The Best Time to Run the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility
If you have a new installation of the operating system on your computer, run the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility. This action ensures that the operating system recognizes the chipset components. It's important to run the utility before installing any other device drivers or service packs.
| Note | The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility isn't required and isn't available on systems running any version of Windows NT* 4.0. |
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| Intel® Driver & Support Assistant |
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| What does the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility do? |