VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Device Driver Ver 3.x.xx Series
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1) Driver Name: VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver
2) Description: IDE driver for VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
3) Release Date: 2001/02/27
4) Supported Operating Systems:
Windows 95/98, Millennium RTM, Windows NT 3.51/4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP
5) Revision Number: 3.01.16
6) Number of Files: 40
7) Feature List:
Support silent mode install:
Available parameters: -b, -u, -s
Parameter Description
-b Causes Setup.exe automatically to reboot after
the silent mode install successfully.
-u Uninstall driver. This parameter must works with
the '-s' parameter.
-s Silent install driver.
Note:
- A dash(-) must precede the command line parameters.
- The parameters '-b' and '-u' must be specified before the '-s'
parameter.
Examples:
setup.exe -b -s Silent install driver and reboot the computer.
setup.exe -u -b -s Silent uninstall driver and reboot the computer.
setup.exe -s Silent install driver but not reboot the computer.
setup.exe -u -s Silent uninstall driver but not reboot the computer.
Supported drive includes:
- ATA fixed disk
- ATAPI CD-ROM devices
- ATAPI Tape Drives
- ATAPI CD-ROM Changer Drives
- ATAPI DVD-ROM Drives
- ATAPI Writeable CD Drives
- ATA/ATAPI LS-120, ZIP, Cartridge and Removable Media Drives
Support transfer mode:
- PIO Mode 0/1/2/3/4
- Single Word DMA 0/1/2
- Multiword DMA 0/1/2
- Ultra DMA Mode 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 (ATA 33/66/100/133)
Compatible with enhanced CD application:
- Video CD
- Music CD
- DVD
- Multi-CD changer
- CD recordor
ACPI Power Management Support:
- Win9x Driver only support stand by mode with miniport driver limitation issue.
8) Driver installation:
a) Windows 9x Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will
install the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver" automatically on your Windows NT
system. It will copy the driver to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS and set
the related registry tree.
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** Enable/Disable DMA **
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The default setting is the DMA mode. You could turn off the DMA setting
by running the VIA IDETool.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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You could remove the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" by selecting the
"Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem.
b) Windows NT Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will
install the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver" automatically on your Windows NT
system. It will copy the driver to the \WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and set
the related registry tree.
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** Enable/Disable DMA **
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The default setting is the DMA mode. You could turn off the DMA setting
by running the VIA IDETool.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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You could remove the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" by selecting the
"Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem.
c) Windows 2000 Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will
install the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver" automatically on your Windows NT
system. It will copy the driver to the \WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and set
the related registry tree.
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** Enable/Disable DMA **
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The default setting is the DMA mode. You could turn off the DMA setting
by running the VIA IDETool.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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1) You could remove the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" by selecting the
"Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem.
2) Choose remove VIA Bus Master IDE Controller from Control Panel:Remove Program
d) Windows XP Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will
install the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver" automatically on your Windows NT
system. It will copy the driver to the \WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and set
the related registry tree.
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** Enable/Disable DMA **
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The default setting is the DMA mode. You could turn off the DMA setting
by running the VIA IDETool.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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1) You could remove the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" by selecting the
"Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem.
2) Choose remove VIA Bus Master IDE Controller from Control Panel:Remove Program
9) File Size: (bytes)
FLOPPY
_INST32I EX_ 296,674
_ISDEL EXE 8,704
_SETUP DLL 11,264
_SYS1 CAB 175,466
_SYS1 HDR 3,905
_USER1 CAB 94,011
_USER1 HDR 4,681
DATA TAG 136
DATA1 CAB 469
DATA1 HDR 2,707
LANG DAT 23,541
LAYOUT BIN 609
SETUP ISS 311
README TXT 8,833
IDETOOL <DIR>
OS DAT 450
RELEASE TXT 10,208
SETUP BMP 375,478
SETUP EXE 61,440
SETUP INI 102
SETUP INS 97,346
SETUP LID 49
\IDETool
PCIENUM SYS 281,676
IDETOOL INI 2,131
IDETOOL EXE 339,968
\WIN2K
VIAIDE2K INF 2,867
VIADSK SYS 49,164
VIAIDE2K DLL 32,768
\WIN9X
VIADSK MPD 59,965
VIAIDE INF 2,063
VIAIDE VXD 10,260
\WINMEVSD
VATAPI VXD 8,793
VIAVSD INF 1,471
\WINNT
VIADSK SYS 49,248
VIAIDE INF 22,410
\WINXP
VIADSK SYS 52,096
VIAIDEXP INF 3,641
VIAIDECO DLL 19,456
10) Bug Fixed:
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* Version 3.00.0 *
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WIN2K 1.Pass HCT ACPI Stress Test
2.Support IDETool user custom mode function
3.version 3.00.0
WINNT 1.Support IDETool user custom mode function
2.version 3.00.0
WIN9X 1.Support IDETool user custom mode function
2.version 3.00.0
WIN9XVSD 1.no change version 1.05
IDETOOL IDETool First Version 1.00
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* Version 3.01.0 *
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WIN2K(3.01)
1. Fix Hibernate Hang problem
2. Fix Zip 100 Compatible problem
3. Fix Boot from 2'nd Channel fail problem
4. Fix Ricoh DVD MP 9060a Shadow Effect
5. Support IDETool for user to custom mode
WINNT(3.01)
1. Fix Zip 100 Compatible problem
2. Support IDETool for user to custom mode
WIN9X(3.01)
1. Fix Zip 100 Compatible problem
2. Fix Ricoh DVD MP 9060a Shadow Effect
3. Support IDETool for user to custom mode
WIN9XVSD(1.05)
WINMEVSD(1.05)
1.the VSD for Win9x is as same as WinME. There is no change.
2.Driver was Signed with WHQL Logo
IDETool(1.02)
1. Fix wrong ICON for Zip, MO.
2. Fix custom mode for user defined
3. Fix not to mistake the cable type of IDE channel
4. Simplify the function for user to enable/disable chahe
5. Localization problem for enable/disable auto starting
Setup
1. Support the digital siginature for Windows ME VSD Driver
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* Version 3.01.1 *
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Win2k(3.01.1)
1.Fix the problem after system finding 2'nd channel, the system will not recommand
reboot system and device of 2'nd channel are disappear. After fixing, system will
ask user to reboot system.
2.Fix the DMA featrue is disabled problem.
3.Update INF File
WIN9X(3.01.1)
1.Fix the problem that drive will not supply the PIO mode device information to IDETool.
Setup
1.Fix silent install problem.
2.Fix re-install fail problem with some south-bridge chips.
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* Version 3.0.12 *
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Win2k
1.Modify the fixing of IoMega ZIP 100 to make the operation more smoothly.
2.Fix the problem of system hanging while we disable IDE Channel from BIOS setting.
3.Support the feature to change disk type to be dynamic disk form computer manager.
4.Fix hibernate randomly fail issue.
Win9x
1.Modify the fixing of IoMega ZIP 100 to make the operation more smoothly
2.Fix Panasonic 8x DVD-ROM boot hanging problem.
NT4.0
1.Modify the fixing of IoMega ZIP 100 to make the operation more smoothly.
2.Fix the green screen problem while playing QuickTime animate movie.
Setup
1.Add VIA PFD Driver installation. The installtion is requirement and has no inform to user.
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* Version 3.0.13 *
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Win2k 1. Fix BIOS disable IDE Channel will make fatal error.
2. Fix some CD-ROM, zip 250 will disappear after driver installed.
NT4.0 1. Fix some CD-ROM, zip 250 will disappear after driver installed.
2. Support compact flash disk
Win9x 1. Support ACPI STR feature under Windows ME.
2. Update VXD driver to 2.04 to support ACPI STR.
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* Version 3.0.14 *
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Win2k 1. Support to uninstall driver from ControlPanel->Add/Remove Program
2. Support Large Disk feature( over 128 GiB)
3. Support ATA133, VIA VT8233A SouthBridge
NT4.0 1. Support ATA133, VIA VT8233A SouthBridge
WinME 1. Support STR/STD
2. Support ATA133, VIA VT8233A SouthBridge
3. Support ACPI STR/STD instead of nVidia graphic card installed
WinXP 1. First version for XP
2. Support to uninstall driver from ControlPanel->Add/Remove Program
3. Support Large Disk Feature(over 128 GiB)
4. Support ATA133, VIA VT8233A SouthBridge
IDETool 1. Support Large Disk feature(over 128 GiB)
2. Support ATA133, VIA VT8233A SouthBridge
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* Version 3.0.15 *
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WinXP 1. Fast Boot. Faster than default booting time with 34%.
2. Fix the floppy driver access failure after hibernate
3. Speed up hibernate process.
Win2k 1. Fix Maxtor HD will response slowly while resuming from STR.
2. Fix UDMA CD-ROM will not stable while resuming form STR.
3. Fix the installation need to reboot system two times after driver package
installed.
4. Fix Hibernation randomly failed issue.
5. Fast Boot. Faster than default booting time with 34%.
6. Fix HCT 9.502 ACPI Stress failure issue.
7. Speed up hibernate process.
8. Fix the setup need reboot system two times to search two IDE Channels. We only need
one time right now.
NT4 1. Fix reinstall problem. It is setup program issue.
Win9x 1. Fix the boot failure while ATA133 HD is connected as slave device.
2. Support S4 with all Graphic Card.
3. Enhance system performance
4. Fix the hibernate failure while the system install with nVedia or Maxtro VGA adapter.
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* Version 3.0.16 Beta2 *
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WinXP 1. Support HCT10 IDE Category test
NT4 1. Fix crashdump failure on dual-P system
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* Version 3.0.16 Beta3 *
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XP 1. Fix crashdump failure on dual-P system
2K 1. Fix crashdump failure on dual-P system
9x 1. Support IBM MicroDrier booting
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* Version 3.0.17 *
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XP 1. Fix Drier Verifier test hanging problem
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* Version 3.0.18 *
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Win9x/ME 1. Fix Aopen CD-ROM identify failure while connected as slave device.
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