X58 Chipset Update  

Sorry if this is in the wrong posting area, but I think it is in the correct one.

So I read in an earlier post that the proper way to update the chipset of your board is to use the run command with -overall at the end.

So I just got some new SSD's and have them in RAID0. So I started loading all my drivers, but I may be slipping here. Asus P6T Deluxe v2, I thought there was an entry in the Device Manager called QPI or something like that.

Q1 - After this new install I do not see it so I am wondering; am I losing it?

I did check ALL the Intel entries and they all had Microsoft drivers 6.1.7601.17514. I got the latest chipset for the board which is 9.3.0.1019. I did what the instructions said on how to install and now I have more questions.

Q2 - After install, shutdown then restart, in the device manager I see that only the Intel 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub items got changed. Should the Intel ICH10 items have changed too or no?

Q3 - After the install, when I checked on the driver version for all of the I/O Hub items, they say 9.1.1.1026 dated 2-8-2010. The driver package I used was 9.3.0.1019 dated 5-3-2012. Did something go wrong? I got this version 9.3.0.1019 from the Intel website and I check the "this applies to" which the X58 is an Intel 6 series.

Q4 - Does anyone else have this board and had this problem? Or is this not a problem?

Q5 - Whoever has this board, what latest chipset are you using? Is it the same I got?

I look forward to your responses, I have read other posts not only here, but other sites as well and there seems to be some sort of installation issue, but I am coming here because in the past, this is where the answers to my past computer issues were solved. Thanks to all of you.

I will help if I can, but my P6T is probably revision 0 and the last chipset drivers were from 2009..on the ASUS site.

QPI shows on the side of the box but I don't see anything in device manager. Any specific directions as to where I might look?

If you are running SSDs, you might want to check for Bios updates in case one of them may help in that area. I suppose the latest SATA drivers are fairly important.

But if want specific info, you need to give me specific instances of whatever.

Thanks, yes the QPI, I think was listed, is not listed under Device Manager under System devices. I thought it was there from my old mechanical hard drives. I should have kept those just in case, but I erased them already.

I got the latest BIOS for the mobo and the firmware from the SSD's is the latest.

If you go to your Device Manager and go under System devices you should see some entries like Intel ® 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub Control Status and RAS Registers - 3423, what is the driver version and date you have? The next 7 or 8 items that are just like this entry, just wondering what the versions are.

For my RAID I am using 10.8.0.1003 for the SSD's

Of the 8 listing under your heading, all say 6.1.7601.17514 6/21/2006

Ports 1,3 and 7 say 6.1.7600.16385 pci.sys

The rest all show no drivers needed from the Driver Details button.

I have not updated this system for a while, so I cannot guarantee I have the latest.

I don't run RAID so it probably would not be relevant.

My first question is "IF" it is suppose to be there, under the device manager under system devices. I am not sure anymore, I thought (and a big thought) it was, but I could be wrong. So I am asking if anyone else who has this board can check and tell me my gray matter is overworked or not.

I made a mistake on the series I mentioned early, X58 is not class 6 series, it is 5 series.

@Saltgrass - If you want to update your chipset, best way I have read is download the latest (9.3.0.1019 from Intel) or Asus for your board (9.1.1.1014).

open the run command, clear any contents in the field

drag the set up program to the field and it will add the entry

then at the end of it, add -overall so mine looked like this (there is a space between the " and the -;
"C:\Users\username\Desktop\Setup.exe" -overall

The update did fix a couple of new issues that arose about 1 month ago, my speakers were making a popping sound during shutdown and boot up. Also I had this weird "brrr" every now and then. It even carried over to the new SSD's full clean install. I checked grounding from the case, power supply, the pins to the plug, etc and all was grounded. Now with the update, these two issues are gone. So from that I am happy, but many questions as you can see from the first opening thread.

Intel does not seem to have updated drivers for this board. I have had it since before Windows 7 came out.

The ASUS drivers appear to be the same as I have.

Chipset on the update is described as Intel 5 series/3400..

I think my system is about as up-to-date as I can make it. Sorry I can't help.