Gigabyte Z590 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE (rev. 1.0) Intel Chipset Driver 10.1.18634.8254 for Windows 10 64-bit - Description

Key Features:

- Supports 11th and 10th Gen Intel Core Series Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- 20+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 100A Smart Power Stage and Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Array
- XTREME MEMORY with SMT DIMM and Shielded Memory Routing
- Thermal Reactive Armor with All in One Monoblock and NanoCarbon Baseplate
- Intel Thunderbolt 4 Onboard
- Onboard Intel WiFi 6E 802.11ax 2T2R & BT 5 with 2X AORUS Antenna
- Exclusively bundled ESSential USB DAC
- 127dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with High-End ESS SABRE 9018K2M DAC, LME 49720, OPA1622 and WIMA Audio Capacitors
- AQUANTIA 10GbE BASE-T LAN and Intel 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed
- Exclusively bundled AORUS PRO Gen4 AIC Adaptor
- Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 /3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guards II
- RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
- Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP and Noise Detection
- Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card 

This zip archive contains the files needed for installing the Chipset driver. If it has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) may fix problems, add new functions, or expand existing ones. Even though other OSes might be compatible as well, we do not recommend applying this release on platforms other than the ones specified.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE IN INTERACTIVE MODE:

- Verify that all system requirements have been met.
- Download and unzip the archive.
- Run the setup program.
- You will be prompted to agree to the license agreement. If you do not agree, the installation program will exit.
- Upon successful installation you will see a screen listing Intel Chipset Device Software as installed. You can view the instalation logs by clicking on View Log Files in the bottom left-hand side corner.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE IN SILENT MODE:

- Verify that all system requirements have been met.
- Download and unzip the archive.
- Run the setup program for silent install: SetupChipset.exe -s
- The utility will perform the necessary updates and record the installation status in the following system registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareIntelINFInst
- If the utility was not invoked with the "-norestart" swith, the system may automatically restart if the setup was successful.
- NOTE: If prompted, the system MUST be restarted for all device updates to take effect.
- To determine whether the install was successful, verify the "version" value in the registry key
- In Silent Mode the utility will not display the license agreement. When using Silent Mode the license agreement, license.txt, will be placed in the following folder: %ProgramFiles%IntelIntel Chipset Device Software
- Please read this agreement.

About Chipset Drivers:

Windows OS automatically installs a generic driver that allows computers to recognize basic motherboard functions. However, to make use of all board components, appropriate chipset drivers must be applied.

If you install this package, the system will receive related information regarding the chipset. Also, this step might improve compatibility and bus transfer speeds, add various changes for sleep state behavior, power saving functionality and others, or include support for new features.

To apply this release, simply make sure your system configuration is supported by this package, get the file, run the available setup, and follow the on-screen instructions. Bear in mind that installing inappropriate chipset drivers can cause computers to malfunction.

In addition to that, do perform a system restart after you have completely applied the present release so that all changes take effect. Despite the off-chance that other OSes might be compatible, we do not recommend installing any software on platforms other than the highlighted ones.

That being said, check the supported platforms, click the download button and apply the chipset driver. Moreover, don’t forget to check with our website as often as possible to stay up to date with the latest releases.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.