Second Life gives me an error message about my Intel motherboard chipset drivers. What should I do?

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You should be able to update the drivers for your motherboard, if they're out of date.

There are a few Intel motherboard types that show this error even if the drivers are current. Notice that this message says Would you like to see a page with drivers? and provides Yes/No buttons. Clicking on No in response to this message results in an attempt to load Second Life.