ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ Copyright (c) 1999-2000 VIA Technologies Inc. ³ ³ ³ ³ VIA FIR Device Driver ReadMe.Txt ³ ³ for ³ ³ Win98/WinME/Win2K ³ ³ ³ ³ * This readme file is used to provide the information for installation,³ ³ Enable/Disable FIR Setting. ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ The VIA FIR Device Driver is used to fast infrared transfers between two fast infrared enabled devices at the speed of SIR(9600bps,19200bps, 38.4kbps,57.6kbps,115.2kbps),MIR(1.152Mbps) and FIR(4Mbps). CONTENTS *********************** 1) System Requirements 2) Distribution Package Contents 3) Windows 98/ME/2K Driver 4) Package Version Identify 1) System Requirements * This package should be installed on the VIA South Bridge chipset, VT8231 or later, and others' chipset will not be supported. * BIOS Support FIR (Turn On) * FIR Dongle ( HP type or IBM type) with connector to mother boards ( Check VCC,IRRX,IRRX2,GND,IRTX 5 PINs) * The "VIA FIR Device Driver" supports the following Operation System. Operation System Version ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Windows 98 4.10.1998 Windows 98SE 4.10.2222 Windows 2000 Build 2195 or later Windows ME Build 3000 or later 2) Distribution Package Contents The floppy includes these files are listed below. FLOPPY : FLOPPY : ÃÄÄÄWIN98/98SE ³ VIAFIR.INF Windows 98/98SE ".INF" file ³ INFRARED.INF Update 98/98SE Old "INFRARED.INF" file ³ VIAIRDA.SYS Windows 98/98SE VIA FIR device driver file ÃÄÄÄWIN2K ³ VIAFIR2K.INF Windows 2K ".INF" file ³ VIAIRDA.SYS Windows 2K VIA FIR device driver file ÃÄÄÄWINME ³ VIAFIRME.INF Windows ME ".INF" file ³ VIAIRDA.SYS Windows ME VIA FIR device driver file 3) Windows 98/98SE/ME Driver ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* Use Device Manager to install FIR driver. 1. Insert the driver diskette into floppy. 2. Enable FIR option in BIOS . The Windows will show unknow PnP device. 3. The Windows will search the PNP device in your system. To continue, click "Next". 4. Choose the "VIA Fast Infrared Controller" in the device list, click "Next". 5. The next dialog, click "Finish". Then the "VIA Fast Infrared Controller Properties" will show up. 6. Click the "Reinstall Driver" Button. 7. Then it will pop up a 'Update Device Driver Wizard' dialog, click "Next". 8. Next dialog, Choose "Search for a better driver...." option, click "Next". 9. The Next Dialog, "Specify a location", for example, a:\win98, this is where the driver located. When ready, click "Next". 10. The Windows will show the device "VIA Fast Infrared Controller", and the .inf file location. Put your Windows 98 CD into the cdrom. Click "Next". 11. Windows will copy file from diskette and CD into harddisk. 12. Click "Finish" and restart the computer. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** Uninstall "VIA FIR device driver" driver 1. Start device manager. 2. Select "VIA Fast Infrared Controller" and then right click on "VIA Fast Infrared Controller" 3. Select "Delete" 6) Package Version Identify You could check this distribuation version and release date by using the DATE\TIME displayed by using dir/p command, e.g : VIAIRDA SYS 5950 02-25-00 0:10 VIAIRDA.SYS The time column is 0:10 which means the package distribution version is 0.10 and is released on the Feb. 25 '00.Download Driver Pack
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