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*
*  Production Version Release
* 
*
*  Intel(R) USB 3.0 Host Controller Adaptation Driver: 1.0.1.45
*  
*  August 2015
*
*  NOTE:  This document refers to systems containing the 
*         following Intel processors/chipsets: 
*
*     Skylake PCH Platform
*     Braswell PCH Platform
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*  CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT
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This document contains the following sections:

1.  System Requirements
2.  Installing the Software
3.  Verifying Installation of the Software
4.  Identifying the Software Version Number

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

	Skylake PCH Platform
	Braswell PCH Platform

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
   directory on the system in order to install this
   software.

   The drivers included with this distribution package are 
   designed to function with Windows* 8.1 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.  INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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The kit package contains two sub-packages: 
a) Installer executable: (Not available for pre-alpha release)
Double-click on the executable file to install the driver.

b) Folder with CAT, INF, SYS files for manual installation:
Install the driver through the device manager. See Intel(R) USB 3.0 Host 
Controller Adaptation Driver  - Bring Up Guide and release note for steps
by steps instruction

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*   Operating Systems supported
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Skylake PCH Platform:
•  Windows* 8.1 (64bits)
•  Windows* Server 2012 Operating System (64bits)
•  Windows* Server 2012 R2 Operating System (64bits)

Braswell PCH Platform
•  Windows* 8.1 (64bits)

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*  3.  VERIFYING INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE
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1. Launch the "Device Manager" by holding down Windows Key + X 
on the keyboard to open the tools Menus and select the "Device Manager"
from the menu.

2. Verify the following devices should be listed and not 
   yellow banged. If not, the driver is not 
   installed correctly. 

	Intel(R) USB 3.0 Host Controller Adaptation Driver  


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*  4. IDENTIFYING THE SOFTWARE VERSION NUMBER
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1. Launch the "Device Manager" by holding down Windows Key + X 
on the keyboard to open the tools Menus and select the "Device Manager"
from the menu.

2. Select Intel(R) USB 3.0 Host Controller Adaptation Driver
	
3. Click on the "Driver" tab and note the driver version.

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