[DRIVERS] Intel Chipset/MEI/SATA/VMD (1xx/2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx)

[MoKiChU]

Did intel stop making MEI updates for 300 series motherboards?

Hi,

Nothing suggests this.

Hi,

I have a couple questions. I have the ROG Maximus XII Hero WiFi 490 board running BIOS 2103 and on the ASUS Support page for it most of the driver versions are out of date compared to what you have posted here @MoKiChU. What is the reason for this and I assume it's not necessarily unsafe to use these updated versions versus the ones from my mobo support page right? I updated my drivers using your CLEANUP and then INSTALL process earlier in beginning of year and am trying to update as much as I can again.

Also, I don't have this device when I check Device Manager - "WMI SoftwareComponent Driver : Software components > Intel(R) Management Engine WMI Provider" so I'm wondering what will happen when I install the chipset drivers that include all of these things as these don't appear in Driver Store or anywhere for me:

WMI SoftwareComponent Driver : 2130.1.15.0 WHQL [22/07/2021]
SOL SoftwareComponent Driver : 2042.0.13.0 [14/10/2020]
WiMAN Extension Driver : 2129.62.62.0 [25/07/2021]
WiMAN SoftwareComponent Driver : 2129.62.62.0 [25/07/2021]

Hi,

As I explained here, SOL SWC driver & WIMAN Ext+SWC drivers are unnecessary for most consumer users, so I therefore do not include them in my Intel MEI drivers packages, I include in the package only the imposed SWC drivers (Before : DAL, ICLS & LMS SWC drivers | Now : DAL, ICLS & WMI SWC drivers).

Note : If you are not using the latest drivers branch, you will not see WMI SWC device, but you will see LMS SWC device (Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management in your Software components category in your Device Manager) instead. So, once your drivers have been updated you will see WMI SWC device instead of LMS SWC device.

[KiLLa CaM]

Hi,

As I explained here, SOL SWC driver & WIMAN Ext+SWC drivers are unnecessary for most consumer users, so I therefore do not include them in my Intel MEI drivers packages, I include in the package only the imposed SWC drivers (Before : DAL, ICLS & LMS SWC drivers | Now : DAL, ICLS & WMI SWC drivers).

Note : If you are not using the latest drivers branch, you will not see WMI SWC device, but you will see LMS SWC device (Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management in your Software components category in your Device Manager) instead. So, once your drivers have been updated you will see WMI SWC device instead of LMS SWC device.

Ok understood thank you. I also see you listed Windows 11 for the OS requirement, should I not update my Z490 board with these current drivers you have listed if I'm still on Windows 10? Don't plan to upgrade to Windows 11 for quite some time.

[rgen44]

Hi everyone,

- Intel SATA AHCI-RAID Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - 2xx/3xx : 17.11.0.1000 WHQL [30/09/2021]
Download - 2xx/3xx : Link

Thread updated.

As always Thank you @MoKiChU. You are appreciated. STAY WELL!

[rgen44]

Hi everyone,

- Intel Chipset Drivers :

Package : 10.1.18838.8284 WHQL [30/07/2021]
Download : Link

Thread updated.

Thank you @MoKiChU. STAY WELL!

[DmitriyS]

Thank you @MoKiChU

[theShiZa]

Hi Mokichu & crew.

When installing the Intel Chipset drivers for my ROG Strix z590-"E" I keep getting a BSOD with error "kernel security check failure". I saw a different BSOD message also but can't remember what it was. Always happens near end of install.

Anyone else getting this? My previous chipset drivers from ASUS website didn't give any problems.

This is a fresh install of Windows 10 x64 Build "21H1".

**** I just realized in main post it says ""OS requirements : Windows 11 64 bit 21H2/CO/22000.x or more recent for some drivers.""
So these are not for Windows 10 at all??

Have not installed any chipset drivers on this fresh Windows install before trying these. Help please.

Cheerz!

[MoKiChU]

Hi Mokichu & crew.

When installing the Intel Chipset drivers for my ROG Strix z590-"E" I keep getting a BSOD with error "kernel security check failure". I saw a different BSOD message also but can't remember what it was. Always happens near end of install.

Anyone else getting this? My previous chipset drivers from ASUS website didn't give any problems.

This is a fresh install of Windows 10 x64 Build "21H1".

**** I just realized in main post it says ""OS requirements : Windows 11 64 bit 21H2/CO/22000.x or more recent for some drivers.""
So these are not for Windows 10 at all??

Have not installed any chipset drivers on this fresh Windows install before trying these. Help please.

Cheerz!

Hi,

Follow this process :

@ Everyone : To avoid ZoneID blocking trouble :

- For each downloaded .zip : ZoneID unblock the .zip (Right click on the .zip file > Properties > Check the box Unblock > OK).

or

- Disable the ZoneID blocking completely (you will no longer have to unblock each downloaded .zip) :

- Right-click Windows Start button then click Launch then type gpedit.msc > OK
- User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Attachment Manager
- Do not preserve zone information in file attachment : Enabled > OK.

If this has not fixed your issue, the root cause of your issue is probably that you have installed the Intel Chipset drivers from Windows Update - Optional updates (either you install your Chipset drivers via .exe or via Windows Update, but do not mix the two), if that is the case, follow this process :

- Uninstall your current Intel Chipset Drivers package if you have any installed (via Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
- Launch Driver Store Explorer (Right click on "Rapr.exe" > Run as administrator) > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf contains system word in the System device category (if you find them)
- Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button then restart your PC
- Install the latest Intel Chipset Drivers package

[piratino]

Hi,

Follow this process :


If this has not fixed your issue, the root cause of your issue is probably that you have installed the Intel Chipset drivers from Windows Update - Optional updates (either you install your Chipset drivers via .exe or via Windows Update, but do not mix the two), if that is the case, follow this process :

- Uninstall your current Intel Chipset Drivers package if you have any installed (via Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
- Launch Driver Store Explorer (Right click on "Rapr.exe" > Run as administrator) > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf contains system word in the System device category (if you find them) :
- Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button then restart your PC
- Install the latest Intel Chipset Drivers package

Hello there and thank you in advance.

I have to ask this as for the content of this post.

I have never done any ZoneID unlock (first time I heard this) and have never had any issues in installing any of your packages here, and I'm still with Windows 10 64bit updated to last release.

Am I simply lucky or is it supposed to work like that, so flawlessly for me??

What does the ZoneID unlock thing do and when is it useful/necessary?

As I'm on Windows 10 64bit, shouldn't I install any of your packages??

If so, please comprehend Windows 10 64bit support with your packages as a lot of people are still with it, and probably it will be like that for some time.

Thank you very much.

[MoKiChU]

Hello there and thank you in advance.

I have to ask this as for the content of this post.

I have never done any ZoneID unlock (first time I heard this) and have never had any issues in installing any of your packages here, and I'm still with Windows 10 64bit updated to last release.

Am I simply lucky or is it supposed to work like that, so flawlessly for me??

What does the ZoneID unlock thing do and when is it useful/necessary?

Hi,

ZoneID blocking may or may not generate trouble, It all depends on the system configuration and system environment of each of us (browser used, anti-virus used, etc ...).

Note that with 7-Zip, if you use the 7-Zip context menu to extract a compressed file (right click > Extract to), what is extracted will be automatically ZoneID unblocked (this is intentional on the part of the 7-Zip dev : https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/1649/#d8d8), on the other hand if you use the 7-Zip GUI to extract the same compressed file, what is extracted will not be ZoneID unblocked (like if you use Windows Explorer to extract a .zip file).

As I'm on Windows 10 64bit, shouldn't I install any of your packages??

If so, please comprehend Windows 10 64bit support with your packages as a lot of people are still with it, and probably it will be like that for some time.

Thank you very much.

All the drivers I offer are Windows 10 compatible, the only exception is the Realtek Ethernet Drivers for which the Windows 11 drivers only work with Windows 11, but you will always find the updated Windows 10 variant :

- Realtek Ethernet Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - Windows 11
Drivers - Windows 10

[DmitriyS]

Thank you @MoKiChU