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*  Product: Intel(R) Chipset Device Software
*  Package version: [10.1.20490.8818-Public-Client]
*  Installer version: 3.1.7.285
*  Date: 02-06-2026
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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
    3A. Public and NDA Configurations
4.  List of Available Command Line Switch Options 
5.  Installing the Software
6.  Verifying Installation of the Software and 
     Identifying the Software Version Number
7.  Troubleshooting


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* 1.  OVERVIEW
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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 feature 
functions properly:

            - Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in 
              the Device Manager
            - Modern Standby requires that 0 devices report 
              problems (no yellow bangs in Device Manager)

This software can be installed in three modes: Interactive,
Silent. Interactive Mode requires 
user input during installation; Silent Mode do not.

This software is DCHU compliant
    D - compliant
    C - compliant, due to not implemented
    H - compliant, due to no UI components
    U - compliant

This software also offers a set of command line switches, 
which provide additional installation choices. Refer to
Section 4 for detailed descriptions of these switches.

Note: Intel(R) Chipset Device Software uses an unusual date 
for the devices it is targeting. The date 07/18/1968 is 
symbolic - Intel was founded that day. The reason this
date is used is to lower the rank of Intel(R) Chipset Device
Software.
This is necessary because it's a supporting utility that
should not overwrite any other drivers. Updating Intel(R)
Chipset Device Software is not needed - do not worry if you
don't have the latest version.


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* 2.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 
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1.  It is recommended that the Intel(R) Chipset Device Software 
    be installed onto the target system prior to the 
    installation of other drivers.

2.  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.

3.  One of the following operating systems must be 
    fully installed and running on the system
    before installing this software:

    Microsoft Windows 7
    Microsoft Windows 7 x64  
    Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
    Microsoft Windows 8
    Microsoft Windows 8 x64 
    Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64
    Microsoft Windows 8.1
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 x64 
    Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
    Microsoft Windows 10 (Refer Release Notes for details.)
    Microsoft Windows 10 x64
    Microsoft Windows* Server 2016 x64
    Microsoft Windows 11
    
    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.
                              
4.  It is recommended that the software be installed on 
    systems with at least 64MB of system memory.

5.  It is recommended that there be a minimum of 5MB of hard
    disk space on the system in order to install this software.

6.  The operating system must be fully installed and running on 
    the system before running this software.

7.  Close any running applications to avoid installation problems.

Please check with the system provider to determine which 
operating system and Intel(R) chipset are used in the system.


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* 3.  CONTENTS OF THE DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE
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The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software package contains the 
following items:

    File(s)       
    -------
    SetupChipset.exe
       -or-
    Chipset_<version>_VIP.zip
       -or-
    Chipset_<version>_MUP.zip
       -or-
    Chipset_<version>_BKC.zip
       -or-
    Chipset_<version>_<configuration>_MUP.zip
       -or-
    Chipset_<version>_<configuration>_BKC.zip

The <version> string could be similar to "10.0.0", and
the <configuration> string could be similar to "Pre-Alpha",
"Alpha", "Beta, "Public", or "NDA".


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* 3A. PUBLIC AND NDA CONFIGURATIONS
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The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software supports two types of
configurations, "Public" and "NDA". The Public configuration
has all Intel Confidential (IC) information, such as platform
codenames, stripped out of the build. The NDA configuration
includes this information, as well as extra installation
functionality that is not safe enough to be released
publicly, but is required for validation efforts. For this
reason, NDA-configured releases are not permitted to be
released publicly or to anyone not possessing a Non-Dislosure
Agreement (NDA) with Intel Corporation.

To help identify whether a given build configured with NDA
functionality, a large red notification has been added to 
the user interface of the installer, stating that it is an 
NDA build.

The Public and NDA configurations are only available for
production releases, "Production Candidate" (PC) and
"Production Version" (PV). For non-production releases
Pre-Alpha, Alpha, and Beta, it is assumed that the build
will not be released publicly. Therefore, non-production
releases only have one configuration, the NDA configuration.

The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software does not support
installation of both build configurations on a single
machine, this will result in an error thrown by the
Microsoft Windows* Installer framework during the second
installation, manifesting as an error message in the log
files and on the installer user interface when running in 
Interactive mode. The installer will exit.


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* 4.  LIST OF AVAILABLE COMMAND LINE FLAG OPTIONS
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The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software supports several 
command line switches for various installation options. 

Below is a list of all the available command line switches that
may be used with the program call.

Command Line: 

	SetupChipset [options] options: 
	
	/? 		- displays this dialog 
	/help	- displays this dialog 
	/extract <path>	- extracts all files to <path> (cab package - drivers see below)
	/exenoui	- launches the EXE setup without UI 
	/exebasicui - launches the EXE setup with basic UI 
	/exelang <lang_id>	- launches the EXE setup using the specified language 
	/listlangs	- list languages supported by the setup 
	/exelog <path_to_log_file> 	- creates a log file at the specified path 
	/proxyusername <username>	- username used by the prow 
	/proxypassword <password> 	- password used by the proxy 
	/exenoupdates	- does not check for a new version 
	/aespassword 	- sets the password needed to install an AES encrypted package 
	/prereqs <prereq_id_list> 	- specifies wich prerequisites to be installed 
	/noprereqs 		- skips prerequisite installation 
	/newinst <instance_id>	- install new instance 
	/upgrdinst <instance_product_code> - upgrade an installed instance 
	/selinst <instance_product_code> - maintain an installed instance 
	/instname <new instance names - change the instance Product Name when installing it 
	/uninstallinst <instance_product_name> - uninstall an installed instance 
	<msiOptions> - options for msiexec.exe on running the MSI package            
	
  Example of extracting drivers into given path (c:\temp\drivers):
	
	SetupChipset.exe /exenoui /qn ONLY_EXTRACT="c:\temp\drivers" REINSTAL=ALL REINSTALMODE=vomus

  Example of installing product silently:
	
	SetupChipset.exe /exenoui /qn /norestart

  Example of uninstalling product silently:
	
	SetupChipset.exe /x // /qn


Below are the language codes used with the '-lang' switch:

   LCID       Language
 --------    ------------------------
   0401       Arabic (International)
   0804       Chinese (Simplified)
   0404       Chinese (Traditional)
   0405       Czech
   0406       Danish
   0413       Dutch
   0409       English (United States)
   040B       Finnish
   040C       French (International)
   0407       German
   0408       Greek
   040D       Hebrew
   040E       Hungarian
   0410       Italian
   0411       Japanese
   0412       Korean
   0414       Norwegian
   0415       Polish
   041B       Slovak
   0416       Portuguese (Brazil)
   0816       Portuguese (Standard)
   0419       Russian
   040A       Spanish (International)
   041D       Swedish
   041E       Thai
   041F       Turkish

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* 5.  INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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1.  Verify that all system requirements have been met as 
     described in Section 2 above.

2.  Run the setup program:
     SetupChipset.exe

3.  You will be prompted to agree to the license agreement.  
     If you do not agree, the installation program will exit.
    
4.  Upon successful installation you will see a screen listing
     Intel(R) Chipset Device Software as installed.
     You can view the instalation logs by clicking on
     View Log Files in the bottom left-hand side corner.

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* 6.   IDENTIFYING THE SOFTWARE VERSION NUMBER
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The version numbers displayed by Device Manager for a given 
device may not be the same as the Intel(R) Chipset Device 
Software package version.
The package contains several independent releases, all
of which are listed at the beginning of this readme.
 
The correct package version number is indicated at the
registry entry specified in section 6 after installing
using SetupChipset.exe.
When installing without using SetupChipset.exe no registry
entry is made.

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* 7.  TROUBLESHOOTING
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It is assumed that the system requirements in Section 2 above 
have been satisfied.

Issue:      System locks up during Device Manager Remove or 
            during restart.

Solution:   System lockup can occur during reboot as a 
            result of several possible system issues.  In 
            the event of system lockup, reboot the machine 
            and view Device Manager.  If devices are listed 
            properly and the system experiences no further 
            problems, then the .INF file restore process was 
            successful. If devices are not configured 
            correctly, try re-running the procedures 
            outlined in Section 3.

            If this does not fix the issue or further issues
            are experienced, reinstall the operating system.

Issue:      After running the setup program and rebooting 
            the machine, Windows reports that it cannot find 
            one of the following files: ESDI_506.pdr

Solution:   Click Browse in the dialog box where this issue
            occurs, locate the <Windows>\System\IOSubsys
            directory. Click OK. The system should be able to
            locate this file in this directory and continue 
            re-enumerating for the new devices.

Issue:      After running the setup program and rebooting 
            the machine, Windows reports that it cannot find 
            one of the following files:
 
                  UHCD.SYS
                  USBD.SYS
                  USBHUB.SYS

Solution:   Click Browse in the dialog box where this issue 
            occurs and locate the following directory:
			
                  <Winnt>\System32\drivers 
                  
            Click OK. The system should be able to locate the 
            files in this directory and continue re-enumerating 
            for the new devices.

Issue:      After running the setup program and rebooting 
            the machine, Windows reports that it cannot find 
            the following file: ISAPNP.VXD

Solution:   Click Browse in the dialog box where this issue 
            occurs and locate the <Winnt>\System directory. 
            Click OK. The system should be able to locate this 
            file in this directory and continue re-enumerating 
            for the new devices.

Issue:      After performing the silent install, the 
            HKLM\Software\Intel\InfInst key was not created.

Solution:   This is caused by one of the following 
            scenarios:
               - The current system does not contain a 
                 supported operating system, or
                 -or-
               - The current system does not contain a 
                 supported chipset.

            Verify that the System Requirements are met as 
            outlined in Section 2.


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* DISCLAIMER
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Intel is making no claims of usability, efficacy or warranty.  
The Intel(R) SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
(OEM / IHV / ISV Distribution & Single User) 
completely defines the licensed use of this software.
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