I was tickled to see the level of detail provides an enduring record of what the Intel installer shows only in transitory form. This little snippet of information provides a pretty darn good demonstration of what the tool can tell you about your system.

Finally, Intel installs a new/current version of the Intel RST application.īTW, Reliability Monitor is a great way to learn what updates and changes get made to a system when updates are applied, drivers added or updated, and so forth. Intel installs another Intel 100 Series/C230 chipset family SATA AHCI controller for a second set of bus links (my system has a LOT of SATA ports: 8 from Intel, 3 or 4 more from 3rd parties).ħ. Intel installs a Standard SATA AHCI Controller for the non-Intel storage controller on my Asrock 7+ Extreme motherboard.Ħ. Intel installs a Intel 100 Series/C230 chipset family SATA AHCI controller for one set of bus links.ĥ. The two periods (“.”) indicates removal of an application - in this case, the earlier version of the Intel RST code.Ĥ. Intel installs a telemetry/reporting widget called the Intel Computing Improvement Programģ. A new Intel Driver & Support Assistant gets installedĢ. In fact, the sequence of events shown in the screen capture runs from 4:40 – 4:42 PM on 6/5. Why Intel Driver Support Assistant Proves Helpful Careful examination of the sequence of events shows the update to the Driver & Support Assistant starts things in motion.

Intel driver and support assistant