Intel® Chipset Device Software
8.7.0.1005 Alpha
Release Notes

October 25, 2007

Microsoft Windows 2000* family, x86

Microsoft Windows XP* family, x86

Microsoft Windows XP Professional*,  x64

Microsoft Windows Server 2003* family, x86

Microsoft Windows Server 2003* family, x64

Microsoft Windows Vista*, x86

Microsoft Windows Vista*, x64

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Revision History

Date

Driver Revision

Draft/Changes

October 25, 2007

Alpha 8.7.0.1005

Pre-Alpha 8.7.0.1004

August 06, 2007

Pre-Alpha 8.7.0.1004

Pre-Alpha 8.7.0.1002

June 04, 2007

Pre-Alpha 8.7.0.1002

Initial Release

Intel® Chipset Device Software Support

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

  • Intel® E7210 Chipset
  • Intel® E7220 Chipset
  • Intel® E7221 Chipset
  • Intel® E7230 Chipset
  • Intel® E7320 Chipset
  • Intel® E7520 Chipset
  • Intel® E7525 Chipset
  • Intel® 7300 Chipset
  • Intel® E8500 Chipset
  • Intel® E8501 Chipset
  • Intel® 848P Chipset
  • Intel® 865G Chipset
  • Intel® 865PE Chipset
  • Intel® 865P Chipset
  • Intel® 865GV Chipset
  • Intel® 875P Chipset
  • Intel® 910GE Express Chipset
  • Intel® 910GL Express Chipset
  • Intel® 910GML Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915G Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915P Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915GV Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915GL Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915PL Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915GV Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915PM Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915GM Express Chipset
  • Intel® 915GMS Express Chipset
  • Intel® 925X Express Chipset
  • Intel® 925XE Express Chipset
  • Intel® 940GML Chipset
  • Intel® 945G Express Chipset
  • Intel® 945GM Express Chipset
  • Intel® 945GMS Express Chipset
  • Intel® 945P Express Chipset
  • Intel® 945PL Express Chipset
  • Intel® 945PM Express Chipset
  • Intel® 955X Express Chipset
  • Intel® 955XM Express Chipset
  • Intel® 975X Express Chipset
  • Intel® 5000 Series Chipset
  • Intel® 3000/3010 Chipset
  • Intel® 3000/3010/3100 Chipset
  • Intel® 5000 Series Chipset
  • Intel® Q963 Chipset
  • Intel® Q965 Chipset
  • Intel® P965 Chipset
  • Intel® G965 Chipset
  • Intel® 946GZ Chipset
  • Intel® 946PL Chipset
  • Intel® 946GL Chipset
  • Intel® GM965 Chipset
  • Intel® PM965 Chipset
  • Intel® GL960 Chipset
  • Intel® 943GML Express Chipset
  • Intel® G33 Express Chipset
  • Intel® G31 Express Chipset
  • Intel® P35 Express Chipset
  • Intel® G35 Express Chipset
  • Intel® GME965 Chipset
  • Intel® GLE960 Chipset
  • Intel® 945GME Chipset
  • Intel® Cantiga Chipset

Supported Operating Systems

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

·        Microsoft Windows 2000* family, x86

·        Microsoft Windows XP* family, x86

·        Microsoft Windows XP Professional*,  x64

·        Microsoft Windows Server 2003* family, x86

·        Microsoft Windows Server 2003* family, x64

·        Microsoft Windows Vista*, x86

·        Microsoft Windows Vista*, x64

New Features 

Features Added in Alpha 8.7.0.1005

ID

Description

1

Added Intel® G35 Express Chipset specific strings

2

Added ICH9 SATA devices

Features Added in Pre-Alpha 8.7.0.1004

ID

Description

1

Added CSVer.dll which installs in the System folder

Features Added in Pre-Alpha 8.7.0.1002

ID

Description

1

Pre-Alpha release contains Device Ids for Cantiga/ICH9M Chipset.

Issues Resolved

Issues Resolved in Alpha 8.7.0.1005

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

1

Fixed IMSM driver load issue

All

Issues Resolved in Pre-Alpha 8.7.0.1004

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

1

None

All

Issues Resolved in Pre-Alpha 8.7.0.1002

Reference

Description

 Affected OS's

1

None

All

Software Sightings and/or Known Issues

ID

Information

1

None