Intel® Chipset Device Software
8.3.0.1013 Production Version
Release Notes


March 6, 2007

Microsoft Windows 2000* family, x86

Microsoft Windows XP* family, x86

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition*

Microsoft Windows Server 2003* family, x86

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family, x64

Microsoft Windows Vista*

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Notice: The Intel® Chipset Device 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

March 06, 2007 Production Version 8.3.0.1013 PV8.2.0.1012

Intel® Chipset Device Software Support

The Intel® Chipset Device Software contains support for the following Intel Chipsets:

Supported Operating Systems

The Intel® Chipset Device Software is validated on the following Microsoft operating systems.  

New Features 

Features Added in Production Version 8.3.0.1013

ID

Description

1 Installer is now signed with a class 3 digital signature
2 Updated INF with friendly name strings for Intel(R) 3 Series Chipsets
3 New look and feel for the user interface

Issues Resolved

Issues Resolved in Production Version 8.3.0.1007

ID

Description

1 Fixed: -a switch doesn’t extract INFs - workaround: The INFs are available in the zipped release media.
2 Minor localization issues.
3 SMBus does not install correctly and remove the yellow bang on SMBus device.
4 Some devices were not updating correctly or at all. Fixed in installer.

Software Sightings and/or Known Issues

ID

Information

1

On Microsoft 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 the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system. To address this issue install an updated device driver for the Intel® 82801 BA/BAM AC '97 Audio Controller.

2

 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 Intel® Chipset Device Software 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.

3

 Older revisions of the Intel® LANDesk Software Package may cause a Device Manager warning when installed on a system after Intel® Chipset Device Software has been executed on the system.

4

The language registry key, which should be located at : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intel\Chipset\Language=[3 letter language code], does not exist after install.

5

When the -p command line flag option is used the license.txt file is included in addition to the readme.txt file.

6

The old "Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility" name can be seen briefly when the setup program is executed.