Gigabyte B660 Gaming X (rev. 1.0) Intel Serial IO Driver 30.100.2131.26 for Windows 11 64-bit

Key Features:

- Supports 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors​​
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5, 4 DIMMs​​
- 8+1+1 Hybrid Digital VRM Design with DrMOS​​
- DDR5 XTREME MEMORY Design with Shielded Memory Routing​
- Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage VRM Heatsinks​
- Fast 2.5 GbE GAMING LAN with Bandwidth Management​​
- Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard​​
- SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C delivers up to 10Gb/s transfer speeds​
- Pre-installed IO Shield for easy and quick installation​
- High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard​
- RGB FUSION 2.0 supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips​​
- Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors, Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP​​
- Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card 

This package contains the files needed for installing the Intel Serial IO driver. If it has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) may fix problems, add new functions, or expand existing ones. Even though other OSes might be compatible as well, we do not recommend applying this release on platforms other than the ones specified.

Driver Installation via Installer:

- Copy and unzip the Intel Serial IO Driver onto the Platform under test.
- Locate the “SetupSerialIO.exe” file.
- Right click on the executable and select ‘Run as administrator’ option from the menu to start the installer and then click on ‘Yes’ button in User Account Control pop-up window.
- You should see welcome screen with component details. Click ‘Next >’ button to continue the installation.
- Next, you should see license agreement screen. Please review the license agreement and if you accept the license terms then check the check-box on “I accept the terms in the license Agreement” and click on the “Next >” button to continue the installation.
- Next, you can select the folder location where the driver will be installed. By default, the driver will be installed in c:program FilesIntelIntel Serial IO. Click on “Next >” button to continue installation.
- Next, a list of driver components that will be installed by the installer is displayed. Click on ‘Next >’ button to continue.
- After successful installation, you should see setup completion screen. Click on ‘Finish’ button to complete the installation.

Silent Driver Installation via Installer

- Copy and unzip the Intel Serial IO Driver onto the Platform under test.
- Open a Command Prompt (cmd.exe) with administrator rights (ie. Run as administrator). Click on ‘Yes’ button in User Account Control pop-up window.
- Change the directory to where you unzipped the driver in Step 1 and then change to the “Driver_Installer” directory.
- To see all available options for the Installer, run command “SetupSerialIO.exe -?”
- You should see a window pop-up. For the “-l ” option which specifies the language of the setup dialogs, the LCID list is shown in below table. Click OK to continue.
- Run command “SetupSerialIO.exe –b –s” to start the silent installation. (Where as x represents the particular version number.) This process should take about 1 min to complete. When silent installation is complete, the system will automatically reboot.
- After the system has booted, you can refer to section 0 to check the driver version.

Manual Installation via INF File:

- Copy and unzip the Intel Serial IO Driver onto the Platform under test.
- Locate the INF files. (iaLPSS_GPIO.inf, iaLPSS_I2C.inf, iaLPSS_SPI.inf, iaLPSS_UART2.inf)
- Right click on the INF file and select ‘Install’ option from the menu to start the installation and then click on ‘Yes’ button in pop-up window.
- After the installation of all the drivers, reboot the system.

About Serial IO Drivers:

If you install this package, your device will be properly recognized by compatible systems, and might even benefit from new features or various bug fixes.

Please note that, even though other operating systems might also be compatible, we do not recommend you apply any software on platforms other than the specified ones. Doing so might cause the installation to crash, which could even render the device unusable.

When it comes to installing the package, the steps should not be much of a hassle because each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible; usually, you must make check for compatibility, get the package, run the available setup, and follow the instructions displayed on-screen.

However, due to the large number of devices out there and the various ways for applying these packages, it would be best if you refer to the installation manual first, to be sure of a successful update.

That being said, click the download button, and apply the present software on your product. Also constantly check with our website to stay up to speed with latest releases.