======================================================================== VIA Bus Master IDE Filter Driver Copyright (c) 1999-2005 of VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA Bus master IDE Filter Driver Release Note for Win9x/Win2000/Millennium/WinXP This release file provide the information of driver release history ======================================================================== Package Release Verison Format: Version X.YZ.M X : first revision number which starts from number 1. Y : formal release number which begins from number 1. Only formal release version driver will test with WHQL. As it grows up over 9, the first revision number, X, is increased 1 For formal release, the Z should be zero. Z : temperal release to approve team verification which starts from 1. M : setup program version for revisioin X.YZ . It starts from 'a' to 'z'. For logo'd package, the column will be wrote as "logo". In usually, the column is hided. For example: 1.02 : For approve team verification. If 1.02 pass the verification, we will re-release with version 1.10 after passing testing. 1.01.a : Released with updated setup program and INF files. Driver binary was not changed. 1.10 : Formal release for WHQL testing. 1.10.Logo : 1.10 get WHQL signed logo and repackage with cat files. ======================================================================== *** Version 1.01 *** The first release for beta testing. Win9x > Logo'd VIA VSD Driver version 1.05 WinME > Logo'd VIA VSD Driver version 1.05 Win2k > IDE Mini Driver Version 5.1.2195.101 Beta Release *** Version 1.01.A *** Win2k > Update INF file to pass HCT program test. Setup > Make the DMA settign dialog to be active. Prevent to uninstall driver while there is no filter driver installed before. *** Version 1.01.B *** Win2k > Update INF file. It makes the device manager to show three driver in the property page of IDE Controller. Setup > Fix silent install problem. *** Version 1.01.C *** Setup > Remove DMA Enable Dialog. Set the default setting to enable all device with DMA mode Win2k > Fix the driver version to be 1.10 and released date as 01/01/2001. *** Version 1.02 *** *** Version 1.03 *** Setup > Fix not to modify the Name of IDE Controller to be VIA's in Win95. Win2k > Modify Driver Version to be 5.00.2195.5110 Win9x > Modify Driver Version to be 2.0.950.2110 WinME > *** Version 1.04 *** Win2k > Support ATA100 featue on Win2k release and Service Pack 2 *** Version 1.05 *** Win2k > Update INF file to fix InfCatReady fail issue *** Version 1.10 *** Got logo and repackage with digital signature files. *** Version 1.11 *** Win2k > Add UDMA mode support feature for new products Win9x/ME > Enable Performance Enhancement feature for DDR chipsets only. *** Version 1.12 *** Win9x/ME > Make the driver stable with ME. Enable Peformance Enhancement feature for all chipsets WinXP > The first driver for Windows XP. *** Version 1.13 *** Win2k > Add ATA133 feature. Win2k will limit the supported mode up to ATA100 WinXP > Add ATA133 feature. WinXP support ATA133 feature. Win9x/ME > No change. *** Version 1.14 *** WinXP > Fix 1.13 ATA-100 timing mistake problem Win2k > Change revision to 114 Win9x/ME > Fix multi-partition file copy problem *** Version 1.20 *** Logo Submission Version WinXP > Change the driver name to be viaidexp.sys, viaidexp.inf *** Version 1.20A *** Windows XP/2K/ME/98 Logo VersionDownload Driver Pack
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