*****  WARNING  *****
Do not run this driver’s installer (Setup.exe) from a USB storage 
device (ie. external USB hard drive or USB thumb drive). For proper 
installation, please copy driver files to a local hard drive folder 
and run from there.

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*
*  Production Version Releases
* 
*  Microsoft Windows* 7 
*
*  Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller:  1.0.4.225
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*
*  April 2012
*
*  NOTE:  This document refers to systems containing the 
*         following Intel processors/chipsets: 
*
*	      3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor Family
*    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 processor 
*    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 processor 
*    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 vPro(TM) processor 
*    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 processor 
*    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 vPro(TM) processor
*
*	      Intel(R) 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family (Panther Point PCH)
*
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*  CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT
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This document contains the following sections:

1.  System Requirements
2.  Localized Language Abbreviations
3.  Installing the Software
4.  Verifying Installation of the Software
5.  Identifying the Software Version Number
6.  Installation switches available
7.  Uninstalling the software

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*  1.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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1. The system must contain one of the following Intel
   Chipsets/Processors:

	      3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor Family
    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 processor 
    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 processor 
    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 vPro(TM) processor 
    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 processor 
    	      2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 vPro(TM) processor                     

	      Intel(R) 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family (Panther Point PCH)          	

2. The software should be installed on systems with at
   least 1 GB of system memory.

3. There should be sufficient hard disk space in the <TEMP>
   directory on the system in order to install this
   software.

   The drivers included with this distribution package are
   designed to function with all released versions of
   Microsoft Windows* 7 OS available at the time of release 
   of this package.

Please check with your system provider to determine the
operating system and Intel Chipset used in your system.

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*  2.  LOCALIZED LANGUAGE ABBREVIATIONS
***************************************************************************

The following list contains the hexadecimal key of all
languages into which the driver has been localized. You may
have to refer to this section while using this document.
    Code #, Language, Language Code
	0401 -> Arabic (International), ARA
	0804 -> Chinese (Simplified), CHS
	0404 -> Chinese (Traditional), CHT, 
	0405 -> Czech, CSY
	0406 -> Danish, DAN
	0407 -> German, DEU
	0408 -> Greek, ELL
	0409 -> English (United States), ENU
	040A -> Spanish, ESP
	040B -> Finnish, FIN
	040C -> French (International), FRA
	040D -> Hebrew, HEB
	040E -> Hungarian, HUN
	0410 -> Italian, ITA
	0411 -> Japanese, JPN
	0412 -> Korean, KOR
	0413 -> Dutch, NLD
	0414 -> Norwegian, NOR
	0415 -> Polish, PLK
	0416 -> Portuguese (Brazil), PTB
	0816 ->Portuguese (Portugal), PTG
	0419 -> Russian, RUS
	041B -> Slovak, SKY
	0424 -> Slovenian, SLV
	041D -> Swedish, SVE
	041E -> Thai, THA
	041F -> Turkish, TRK


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*  3.  INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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General Installation Notes:

1. The operating system must be installed prior to the installation of the 
   driver.

2. This installation procedure is specific only to the version of driver 
   and installation file included in this release.

3. This procedure assumes that all of the software associated with this 
   release is located in the same directory.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 
--------------------------------------------

To install from a Web download, you will download either a ZIP file or an 
EXE file from the Web.

a. If it is an EXE file, double-click the file you downloaded and specify a 
   location into which the  driver files will be extracted. Click "Unzip" 
   and the files will extract. Click "OK" on the next window, then click 
   "Close". 

b. If it is a ZIP file, double-click the file you downloaded and choose 
   “Extract all files”. Next,  browse to a destination folder in which the 
   files can be placed and choose “Extract”.

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*   Microsoft Windows* 7 "Setup.exe" Installation
***************************************************************************

1. Locate the hard drive directory where the driver files are stored with 
   the browser or the explore feature of Windows*.

2. Double click the “Setup.exe” from this directory.

3. The Install dialog will appear.
 
4. Click “Next” to continue.

5. Read License Agreement and click “Yes” to proceed.

6. Review Readme File Information and click “Next” to proceed.

7. When the “Setup Progress” is complete click “Next” to proceed.

8. Lastly, the “Setup Complete” screen appears so click “Finish” to restart 
   your computer.
   
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*  4.  VERIFYING INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE
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1. Click "Start" then right click on "Computer" button and then click on 
   properties.

2. Click on the "Device Manager" selection on the left.

3. Select "Universal Serial Bus controllers". The Intel(R) USB 3.0 
   eXtensible Host Controller device and Intel(R) USB 3.0 Root Hub device
   should be listed and not yellow banged. If not, the driver is not 
   installed correctly. 

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*  5. IDENTIFYING THE SOFTWARE VERSION NUMBER
***************************************************************************

1. Click "Start" then right click on "Computer" button and then click on 
   properties.

2. Click on the "Device Manager" selection on the left.

3. Select "Universal Serial Bus controllers" then double click on the 
   Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller device or Intel(R) USB 3.0
   Root Hub device.

4. Click on "Driver" tab and note the driver version.

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*  6. INSTALLATION SWITCHES AVAILABLE
***************************************************************************
The switches in the SETUP.EXE file will have the following syntax. 
Switches are not case sensitive and may be specified in any order (except 
for the -s switch). Switches must be separated by spaces.
SETUP [-?]

-? Displays help dialog.


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*  7. UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
***************************************************************************
NOTE: This procedure assumes the above installation process
was successful. This uninstallation procedure is specific
only to the version of the driver and installation files
included in this package.

1. Click on the "Start" button, then click on the "Control 
   Panel" icon, and then double click on "Programs and Features",
   right click on "Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver" and 
   select "Uninstall" option

2. Click "Next" to uninstall the driver.

3. Click on "Finish" button to restart the computer.

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