Bus Master PIIX4 IDE Device Driver
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* Introduction *
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This document describes the information procedure for the PIIX4 Bus
Master Device Drivers for Microsoft Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2.
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* Windows 95 *
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Installation
1. Remove references to install in real mode IDE device drivers in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files - especially any drivers that control
ATAPI CD-ROM and special IDE features.
2. Close any running applications.
3. Click onto the My Computer icon, select the A: driver and open WIN 95
folder.
4. Click onto the Setup icon to decompress the file, then follow the screen's
description to accept the agreement.
5. From the Installation Wizard, choose Installation to install PIIX4 drivers
(or Un-installation if the PIIX4 drivers have already installed and there
is a need to remove them to enable a fresh installation to take place).
6. Finish installation and restart the Windows 95.
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* Windows NT *
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Installatioin
1. Close any running applications.
2. From the Program Manager double click onto the File Manager icon in the
"Main" group.
3. Change to A: driver, open the NT folder and double click on SETUP.EXE
to decompress the setup file.
4. Click "OK" to create PIIXIDE directory on the C drive then go back to
Program Manager.
5. From the Program Manager double click onto the Windows NT Setup icon
in the "Main" group.
6. Select "Options" and "Add\Remove SCSI Adapters" from the menu bar.
7. The "Select SCSI Adapter Option" dialog box will appear. If the PIIX4
drivers have already installed then option "Remove" can be selected to
remove the drivers to enable a fresh installation to take place. Setup
will show a message box explaining how removing this driver may prevent
Windows NT from starting correctly. Select "OK", Exit the setup program
and reboot the system. To install the PIIX4 drivers select "Other
(Requires a disk from a hardware manufacturer)" from the "Adapter:" list
box.
8. The "Insert Diskette" dialog box will appear. Type the driver install
-ation path "C:\PIIXIDE" to install the driver.
9. The "Select OEM Option" dialog box will appear. Select "PIIX4 Bus Master
IDE Controller" and click "OK".
10. The "Select SCSI Adapter Option" dialog box will reappear with "PIIX4
Bus Master IDE Controller" now appearing in the "Adapter:" list box.
Click on the "Install" button.
11. The "Windows NT Setup" dialog box will appear prompting for the path
of the installation files. Click on the "Continue" button.
12. If installation was successful, the "SCSI Adapter Setup" dialog box
will reappear, and "PIIX4 Bus Master IDE" will be listed. The PIIX4
drivers for Windows NT driver would have been installed.
13. Select "Close" to exit "SCSI Aapter Setup", exit "Windows NT Setup",
and reboot the system.
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.