How do I identify what is my 'Intel Chipset' , on a Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit system?
How do I identify what is my 'Intel Chipset' , on a Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit system?
This is actually a follow-up question to
USB 3.0 ports function as USB 2.0 ports on Windows 7 -- trying to fix via DeviceMgr & downloads from Intel website
The specs for my computer are: HP Pavilion dv7-6b32us Laptop Core i7 2670QM 2.20GHz, 4GB DDR3, 640GB HDD ,Win 7 Prem.
As suggested at the previous Superuser question-and-answer, I tried going to the Intel website via this link. (click to see)
There are 4 downloads being offered by the website, but how do I determine which of these 4 offered downloads is the appropriate one for me to download?
More to the point... how do I identify what is my 'Intel Chipset'?
I did find something called 'Intel Chipset Identification Utility' via
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/18498/Intel-Chipset-Identification-Utility
, but, it's stated as being only compatible with 32-bit operating systems. I am on Windows7-home-premium-64bit.
Many thanks for any help that can be offered in helping me identify what is my 'Intel Chipset'.
Status Report#1
Sigh... well, a slight update on the situation, and this corresponds to the preceding thread located here, too.
None of the ideas so far worked, despite spending HOURS trying to get the USB3.0 ports to actually operate at USB3.0 speeds.
I mention this as a warning to others that might be having a similar issue-- solving the problem could potentially eat up a LOT of time.
Status Report#2
Well, I haven't thrown in the towel altogether, but...
Pursuant to the answer provided by @Chris-C in this thread, USB 3.0 ports function as USB 2.0 ports on Windows 7 -- trying to fix via DeviceMgr & downloads from Intel website , I've discovered something terribly distressing.
Specifically, I was told:
NO USB 3.0 support on the Intel 6-series chipset
And, yes. I found out that my system uses a Generation-6 chipset.
Hopefully, people that have this similar issue can be made aware of this limitation by this post.
But... why did Hewlett Packard include USB3.0 ports (I know they're USB3.0 because they have a blue color to their interior) IN THE FIRST PLACE?? Seriously, if you can give me an answer (in a comment), please do!
As far as the underlying concerns go, I'm still not quite giving up. At least not yet.
Solution 1:
See if this wmic command gives you the answer. I found the command at https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/ac769b90-6ad1-46d3-bca4-9141d715e99c/chipset-via-wmi.
wmic path win32_pnpentity where "caption like '%Chipset%'" get caption
Solution 2:
how do I determine which of these 4 offered downloads is the appropriate one for me
Only the first two downloads are relevant (the 7-Series and the 8/9-Series).
Intel's installers will block installation if an unsupported platform/chipset is detected, so you're safe to just try both. One will work, the other will simply refuse to install ;-)
If you still want to know what chipset you have, grab this legendary utility:
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
Run it, click the Mainboard tab, walla. Also, here's a chipset reference to help you look up names/codes if need be:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets#5.2F6.2F7.2F8.2F9_Series_chipsets
UPDATE: If your system has an Intel 6-Series Chipset, and you do have a USB 3.0 Controller, it won't be an Intel one. Intel only started integrating USB 3.0 into their chipsets from Series 7 onwards.
So if you have a 6-Series Chipset, you'll need to consult your system or motherboard specifications to determine the USB 3.0 Controller VENDOR and find drivers from that vendor.