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Loading Un-Signed Drivers
Microsoft Windows* 2000 looks for a driver "signature" before loading any third party drivers. A digital signature verifies that Microsoft has validated the driver for use with Microsoft Windows 2000. Device drivers that have not yet been certified by Microsoft will pop up a message stating so. If the 'Digital Signature Not Found' dialog appears, click 'Yes' to continue installing the driver.
Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility (INF Update Utility)
There are resources in Intel chipsets that are not automatically recognized by Microsoft Windows 2000. It is critical that the INF utility is installed in order to enable chipset features and optimize performance with Pentium® 4 processor-based systems.
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The INF can be installed from the Intel® Express Installer CD or you may download and use the latest Intel INF installation utility. To download the latest Intel INF installation utility, select your board model:
Integrated LAN (Optional)
The drivers for the on-board LAN adapter can be installed from the driver CD or you may download and install the latest LAN adapter driver from Intel's Web site. To download the latest LAN adapter driver, select your board model:
Integrated Audio (Optional)
The drivers for the on-board audio can be installed from the driver CD or you may download and install the latest audio driver from Intel's Web site. To download the latest audio driver, select your board model:
Integrated Graphics (Optional)
The drivers for the on-board graphics can be installed from the driver CD or you may download and install the latest graphics driver from Intel's Web site. To download the latest graphics driver, select your board model:
Intel Application Accelerator 2.x
Use the Intel Application Accelerator to automatically enable fast Ultra ATA transfers for a variety of ATA/ATAPI mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and CD-ROMs. This driver takes advantage of the latest Intel Ultra ATA controller features to improve both storage subsystem performance and overall system performance. The Intel Application Accelerator offers a performance advantage for those using Intel Pentium 4 processor-based systems while also offering support for next generation storage technology. The driver includes the Ultra ATA Companion, a diagnostic tool that can be used to view technical details of the ATA subsystem. The Storage Driver can be installed from the driver CD or you may download and install the latest Intel Application Accelerator. To download the latest Intel Application Accelerator, select your board model:
Enabling Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 drivers for Microsoft Windows* 2000 are available on the Express Installer CD and may also be downloaded from the Web site.
The web distribution rights for certain Microsoft drivers and patches granted to Intel require that the driver be made available only thru password-protected Web sites. To gain access to the password-protected driver/patch, please refer to the information on the flyer included in the box.
Microsoft* DirectX* 8
Microsoft DirectX 8 includes updated drivers for the most popular sound and video adapters currently available. It is critical that this version of DirectX is installed in order to enable optimum platform performance with Intel Pentium 4 processor-based systems. DirectX 8 is included on the Express Installer CD that ships with pre-production samples, or can be found on the Microsoft DirectX Web site*.
Follow these simple instructions to ensure proper installation:
- Access the DirectX 8 from the Express Installer CD and open the Redist folder followed by opening the DirectX8 folder
- Next, open the DXsetup.exe application file and click yes to accept the legal agreement
- Last, click install and following the installation click ok to restart the system
To view the current version of DirectX loaded on any given platform, use the Find option under the Start menu and locate DXdiag.exe. The DirectX Diagnostic tool can help you troubleshoot your DirectX installation as well as display the version of DirectX that is installed on your system.
Power Management Settings
The Power Options applet in the Control Panel dictates sleep operation. Here are some common settings:
Power Schemes tab:
- Power Scheme: "Home/Office Desk
- Turn off monitor: This setting can be any desired time. If this setting is a time greater than the "System Standby" option, Standby will occur first, making this setting unused.
- Turn off hard disks: This setting can be any desired time. If this setting is a time greater than the "System Standby" option, Standby will occur first, making this setting unused. System Standby: The amount of idle time before the system enters the sleep (S1 or S3) state.
Advanced tab:
- "Power Buttons" option: Change the "When I press the power button on my computer" option to "Standby". This will enable the system to go to standby (S3) state instead of shutdown when the power button is pressed.
Serial ATA (Optional)
Web distribution rights granted to Intel for the Microsoft* SATA QFE updates require the driver and updates be made available only through password-protected Web sites. Logon and Password information to download this driver and updates are available on the flyer enclosed with the boxed Intel desktop board.
IEEE 1394 (Optional)
A Microsoft patch for IEEE 1394 is required for Microsoft Windows* 2000. The patch has been included in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 release and is available from Microsoft's support Web site*.
Third Party Drivers
You'll need to load the drivers for any third party hardware components you plan to install in your PC. Refer to the documentation that comes with such hardware for complete instructions on installation.
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