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* Copyright (c) 1997-2000 VIA Technologies Inc. *
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* AGP 4X/133 Driver ReadMe.Txt *
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* Win9x, Windows 2000 *
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* This README.TXT file provides the information for installation and *
* uninstallation of AGP 4X/133 Driver which supports Accelerated *
* Graphics Port(AGP) functionalities. *
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The AGP 4X/133 Driver supports the functions accodring to Microsoft AGP
Software Specification Rev 2.0. This specification describes the interface
between AGP Master and onboard memory.
CONTENTS
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1) System Requirements
2) Package Version Identify
3) Distribution Package Contents
4) Windows 9x Driver
5) Windows 2000 Driver
6) Verifying Installation of the Driver
1) System Requirements
This driver should be installed on a system with the AGP 4X/133 chipset,
VT82C597 or later, and others' chipsets will not be supported.
The AGP 4X/133 Driver is supported by Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (4.00.950 B),
Windows 98, Millennium, and Windows 2000.
Only for Win95 users,you will extra need to
1. Get "USBSUPP.EXE" from Microsoft, which includes the USB supplement
and a new memory manager (VMM32.VxD) needed for the AGP DIME (Direct
Memory Execute) feature.
2. Get DirectX 5.0 or later version from Microsoft. DirectX 5.0 is the
first DirectX version that supports AGP's DIME.
2) Package Version Identify
1. In this package, there is a TXT file named VIAAGP.REV. You can see
this package release version in this file. ex. If you can see 4.03a
in this file, our Setup program will show 4.03A in driver installation
screen.
2. This package release version is 4.03A.
3. The driver version included in this package(Ver 4.03A)
Drivers Version
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Win2K filter Driver 4.03 (Include CAT file)
Win9X VXD Driver 4.03 (Include CAT file)
WinMe VXD Driver 4.03 (Include CAT file)
(Note : The drivers in WinMe directory are same as the ones in Win9X
directory except that the Cat file is not the same.)
3) Distribution Package Contents
This distribution package is compressed by pkzip. You can uncompress the
zip file by "pkunzip -d " + "ZIP_FILE".
For example, there is a zip file, abc.zip. You can uncompress it by the
following instruction:
pkunzip -d abc.zip
The package by uncompressing includes these files are listed below.
RELEASE.TXT
Readme.txt
Win9x --
viagart.vxd
viagart.inf
oem.reg
Win2000 --
viaagp1.sys
viaagp1.inf
os.dat
_ISDEL.EXE
SETUP.EXE
lang.dat
_INST32I.EX_
_SETUP.DLL
setup.ins
_sys1.cab
DATA.TAG
SETUP.INI
_user1.cab
layout.bin
data1.cab
setup.lid
setup.iss
4) Windows 9x Driver
1. Driver Installation
Method 1:
Run "setup -b -s" in this installation package. It will install the
"AGP 4X/133 Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x system. It will
copy the driver "viagart.vxd" to the '<WINDOWS>\SYSTEM\' and set the
related registry tree and then reboot the system.
Method 2:
Run "setup -s" in this installation package. The same effect as Method
1 except the system will not reboot.
Method 3:
Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install AGP 4x/133 in turbo
mode" or "Install AGP 4x/133 in standard mode" button then it will
install the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x
system. It will copy the driver "viagart.vxd" to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\
and set the related registry tree.
2. Driver Uninstallation
Method 1:
Run "setup -u -s" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver". It will remove
the driver from the sytsem.
Method 2:
Run "setup -u -b -s" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver". It will remove
the driver and reboot the system.
Method 3:
Click the SETUP.EXE program and then selecting the "Uninstall" button
then it will remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" from the sytsem.
5) Windows 2000 Driver
1. Driver Installation
Method 1:
Run "setup -b -s" in this installation package. It will install the
"AGP 4X/133 Driver" automatically on your Windows 2000 system. It
will copy the driver "viaagp1.sys" to the '<WINNT>\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS'
and set the related registry tree and then reboot the system.
Method 2:
Run "setup -s" in this installation package. The same effect as Method
1 except the system will not reboot.
Method 3:
Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install AGP 4x/133 Driver"
button and then it will install the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" automatically
on your Windows 2000 system. It will copy the driver "viaagp1.sys" to
the "<WINNT>\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS" and set the related registry tree.
2. Driver Uninstallation
Method 1:
Run "setup -u -s" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver". It will remove
the driver from the sytsem.
Method 2:
Run "setup -u -b -s" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver". It will remove
the driver and reboot the sytsem.
Method 2:
Click the SETUP.EXE program and then selecting the "Uninstall" button
then it will remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" from the sytsem.
6) Verifying Installation of the Driver
Check this distribuation version by using "Windows Explorer". Reading
the version of the "Properties" of the file "viagart.vxd" under
"<Windows>\System" folder or "viaagp1.sys" under "<Winnt>\System32\drivers".
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.