Release Notes

December 11, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since November 19, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-12-11 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-12-11.pdf

Issue: Surface Laptop 2 BSOD

Symptoms:
Surface Laptop 2 receives a WDF_VIOLATION error resulting in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on deployment.

Resolution:
An older Surface Laptop (1) driver was being installed on the Surface Laptop 2. The latest driver has been added.

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 26Gb in size (26.4 Gb IMP; 22.3Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

November 19, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since November 15, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-11-19 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-11-19.pdf

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 25Gb in size (25.3 Gb IMP; 21.2Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

November 15, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since November 9, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-11-15 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-11-15.pdf

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 25Gb in size (25.3 Gb IMP; 21.2Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

November 9, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since October 29, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-11-09 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-11-09.pdf

Driver Refresh: Microsoft Surface Devices

Details:
General review and update of Microsoft Surface devices incl. (Surface Pro 1-6, Surfacebook 1-2, Surface Laptop 1-2)

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 25Gb in size (25.3 Gb IMP; 21.2Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

October 29, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since October 10, 2018 release.

Includes UIU Driver Database Release DB-18-10-26.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-10-29 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-10-29.pdf

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 25Gb in size (25.3 Gb IMP; 21.2Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

October 10, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since September 20, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-10-10 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-10-10.pdf

Issue: Intel NIC - Wake on Lan

Symptoms:
Additional support for Wake on Lan features on certain Intel NIC models.

Resolution:
Added a newer NIC driver that supports additional Wake on Lan features for the following devices: I217-LM - I219-V

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 25Gb in size (25.1 Gb IMP; 21.0Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

September 20, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since September 17, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-09-20 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-09-20.pdf

Issue: Intel Graphics Driver BSOD - Windows 10 1803

Symptoms:
When deploying Windows 10 (1803), during the "Getting Devices Ready" stage, the target machine experiences a BSOD with the Stop code: DRIVER_PNP_WATCHDOG.

Resolution:
The associated Intel Graphics driver has been updated to the most current version.

Resolved Issue: (DB-18-09-17) VMXNET3 Driver issues

Symptoms:
Upon installation of the existing VMXNET3 driver (1.7.3.7) on Windows 7, the network interface would appear to be missing and would be inoperable.

Resolution:
The existing VMXNET3 driver has been replaced with an older version (1.7.3.2).

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 23Gb in size (23.9 Gb IMP; 19.8Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

September 17, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since August 28, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-09-17 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-09-17.pdf

Issue: VMXNET3 Driver issues

Symptoms:
Upon installation of the existing VMXNET3 driver (1.7.3.7) on Windows 7, the network interface would appear to be missing and would be inoperable.

Resolution:
The existing VMXNET3 driver has been replaced with an older version (1.7.3.2).

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 23Gb in size (23.9 Gb IMP; 19.8Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

August 28, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since August 21, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-08-28 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-08-28.pdf

Issue: Audio - Intel HD Audio & Conexant Audio drivers

Symptoms:
Using the latest Intel HD Audio & Conexant Audio drivers, HP Probook 640 G3 models {potentially others} exhibited BSOD errors, (with no stop code to report), and audio would periodically cut out.

Resolution:
Identified drivers have been reverted to a previous, confirmed working, version.

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 23Gb in size (23.3 Gb IMP; 19.2Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!

August 21, 2018

Driver DB Amendments:

Customer-requested drivers since July 31, 2018 release.

Drivers Affected:

See Attached: UIU DB-18-08-21 Drivers.pdf

Make and Models Affected:

See Attached: Make-Model DB-18-08-21.pdf

Reminder:

The full driver database exceeds 23Gb in size (23.3 Gb IMP; 19.2Gb Classic {x64 only}). Please follow the guidelines below for optimal performance. This database release still covers Windows 7 through Windows 10 (32/64bit).

USB Flash drives need to be formatted with the NTFS file system before the driver database will successfully transfer. Network share access is recommended.

Support Reminder:

The Big Bang Support Team would like to remind our customers to please clear out any drivers represented in the Custom folder(s) prior to testing with a new version of the UIU Driver Database as neglecting to do so may result in false negative installations.  Please contact a Support Representative with questions or concerns. Thank you!