1. viainf.exe Driver
2. README.TXT File Contents

README.TXT Driver File Contents (viainf.exe)

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*               Copyright (c) 1998-2000 VIA Technologies Inc.            *
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*                    Chipset Information Setup Readme.txt                *     
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*   This README.TXT file provides the information for installation of    *
*   VIA Chipset Setup Program.                                           *
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                                CONTENTS
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1)  System Requirements
2)  Package Version Identify
3)  Distribution Package Contents
4)  Installation
5)  OPK Files

1) System Requirements
   ===================
   This driver should be installed on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000,
   and Millennium.

2) Package Version Identify
   ========================
    1. In this package, there is a TXT file named VIAMACH.REV. You can see
       this package release version in this file. ex. If you can see 1.02a
       in this file, our Setup program will show 1.02a in driver installation
       screen.

    2. This package release version is 1.02b.

    3. The driver version included in this package(Ver 1.02b)

	Drivers			Version
       ---------------------------------------
       	Win2K 			1.02 (Include CAT file)
	Win95 			1.02 
	Win98			1.02
        Win98SE			1.02 (Include CAT file)
	WinMe			1.02 (Include CAT file)


3) Distribution Package Contents 
   =============================
   This distribution floppy is compressed as a self-extract file. You can
   execute the .EXE file to uncompress it.
   For example, there is a .exe file, abc.exe. You can uncompress it by the
   following instruction:
   abc   
 
   The floppy by uncompressing includes these files are listed below. 

   FLOPPY :
     <Disk1>
       Release.txt
       Readme.txt
       _INST32I.EX_
       _ISDEL.EXE
       SETUP.EXE
       OS.DAT
       LANG.DAT
       _SETUP.DLL
       SETUP.INS
       DATA.TAG
       SETUP.INI
       _SYS1.HDR
       _SYS1.CAB
       _USER1.HDR
       _USER1.CAB
       Setup.LID
       DATA1.HDR
       DATA1.CAB
       LAYOUT.BIN
       SETUP.ISS
       <WIN95>
          ViaMach.inf
       <WIN98>
          ViaMach.inf
       <WIN98se>
          ViaMach.inf
          ViaMach.cat
       <WINMe>
          ViaMach.inf
       <WIN2000>
          ViaMach.inf
          ViaMach.cat

4)  Installation
    ============
    Method 1: 
       Run "setup -b -s ". It will install the relative information of 
       chipset automatically on your system. It will copy the inf file
       "ViaMach.inf" to the '\WINDOWS\INF\' and remove the related registry
       tree and then reboot the system. The order of parameter can not be 
       violated, it must be "-b -s".

    Method 2: 
       Run "setup -s". The same effect as Method 1 except the system will
       not reboot.

    Method 3:
       Click the SETUP.EXE program then it will install the relative information
       of chipset automatically on your system. It will copy the inf file
       "ViaMach.inf" to the '\WINDOWS\INF\' and remove the related registry
       tree and then select "Restart" or "Restart later".    

5) OPK files
   =========
   The files under "WIN95", "WIN98", "WIN98se", "WINMe" and "WIN2000"
   subfolder are for aPK used.
   



How To Update Drivers Manually

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.