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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👍
 

GMA 500 VIDEO BIOS

The Video BIOS provides a set of video-related functions that are used by programs to access the video hardware. Through CED is possible to generate vBios for US15 but isn't included a flasher.

History:
All starts with my  foolish idea of increasing GMA500 performance and a "mistake" reading 
white-paper about CED:
Chapter 4.0 talks about : <<VBIOS includes support for the following chipsets:
• Intel® Atom™ Processor E6xx
• Intel® System Controller Hub US15W/US15WP/WPT chipset
Enabling the SMSW instructions used when Intel® EMGD VBIOS sets up its caching
functions increases the boot speed during POST and system boot.
The host system must have a 32-bit Microsoft Windows operating.
The target system must contain one of the following Intel chipsets:
• Intel® Atom™ Processor E6xx
• Intel® System Controller Hub US15W/US15WP/WPT chipset
The target system must contain a minimum of 64 MB of RAM.>>
I so imaged that was enought to build a default vbios and ask for the AVBU flasher (AMI Video Bios Utility) but it wasn't so easy!
I've missed to read Appendix E: <<AVBU Supported Hardware Platforms
Currently the utility exclusively supports the Intel® Atom™ Processor E660 with Intel®
Platform Controller Hub EG20T Development Kit>>
Anyway i found the way to upload new vbios to system bios with AMI MmTool (Bios Mods SECTION):
VideoBios on US15 is 64KB file


After changing vBios: (Intel GUI Tool\ Informations)

I've just compiled some vbios to test: (Read how to build on IEMGD Editor Section)
Beta Releases BIOS for ASUS 1101HA (TESTED on my netbook)
N.B. Use only at your own risk! 
BIOS 0323 with VBIOS 1.14 rev0.1 DOWNLOAD
BIOS 0323 with VBIOS 1.18 rev0.1 DOWNLOAD
Is Possible to restore Default Settings reflashing Asus 1101HA Bios 0323 (download it from Asus)
Note. vBios support is closed  because:
-I didn't find any way to fix bugs (read above) 
-It's better standard vbios on our netbooks

BugReport:
Ugly Fast boot (anyway works)
Disabled Brightness control via Fn Button
Incompatible with Official GMA500 Drivers
VGA output not working
I didn't see any advantage using embedded vbios probably because isn't designed for a multipurpose device. I suggest to leave IBM standard vbios for common users.

How to flash: (2 Solutions)
1)Copy 1101HA.rom into a pendrive 
2)Shutdown pc
3)Press ALT+F2 on system boot (will start Bios Upgrade) 

Second Solution: On windows->Run AsusUpdate Tool->Select Update Bios from File

Summary:
IEMG vBios doesn't increase performances
IEMG vBios brings a lot of minor bugs on a multipuporse device (netbook)
Intel BMP Utility Doesn't work with GMA 500
AVBU is only compatible with E6xx series 

Best Regards
Thekazar