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? VIA AGP Driver ReadMe.Txt ?
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? Win9x ?
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?* This README.TXT file provides the information for installation and ?
? uninstallation of VIA AGP VxD Driver which supports Accelerated ?
? Graphics Port(AGP) functionalities. ?
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The VIA AGP VxD Driver supports the functions accodring to Microsoft AGP
Software Specification Rev 1.5. This specification describes the interface
between AGP Master and onboard memory.
CONTENTS
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1) System Requirements
2) Distribution Package Contents
3) Windows 9x Driver
4) OPK Files
5) Package Version Identify
6) Verifying Installation of the Driver
7) Notes
1) System Requirements
System Requirements
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This driver should be installed on a system with the VIA AGP chipset,
VT82C597 or later, and others' chipsets will not be supported. The VIA VxD
Driver is only supported by Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (4.00.950 B) or later version.
For Win95 users,you will 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 from Microsoft. DirectX 5.0 is the first DirectX version
that supports AGP's DIME.
3. Get AGP Master (i.e., AGP VGA) Driver from VGA Supplier.
4. Get "VIAGART.VXD", a virtual device manager which usually will be
installed in the following installation procedure of the Windows 95 card
driver.
2) Distribution Package Contents
The CD by uncompressing includes these files are listed below.
CD :
RELEASE.TXT
Readme.txt
inf
viagart.inf
Readme.txt
setup
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
install.iss
inoreset.iss
uninst.iss
3) Windows 9x Driver
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** Driver Installation **
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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install VIA AGP VxD in turbo
mode" or "Install VIA AGP VxD in normal mode" button then it will
install the "VIA AGP VxD Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x
system. It will copy the driver "viagart.vxd" to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ and set
the related registry tree.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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You could remove the "VIA AGP VxD Driver" by first clicking
the setup program and then selecting the "Uninstall" button. It will
completely remove the driver from the sytsem.
4) OPK files
The files under "INF" subfolder are for OPK used.
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 06--07-99 5:32 SETUP.EXE
The version number reads as 5:32, which was released on the date of 06/07/99.
6) Verifying Installation of the Driver
You could check this distribuation version by using "Windows Explorer".
Reading the version of the "Properties" of the file "viagart.vxd" under
"Windows\System" folder.
7) Notes
For WinNT users, you will have to wait until WinNT 5.0 is released.
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.