Body&Spirit
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Hey Guys:
I have a D850GB Intel board and have reinstalled Windows XP and am in the process of reinstalling the Intel drivers and files.
According to Intel the order of installation of the Intel files & drivers is critical...so the numbers below denote the order of installation, the subscripted letters can be installed in any order in the numbered order.
I have so far:
1) upgraded my bios
2) Reinstalled XP (with reformat) and SP2
3) Installed the Intel Chipset Installation Utility (INF Utility) which enables the features built into the chipset.
Now I must:
4) Install all other Intel Drivers
4a) LAN driver
4b) IDE driver
4c) Audio ADI driver
5) Intel Application Accelerator
I am presently stalled at the LAN driver installation. It is a complex installation and I am wondering if I really need it...
1) I am not networked with any other computer in my home.
2) My Internet Service Provider is Shaw Cable which provides high speed downloads etc.
I have recently learned that Shaw Cable has me networked on a local area network with other homes in the area.
That was a surprise! Shaw Cable is big in Canada and services many cities across it.
I wouldn't be surprised if other cable companies operate the same way.
Anyways, I don't know if the Intel software would be useful only for networked computers in my home or if it would also affect my local area network with other subscribers with Shaw Cable and thereby affect the speed of my connection with Shaw Cable.
If it only affects my connection with other computers in my home, I am considering not reinstalling the software. If it affects my internet connection, I will have to undertake the laborious task of reading, interpreting and digesting the complex task of what each piece of software does and installing the applicable ones. All in the hope I will not make any mistakes.
Does anybody have an answer to this?
I have a:
1) P4 1.3 Gh Intel D859GB motherboard
2) 1.128 Gig memory
3) XP Home Edition
I have a D850GB Intel board and have reinstalled Windows XP and am in the process of reinstalling the Intel drivers and files.
According to Intel the order of installation of the Intel files & drivers is critical...so the numbers below denote the order of installation, the subscripted letters can be installed in any order in the numbered order.
I have so far:
1) upgraded my bios
2) Reinstalled XP (with reformat) and SP2
3) Installed the Intel Chipset Installation Utility (INF Utility) which enables the features built into the chipset.
Now I must:
4) Install all other Intel Drivers
4a) LAN driver
4b) IDE driver
4c) Audio ADI driver
5) Intel Application Accelerator
I am presently stalled at the LAN driver installation. It is a complex installation and I am wondering if I really need it...
1) I am not networked with any other computer in my home.
2) My Internet Service Provider is Shaw Cable which provides high speed downloads etc.
I have recently learned that Shaw Cable has me networked on a local area network with other homes in the area.
That was a surprise! Shaw Cable is big in Canada and services many cities across it.
I wouldn't be surprised if other cable companies operate the same way.
Anyways, I don't know if the Intel software would be useful only for networked computers in my home or if it would also affect my local area network with other subscribers with Shaw Cable and thereby affect the speed of my connection with Shaw Cable.
If it only affects my connection with other computers in my home, I am considering not reinstalling the software. If it affects my internet connection, I will have to undertake the laborious task of reading, interpreting and digesting the complex task of what each piece of software does and installing the applicable ones. All in the hope I will not make any mistakes.
Does anybody have an answer to this?
I have a:
1) P4 1.3 Gh Intel D859GB motherboard
2) 1.128 Gig memory
3) XP Home Edition