VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Controller Driver Component for
Windows XP Embedded SP1
07/31/2003
Copyright (C) 2002,2003 VIA Technologies, INC.
1. Release note
This package is ver 1.0, adapted from logo'ed package
VIA_RAID_100A1.ZIP. Users are advised to contact VIA for
information about the usage of this component for their specific
embedded platforms.
VIA provides the user with this sample component implementation,
to ease development and test effort. The user, however,
is advised to obtain the latest available driver and author
his or her own components.
2. File description
This package contains 9 files as described below.
Readme.txt this file
07/31/2003 04:51 PM 123,940 VIARAID_v10.sld driver component
01/06/2003 12:47 PM 8,018 viaraid.cat
12/20/2002 11:50 AM 61,408 viaraid.sys
12/20/2002 12:00 PM 2,992 VIARAID.INF
03/28/2003 03:41 PM 53,248 drvInterface.dll
03/28/2003 03:41 PM 594,906 raid_tool.chm
03/28/2003 03:41 PM 552,960 raid_tool.exe
12/20/2002 12:00 PM 53,248 SetupVIA.dll
3. Import the driver component
(1) Copy all the files to a directory,
e.g. "D:\VIADRIVERS\RAID100A1\".
(2) Create a directory, e.g. "D:\VIA_Repositories\", if there is
none.
(3) Open Component Database Manager under Microsoft Windows
Embedded Studio.
(4) Click on the "Repository" and then "Repository Roots..." buttons.
Type in the complete path of the repositories directory,
for example "D:\VIA_Repositories\". Click on the "Add" button
and answer "Yes".
(5) Click on the "Database", "Import...", and then "..." buttons.
Navigate to directory "D:\VIADRIVERS\RAID100A1\" and
then choose the .SLD file. Next, pull down "Repository root"
drop-down and select "D:\VIA_Repositories\". Click on the
"Import" and then "Close" buttons to close the dialog.
(6) Close the "Component Database Manager".
4. Run the VIA RAID Utility
User can run the "C:\Program Files\VIA_RAID_Utility\raid_tool.exe" VIA
RAID Utility to creat the RAID array, and the "C:\WINDOWS\system32\compmgmt.msc"
tool to manage the DISK.
Download Driver Pack
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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.