The ASPEED AST2150 Graphics Driver is a peripheral device driver for servers running Windows Server 2008 64-bit operating system. It enables the functionality of the AST2150 chipset, which provides onboard graphics acceleration and management solutions for server systems that do not require high-level graphics capabilities or standalone graphics cards.

Features

• Provides VGA output interface through a PCIe x1 interface
• Built-in 2D hardware acceleration and support for various graphics standards (e.g. DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL 1.5)
• Multi-video outputs (default VGA or optional DVI, HDMI) based on onboard converter chips
• Integrated frame buffer memory, up to the resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels
• Time-based hardware video scaler for playback of high-resolution video content
• Supports GUI BIOS with POST interface and transparent role switching to host’s BIOS management

Specifications

• Maxmium resolution supported: 1920 x 1200 pixels
• Supported Standards: DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL 1.5, ACPI 3.0
• Interface Type: PCI Express x1
• Host interface: SPI, I2C
• Onboard memory size: 8 MB
• Operating temperature range: 0°C to 70°C
• Storage temperature: 40°C to 85°C

Using Technologies

The ASPEED AST2150 Graphics Driver uses several advanced technologies built into the chipset to enable high-quality graphics processing in a server environment. Such as

• Integrated video decoding hardware: Decodes H.264/AVC,MPEG-2,VC-1 video standards in real-time without over-utilizing the host’s CPU performance.
• Hardware frame buffer management: Supports frame buffer memory scaling and optimized DRAM access for visual smoothness and reduction in gradient flicker.
• Hardware Accelerated 2D Image engine: Capability provides resolution scaling and filtering, transparent color fill & chromakee.

Known Issues With This Device

There have been some known issues related to compatibility with other drivers and hardware components. These include:

• Some users haved reported that there may be display issues when switching between various compatible output interfaces.
• There have been some cases reported where the driver may not play nicely with certain third-party virtualization drivers or services, which could cause conflicts and system crashes.
• Compatibility issue faced on Server 2008 - if the installed driver version doesn’t match to specific kernel version i.e. Build Number

Troubleshooting

The following are some common troubleshoot problems and solutions that you can encounter when installing or just using this peripheral device driver for server 2008.

• Driver not Installing: Some users encounter trouble installing the ASPEED AST2150 Graphics Drive rem>er stand that you download the right version for your Server 2008 system’s architecture.
• Device Not responsive: problems( freezes, halted display or the changes made is not updated). It is a simple solution of Manually stopping and Starting where you can hit ALT+CTRL+DEL bypass the crashed software in order to access task manager and select the proper process that you must terminate/manage.
• Failure to update the Display:In order to fix failure with display makes update/update windows with modification on Windows startup or the updating process if broken might repeat.

The Driver

The ASPEED AST2150 Graphics Driver 6.0.10.98 can be downloaded from any online vendor website or marketing and distributing resources which offer the 64-bit version related to Machine’s kernel build. Latest patches information for driver can also be found at vendor’s official product support web pages.

The ASPEED AST2150 graphics driver installs via executable known as as216isd.exe. which installs the ASPEED AST2150 controller driver and display driver together.

The drivers are compatible with the OS listed above and require minimum kit installed for smooth run of display(Piwares, Piwm.sys Pi43ns.sys).