https://www.win-raid.com/t895f42-Intel-Chipset-Device-quot-Drivers-quot-INF-files.html
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Important Drivers (AHCI/RAID, NVMe, USB etc.)
Other Drivers
Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files)
Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files)
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Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:32 pm
avatar Fernando
@ all:
Preliminary Notes regarding Intel's Chipset "Drivers"
The "Intel(R) Chipset Device Software" (formerly named "Intel(R) INF Update Utility") seems to be the most overestimated "driverpack" for Intel Chipset system:
Only a minority of the Intel Chipset users know, that the on-board Intel Chipset devices are working fine without any "Intel(R) Chipset Device Software". In various Forums you can read the advice to install the "latest Intel Chipset Drivers" as first and much important step after the installation of any Windows Operating System. Otherwise the users will never get a stable and performant system.
The reality is quite different:
Although the Device Manager shows the information files as "drivers", the "Intel(R) Chipset Device Software" doesn't contain any real driver (= .SYS file), but just textmode (= .INF) files, which
a) let the OS know, that for the related Intel Chipset Device a driver is neither needed nor available and
b) gives the user the information, that the related device is an Intel one.
None of the Windows Operating Systems needs the .INF files for a proper functionality.
The Intel Chipset "drivers" don't have any impact on the performance of the related system.
If you don't believe me, please read >this< official statement from Intel regarding the importance and the function of the "Intel(R) Chipset Device Software".
Here is the summary:
Zitat von Intel
The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is not a driver and does not include drivers.
The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility gives the product name for the piece of hardware. This information allows the operating system to display the correct name for that piece of hardware in Device Manager.
a sad lepo me zaobiđi sa vređanjem napamet i ne obraćaj mi se više.
Anmelden
Important Drivers (AHCI/RAID, NVMe, USB etc.)
Other Drivers
Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files)
Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files)
Page 1 von 44
#1
Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:32 pm
avatar Fernando
@ all:
Preliminary Notes regarding Intel's Chipset "Drivers"
The "Intel(R) Chipset Device Software" (formerly named "Intel(R) INF Update Utility") seems to be the most overestimated "driverpack" for Intel Chipset system:
Only a minority of the Intel Chipset users know, that the on-board Intel Chipset devices are working fine without any "Intel(R) Chipset Device Software". In various Forums you can read the advice to install the "latest Intel Chipset Drivers" as first and much important step after the installation of any Windows Operating System. Otherwise the users will never get a stable and performant system.
The reality is quite different:
Although the Device Manager shows the information files as "drivers", the "Intel(R) Chipset Device Software" doesn't contain any real driver (= .SYS file), but just textmode (= .INF) files, which
a) let the OS know, that for the related Intel Chipset Device a driver is neither needed nor available and
b) gives the user the information, that the related device is an Intel one.
None of the Windows Operating Systems needs the .INF files for a proper functionality.
The Intel Chipset "drivers" don't have any impact on the performance of the related system.
If you don't believe me, please read >this< official statement from Intel regarding the importance and the function of the "Intel(R) Chipset Device Software".
Here is the summary:
Zitat von Intel
The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is not a driver and does not include drivers.
The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility gives the product name for the piece of hardware. This information allows the operating system to display the correct name for that piece of hardware in Device Manager.
a sad lepo me zaobiđi sa vređanjem napamet i ne obraćaj mi se više.