Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility
6.0.1.1002 Production Version
Release Notes


May 14, 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

May 14, 2004 Production Version  6.0.1.1002 Production Candidate  6.0.0.1014
April 16, 2004 Production Version  6.0.0.1014 Production Candidate  6.0.0.1011
Mar 19, 2004 Production Candidate  6.0.0.1011 Beta  6.0.0.1010

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  6.0.1.1002

ID

Description

1

5 new DevID's

"Intel(R) 80332 PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge A - 0330"

"Intel(R) 80332 I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller A - 0331"

"Intel(R) 80332 PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge B - 0332"

"Intel(R) 80332 I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller B - 0333"

"Intel(R) 80332 Memory Controller - 0334"

Features Added in Production Version  6.0.0.1014

ID

Description

1

None

Features Added in Production Candidate  6.0.0.1011

ID

Description

1

Signed CAT files (and related INF files) for the Intel® 915G/P/GV and 925X Chipsets included

Issues Resolved

Issues Resolved in Production Version 6.0.1.1002

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

1

USB & USB2 should now install properly

Windows 2000
Issues Resolved in Production Version 6.0.0.1014

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

1

Bug fix for Microsoft hccoin.dll unsigned error.

All
Issues Resolved in Production Candidate 6.0.0.1011

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

1

Some registry entries modified from codename prefixes  to product base names

98SE

Me

 

Software Sightings and/or Known Issues

ID

Information

1

Issue: DevID 2642 name string incorrectly identifies this device as the mobile part 82801fbm

2

Issue: At the end of executing the Chipset Software Installation Utility the USB keyboard and mouse will 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.

3

 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.

4

 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.

5

 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.

6

 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.

7

 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.

8

 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.

9

 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.

10

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