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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.
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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.
- 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 (only for Windows XP),NEC
or RC5 remote control.
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 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 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.
7. KNOWN ISSUES
None.
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.