                  PCI IDE  Device Driver  Ver 2.1.43
                 

1) Driver Name: VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver

2) Description: IDE driver for VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

3) Release Date: 99/09/13

4) Supported Operating Systems: Windows 95/98, Windows NT 3.51/4.0

5) Revision Number: 2.1.43

6) Number of Files: 27

7) Feature List:

   Support silent mode install:
    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 works 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.

   Supported drive includes:
    - ATA fixed disk
    - ATAPI CD-ROM  devices
    - ATAPI Tape Drives
    - ATAPI CD-ROM Changer Drives
    - ATAPI DVD-ROM Drives
    - ATAPI Writeable CD Drives
    - ATA/ATAPI LS-120, ZIP, Cartridge and Removable Media Drives

   Support transfer mode:
    - PIO Mode
    - Single Word DMA
    - Multiword DMA
    - Ultra DMA Mode 0/1/2

   Compatible with enhanced CD application:
    - Video CD
    - Music CD
    - DVD
    - Multi-CD changer
    - CD recordor

8) Driver installation:

  a) Windows 9x Driver

    *************************
    ** Driver Installation **
    *************************
      Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install"  button  then it will
    install the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x
    system. It will copy the driver to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS 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 VIADMATool.

    ***************************
    ** Driver Uninstallation **
    ***************************
      You  could remove the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" by selecting the
    "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem.

  b) Windows NT Driver

    *************************
    ** Driver Installation **
    *************************
      Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install"  button  then it will
    install the "VIA 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 VIADMATool.

    ***************************
    ** Driver Uninstallation **
    ***************************
      You  could remove the "VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Driver" by selecting the
    "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem.


9) File Size: (bytes)

FLOPPY
          _INST32I EX_       296,674
          _ISDEL   EXE         8,704
          _SETUP   DLL        11,264
          _SYS1    CAB       175,466
          _SYS1    HDR         3,905
          _USER1   CAB        76,482
          _USER1   HDR         4,531
          DATA     TAG           132
          DATA1    CAB           469
          DATA1    HDR         2,643
          LANG     DAT        23,541
          LAYOUT   BIN           609
          OS       DAT           450
          README   TXT         7,942
          RELEASE  TXT         6,794
          SETUP    EXE        61,440
          SETUP    INI            50
          SETUP    INS        92,690
          SETUP    ISS           403
          SETUP    LID            49
          SETUP    BMP       375,478

WIN9x
          VIADSK   MPD        45,568
          VIAIDE   INF         2,174
          VIAIDE   VXD         9,116
WINNT
          VIADSK   SYS        44,480
          VIAIDE   INF        22,410

DMATOOL
           SETDMA   EXE       145,920

10) Bug Fixed:

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* Version 2.1.39 *
******************

Setup         Fix Windows NT re-install driver fail.

Win9x\        Fix LS-120 boot fail.

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* Version 2.1.40 *
******************

Win9x\        Fix UDMA-66 HD and tape device connected on the same
              channel boot fail.
              Fix hard disk still work when system will be shutdown.
              Fix HP 8100 CD-RW burning fail by using Easy CD-Creator.
              Add one flag, ReferenceBIOS, in viaide.inf. This bit is
              for some specified motherboard vendors only.
              Fix Windows 98 hibernate suspend wake up fail for Award
              BIOS.

WinNT\        Fix UDMA-66 HD and tape device connected on the same
              channel boot fail.
              Fix CD-RW format fail.

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* Version 2.1.41 *
******************

Win9x\        Fix Western Digital HD WDC-38400L boot fail.
              Fix system boot fail after modify the VGA resolution
              and restart computer.
              Fix Pioneer, AOpen 6X DVD ROM copy compare fail.

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* Version 2.1.42 *
******************

Win9x\        Fix NEC 6.2X DVD can't be detected at primary channel
              slave position.

WinNT\        Fix a ls-120  floppy drive and a hard disk connect in the
              same channel, the ls-120 will be recognized as a removable
              disk.

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* Version 2.1.43 *
******************

Win9x\        Fix system blue screen bug while UDMA66 hardisk and tape
              device are connected on the same channel.
              Fix DMA utility can't display current transfer mode correctly.

WinNT\        Fix system write fail warning while UDMA66 hardisk and tape
              device are connected on the same channel.
              Fix Aopen 20X and 16X CDROM can't be found.
              Fix HP 7200 CD-RW can't be found.
              Fix BTC CD-RW can't be found.
              Fix DMA utility can't display current transfer mode correctly.
