; ; ALi M5229 IDE Bus Master Controller INF file ; ; Description: ; The driver feature can be controlled by changing the registry key value. ; The initial registry key value is set according to INF file. The following ; are the procedures of controlling the driver feature. ; ; 1. To change the device transfer mode, search [DrvArg.Reg] section and find ; "HKLM,SOFTWARE\ALi\M5229,Mode,1,n,n,n,n" ; | | | | ; | | | + ----- Secondary channel device 1 ; | | + ------- Secondary channel device 0 ; | + --------- Primary channel device 1 ; + ----------- Primary channel device 0 ; ; where n represent the transfer mode : ; 0 - Auto detect, the driver decide the transfer mode of the device. ; 1 - PIO ; 2 - DMA ; 3 - Ultra DMA ; ; The user can change the value of n to decide the device transfer mode. ; ; Note : ; If the driver has been installed,the transfer mode can also be changed ; by searching the registry path : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ALi\M5229. ; Change the value of key 'Mode' according to the above transfer mode definition ; and then restart. ; ; 2. To disable the secondary channel and free its resource, please search ; [DUAL_MASTER_IDE.RegHW] section and find ";HKR,,ChannelOptions,1,01". ; Remove the comment mark ';' and use this INF file to install IDE driver. ; ; Note: ; After the driver is installed, secondary channel enable/disable can be ; controlled by using device manager. First, open control pannel and select ; system item. Second, select the hardisk controller and double click the " ; ALi Bus Master PCI to IDE Controller" to see its properity page. Channel ; enable/disable can then be changed via the setting menu. [version] signature="$CHICAGO$" Class=hdc Provider="ALi" [ClassInstall] AddReg=HDC_Class [HDC_Class] HKR,,,,%HDCClassName% [Manufacturer] %COMPANY%=IDE_HDC [IDE_HDC] %PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5229.DeviceDesc% = DUAL_MASTER_IDE , PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5229 %MF\MASTERPRIMARY.DeviecDesc% = MASTER_IDE , MF\M5229PRIMARY %MF\MASTERSECONDARY.DeviecDesc% = MASTER_IDE , MF\M5229SECONDARY [MASTER_IDE] AddReg = ESDI_MASTER_AddReg [MASTER_IDE.HW] AddReg = ESDI_FIFO_OK_AddReg [DUAL_MASTER_IDE] Copyfiles=@m5229.mpd AddReg=StandardMF.Reg,IDEProp.Reg,DrvArg.Reg [DUAL_MASTER_IDE.HW] AddReg=DUAL_MASTER_IDE.RegHW [DUAL_MASTER_IDE.RegHW] HKR,Child0000,HardwareID,,MF\M5229PRIMARY HKR,Child0000,ResourceMap,1,00,01,02,06 HKR,Child0000,MFFlags,1,0C,00,00,00 HKR,Child0001,HardwareID,,MF\M5229SECONDARY HKR,Child0001,ResourceMap,1,03,04,05,07 HKR,Child0001,MFFlags,1,0C,00,00,00 HKR,,PCIDualIDE,1,01 ;HKR,,ChannelOptions,1,01 [StandardMF.Reg] HKR,,DevLoader,,*CONFIGMG HKR,,Enumerator,,*CONFIGMG HKR,,CMDrivFlags,1,03,00,00,00 [DrvArg.Reg] HKLM,SOFTWARE\ALi\M5229,UltraDMASupported,1,0,0,0,0 HKLM,SOFTWARE\ALi\M5229,DMASupported,1,0,0,0,0 HKLM,SOFTWARE\ALi\M5229,Mode,1,0,0,0,0 HKLM,SOFTWARE\ALi\M5229,ModeNo,1,0a,0a,0a,0a HKLM,SOFTWARE\ALi\M5229,DrvSetTiming,1,0 [ESDI_FIFO_OK_AddReg] HKR,,IDENoSerialize,3,01 [IDEProp.Reg] HKR,,EnumPropPages,,"sysclass.dll,IDEEnumPropPages" [ESDI_Master_AddReg] HKR,,DriverDesc,,"ALi Bus Master IDE Miniport Driver" HKR,,DevLoader,,*IOS HKR,,PortDriver,,M5229.mpd [ControlFlags] CopyFilesOnly =PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5215,PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5229 ExcludeFromSelect =MF\M5229PRIMARY,MF\M5229SECONDARY [DestinationDirs] DefaultDestDir = 12 ;IOSubsys directory [SourceDisksFiles] m5229.mpd =1 idehdd.mpd =1 [SourceDisksNames] 1=%DISK_ID%,, [Strings] DISK_ID="" HDCClassName = "Hard disk controllers" COMPANY = "Acer Labs Inc" PROVIDER = "Acer Labs Inc" MF\MASTERPRIMARY.DeviecDesc = "ALi Primary IDE controller (bus master)" MF\MASTERSECONDARY.DeviecDesc = "ALi Secondary IDE controller (bus master)" PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5229.DeviceDesc = "ALi Bus Master PCI to IDE Controller"Download Driver Pack
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