PCI IDE Device Driver Ver 2.1.50(2) ==================================== 1) Driver Name: VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver 2) Description: IDE driver for VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3) Release Date: 2000/06/30 4) Supported Operating Systems: Windows 95/98, Millennium Beta Release, Windows NT 3.51/4.0 5) Revision Number: 2.1.50(2) 6) Number of Files: 30 7) Feature List: Support silent mode install: Available parameters: -b, -u, -vsd, -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. -vsd Install Win9xVSD driver on your Win9x System. If you don't assign the parameter, the setup will install MPD driver automatically. The parameter will be invalid on NT system; -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. setup.ext -b -vsd -s Silent install Win9x VSD driver for Win9x System and 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 - Single Word DMA - Multiword DMA - Ultra DMA Mode 0/1/2 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. - Win9xVSD driver support both Hibernate and stand by mode. 8) Driver installation: a) Windows 9x Driver ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* First, you should remove or rename the \Win9xVSD folder and then click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will install the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x system. It will copy the driver to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS and set the related registry tree. ************************ ** Enable/Disable DMA ** ************************ The default setting is the DMA mode. You could turn off the DMA setting by running the VIADMATool. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** 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 9x VSD Driver ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* First, you should ensure the \Win9xVSD folder exist, then click the SETUP.EXE program and select "install" button. It will install the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE VSD Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x system. It will copy the VSD driver to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS. It only combines with windows default IDE driver for some compatible issues. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** You could remove the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE VSD Driver" by selecting the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem. c) Windows NT Driver ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* 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. ************************ ** Enable/Disable DMA ** ************************ The default setting is the DMA mode. You could turn off the DMA setting by running the VIADMATool. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** You could remove the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" by selecting the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem. 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 66,875 | _USER1 HDR 4,531 | DATA TAG 136 | DATA1 CAB 469 | DATA1 HDR 2,675 | LANG DAT 23,541 | LAYOUT BIN 609 | OS DAT 450 | README TXT 8,833 | RELEASE TXT 8,154 | SETUP BMP 375,478 | SETUP EXE 61,440 | SETUP INI 95 | SETUP INS 93,525 | SETUP ISS 311 | SETUP LID 49 | |-- WIN9x | VIADSK MPD 54,272 | VIAIDE INF 2,175 | VIAIDE VXD 9,572 |-- WINNT | VIADSK SYS 46,592 | VIAIDE INF 22,410 | |-- DMATOOL | SETDMA EXE 145,920 |-- Win9xVSD | VATAPI VXD 8,793 | VIAIDE INF 22,410 10) Bug Fixed: ********************* * Version 2.1.47 * ********************* Setup\ Fix Silence Installer install DMATool with wrong Menu Name under Program Menu DMATool\ Fix show wrong device information while installing SCSI Card after VIA IDE Driver in Windows NT. Win9x\ Enable Tape Device access with DMA mode. Fix Easy CD-Creator 4 burning fail problem. Fix Aopen 20, DCS 16x, Philips 20x, Philips 16x DMA copy compare error WinNT\ Enable Tape Device access with DMA mode. Fix Error log message while only on channel is connected with device. Win9xVSD\ Fix the problem that the tape Device(Seagete Tape Device) access with DMA mode will fail. VSD Ver 1.03 ********************* * Version 2.1.48 * ********************* Setup\ Add install/uninstall Win9xVSD vxd driver. Win9x\ Fix Teac 40x CD-ROM play audio fail problem. WinNT\ Fix Sony HiFD 200M floppy was recognized to be removable device problem. Add function to down the transmission mode automatically of harddisk while UDMA read/write got CRC error too many times. Win9xVSD\ VSD Ver 1.04, it supports Millennium OS Beta release 2481. ********************* * Version 2.1.49 * ********************* Setup\ Add VSD install dialog. User could install VSD/MPD from setup program and start DMA with default driver with VSD driver. Fix install fail with "Registry Error " for VT82C686A Chip Set( none zero subvendor ID). Win9x\ Fix driver initial fail with VT82C686A Chip Set( none zero subvendor ID) Add Performance Enhance capability. WinNT\ Fix HCT Dump Memory Test fail problem. Fix Easy CD-Createor 3.5c burning fail(hanging) problem Fix Easy CD-Creator 4.02 bruning fail problem. Win9xVSD\ Add VIAVSD.INF for digital signature ********************* * Version 2.1.49.1 * ********************* Setup\ Fix VSD re-install fail problem. Fix install VSD to substitute MPD fail problem. FIx VSD install will create DMATool Icon problem. ********************* * Version 2.1.49.2 * ********************* Setup\ Add Digital Signature function inside Add cat fie for Win9xVSD ********************* * Version 2.1.50 * ********************* Win9x\ Fix copy-compare(enable Enhance Performance function) occure system hang problem(for VT82C686B, VT8231). Fix Pioneer DVD 2.6x same channel with hard disk will boot fail problem Support ATA100 timing setting While playing VCD and force the system into suspend. Wake up system will occure blue screen. (Windows 95 SE) WinNT\ Fix Easy CD-Creator 4.02c audio DISC copy fail problem Fix accessing Iomega zip 100(ATA interface) will occure blue screen while ther is no disk inside. Support ATA100 timing setting Win9xVSD\ Fix the previous version can't support Win95. Update INF. prevent to load it as static VxD Driver. (Ver 1.05) ********************* * Version 2.1.50(1) * ********************* Win9x\ Fix WinDVD Player hanging problem Fix LS120 type mistake problem in 2.1.50 ( viaide.vxd ver 2.03) Setup\ Fix Install VSD driver will copy MPD driver to system problem. ********************* * Version 2.1.50(2) * ********************* NT\ Fix the Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM boot fail only for 2.1.50 and 2.1.50(1) Ver 2.1.50.1 Win9x\ Modify INF file for INF installation MPD Driver Ver 2.1.50.1 VIAIDE Vxd Driver Ver 2.03 Win9xVSD\ Modify INF file for INF installation and HCT testing successful. Ver 1.05 ********************* * Version 2.1.50(3) * ********************* Setup\ Add Digital Signature function inside NT\ Modify initial function Ver 2.1.50.2 Win9x\ Update the DriverVer of INF to be 08/01/2000 for HCT 9.6 Win9xVSD\ Update the DriverVer of INF to be 08/01/2000 for HCT 9.6Download Driver Pack
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