VT686A/VT686B/VT8231/VT8233/VT8233A/VT8233C/VT8235/VT8237
and Intel ICH2/ICH3/ICH4/ICH5
and SiS South Bridge
combo Driver Release History
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= Full Release Version 4.60d =
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* 2003/12/4 (Ver 4.60d)
1. WDM:
(a) Changed CAT file.
2. Audio Deck:
(a) New application "Audio Deck" will be istalled during setup time.
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= Full Release Version 4.60c =
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* 2003/11/13 (Ver 4.60c)
1. Setup:
(a) Fixed the bug that file viaudios.sys still exists, after un-installing.
(b) Fixed the bug that Windows will be rebooted, after silent intallation
without -b option.
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= Full Release Version 4.60b =
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* 2003/10/28 (Ver 4.60b)
1. Setup:
(a) Fixed the bug that the "Change/Remove" button of "VIA audio driver setup program"
in "Add or Remove" can't work well on ICH5 platform.
(b) Fixed the bug that the functions of both silent intall and silent uninstall couldn't work.
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= Full Release Version 4.60a =
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* 2003/10/27 (Ver 4.60a)
1. WDM:
(a) Added the WHQL cat file.
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= Full Release Version 4.60p2 =
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* 2003/10/07 (Ver 4.60p2)
1. WDM:
(a) Changed the INF file.
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= Full Release Version 4.60p1 =
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* 2003/10/03 (Ver 4.60p1)
1. WDM:
(a) Supports codec VT1617's 2-channel 88.2K Hz and 96K Hz sample rate.
(b) Replaced the VT1617's CD-In to SPDIF-OUT function with Analog-In to SPDIF-OUT.
(c) Fixed the bug that Center/LFE swap function can't work on VT3177A/VT3177C audio controller.
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= Full Release Version 4.60 =
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* 2003/08/20 (Ver 4.60)
1. WDM:
(a) Supports ICH5 Audio Controller.
(b) Supports AC97 Codec VT1617.
(c) Supports codec VT1617's CD-In to SPDIF-OUT.
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= Full Release Version 4.60 =
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* 2003/08/20 (Ver 4.60)
1. WDM:
(a) Supports ICH5 Audio Controller.
(b) Supports AC97 Codec VT1617.
(c) Supports codec VT1617's CD-In to SPDIF-OUT.
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= Full Release Version 4.50d =
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* 2003/08/14 (Ver 4.50d)
1. WDM:
(a) Changed CAT file.
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= Full Release Version 4.50c =
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* 2003/08/13 (Ver 4.50c)
1. WDM:
(a) Added new sub-vendor IDs and sub-system IDs in INF file.
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= Full Release Version 4.50b =
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* 2003/07/08 (Ver 4.50b)
1. Setup:
(a) Fixed the SiS 963 audio driver uninstallation.
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= Full Release Version 4.50a =
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* 2003/06/30 (Ver 4.50a)
1. WDM:
(a) Added the WHQL cat file.
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= Full Release Version 4.50p2 =
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* 2003/06/18 (Ver 4.50p2)
1. WDM:
(a) Enable the recording FIFO for VIA enhanced audio series controllers.
(b) Set the default setting of Smart5.1 to enable.
2. Setup:
(a) Set the default setting of Smart5.1 to enable.
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= Full Release Version 4.50 =
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* 2003/06/10 (Ver 4.50)
1. WDM driver
(a) Fixed the headphone and master volume adjustment problems.
(b) Added the AC3 support for ICH and SiS platforms.
(c) Fixed HCT 11.2 driver verifier test fail under WinXP.
(d) Supports VIA South Bridge VT3227 Audio SWAP Center and LFE function.
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= Full Release Version 4.50 rc 1 =
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* 2003/04/30 (Ver 4.50 rc 1)
1. WDM driver
(a) Supports ICH Platform use AC_SDIN2.
For the Intel platform, the Audio Codec should be still work, if it use the AC_SDIN2.
2. Supports SiS Vxd
3. Supports ICH NT4
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= Full Release Version 4.50 beta 1 =
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* 2003/04/11 (Ver 4.50 beta 1)
1. Supports SiS south bridge audio controller
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= Full Release Version 4.11 =
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* 2003/03/28 (Ver 4.11)
1. Driver v4.11 release
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= Full Release Version 4.10 =
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* 2003/03/26 (Ver 4.10)
1. Setup:
(a) Added Smart 5.1 for Windows 98SE.
(b) supports enable auto search (enumerate) under Windows 98SE.
2. WDM driver:
(a) Supports Sensaura sound effect library
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= Full Release Version 4.00a =
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* 2003/03/06 (Ver 4.00a)
1. WDM driver:
(a) Packed MS WHQL Logo CAT file into this package.
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= Full Release Version 4.00 =
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* 2003/02/12 (Ver 4.00)
1. Setup:
(a) Newly Created for VIA and Intel AC'97 controller.
2. WDM driver:
(a) Newly created.
3. The other VT686A/686B/8231 68 family drivers (OS2, WIN9X, WINNT351, WINNT40)
(a) It is the same as V3.3x driver.
4. The other VT8233/8233A/8233C/8235 74 family drivers (WINAPP, WIN9X, WINNT351 and WINNT40)
(a) It is the same as V3.3x driver.
5. The other Intel ICH2/ICH3/ICH4 drivers(WINNT40)
(a) Newly created for Intel ICH2/ICH3/ICH4 Windows 9X VxD driver.
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