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PCCARD CABLE under Win98, Win NT4, Win 2000
1. How to use the tool DricerChoice for driver debugging
1.1 Installation routine
1.2 Criteria for choosing the convenient driver
1.2.1 High Speed Driver
1.2.2 Compatibility Driver
1.2.3 Windows Standard Driver
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PCCARD CABLE under Win98, Win NT4, Win 2000
The system resources are divided between all installed components, within the
supported operating systems. A maximum of 16 interrupts (IRQ 0-15) can be
addressed, thus problems may arise if/when new components are installed. In
order to properly install your PORT DVD drive, use the Driver Choice program
located on the installation diskette.
1. How to use the DricerChoice.exe program for driver debugging
Driver Choice allows you to install a variety of device drivers with different
architecture. When you choose one of the given device drivers on the diskette,
it will be activated so that the chosen PORT-device driver can be installed
as described in the manual. Please proceed as described below.
1.1 Installation routine
1. Make a copy of your installation disk.
2. Please deactivate the write protection of the disk..
3. Remove the PC Card (Cable PCMCIA) if it is still in the PCMCIA slot of your machine. Remember to first click on the PC Card
symbol in the status bar and to remove the PC Card only after you
have clicked on "remove".
4. Start the program 'DriveChoice.exe' on the driver disk.
5. Read through the disclaimer carefuly before you proceed.
6. Choose one of the proposed drivers according to the criteria described in
the section 1.2 below. Then click on the "start"-button.
7. If you get a message that the update is complete but are not asked if you
would like to erase any of the old files, please continue with step 12.
8. If you get a message that the update of the drivers is complete together
with a message asking you to allow the deletion of old files, please
click the "Yes" button.
9. Check the device driver you want to delete in the dialog box then click on
the "next" button.
10. In Windows, all the old files that are going to be deleted are displayed.
Click on "next" after viewing/verifying the files.
11. Click "finish" to reboot your system.
12. Now you can install your device once again. Please take care that the driver installation is performed from your floppy disk drive with the modified disk.
1.2 Criteria for choosing a driver when using the 'DriverChoice.exe' program.
To get an overview of the different drivers please check the following table.
Table demonstrating the dependancy of error and best driver to use.
HS = High Speed Driver
C = Compatibility Driver
WS = Win Standard Driver
Operating System Win 95/98 Win NT4 Win 2000
Problems that make a driver change necessary HS C WS HS C HS WS
No IRQ free for the device x x x
Device reading error x x x
PC Card is detected but not the drive x x x
Malfunction of the upper drivers (IRQ necessary) x x
1.2.1 High Speed Driver
This driver allows for the highest transfer speed and best DVD playback.
This driver requires a free IRQ to operate. If you meet one of the following
errors while running your drive with this default driver please use the
compatibility driver:
- Reading errors of the device
- Errors on device recognition (due to a occupied IRQ)
1.2.2 Compatibility Driver
This driver differs from the High Speed Driver mainly by the
fact that it does not occupy an IRQ. Choose this driver if any of the above
defined errors occurs with the High Speed Driver.
If errors still occur with this driver while running your device please use
the Windows Standard Driver.
1.2.3 Windows Standard Driver
This driver requires a free IRQ to operate. Use this driver if you are
experiencing problems with the High Speed or Compatibility Driver.
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.