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#556 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:12 pm (Last edited: Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:09 pm)

Update of the Start post
Changelog:

New:
- "Intel Chipset Device Software Set v10.1.17861.8101 WHQL" dated 12/07/2018 (original Set with installer)
  Thanks to Pacman resp. Station-Drivers for the source package!
- "Latest Intel Chipset Device INF Files v10.1 Series WHQL" composed by me at 12/11/2018
  (= AIO package with the "pure" original Intel Chipset Device INF files, extracted from the Installer Set v10.1.17861.8101, all files digitally signed by Microsoft at 10/04/2018 except the one for CoffeeLake CPU systems, but shown as being dated 07/18/1968)

Important note:
The only really updated INF files within both packages are the ones for CoffeeLake (now v10.1.14.7) and SkyLake-E (now v10.1.8.5) systems.

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#557 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:19 pm

Those for Skylake-E are also updated (v10.1.8.5 now, v10.1.8.4 before)

Sorry for my english

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#558 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:27 pm

@tistou77:
You are right, I missed that additional update. Thanks for your hint!
Meanwhile I have corrected the related parts of the thread opener and my recent post.

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#559 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:54 pm

Hello

Windows Update offers drivers 10.1.1.45 of 11/25/2018 (seen on Station Drivers)
For example, for the file Skylake-ESystem.inf, the version is 10.1.1.45 and with the last driver listed above, it is 10.1.8.5

This is not the same branch ?
No difference between one or the other ?

Thanks

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#560 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:38 pm

@tistou77:
The Intel Chipset Device INF files and their dates seem to be very important for you. This is not easy to understand, because these INF files are just text files, whose content can easily been read by everyone with the Windows Editor (notepad.exe).

Zitat von tistou77 im Beitrag #559
Windows Update offers drivers 10.1.1.45 of 11/25/2018 (seen on Station Drivers)
For example, for the file Skylake-ESystem.inf, the version is 10.1.1.45 and with the last driver listed above, it is 10.1.8.5

This is simply not true.
Look here:
(the left picture shows the file wrongly dated 07/18/1968, the right picture shows the same file wrongly dated 01/02/2018 and published today by Station-Drivers)

Zitat von tistou77 im Beitrag #559
This is not the same branch?

Both files do not only belong to the same branch. Even the complete version numbers (10.1.1.45) are identical.

Zitat von tistou77 im Beitrag #559
No difference between one or the other?

Only the dates are different, but both are wrong.

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#561 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:08 pm (Last edited: Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:09 pm)

@Fernando
Ok thanks for your explanation
On your first capture, the Skylake-ESystem.inf file is 10.1.1.45, but it must be 10.1.8.5 (v10.1.17861.8101 WHQL) ?

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#562 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:58 pm (Last edited: Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:59 pm)

Zitat von tistou77 im Beitrag #561
On your first capture, the Skylake-ESystem.inf file is 10.1.1.45, but it must be 10.1.8.5 (v10.1.17861.8101 WHQL) ?

You are right regarding this point. When I made the related screenshot, I didn't pick up the file of the latest Set v10.1.17861.8101 - my bad.
Here is the related picture of the Skylake-ESystem.inf v10.1.8.5 misleadingly dated 07/18/1968:

Here is my updated/corrected statement:

Both INF files (v10.1.1.45 and v10.1.8.5) belong to the same development branch v10.1.
The file with the v10.1.8.5 seems to be newer than the v10.1.1.45 one (proof: At the bottom of the INF file v10.1.8.5 I found "Copyright (c) 2003-2018 Intel Corporation", whereas the v10.1.1.45 shows "Copyright (c) 2003-2017 Intel Corporation").
These are the only differences between the obviously older v10.1.1.45 and the newer v10.1.8.5 Skylake-ESystem.inf files: The latter INF file additionally contains entries, that the Intel Devices with the DeviceIDs DEV_205A, DEV_205B, DEV_2088 and the HardwareID ACPI\INTL0000 don't need a driver.

Conclusion: I do not really understand why Station-Drivers has published the "old" v10.1.1.45 INF files again.

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#563 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:43 pm (Last edited: Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:23 pm)

Hello to everyone!

I want to know, which version of Intel Chipset Device Software is suited best for my system, if I'm going to make a clean installation of last edition of Windows 10.
I read carefully first post in this topic and many other information on this and other sites (including intel.com). But I'm not a very advanced user of PC, and maybe because of that I didn't understand once and for all every aspects and nuances of this and other relevant software (Intel Management Engine Interface, Intel AHCI/RAID drivers and Intel Rapid Storage Technology).

Hardware:
- Chipset: Z97
- Mainboard: Asus Z97-K (version of BIOS: 2902)
- CPU: Intel i7-4790K
- HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA100
- Videocard: Nvidia GeForce

I have these variants for Chipset Device Software:
01) Asus download center: 10.1.1.7
02) Intel download center: 10.1.1.42
03) This site: 10.1.17861.8101

Initially I was thinking that for Z97 chipset most suitable version is "10.1.1.42". But the first post in this topic tells that version "10.1.17861.8101" is suited for all chipsets from 6-series and up.
When I did a clean installation of Windows 10 a few days ago and did a manual update of "drivers" of all devices from a package of version "10.1.17861.8101", my Management Engine (which was not identificated by the system after installation of Windows) now is a "Mobile Management Engine".

So now I am a little confused, which version I need and (more importantly) which version is actually best. This site tells, that it's a "10.1.17861.8101", Intel tells that it's a "10.1.1.42" and also Intel tells that for this kind of software version of a vendor is more suitable, which means that version "10.1.1.7" of Asus is better.
I understand that this software isn't important for a proper work of the system. But because I am a perfectionist, I need this theme to be resolved.

I will appreciate any kind of help.

Thanks!
Kirill

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#564 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:04 am (Last edited: Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:05 am)

@Kirill:
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!

Here are my answers to your questions:

An installation of Intel Chipset Device INF files is only recommended, if the Device Manager shows 1 or more yellow flagged system devices, which seems to be manufcted by Intel (VendorID: VEN_8086). The only functions of these INF files is to give the information to the Device Management of the OS, that the related device
a) doesn't need a real driver (= *.sys file) and
b) should be listed by the Device Manager with a certain name, which has the word "Intel" in it.
The currently newest Intel Chipset Device INF files for all Intel chipset systems with an UEFI BIOS are always listed within the start post of this thread and available
a) for the automaticly done installation as Installer package named "Intel Chipset Device Software v10.1.17861.8101 WHQL" and
b) for the selective manual installation of the matching "pure" INF files as package named "Latest pure Intel Chipset Device INF Files v10.1 Series WHQL".
Both packages contain exactly the same INF files.
For users, who want to avoid the installation of not needed or even unusable bloatware, I recommend to manually install the INF files just for the devices, which are yellow flagged within the Device Manager.
The update of an already installed INF file usually doesn't make any sense (only exception: INF files for the newest Intel Chipsets), because they are just simple text files and no real drivers with a certain hidden code.

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#565 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:31 pm

Is the latest for the x99 chipset still 10.1.3.1?

Thank you!

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#566 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:36 pm

Zitat von MNOiSY im Beitrag #565
Is the latest for the x99 chipset still 10.1.3.1?

Yes, but I you want, I can set the version up. Which version do you want to see from within the Device Manager?

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#567 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:05 am

Thank you for the offer! I just had a system failure and instead of restoring fully from the backup, I was doing a fresh install to keep it clean. I had some yellow exclamations in device manager so I just want to ensure that the one I was installing (10.1.3.1) was correct.

For some reason, ONLY the 'C610 series/x99 chipset SMBus controller 8d22' kept installing a version 15.21.1.9 and all other related chipset devices were staying with the 10.1.31 without any issues or automatic updates from windows insider. It was ONLY being automatically installed for that 8D22.

Weird!

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#568 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:39 pm

Zitat von MNOiSY im Beitrag #567
For some reason, ONLY the 'C610 series/x99 chipset SMBus controller 8d22' kept installing a version 15.21.1.9

Are you sure regarding that SMBus "driver" version? I have never seen an Intel chipset device INF file with the version 15.21.1.9.

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#569 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:38 am

Update of the Start post
Changelog:

New:
- "Intel Chipset Device Software Set v10.1.17870.8102 WHQL" dated 01/16/2019 (original Set with installer)

Important note:
This "new" Set doesn't contain any updated INF file. Only the Installer itself seems to be new.

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#570 | RE: Intel Chipset Device "Drivers" (= INF files) datum

Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:58 pm

Update of the Start post
Changelog:

New:
- "Intel Chipset Device Software Set v10.1.17903.8106 WHQL" dated 01/28/2019 (original Set with installer)

Important note:
This "new" Set doesn't contain any updated INF file. Only the Installer itself seems to be new.

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