旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Copyright (c) 1998-2000 VIA Technologies Inc. � � � � VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device Driver ReadMe.Txt � � � � � � * This readme file is used to provide the information for installation � � and Uninstall "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" drivers. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 **************************************************************** Contents: 1) Installation/Uninstallation Instructions for Windows 98SE 2) Installation/Uninstallation Instructions for Windows 2000 3) Installation/Uninstallation Instructions for Windows Me ***************************************************************** 1) Windows 98 SE (WDM) Driver ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* a) Type D:> SETUP.EXE to install from the setup program. Select "Install" to do all of installation. After the system reboot, the driver will be installed completely. b) The "PCI Audio Multimedia Device" will be displayed if the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" is detected by the PCI enumerator. Set the source destination directory to the "\WIN98SE" where the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" installation file, VIAUDIO.INF, for the Win98 is located. After the selection, the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" and its subsystems will be installed automatically. The "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" could work when the installation is completed. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** a) Type D:> SETUP.EXE to install from the setup program. Select "Remove" to do all of uninstallation. After the system reboot, the driver will be removed completely. b) You could remove the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" from the device manager. After the uninstallation, the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" and its subdevice will be removed when the removing is completed. If you want to totally remove this driver, you should delete the relative "VIAUDIO.INF" under the "\WINDOWS\INF" or "WINDOWS\INF\OTHER" directory. On the same time, you should remove the driver file under the "WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\VIAUDIO.SYS". Then the driver will not install again after next boot. ************************************************* ** Sound Blaster Compatible DOS Game Supported ** ************************************************* You could play the Sound Blaster compatible DOS games with GENERAL MIDI music format ONLY on the Windows DOS box. You need not to enable the "Sound Blaster" setting on the BIOS. The Sound Blaster emulation is done by Microsoft and the OPL3 music format is not supported anymore based on the Microsoft WDM driver archetecture. You should change the MUSIC setting on your Sound Blaster compatible DOS game from FM MIDI to GENERAL MIDI. Otherwise, there is no music heard when the Sound Blaster compatible game is played. 2) Windows 2000 Driver ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* a) Type D:> SETUP.EXE to install from the setup program. Select "Install" to do all of installation. After the system reboot, the driver will be installed completely. b) The "PCI Audio Multimedia Device" will be displayed if the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" is detected by the PCI enumerator. Set the source destination directory to the "\WIN2000" where the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" installation file, VIAUDIO.INF, for the Win2000 is located. After the selection, the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" will be installed successfully. The "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" could work when the installation is completed. UNATTENDED (SILENT) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Unattended installations use an InstallShield Silent Response File (setup.iss) to provide user input. Running an Unattended Installation Run SETUP.EXE as described in the installation section above, but with the -s parameter to use the .iss file that is provided with the driver. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** a) Type D:> SETUP.EXE to install from the setup program. Select "Remove" to do all of uninstallation. After the system reboot, the driver will be removed completely. b) You could remove the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" from the device manager. After the uninstallation, the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" will be removed when the removing is completed. If you want to totally remove this driver, you should delete the relative "OEMx.INF" under the "\WINDOWS\INF" directory. On the same time, you should remove the driver file under the "WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\VIAUDIO.SYS". Then the driver will not install again after next boot. 3) Windows Me (WDM) Driver ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* a) Type D:> SETUP.EXE to install from the setup program. Select "Install" to do all of installation. After the system reboot, the driver will be installed completely. b) The "PCI Audio Multimedia Device" will be displayed if the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" is detected by the PCI enumerator. Set the source destination directory to the "\WINME" where the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" installation file, VIAUDIO.INF, for the Win98 is located. After the selection, the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" and its subsystems will be installed automatically. The "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" could work when the installation is completed. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** a) Type D:> SETUP.EXE to install from the setup program. Select "Remove" to do all of uninstallation. After the system reboot, the driver will be removed completely. b) You could remove the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" from the device manager. After the uninstallation, the "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" and its subdevice will be removed when the removing is completed. If you want to totally remove this driver, you should delete the relative "VIAUDIO.INF" under the "\WINDOWS\INF" or "WINDOWS\INF\OTHER" directory. On the same time, you should remove the driver file under the "WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\VIAUDIO.SYS". Then the driver will not install again after next boot.