************************************************************************ * Copyright (c) 1995-2000 VIA Technologies Inc. * * * * AGP 4X/133 Bus Master(Ultra DMA) PCI IDE Driver ReadMe.Txt * * for * * Win9x/WinNT * * * * This readme file is used to provide the information for * * installing and uninstalling "AGP 4X/133 Bus Master PCI IDE Driver". * * * ************************************************************************ The AGP 4X/133 Bus Master IDE controller is a high performance Bus Master PCI IDE controller. This "AGP 4X/133 Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" distribution floppy is used to utilize the DMA operation of your Hard Disk/CD-ROMs drives in order to release the I/O loading from the CPU. You could refer to the related section to install the driver individually. CONTENTS *********************** 1) System Requirements 2) Distribution Package Contents 3) Windows 9x Driver 4) Windows NT Driver 5) Package Version Identify 6) Silent Install Driver 7) Verifying Installation of the Driver 8) Notes 1) System Requirements * This package should be installed on the VIA's Bus Master IDE chipset. Other Vendor's chipsets will not be supported. * The "AGP 4X/133 Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" supports the following Operation System. Operation System Version ***************************************** Windows 95 4.00.950 or above Windows 98 4.10.1998 or above Windows NT 3.51 or above 2) Distribution Package Contents This distribution floppy is compress by auto uncompressing format. You could uncompress it by execute it. The floppy by uncompressing includes these files are listed below. FLOPPY : SETUP LID 49 01-24-00 1:47 setup.lid _ISDEL EXE 27,648 01-24-00 1:47 _ISDel.exe _SETUP DLL 34,816 01-24-00 1:47 _Setup.dll _SYS1 CAB 175,466 01-24-00 1:47 _sys1.cab _SYS1 HDR 3,905 01-24-00 1:47 _sys1.hdr _USER1 CAB 88,700 01-24-00 1:47 _user1.cab _USER1 HDR 4,673 01-24-00 1:47 _user1.hdr DATA TAG 113 01-24-00 1:47 DATA.TAG DATA1 CAB 469 01-24-00 1:47 data1.cab DATA1 HDR 5,315 01-24-00 1:47 data1.hdr LANG DAT 23,541 01-24-00 1:47 lang.dat LAYOUT BIN 609 01-24-00 1:47 layout.bin OS DAT 450 01-24-00 1:47 os.dat README TXT 8,196 01-24-00 1:47 readme.txt RELEASE TXT 6,251 01-24-00 1:47 release.txt SETUP EXE 73,728 01-24-00 1:47 Setup.exe Install Shield Setup Main Program. SETUP INI 96 01-24-00 1:47 SETUP.INI SETUP INS 130,174 01-24-00 1:47 setup.ins SETUP ISS 195 01-24-00 1:47 setup.iss _INST32I EX_ 296,674 01-24-00 1:47 _inst32i.ex_ INSTALL DAT 81 01-24-00 1:47 install.dat /DMATOOL/SETDMA EXE 145,920 01-24-00 1:47 SETDMA.EXE /WINNT/VIADSK SYS 44,800 01-24-00 1:47 VIADSK.SYS Windows NT 3.51 or above DMA/PIO device driver file /WINNT/VIAIDE INF 22,417 01-24-00 1:47 VIAIDE.INF Windows NT 3.51 or above ".INF" file /WIN9X/VATAPI VXD 8,793 01-24-00 1:47 VATAPI.VXD 3) Windows 9x Driver ****************************** * Driver Installation * ****************************** Click the SETUP.EXE program and select " Install " button then it will install the Bus Master PCI IDE Driver automatically on your Windows 9x system. It will copy the driver to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS and set the related registry tree. ****************************** * Driver Uninstallation * ****************************** You could remove the Bus Master PCI IDE Driver by selecting the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the system. 4) Windows NT Driver ***************************** * Driver Installation * ***************************** Click the SETUP.EXE program and select " Install " button then it will install the " AGP 4X/133 IDE Bus Master Driver " automatically on your Windows NT system. It will copy the driver to the \WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and set the related registry tree. ***************************** * Enable/Disable DMA * ***************************** The default setting is the DMA mode. You could turn off the DMA setting by running the DMATool. ***************************** * Driver Uninstallation * ***************************** You could remove the "AGP 4X/133 Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" by selecting the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the system. 5) Package Version Identify You could check this distribution version and release date by using the DATE\TIME displayed by using dir/p command, e.g.: SETUP EXE 73,728 mm-dd-yy hh:mi a SETUP.EXE The version number reads as 2.hh.mi, which was released on the date of mm/dd/yy. 6) Silent Install Driver Available parameters: -b, -u, -s Parameter Description -b Causes Setup.exe automatically to reboot after the silent mode install successfully. -u Uninstall driver. This parameter must be used with the '-s' parameter. -s Silent install driver. Note: - A dash(-) must precede the command line parameters. - The parameters '-b' and '-u' must be specified before the '-s' parameter. Examples: setup.exe -b -s Silent install driver and reboot the computer. setup.exe -u -b -s Silent uninstall driver and reboot the computer. setup.exe -s Silent install driver but not reboot the computer. setup.exe -u -s Silent uninstall driver but not reboot the computer. 7) Verifying Installation of the Driver For Windows 9x: 1. Open "Windows Explorer" from "Start Menu -> Programs". 2. Select "Show all files" from "View -> Folder Options -> View". 3. If the file "vatapi.vxd" exists in C:\Windows\System\iosubsys, the installation is successful. For Windows NT: 1. Open "Control Panel" from "Start Menu -> Settings" 2. Select "SCSI Adapters" from "Control Panel". 3. Check the "Devices" is "AGP 4X/133 bus master IDE drivers" or not. 4. If it is then your installation is successful. 8) Notes * It is recommended to install the CD-ROM which is not on the same channel with the hard drive for the performance issue. If you play VCD or DVD abnormally on some CD-ROM or DVD-ROM which is on the same channel with hard drive, we recommend you setup the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM on the separate channel. * You should run the ATAPI ZIP 100MB setup program first for the WinNT 3.51/4.0 in order to use ZIP ATAPI 100MB normally on your system. If you run the AGP 4X/133 Bus Master setup program first and then the ATAPI ZIP 100MB setup program. After the ATAPI ZIP 100MB setup program, it will disable the AGP 4X/133 Bus Master driver after the installation. You could use the following steps to disable the ATAPI ZIP 100MB driver and enable the AGP 4X/133 Bus Master driver again. 1. Double click the "Devices" icon from Control Panel. 2. Select the service for IDE/ATAPI ZIP drive. (ex. imgatapi) 3. Press the "Startup" button and select "Disabled". 4. Press "OK" and reboot computer.