Biostar 945P-A7A Firmware update

Software Installation Guide Intel
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Software Indroduction
Software Installation..............................................2
Software List ........................................................................... 2
On Board Audio Device Driver List...................................... 4
Software Setup ........................................................................ 5
Intel Serial ATA (optional) ...................................................... 7
Device Driver for Windows 2000 & XP ................................. 7

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Software Installation
Software List
Category Description Platform Location in
CD
Windows
Inf Patch
Utility
Driver *
The INF Update Utility for
Intel Chipsets installs to
the target system the
Windows* 95/98 or
Windows* 2000 INF files
that outline to the
operating system how the
chipset components shall
be configured.
Windows
95/98/Me/2000/
XP/XP 64Bit
\Driver\
Chipset\ Intel\
INFINST
Intel
Chipset
Graphics *
Drivers and Control
Panel Utility for Intel
Chipset Graphics.
Windows
95/98/Me/NT4.0/
2000/XP/XP 64Bit
\Driver\
Chipset\ Intel\
Graphics\
Winbond
Hardware
Monitor
( Optional )
Winbond Hardware
Monitor is a
self-diagnostic system for
PC.
Windows
95/98/Me/NT4.0/
2000/XP
\Software\Io\
Winbond\
W83627
Award
Flash
Utility Used for updating
BIOS.
Need to be run
under DOS
environment.
\Software\
Flash
Microsoft
DirectX * Microsoft DirectX runtime library Windows
95/98/ME/2000/XP/
XP 64Bit
\Software\
DirectX
Intel
Applicatio
n Accer *
Accelerates application
launch and run times Windows
98/SE/ME/NT4/200
0
\Driver\
Chipset\
Intel\Iaa

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(Optional)
Realtek
RTL8139
(8100)Fast
Ethernet
Adapter
(Optional) *
Setup LAN Manager
Workstation/Server
driver for REALTEK
RTL8139(8100) Fast
PCI ethernet adapter.
Windows
95/98/ME/NT4.0
/2000/XP/
XP 64Bit
\Driver\LAN
\Realtek
Warp
Speeder
( Optional )
features three
user-friendly functions
including Overclock
Manager, Overvoltage
Manager, and
Hardware Monitor.
Windows
95/98/ME/2000/XP
\Software\
Clock
IC card
reader
( Optional )
Windows 98/2000 \Driver\Iccard
Winflash
( Optional ) Windows
95/NT4.0/98/ME/
2000/XP
\Software\
Winflash

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On Board Audio Device Driver List
1.When selecting the On board Audio Driver ( See Figure 1 )
The Installation wizard will automatically detect the on board audio device and
install the proper drivers.
2.The following table shows the optioned audio device and the relative driver path.
Category Description Platform Location in CD
Realtek
ALC882
( Optional )
Install the drivers to enable
the Realtek ALC882 Azalia
Audio Device
Windows
2000/XP/XP 64Bit \Driver\Audio\Alc882
Realtek
ALC655
( Optional )
Install the drivers to enable
the RealtekALC655 Audio
Device
Windows 2000/XP \Driver\Audio\Alc850
Realtek
ALC850
( Optional )
Install the drivers to enable
the Realtek ALC850 Audio
Device
Windows 2000/XP \Driver\Audio\Alc850

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Software Setup
We provide an installation wizard, Driver CD Installation Utility (SETUP.EXE),
located in the root of Driver CD to let users install some common used drivers
conveniently.
The Wizard can automatically detect OS and switch to the proper page,
so you don’t need to worry about installing the wrong drivers.
You can simply put Driver CD into CD-ROM drive and the Installation Utility
will autorun or you can launch the Driver CD Installation Utility manually.
NOTES: This figure is just for reference only, the screen will change
according to your motherboard.
Figure 1 Installation Wizard Main Page

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There are two kinds of Installation Procedure:
 Note: Automatically detect main board
You can simply put Driver CD into CD-ROM drive. The Installation wizard will
show to you main board’s name( See figure1 ). You can watch the left top side on
the tabled.
 Automatically Install drivers from CD by using CD Installation
Utility:
Use the mouse cursor to click the proper option on the page. Utility will invoke
other applications to complete the rest of installation.
 When the drivers CAN NOT be installed directly from CD by
using CD Installation Utility, please do the following
procedure:
You can put Driver CD into CD-ROM manually run “setup.exe”. ( in the root
directly. )

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Intel Serial ATA (optional)
Device Driver for Windows 2000 & XP
Installing the INTEL SERIAL ATA Controller during a fresh
Windows2000 & XP installation.
NOTE：Before you start to install Windows 2000 & XP, you have to
create a driver disk form the driver CD . You can copy the INTEL
SERIAL ATA Controller driver files from the driver CD that comes with
this motherboard. You can simply put Driver CD into CD-ROM drive and
the autorun show to you driver list. Please choose the “Preinstall SATA
RAID driver(F6 during Windows* setup)” device driver will to copy to
floppy.
●Installing Windows 2000 & XP from a CD:
1. Press the "F6" key when Windows 2000 & XP displays the following
message:
"Setup is inspecting your computer systems hardware". This will
display a new setup screen, then prompt you to press the "S" key to add a
device.
( S=Specify Additional Device )
2.Press S, and insert the INTEL SERIAL ATA Controller driver diskette.
Press Enter when prompted and allow Windows 2000 & XP to install the
INTEL SERIAL ATA Controller drivers.
3.Please use the UP or DOWN arrow key to move the highlight to the
mass storage device you want and press [ENTER]
4. Win2000 & XP will continue and complete the installation procedure.

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Installing the INTEL SERIAL ATA Controller driver for a pre-installed
Windows 2000 & XP system.
This installation procedure is specific only to the current version of the
driver and installation file. Usually, when you boot up the Windows 2000
operating system, Windows will detect the INTEL SERIAL ATA
Controller automatically, and ask you to install the driver for the INTEL
SERIAL ATA Controller.
Follow the instructions as prompted by the system to install the driver.
If the controller is detected automatically, follow the procedure outlined
below:
1. Windows 2000 & XP must be installed on the system prior to
installing the driver.
2. You can simply put Driver CD into CD-ROM drive and the autorun
show to you driver list. Please choose the “Intel Serial ATA Device
Controller” device driver will to install the driver and restart the
system.