----------------------------------------------------------------------- Winbond Electronics Corporation CIR Microsoft(R) Windows(R)-based Drivers installation package for the Winbond Notebook Embedded Controllers Copyright (c) 2007 Winbond Electronics Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Letter for: WPC876xL/WPCE775x CIR Drivers installation package: 7.60.1012 Date: August 2007 By downloading, installing, copying, or otherwise using the Winbond CIR Device Drivers, you accept the terms of the license agreement provided in WinbondEC_CIRDrivers_EULA.txt file. 1. PACKAGE CONTENTS This zip file contains the following files: - setup.exe - The setup application. - CIRdrivers_Installer.msi - MSI installation package. - *.inf - Drivers information files - *.cat - Drivers catalog files - winbondhidcir.reg - HID CIR driver registry settings file with specific configuration for DELL system - i386\*.* - The Drivers system files for the x32 platform - amd64\*.* - The Drivers system files for the x64 platform - WinbondEC_CIRDrivers_EULA.txt - End User License Agreement - ReadMe.txt - This Release Letter 2. DESCRIPTION This product is the Winbond CIR drivers installation package for the WPC876xL and WPCE775x. This installation package contains the following drivers: 2.1 WPC876xL Windows Vista(TM)-based MC CIR Port 32/64-bit Driver. Version: 7.1.62.2012 BIOS PnP ID: WEC1020,WEC1021 The driver implements: - Receive-Only Windows MC functionality for systems without TV tuner (BIOS PnP ID - WEC1020) - Receive, Learning, and Transmit Windows MC functionality for systems with TV tuner (BIOS PnP ID - WEC1021). 2.2 WPCE775x Windows Vista(TM)-based MC CIR Port 32/64-bit Driver Version: 7.1.63.1001 BIOS PnP ID: WEC1024. The driver implements: - Receive-Only Windows MC functionality for systems without TV tuner - Receive, Learning, and Transmit Windows MC functionality for systems with TV tuner 2.3 The WPC876xL/WPCE775x Windows XP/Vista-based HID CIR 32/64-bit Driver Version: 7.1.64.1011 BIOS PnP ID: WEC1023. The driver implements: Receive functionality for systems with RC6 remote control for DELL system. The Windows-based drivers are designed to work with the WPC876xL/WPCE775x firmware, which implements Windows MC CIR support. See Section 3 for details. These drivers are released in Beta quality for the WPC876xL/WPCE775x chips. 3. REQUIREMENTS Operating System: Media Center-compatible CIR Port drivers: 32/64-bit Windows Vista HID CIR driver: 32/64-bit Windows XP/Vista Hardware: A platform containing a Winbond Electronics WPC876xL/WPCE775x device with appropriate firmware and PnP BIOS. - The WPC876xL firmware should support Windows MC CIR functionality, according to WPC876xL_CEIR_MCE_FW_driver version 3.0.0 - The WPCE775x firmware should support Windows MC CIR functionality, according to WPCE775x_CEIR_MCE_FW_driver version 1.0.0. These firmware drivers are provided in a separate packages. For a detailed description of the firmware drivers, see their documentation. 4. INSTALLING/UNINSTALLING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS To install, extract the zip file to a directory of your choice on a DELL system with an on-board Winbond WPC876xL/WPCE775x device. You must have administrator privileges to install/update the driver. Installation procedure: a. Regular install: - Double-click "CIRdrivers_Installer.msi" or run "setup.exe -i CIRdrivers_Installer.msi" - Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation b. Silent install: - Run "setup.exe -s -i CIRdrivers_Installer.msi" To determine installation status, check the value of the following registry entry: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Winbond Electronics Corporation\CIR Device Drivers\install Uninstallation procedure: a. Regular uninstallation: - Under "Add or Remove Program", press "Remove" button (for XP) or "Uninstall" button (for Vista) in "Winbond CIR Device Drivers" entry - Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver uninstallation b. Command line uninstallation: - Run "setup.exe -u -i CIRdrivers_Installer.msi" c. Command line silent uninstallation: - Run "setup.exe -s -u -i CIRdrivers_Installer.msi" 5. CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS RELEASE * The package contains new WPCE775x Windows MC CIR Port Driver * The installation package supports both WPCE775x and WPC876xL chips 6. FIXED ISSUES * HID CIR driver sometimes issued fake report due to external noises. * HID CIR driver default setttings (winbondhidcir.reg) disable remote control address (ID) matching mechanism 7. KNOWN ISSUES None.Download Driver Pack
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