Intel® Chipset Device Software

9.4.3.1011 PV Release for Avoton
Release Notes

August 5, 2013

Microsoft Windows* 2000

Microsoft Windows* XP

Microsoft Windows* XP Professional x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows* Server 2003

Microsoft Windows* Server 2003 x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows* Vista

Microsoft Windows* Vista x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows* Server 2008

Microsoft Windows* Server 2008 x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP2

Microsoft Windows 8

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

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Revision History

Date | Driver Revision | Draft/Changes
August 2013 | 9.4.3.1011 | PV 9.4.3.1011
July 2013 | 9.4.3.1009 | PC 9.4.3.1009
June 2013 | 9.4.3.1007 | Beta 9.4.3.1007
March 2013 | 9.4.3.1005 | Alpha 9.4.3.1005
February 2013 | 9.4.3.1003 | Alpha 9.4.3.1003

Intel® Chipset Device Software Support

The Intel® Chipset Device Software contains support for the following Intel Chipsets:

- Centerton
- Avoton

Supported Operating Systems

The Intel® Chipset Device Software is validated on the following Microsoft operating systems.

l Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003

l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64

l Microsoft Windows Server 2008

l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64

l Microsoft Windows XP

l Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64

l Microsoft Windows 2000

l Microsoft Windows Vista

l Microsoft Windows Vista x64

l Microsoft Windows 7

l Microsoft Windows 7 x64

l Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP2

l Microsoft Windows 8

l Microsoft Windows Server 2012

l Microsoft Windows 8.1

l Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

New Features

Features Added in 9.4.3.1011 – August 5, 2013
ID | Description
1 | Updated readme milestone to PV.
2 | Updated copyright date.
3 | Updated section names.
4 | Various string fixes.
5 | Fixed USB INF errors.
Features Added in 9.4.3.1009 – July 29, 2013
ID | Description
1 | Updated readme milestone to PC.
2 | Windows 8.1 certification added.
3 | Mup updated to specification 2.4.1.
Features Added in 9.4.3.1007 – June 11, 2013
ID | Description
1 | Updated readme to Beta milestone
2 | Fixed bug: Manufacturer and Provider not “Intel”
3 | Updated to finalized branding strings.
4 | Converted 9.4.3 baseline inf files to Unicode.
5 | Fixed AHCI Rollback issue
Features Added in 9.4.3.1005 – March 29, 2013
ID | Description
1 | Updated device 1F38 to load ISA driver
2 | Fixed Readme
3 | Fixed AHCI Rollback issue
Features Added in 9.4.3.1003 – February 07, 2013
ID | Description
1 | Updated RCEC and nCPM with null driver.
2 | Separated RCEC into its own inf file.
3 | Fixed device mismatch in SMBus inf file.
4 | Avoton device ID updates.
5 | Extracted storage devices from core.

Software Sightings and/or Known Issues

ID | Information