File Name: Ql3T13A.txt VIA Chipset AGP 4x/133 VxD device driver for IBM eserver xSeries 200 (machine type 8478) and IBM IntelliStation E Pro (machine types 6836 and 6846) README.txt file for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows Millenium Version: 4.03 CONTENTS --------- 1.0 Overview 1.1 System Requirements 1.2 Package Version Identification 1.3 Distribution Package Contents 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Numbers 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview This file contains instructions for installing the VIA Chipset AGP 4x/133 VxD device driver on systems that have the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Millenium operating system. For detailed instructions on using these operating systems, refer to the online help. Review the entire contents of this document because the information in this file might not appear in the printed documentation or online help. 1.1 System Requirements This driver should be installed on a system with the AGP 4X/133 chipset, VT82C597 or later, and others' chipsets will not be supported. The AGP 4X/133 Driver is supported by Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (4.00.950 B), Windows 98, Millennium, and Windows 2000. Only for Win95 users,you will extra need to 1. Get "USBSUPP.EXE" from Microsoft, which includes the USB supplement and a new memory manager (VMM32.VxD) needed for the AGP DIME (Direct Memory Execute) feature. 2. Get DirectX 5.0 or later version from Microsoft. DirectX 5.0 is the first DirectX version that supports AGP's DIME. 1.2 Package Version Identification 1. In this package, there is a TXT file named VIAAGP.REV. You can see this package release version in this file. ex. If you can see 4.03a in this file, our Setup program will show 4.03A in driver installation screen. 2. This package release version is 4.03A. 3. The driver version included in this package(Ver 4.03A) Drivers Version --------------------------------------- Win2K filter Driver 4.03 (Include CAT file) Win9X VXD Driver 4.03 (Include CAT file) WinMe VXD Driver 4.03 (Include CAT file) (Note : The drivers in WinMe directory are same as the ones in Win9X directory except that the Cat file is not the same.) 1.3 Distribution Package Contents This distribution package is compressed by pkzip. You can uncompress the zip file by "pkunzip -d " + "ZIP_FILE". For example, there is a zip file, abc.zip. You can uncompress it by the following instruction: pkunzip -d abc.zip The package by uncompressing includes these files are listed below. RELEASE.TXT Readme.txt Win9x -- viagart.vxd viagart.inf oem.reg Win2000 -- viaagp1.sys viaagp1.inf os.dat _ISDEL.EXE SETUP.EXE lang.dat _INST32I.EX_ _SETUP.DLL setup.ins _sys1.cab DATA.TAG SETUP.INI _user1.cab layout.bin data1.cab setup.lid setup.iss 2.0 Change History AGP 4X/133 Driver Ver 4.03D 1) Release Date : 07/18/00 2) Updates : a. Fix the setup program can't reboot after we install our AGP Driver into O.S., according AGP Driver behavior, the AGP function must be initialized at O.S Loading Time, it can't be executed at run-time. So, out setup program will ask user to re-boot the system after we install AGP Driver into system. b. Change the default setting in our silence Installation procedure from Standard Mode to Turbo Mode. AGP 4X/133 Driver Ver 4.03C 1) Release Date : 07/12/00 2) Updates : a. We fix the un-install in-correct procedure problem in each O.S. AGP 4X/133 Driver Ver 4.03B 1) Release Date : 07/10/00 2) Updates : a. Create the WinMe directory which include the VXD drivers and WinMe CAT file. The WinMe VXD drivers are same as Win9X drivers. b. Modify our setup program to install our drivers with our Win9X/Win2K/WinMe Cat files. (In Win2K/WinMe, we install our driver through driver update procedure.) AGP 4X/133 Driver Ver 4.03A 1) Release Date : 07/03/00 2) Updates : a. Include CAT files for Win2K and Win98SE AGP 4X/133 Driver Ver 4.03 1) Release Date : 05/16/00 2) Updates : a. Support Win2000 AGP 4x/133 Driver. 3) History //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 4.02 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date: 04/24/00 2. Updates : a. Modify the string in setup menu, normal -> standard, and fix the data rate to 1x in standard mode. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 4.01 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date: 04/20/00 2. Updates : a. Erase the constraint of GART base address alignment. b. Support 256MB Aperture space. c. Depending on the data rate, the VREF will be set to STB# or AGPREF. d. For AMD CPU, set I/O range registers from the base of the aperture. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 4.00 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date: 12/27/99 2. Updates : a. Support the Fast Write and 4G capability. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 3.59 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date: 12/22/99 2. Updates : a. Fix the compatibility between VT3055 and ATI Rage Pro. b. Modify the setup files and inf. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 3.58 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date: 12/10/99 2. Updates : a. To disable/enable sideband as the default value, please modify the registry key, SideBand, in the OEM.REG. Disable sideband as default value: "SideBand"=hex:00,00 Enable sideband as default value: "SideBand"=hex:01,00 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 3.57 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date: 10/06/99 2. Updates : a. The Aperture Size will depend on the BIOS setting and free memory space. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 3.56 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date : 09/30/99 2. Updates : a. Fix the bug that system will display blue screen when the linear address is 0 at free function. b. Add a 'SideBand' option in the registry. The default value is 01 which enables the sideband capability. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 3.55 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date : 07/19/99 2. Updates : a. Fix the problem that the system will display protection error for some Cyrix CPU. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 3.54 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date : 07/12/99 2. Updates : a. Fix the problem that the system will display protection error for some Cyrix CPU. b. Rewrite initial routine to avoid error return by calling mapphystolin. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 3.53 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date : 06/30/99 2. Updates : a. Fix ATI Rage128 conflict with MVP3 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Ver 3.51 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1. Release Date : 05/23/99 2. Updates : a. Support AGP 2.0 Specification. Those are 4X, FW and 4G bit supported. b. Support TNT AGP. c. Support ATI Rage128. d. Reorginize installation package. 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions Windows 9x Driver 1. Driver Installation Method 1: Run "setup -b -s" in this installation package. It will install the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x system. It will copy the driver "viagart.vxd" to the '\SYSTEM\' and set the related registry tree and then reboot the system. Method 2: Run "setup -s" in this installation package. The same effect as Method 1 except the system will not reboot. Method 3: Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install AGP 4x/133 in turbo mode" or "Install AGP 4x/133 in standard mode" button then it will install the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x system. It will copy the driver "viagart.vxd" to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ and set the related registry tree. 2. Driver Uninstall Method 1: Run "setup -u -s" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver". It will remove the driver from the sytsem. Method 2: Run "setup -u -b -s" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver". It will remove the driver and reboot the system. Method 3: Click the SETUP.EXE program and then selecting the "Uninstall" button then it will remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" from the sytsem. Windows 2000 Driver 1. Driver Installation Method 1: Run "setup" in this installation package. It will install the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" automatically on your Windows 2000 system. It will copy the driver "viaagp1.sys" to the '\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS' and set the related registry tree. 2. Driver Uninstall Method 1: Run "setup -u -s" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver". It will remove the driver from the sytsem. Method 2: Run "setup -u -b -s" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver". It will remove the driver and reboot the sytsem. Method 2: Click the SETUP.EXE program and then selecting the "Uninstall" button then it will remove the "AGP 4X/133 Driver" from the sytsem. Verifying Installation of the Driver Check this distribuation version by using "Windows Explorer". Reading the version of the "Properties" of the file "viagart.vxd" under "\System" folder or "viaagp1.sys" under "\System32\drivers". 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Numbers IBM Support Web site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support IBM Marketing xSeries Web site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries IBM Marketing IntelliStation Web site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/intellistation If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update, go to the following HelpCenter World Telephone Numbers uniform resource locator (URL): http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QLY.html 7.0 Trademarks and Notices IBM, IntelliStation, and HelpCenter are registered trademarks of the IBM Corporation. The e-business logo and xSeries are trademarks of the IBM Corporation. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc. Copyright (c) 1998-2000 VIA Technologies, Inc. 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