How to properly install INF chipset drivers for P35?

[binormalkilla]

I installed the old drivers from my mobo's CD, and there are much newer ones on the ASUS site. I am getting horrible Crosfire performance and this may be the culprit. How do I install the newer ones?

 

[DOM]

I told you already its cuz your using X16 Main Card X4 Slave Card PCI-E the 2nd slot can only go up to X4 PCI-E

Cuz what was your AMD mobo ?

 

[binormalkilla]

My AMD mobo was 16x on both PCI-E slots, but I've read around and the performance shouldn't be affected nearly as much. It's almost like I'm running one card....the bandwidth is 8Gb/s on this chipset. I installed the chipset drivers using the Intel INF update utility on the motherboard disc, and this installed drivers from Feb., but the ones on the ASUS site are from May.

 

[Namslas90]

I installed the old drivers from my mobo's CD, and there are much newer ones on the ASUS site. I am getting horrible Crosfire performance and this may be the culprit. How do I install the newer ones?

Sometimes it helps to uninstall ATI drivers, and re-install them after a Mobo driver update(change).

 

[DOM]

I tryed my card in the 2nd slot a while back and it wasnt even close to what the X16 was getting

and for the Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility V8.3.0.1013

just open it and run it cuz thats what you wanted to install right?

2007/05/08 update
http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/Intel_INF_V8301013.zip

 

[binormalkilla]

Sometimes it helps to uninstall ATI drivers, and re-install them after a Mobo driver update(change).

Oh LOL I didn't even mention, I did a complete format and reinstall of XP.

just open it and run it cuz thats what you wanted to install right?

2007/05/08 update
http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mis...F_V8301013.zip

Yea that's the one. I ran it today at work on remote desktop so maybe I was overlooking something....it went straight to a command prompt for a few seconds, then right back to the desktop. I don't see any of the chipset components as having the newer driver, but merely the .1011 version from Feb.
Maybe something is sharing the IRQ....the only thing is that the only thing running on the NB is the memory controller and two PCI-E slots.....meh

 

[binormalkilla]

If I run AsusSetup in DOS (only cmd, not booting into DOS) it says 'program too big to fit into memory'

 

[binormalkilla]

Well it seems that about a hundred devices are devoted to IRQ16......not good but I don't see why this would affect performance? Anyhow, off to the BIOS to disable the stuff I don't need.
On a more positive note, I've already reached stable 3.0 GHz OC with RAM at 1:1, and I didn't spend ANY time playing with settings whatsoever.....I simply set the DIMMs voltage and timings from the box, then gave the Vcore a bump and turned up the FSB. I'm impressed at this board's OCing ability....