what is intel chipset device software?

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Can someone please explain what this is?
 

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Can someone please explain what this is?

(Taken from Release Notes and ReadMe.txt)

The Intel Chipset Device Software installs the Windows* INF files. An INF is a text file that provides the operating system with information about a piece of hardware on the system. In the case of the current Intel Chipset Device Software, that information is primarily the product name for the piece of hardware. This allows the operating system to show the correct name for that piece of hardware in Device Manager.
also:

The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software installs Windows* INF files to the target system. These files outline to the operating system how to configure the Intel(R) chipset components in order to ensure that the following feature functions properly: - Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in the Device Manager - Modern Standby requires that 0 devices report problems (no yellow bangs in Device Manager)
It's quite clear that it does enumerate all the devices (motherboard mainly) of your running computer engine.
 

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Hi

Dont you just love all that goobledegook

Basically its the backbone support for your motherboards CPU
If its not installed nothing works

Roy
 

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Hi

Dont you just love all that goobledegook

Basically its the backbone support for your motherboards CPU
If its not installed nothing works

Roy

well that's not really true, i didnt have it installed and everything was working
 

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well that's not really true, i didnt have it installed and everything was working


Was working? Since Intel Matrix Storage Manager better have it installed otherwise some good functionality may not work as expected. Many things are optional but for the best performances optimized computer it's always a plus.
 

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what programs and functionality are you talking about? could you be a bit more specific?
 
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As far as I know, the chipset driver is responsible for USB devices as well as other things. If you look in device manager and the chipset driver has an exclamation mark, then USB devices shouldn't work and maybe other things.
 

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i just went on to asus website and downloaded the chipset software, it installs something called intel management engine which is for remote use of computers that i dont really want or need
 

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I have a set of 19 Applications that came with my current motherboard all are nicely packaged as applets to do all sorts of things,. do I use them, no, not often, but there are there if I ever need them, so I leave them available for the time that I Do need them

The Chipset software itself is all there doing it's job keeping the motherboard working efficiently, and like a iceberg 90% of it never visible. True you may not need any specific app or driver now as you "never Use that function" however how do you know that a number of years down the line when you are having an issue that stops you loading any new applets the very one that you would "never Use" is the one you need.

I always recommend that users install all the chipset drivers - they are normally a very small overhead disk space wise and rarely use any significant memory or clock cycles, so having them there just in case make sense.

I have in the past worked on critical systems for control & data acquisition in industry, these systems needed every possible processor and memory bits available to do their job, a lot of services were not needed and removed chip drivers were not
 

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what do you mean with all chipset drivers?
 

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Sorry for confusion ...

Depending on the motherboard you may have a single driver pack which is a single install, in this situation any updates are usually, also, just a single installer. With other motherboards you will see drivers for various functions that I have a habit of classing as chipset drivers - Probably Motherboard drivers is a better description ;)
 

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i just install the chipset drivers from asus website.
H81M-K Driver & Tools | Motherboards | ASUS Global
it installs something called intel manegement engine, which is a program for remote use of my pc apparently
i dont really need that.
i checked the drivers on my cd, same thing
 

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Probably Motherboard drivers is a better description

Yes.


It depends what is meant by "chipset drivers". The package from the mobo site might include drivers for usb or management engine stuff.


The recent one intel chipset-10.1.18228.8176 doesn't even seem to contain teedriver. It looks like they are all nulls.

Code:
; **  Filename: NULL_HECISystem.inf                         **
; **  Abstract: Assigns the null driver to devices          **
; **            for yellow-bang removal and                 **
; **            brands Intel(R) devices                     **
 
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i just install the chipset drivers from asus website.
H81M-K Driver & Tools | Motherboards | ASUS Global
it installs something called intel manegement engine, which is a program for remote use of my pc apparently
i dont really need that.
i checked the drivers on my cd, same thing


You should let the Intel management Engine on your motherboard because it is made to monitor the functions of the motherboard, NOT to Remote you computer. Do not confuse.
 

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sorry, but im already a million times more confused than i was when i made this thread.
also, i just tried to put in my driver cd with my motherboard drivers again
this time i found both the chipset drivers as well as the intel management engine drivers on my cd
it seems like these two drivers are NOT the same, but if you click on the chipset drivers on asus website, it will download the intel management engine drivers instead.
so it seems like the confusion here is causes by asus.
intel management engine drivers and the chipset drivers are two completely different things
but correct me if im wrong?
 

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Yes they are two differents things..you better install them both for the health of the motherboard, chipset drivers are made for the device manager for all the functions to be well recognized by the Operating System and motherboard together. Nothing to worry about.
 

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well i already had everything working in device manager, so i guess the chipset drivers were already installed?
 

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well i already had everything working in device manager, so i guess the chipset drivers were already installed?
Yes, unless a yellow bang appears, no need to install another set of the chipset drivers.
 

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i already had everything sorted out in device manager
no exclamination marks or anything like that
also, where do i see in device manager if chipset is installed?
 
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