iajoe Posted April 19, 2003 Posted April 19, 2003 I heard about this from Kim Komando. What is the opinion of this sortware? It's free from Intel. Quote
quint Posted April 19, 2003 Posted April 19, 2003 Well here's a little tidbit from PCWorld:http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_desc...id,22740,00.asp Quote
Peachy Posted April 19, 2003 Posted April 19, 2003 I have it installed on all my computers and any that I build for others. I haven't run into any problems using it. What the IAA really is are the busmaster drivers for the Intel ATA controller. Intel just renamed them when the 8xx series of chipsets came out. The drivers for the BX chipset and earlier are called IDE busmaster drivers. Quote
Jeber Posted April 20, 2003 Posted April 20, 2003 a performance software package for Intel desktop PCsDoes that mean it isn't intended for laptop's? Quote
T_Downey Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 All I can tell you is the true hardcore pc enthusiasts make use of the program and always recommend using the latest version available. Honestly I don't know if you can use it on laptops or not. I've never seen it loaded on one. Quote
Peachy Posted April 24, 2003 Posted April 24, 2003 Does that mean it isn't intended for laptop's?The drivers are supposed to work with the 82801xx series I/O controller. This would include the ICH3, ICH4 and ICH5 chips. So theoretically it should be useful on a notebook since they would use the same ICH chip. ICH is the I/O Controller Hub, what used to be known in the hardware jargon as the South Bridge chip. This is where the the PCI bus, USB, ATA controller, LAN controller, Modem/Audio controller all come together to connect with the Graphics/Memory Controller Hub (GMCH), a.k.a. the North Bridge. Quote
jbredmound Posted April 25, 2003 Posted April 25, 2003 Is it going to work for we AMD fans? That about that chipset installer thingy? I feel a crash coming on... Quote
Peachy Posted April 25, 2003 Posted April 25, 2003 Is it going to work for we AMD fans? That about that chipset installer thingy? I feel a crash coming on... No. Not the Intel drivers. IF you have an AMD processor then it depends on the chipset. VIA chipsets use VIA's 4-in1 drivers which I believe now have been renamed Hyperion 4 in 1. Check here. ALi have their own busmaster drivers and so would nVidida for the nForce boards. You will definitely see an improvement on VIA boards when having the busmaster drivers installed. Having said that, those drivers can sometimes be a pain as certain motheboards, historically, had problems in Windows 98 with them. I haven't come across many problems when installed in XP though. Quote
Big Jeff Posted April 25, 2003 Posted April 25, 2003 peachy,Excellent posts. Thanks for sharing. Quote
Jeff_H Posted April 29, 2003 Posted April 29, 2003 Thanks to all for their input on IAA. Here's my question: I have my HD connected to an onboard HiPoint RAID controller, as a single disk. I have my two optical drives (DVD & CD-RW) connected as single "masters" on the primary and secondary onboard IDE controller.W/ this setup would the IAA be of benefit? Does IAA even see my HD, since it's connected to the HiPoint RAID controller? Will IAA be of any benefit to my optical drives? Quote
broadkipa Posted April 29, 2003 Posted April 29, 2003 There is a Raid ver of IAA also on Intels web site. Quote
Peachy Posted April 30, 2003 Posted April 30, 2003 There is a Raid ver of IAA also on Intels web site.The RAID version of IAA on Intel's website allows the Serial ATA function to work properly on the new Intel 875P chipset motherboards. It won't work with a HotPoint RAID controller nor a Promise RAID controller. Quote
Guest ThunderRiver Posted April 30, 2003 Posted April 30, 2003 IAA only supports laptop up to certain versions. You need to check with the history change before downloading the desired versions.Not all IAA supports mobile chips. Keep that in mind. Quote
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