To apply this release, simply make sure your system configuration is supported by this package, get the file, run the available setup, and follow the on-screen instructions. Also, this step might improve compatibility and bus transfer speeds, add various changes for sleep state behavior, power saving functionality and others, or include support for new features.
If you install this package, the system will receive related information regarding the chipset.
However, to make use of all board components, appropriate chipset drivers must be applied. Windows OS automatically installs a generic driver that allows computers to recognize basic motherboard functions. Choose to select the location of the new driver manually and browse to the folder where you downloaded the driver About Chipset Drivers:
Right click on the hardware device you wish to update and choose Update Driver Softwareģ. Go to Device Manager (right click on My Computer, choose Manage and then find Device Manager in the left panel)Ģ. In order to manually update your driver, follow the steps below (the next steps):ġ. Intel® Server Chipset Driver version 10.1.2.The package provides the installation files for Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1) Graphics Driver version 8.Intel® Chipset Device Software version 10.1.1.38.The Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) SMBus Controller with the following hardware device IDs is affected: Intel Chipset Device Software (INF Update Utility) or.Optional: Install the updated Intel Chipset Device Software or Intel Server Chipset Driver from Intel Download Center:.Double-click the Intel chipset device from the list.Optional: Install the updated Intel Chipset Device Software or Intel Server Chipset Driver from Windows Update:.Or contact your computer manufacturer for the SMBus driver appropriate for your system.Intel® Desktop Boards or Intel® Server Boards: Download and install Intel® Desktop Utilities.The SMBus device driver may need to be reinstalled:.Open Device Manager, and then click Start > Control Panel > Device Manager.Roll back to the previous Intel SMBus Controller device driver:.The Intel Chipset Device Software does not install device drivers for the Intel SMBus Controller, resulting in a loss of device functionality. This information allows the operating system to display the correct product name for that piece of hardware in Device Manager. The existing Intel SMBus Controller device drivers are overwritten with the Intel Chipset Device Software, which provides the operating system with information about the device/hardware. If the device driver for the Intel SMBus Controller is not correctly installed, the temperature reporting, as an example, for the processor, PCH, and memory modules may not function as expected. The SMBus is used for system management communications. You may experience a loss of functionality for the listed Intel SMBus Controller devices. 1 This loss of functionality applies to Windows* 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server systems. Intel SMBus Controller device drivers are overwritten with Intel® Chipset Device Software when updated through Microsoft Windows* Update, causing a loss of functionality for affected Intel SMBus Controller devices.