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4. Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets
4.1 Description
The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility (formerly referred to as Intel® INF Installation
Utility) for Intel chipsets was developed for updating certain versions of Windows* 95, Windows
98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows 2000. The Intel Chipset Software Installation
Utility is not required or compatible with Windows NT* 4.0. This utility allows the operating
system to correctly identify the Intel chipset components and properly configure the system.
The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility installs specific Windows INF files. The INF files
inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality, such
as AGP, USB, Core PCI, and ISA PnP services.
For more details about the specific INF files that are updated, please refer to the README.TXT
file that is included with the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets.
Note: It is important that your Intel chipset is properly configured prior to installing the Intel®
Ultra ATA Storage Driver. If the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is needed, it should
always be installed prior to installing the Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver.
4.2 Do You Need the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility?
Find your operating system version and Intel 800 series chipset family in the table below:
Operating System Version
Intel 800 Series
Chipset Family
Windows 98
(4.10.1998)
Windows 98 SE
(4.10.2222)
Windows NT
4.0
(Build 1381)
Windows
2000
(5.00.2195)
Windows
Me
(4.90.3000)
Intel® 810 chipset YES YES N/A NO NO
Intel® 810E chipset YES YES N/A NO NO
Intel® 810E2
chipset
YES YES N/A NO NO
Intel® 815 chipset YES YES N/A YES NO
Intel® 815E chipset YES YES N/A YES NO
Intel® 815EP
chipset
YES YES N/A YES NO
Intel® 815P chipset YES YES N/A YES NO
Intel® 820 chipset YES YES N/A NO NO
Intel® 820E chipset YES YES N/A YES NO
Intel® 840 chipset YES YES N/A NO NO
Intel® 850 chipset YES YES N/A YES YES
Intel® 860 chipset YES YES N/A YES YES