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³ Copyright (c) 1997-1999 VIA Technologies Inc. ³
³ ³
³ VIA Chipset Functions' Registry ReadMe.Txt ³
³ for ³
³ Win9x ³
³ ³
³ * This readme file provides the information for installation of "VIA ³
³ Chipset Functions' Registry". ³
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The setup program supports to register VIA chipset's functions in Windows 95
and Windows 98. These functions include host bridge, ISA bridge, USB and Power
Management.
CONTENTS
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1) System Requirements
2) Distribution Package Contents
3) Windows 9x Driver
4) OPK
5) Package Version Identify
6) Verifying Installation of the Driver
7) Notes
1) System Requirements
* This package should be installed on the VIA South Bridge chip,
VT82C586B or later, and others' are not supported.
* The "VIA Chipset Functions' Registry" supports the following Operation
Systems.
Operation System Version
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Windows 95 4.00.950 or above
Windows 98 4.10.1998
2) Distribution Package Contents
This distribution floppy is compressed by pkzip utility. You
could uncompress it by pkunzip utility.
The floppy by uncompressing includes these files are listed below.
FLOPPY :
RELEASE.TXT
README.TXT
INF <DIR>
VIAPMC.INF
SETUP<DIR>
OS.DAT
_ISDEL.EXE
SETUP.EXE
LANG.DAT
_INST32I.EX_
_SETUP.DLL
SETUP.INS
_SYS1.CAB
SETUP.BMP
DATA.TAG
SETUP.INI
_USER1.CAB
LAYOUT.BIN
DATA1.CAB
SETUP.LID
INORESET.ISS
INSTALL.ISS
3) Windows 9x Driver
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** Installation Procedure **
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Change directory to 'setup'.
Method 1: Run setup.exe and select "install VIA Chipset Functions' Registry",
then it will automatically install this program. The viapmc.inf is copied
to Windows\inf.
Method 2: Run "setup.exe -s -f1A:install.iss". then it will automatically
install this program and reboot the system. The 'A:' means that the
package is under 'A:.'. User can copy the installation package to any
folder and then replace 'A:' with the path.
Method 3: Run "setup.exe -s -f1A:inoreset.iss", then it will automatically
install this program without rebooting the system. The 'A:' means that the
package is under 'A:.'. User can copy the installation package to any
folder and then replace 'A:' with the path.
4) OPK
The viapmc.inf in 'INF' subdirectory is used for OPK use.
5) Package Version Identify
You could check this distribuation version and release date by using
the DATE\TIME displayed by using "dir setup.exe" command, e.g :
SETUP EXE 59,392 05-24-99 1:06 SETUP.EXE
The version number reads as 1:06, which was released on the date of 05/24/99.
Volume in drive C has no label
Volume Serial Number is 1A16-19DC
Directory of C:\AGP\Acpi\disk1
. <DIR> 04-28-99 17:27 .
.. <DIR> 04-28-99 17:27 ..
RELEASE TXT 591 05-24-99 1:06 RELEASE.TXT
README TXT 3,998 05-24-99 1:06 README.TXT
INF <DIR> 05-24-99 5:43 inf
VIAREG16 ZIP 630,652 05-24-99 1:06 VIAREG16.ZIP
SETUP <DIR> 05-24-99 5:35 setup
3 file(s) 635,241 bytes
Directory of C:\AGP\Acpi\disk1\inf
. <DIR> 05-24-99 5:43 .
.. <DIR> 05-24-99 5:43 ..
VIAPMC INF 550 05-24-99 1:06 viapmc.inf
1 file(s) 550 bytes
Directory of C:\AGP\Acpi\disk1\setup
. <DIR> 05-24-99 5:35 .
.. <DIR> 05-24-99 5:35 ..
OS DAT 419 05-24-99 1:06 os.dat
_ISDEL EXE 8,192 05-24-99 1:06 _ISDEL.EXE
SETUP EXE 59,392 05-24-99 1:06 SETUP.EXE
LANG DAT 352 05-24-99 1:06 lang.dat
_INST32I EX_ 316,937 05-24-99 1:06 _INST32I.EX_
_SETUP DLL 11,264 05-24-99 1:06 _SETUP.DLL
SETUP INS 75,479 05-24-99 1:06 setup.ins
_SYS1 CAB 181,745 05-24-99 1:06 _sys1.cab
SETUP BMP 375,478 05-24-99 1:06 Setup.bmp
DATA TAG 113 05-24-99 1:06 DATA.TAG
SETUP INI 62 05-24-99 1:06 SETUP.INI
_USER1 CAB 71,906 05-24-99 1:06 _user1.cab
LAYOUT BIN 353 05-24-99 1:06 layout.bin
DATA1 CAB 2,724 05-24-99 1:06 data1.cab
SETUP LID 47 05-24-99 1:06 setup.lid
INORESET ISS 338 05-24-99 1:06 inoreset.iss
INSTALL ISS 338 05-24-99 1:06 install.iss
17 file(s) 1,105,139 bytes
Total files listed:
21 file(s) 1,740,930 bytes
8 dir(s) 1,310,720 bytes free
6) Verifying Installation of the Driver
You could check "viapmc.inf" in Windows\inf directory. This version and
release date by using the DATE\TIME displayed by using "dir viapmc.inf"
command, e.g :
VIAPMC INF 550 05-24-99 1:06 viapmc.inf
7) Notes
For OPK installation, the default descriptions of registry are not updated.
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.