READWIN.TXT Driver File Contents (M559_VXpro_II_IDE_Driver_for_Windows_95_98_and_more.zip)

READWIN.TXT

NOTES ABOUT ALIHDD.386 and ALIINT13.386
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This device driver is used for ALi bus master IDE chip under 
Windows 3.x enviroment. It is a 32-bit disk access driver which works
directly with the hard disk controllers.



Bellow procedure is done by setup.exe automatically.


    Copy the ALIHDD.386 and ALIINT13.386 into your Windows subdirectory - SYSTEM. 
    And change the SYSTEM.INI as following: 

    In [386enh] section of SYSTEM.INI, find the following lines:

	32BitDiskAccess=off
	device=*int13
	device=*wdctrl
	OverlappedIO= XXXX (Here XXXX maybe is TRUE or FALSE)
	VirtualHDIRQ= XXXX (Here XXXX maybe is TRUE or FALSE)

    Now change to

	32BitDiskAccess=on
	device=aliint13.386
	device=alihdd.386
	OverlappedIO=TRUE
	VirtualHDIRQ=FALSE

  Please refer to Windows manual.





Limitation:

   1. If there is a CD ROM drive connected to the same channel with a hard drive,
      the Windows for Workgroup 3.11's 32bit file access must be turn off.

   2. In order to use 32bit disk access, the ALi IDE DOS driver must have been installed.
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How To Update Drivers Manually

After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.

  • Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).

  • If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.

  • Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.

  • Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.

  • Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.

  • From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.

  • Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.

Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.

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