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AIMB-580 User Manual 58
5.1 Before you begin
To facilitate the installation of the enhanced display drivers and utility software, read
the instructions in this chapter carefully. The drivers for the AIMB-580 are located on
the software installation CD. The driver in the folder of the driver CD will guide and
link you to the utilities and drivers under a Windows system. Updates are provided
via Service Packs from Microsoft*.
Note! The files on the software installation CD are compressed. Do not
attempt to install the drivers by copying the files manually. You must use
the supplied SETUP program to install the drivers.
Before you begin, it is important to note that most display drivers need to have the
relevant software application already installed in the system prior to installing the
enhanced display drivers. In addition, many of the installation procedures assume
that you are familiar with both the relevant software applications and operating sys
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tem commands. Review the relevant operating system commands and the pertinent
sections of your application software’s user manual before performing the installa
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tion.
5.2 Introduction
The Intel
®
Chipset Software Installation (CSI) utility installs the Windows INF files
that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured.
This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features:
Note! This utility is used for the following versions of Windows, and it has to be
installed before installing all the other drivers:
 Core PCI PnP services
 Serial ATA interface support
 USB 1.1/2.0 support (USB 2.0 driver needs to be installed separately for Win98)
 Identification of Intel
®
chipset components in the Device Manager
 Windows 7 (32-bit)
 Windows 7 (64-bit)
 Windows XP professional edition (32-bit)
 Windows XP professional edition (64-bit)
 Windows XPe