes to view the list of chipsets that the software included with this distribution package is designed to operate with. 2. One of the following operating systems must be fully installed and running on the system before installing this software: Microsoft Windows* Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition* Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 x64 This software is designed for the latest Service packs releases of above operating systems. To verify which operating system has been installed onto the target system, follow the steps below: a. Click on Start. b. Select Settings. c. Select Control Panel. d. Double-click on the System icon. e. Click on the General system properties tab. f. Verify which OS has been installed by reading the System information. 3. It is recommended that the software be installed on systems with at least 64MB of system memory when using Windows* 2000, Windows* XP, Windows Server* 2003, Windows Server* 2008, and Windows* Vista. 4. It is recommended that there be a minimum of 5MB of hard disk space on the system in order to install this software. 5. The operating system must be fully installed and running on the system before running this software. 6. Close any running applications to avoid installation problems. 7. It is recommended that the Intel(R) Chipset Device Software be installed onto the target system prior to the installation of other drivers. Please check with the system provider to determine which operating system and Intel(R) chipset are used in the system. ************************************************************ * 3. CONTENTS OF THE DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE ************************************************************ The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software package contains the following items: File(s) ------- INFINST_AUTOL.EXE -or- INFINST_AUTOL.ZIP README.TXT, RELEASE_xxx.HTM *** NOTE: Only the files that reference the currently detected devices are copied to the system. If the -A option is exercised, the files are not copied to the <Windows>\INF directory. Refer to Section 4 for more information. ************************************************************ * 4. LIST OF AVAILABLE COMMAND LINE FLAG OPTIONS ************************************************************ The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software supports several command line flags for various installation options. Below is a list of all the available command line flags that may be used with the program call. Note that the '-L' and the '-S' flags MUST be specified at the end of the command line flag list. Flag Description ---- ----------- -? Displays the list of available command line flags. This flag works in Interactive Mode only. -A Extracts the INF files and Readme to either "C:\Program Files\Intel\InfInst" or the <Installation Path> directory specified using the '-P' flag. The software will NOT install these INF files to the system. This flag can be combined only with the '-P' flag. All other options will be ignored if the '-A' flag is specified. This flag works in Interactive Mode only. -AONLY Extracts the needed INF files to install on the current system. If the install has been run once successfully, '-AONLY' will not return any INFs when used in conjunction with '-OVERALL' switch, all the needed INFs for the system will be extracted. -B Automatically reboots the system after installation. This flag is ignored if '-A' flag is specified. This flag works in either Silent Mode or Interactive Mode. -F2 <path\filename> Specifies an alternate location and name of the log file created by InstallShield Silent. This option is used for silent installation from a CD. 'Path' indicates the directory path where installation status is logged in file 'filename'. -L <number> Specifies the language of the setup dialogs. This flag works in Interactive Mode only. -OVERALL Updates ALL INF drivers on all available devices even if third party drivers are currently installed. This flag works in Interactive Mode only. -OVERIDE Updates the storage drivers even if a third party storage driver is currently installed. This flag works in Interactive Mode only. -OVERWRITE Ignores the overwrite warning dialog when installing an older version of the software. -P<Installation Path> Specifies the hard disk location to which the INF program files are copied. If this flag is not specified at the command line, the <Installation Path> directory...
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