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Intel Customer Support                      Common System Configuration Issues using Intel® Ultra ATA Storage Driver 13 
8. 
Using the Intel® Ultra ATA Storage Driver 
This section applies only to users with Windows* 98 (4.10.1998), Windows 98 Second Edition 
(4.10.2222), Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000, or Windows NT* 4.0 
8.1 System 
Requirements 
To use the Intel® Ultra ATA Storage Driver, your system must meet ALL of the following 
requirements: 
• 
An Intel® 810, Intel® 810E, Intel® 810E2, Intel® 815, Intel® 815E, Intel® 815EP, 
Intel® 815P, Intel® 820, Intel® 820E, Intel® 840, Intel® 850, or Intel® 860 chipset 
• 
Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows Millennium Edition (Me), 
Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0 (any Service Pack) 
To take advantage of increased storage subsystem performance and overall system 
performance, your system must meet the following requirement:  
• 
A bus mastering capable IDE/ATA or ATAPI device (ie. hard drive, CD-ROM) that 
supports DMA transfers 
Note: Ultra ATA/66 and Ultra ATA/100 has specific requirements. Please refer to the section 
titled "Ultra ATA/66 and Ultra ATA/100" for more information. 
8.2  Steps to take before installing the Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver 
8.3  Resolve Conflicts in Device Manager 
Before installing the Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver, there should be NO conflicts (ie. yellow 
exclamation points) in Device Manager under Hard Disk Controllers. Device Manager can be 
accessed by going to: Start Button / Settings / Control Panel / System / Device Manager. The 
Hard Disk Controller listing should show the following: 
 
         
   
     
 
     Intel® 810 and Intel® 810E Chipsets 
 
    Intel® 820 Chipset 
 
If this does not match your configuration, use the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility. 
Please refer to the section titled "Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets" 
for more information.