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Originally Posted by zenmoonstar
Hi Barbara,
OK thanks. Glad you replied since you are the 'sound queen' on this forum. 
Your reply raises some questions for me. My questions are: Haven't I already installed this driver with the Soundblaster CD Dell sent me? (I've actually installed it several times) Or does your link relate to a different aspect of onboard audio?
Also I downloaded a driver from Creative online as well. How many drivers does one need - might they conflict with each other?
Should I use DriverCleanerPro as one person on a different forum recommended? I'm getting confused.... 
Also, should I delete the DX files noted in red above as recommended by the dxdiag?
Thanks for any help you can give. It's much appreciated. 
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The Chipset driver is a motherboard driver and is installed even before the OS, it tells the OS which INF files to load. Intel advise installing before any other driver, it does relate to PCI devices. Intel explain it better, look at this
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* 1. OVERVIEW
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The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility installs
Windows* INF files to the target system. These files outline
to the operating system how to configure the Intel(R) chipset
components in order to ensure that the following features
function properly:
- Core PCI and ISAPNP Services
- AGP Support
- IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support
- SATA Storage Support
- USB Support
- Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in
the Device Manager
This software can be installed in three modes: Interactive,
Silent and Unattended Preload. Interactive Mode requires
user input during installation; Silent Mode and Unattended
Preload do not.
This software also offers a set of command line flags,
which provide additional installation choices. The command
line flags are not case sensitive. Refer to Section 4 for
detailed descriptions of these flags.
Important Note:
The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility is
distributed in two formats: self extracting .EXE files
(INFINST_xxx.EXE) or compressed .ZIP files (INFINST_xxx.ZIP).
Depending on which distribution format is being executed, the
command-line syntax may differ. Refer to Section 4 for more
details.
Hope this makes it clearer.