I found about this by using DriverGenius when I had my Maximus V (2014) and I also was able to install it when I had my Gigabyte board. (2015) Now, I have this new board and I also was able to install it. I was using a 2010 driver. I remember about the Windows update catalog and I found it there. Here is the direct link to the CAB for Windows 7/8/8.1/10 x64 http://download.windowsupdate.com/c..._285827bab443daa5066041447ab4fada006f3422.cab (Use IE for this) Here is the Windows Update catalog page, with all the versions of this. https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=watchdog This has ONLY the drivers for manual install. If you want a installer, here is the Intel one with the newer driver. http://www97.zippyshare.com/v/FEsNY7kW/file.html What this do? Well, I certainly don't know, BUT, I noticed reduced DPC latency. So, try and coment!
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us...-and-configuring-watchdog-timer-app-note.html Or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms856963.aspx
i don't like progs such as ,driver genius - i prefer to look myself . And have you noticed its a tick box world, already done for you? The boxes you wouldn't tick . There is so much going on now, many prog not needed. Bloatware, on pc;s if you buy say from PCworld .... Over the last 10 years I have kept my setup's to a minimal as I can. Example , do I need a backup prog? Win 7 and 10 are good enough. I have repaired many a pc for others, still do, and when i see the progs they have and ask what they use, i start grinning, ' err whats that for they ask ' Not saying in your case - just saying for others if this is something they can relate to
One thing is program which lies peacefully on the disk till you invoke it. And another thing is program which has components launching at startup. As for your example - backup program - I don`t install one, instead I use bootable DVD disk with disk manager capable to backup/restore/copy/create/delete/move/resize/convert partitions. Saying that user doesn`t need backup program at all is pretty naive. Users do mistakes, OS code has bugs, disks became broken, etc. And if OS and apps could be re-installed, user`s photos, documents, and all sort of data could not.
