SiS Installation Utility
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1. Uninstall SiS IDE DOS driver and SiS IDE Windows driver if you want
to install SiS IDE Windows 95 driver.
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2. Run install.exe to install SiS IDE DOS driver,
or read the readme.txt file in DOS <DIR> for details.
3. Run install.exe to install SiS IDE Windows driver,
or read the readme.txt file in WINDOWS <DIR> for details.
4. To install SiS IDE Windows 95 driver, read the readme.txt file in
WIN95 <DIR> or run install.exe to see the according item.
5. To install SiS IDE Windows NT 3.5x driver, read the readme.txt file in
NT35 <DIR> or run install.exe to see the according item.
6. To install SiS IDE Windows NT 4.0 driver, read the readme.txt file in
NT40 <DIR> or run install.exe to see the according item.
7. To install SiS IDE OS/2 driver, read the readme.txt file in OS2 <DIR>
or run install.exe to see the according item.
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Q & A :
1. How to use 32-bit file access for Hard Disk and CD-ROM working at the
same channel in WFW 3.11 environment ?
Ans: It is a limitation of the system. You should either put the devices in
different channel or turn the 32-bit file access off.
2. DOS Driver adjusts HD speed by parameter :
e.g: You can write the following line in config.sys
device=c:\siside\sisdr.sys /Rxxxx /Axxxx
Where x could be 0 .. 9, A .. F for speed .
R : Recovery time
A : Active time ( ref. data sheet for 551X )
3. After SiS IDE DOS driver installed. Some mode 4 hard disk will cause
system hang at the IDE driver loading procedure when we reboot the
system.
Ans: Users can avoid this by downing the speed in Manual function as Q&A 2.
4. Why NT3.5x can't boot completely after installed IDE driver and reboot ?
Ans: Windows NT and SiS IDE Drivers can't both be active under NT system.
User just need to follow the README procedure to remove Windows NT IDE
Driver after SiS IDE Driver installed.
5. How to play Philips CD-i format movies in Windows 95 ?
Sol: (1) Make sure your CD-ROM drive can support Philips CD-i format.
(2) Separate IDE Hard Disk and IDE CD-ROM to difference channel.
Connect your Hard Disks to IDE Primary Channel.
Connect your CD-ROM Drive to IDE Secondary Channel.
(3) Refer your CD-ROM User Guide to install your CD-ROM's DOS Driver.
(Please make sure that Config.sys file has your CD-ROM's DOS Driver,
Autoexec.bat file has MSCDEX.EXE installed and both of them aren't
be remarked by Windows 95 Installation)
(4) Enter Windows 95 System.
(5) Install SiS IDE Windows 95 Driver for your Windows 95 system.
(Refer the readme.txt file in WIN95 <DIR> of SiS IDE driver
diskette)
(6) Double click the "My Computer" icon on the Desktop.
(7) Double click the "Control Panel" icon in "My Computer".
(8) Double click the "System" icon in "Control Panel".
(9) Select "Device Manager" option in "System Properties".
(10) Double click "Hard Disk Controllers"
(11) Select the "Secondary SiS IDE Controller".
(12) Click on the "Properties" option.
(13) On the "General" label card. In the "Device Usage" column,
unselect the "Original Configuration" box.
(14) Select "Yes" when prompted to restart Windows 95 in "System
Setting Change".
(15) After above settings finished, you can play CD-Multimedia functions
with multimedia playback software. Multimedia playback software
(mediaplayer, xing ......etc) are necessary, users can't playback
those CD-Multimedia by only clicking the CD-ROM icon directly.
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.