Welcome to the first Unofficial GMA 500 Driver Support website for Windows!

This project started in August 2012 when I thought,for the first time, that informations about this GPU were fragmentary and available on too many forums with too many pages!

So finally I decided to upload all into one blog  where people could find easily and quickly news and optimized drivers.

From that day over 200.000+ visitors, from all over the world, saw the first GMA 500 blog for Windows. Thank you!
In this website you can find also all you need to make your GMA 500 faster and INTEL ATOM Tips.

I talk about many things that you can read on older pages as how to: improve fsb; improve ram,video players,windows,web performance;ect ect. So it's better that you read all the blog before write a comment! (27 posts aren't too much).
The driver available here is programmed by Official Intel Embedded Team and fixed by me for a perfect fit on US15 platform (small form factor of US15W: GMA500 Devices).
Actually my release is compatible with various devices but not all cause it's not possible to determinate all displays configurations (All stuff posted is tested by my trusted device ASUS 1101HA)

All trademarks and\or logos contained in the website's sections belong to their owners.

For any copyright issues or advice don't hesitate to contact me using the appropriate button.

Project ended in 2021, some old link may not work or may return Google Gdrive error so leave a comment.

ITA.Questo sito nasce dalla voglia di rendere più facilmente reperibili informazioni e nuovi driver ottimizzati per la scheda video INTEL GMA 500.

Tutto il materiale postato su questo canale è completamente gratuito e testato dal mio fedele Asus 1101HA. Per tal Motivo non posso garantirne il corretto funzionamento su altri dispositivi nè mi assumo eventuali rischi per danni a cose o persone causati dall'uso improrio delle instruzioni contenute nelle varie guide.

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Website's News

01/2024: DOWNLOAD Links are not working correctly...Mega Links ADDED!

09 Jan 2021 Optimus IEMGD (Win 7,8,8.1,10) freeware ALPHA is out!

12 Jan 2021:

-Windows 7 doesn't handle XDDM driver (xp release) backlight anymore, don't know what's wrong with Microsoft in these years(no problem with WDDM but it is another control). I will not check it, it's an obsolete soc to have a look at Microsoft documents.Probably needed acpi fix

-Intel deleted Official Xp and Vista driver web page...now only avaiable win 7 version (error or not?). Intel.com US support can't help for an EOS soc 😂 anyway still avaiable Emgd and OEM releases

-Uploaded again VBIOS patched,software and ASUS 1101ha rom patched in Optimus IEMGD post

-Backuped EMGD suite

-Retested Windows 10 2021 but nothing relevant, use windows 7 home premium 32bit or lite editions

That's all folks!

-18 June 2021 Changing Google Host with Microsoft hosting. Reason: Google uses generic antivirus that can mark as malware Microsoft Visual Studio Projects 😂 I love Google High Quality Service. Remember use only professional antivirus👍

 

Windows 8/8.1/10 : OpenGL 2.0 Issue

Introduction: DirectX and OpenGL are competing application programming interfaces (APIs) which can be used in applications to render 2D and 3D computer graphics, taking advantage of hardware acceleration when available.

GMA500, with Intel Embedded Graphic Driver, can run both these two APIs: DirectX9.0C and OPENGL2.0 

Issue on Windows 8\8.1\10: IEMGD can't run OpenGL(Open Graphics Library) 2.0 API

Why? Seems to be an installer problem of all GPU Drivers(compiled for Windows 7) for a new Windows 8 Setting vs OpenGL ICD (Installable Client Driver)

In Our Case:

-C:\Windows\System32\opengl32.dll Microsoft Windows 8 OpenGL 1.1 INCLUDED and Enabled

-C:\Windows\System32\igdogl32.dll Intel Embedded Driver OpenGL 2.0 INCLUDED and Disabled

Solutions Tested but not working (maybe can resolve other GPU's equal issue):

-Update the Driver (not available for GMA500)

-Registry Fix: Added the same keys of Win7

-Installer INF Fix: Fixed to install with WIN 6.1=7; WIN 6.2=8; WIN 6.3=8.1

-Compatibility Mode: Tested Win 8-7-Vista SP2-XP SP3

-Manual Driver Mode from Device Manager

-HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0000 Checked

-Comparison between INI for Win7 vs INI for Win8
-Edited by Hex Editor: returns OpenGL error! 

PROBABLY not Fixable on GMA500 ; for all other Intel GMA GPUs just download updated driver or open inf file and edit strings for win 7 (NTx86.6.1) for ex:

 [Manufacturer]

%Intel%   = Intel.Mfg,NTx86.6.1

[Intel.Mfg.NTx86.6.1]

Change it to accept all OS versions(example above) or you can edit NTx86.6.1 to support only 6.2(win 8)/6.3(win 8.1):

[Manufacturer]

%Intel%   = Intel.Mfg

[Intel.Mfg]

Fixed Installer for Intel HD 1°gen and Intel Series 4 (not gma500) can be find HERE

Contacted: Microsoft,Intel,Asus,OpenGl,Forums...all saying it's an Intel issue! I hate this way to operate

Intel aswered that GMA500 is "EOL" (End of Life Support) so never will be available a solution from them!
P.S.For x64 OS is necessary disable Drive Digital Firm Check

Solutions still not Tested: 

Make a digital firm for developer

How to Install MESA3D Software Accelerated OpenGL on Windows 7/8/8.1 (probably also XP)

After many tests,research on MSDN and registry fixes,I understood that the error is ,in our unlucky case, in igdogl32.dll. Reverse isn't possible so We can't get OpenGL Hardware Accelerated!

The Only Workaround to play apps\games that requires OpenGL > vers 1.1 is to change Windows Software accelerated Opengl32.dll.

N.B. Performance are Poor (will not fixed with future releases so i will not update this package)

WORKS ON ALL PCs not only GMA500 Devices!

Options: 1) MESA3D OpenGL (described and free) 2) TitaniumGL (Trial version and only OpenGL1.4)

Instructions:

1)Go to Download Section and download Mesa 3D - Wrappers Package (contains MESA3D Software Acc OpenGL Dic 2017)

2)Follow instructions: (three possible solutions)

-First Option,suggested, put opengl32.dll directly in game\app folder (may not work)

-Second Option for GMA500 rename package opengl32.dll to igdogl32.dll and put it in system32 (overwrite existing unworking dll)

-Third Option overwrite C:\Windows\System32\Opengl32.dll with MESA dll as described above: (if your video driver has no opengl file)

A.Make a backup of Windows OpenGL to restore it in the future 

B. Go to system32\opengl32.dll file, right click properties. Click on Security tab\Modify\Select "Users" Profile and check Full Control then OK->OK

C.Overwrite system32\opengl32.dll with mesa dll (32bit or 64bit dipends from your OS)