ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ? Copyright (c) 1997-1999 VIA Technologies Inc. ? ? ? ? AGP 4X/133 VxD Driver ReadMe.Txt ? ? for ? ? Win9x ? ? ? ? * This README.TXT file provides the information for installation and ? ? uninstallation of AGP 4X/133 VxD Driver which supports Accelerated ? ? Graphics Port(AGP) functionalities. ? ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ The AGP 4X/133 VxD Driver supports the functions accodring to Microsoft AGP Software Specification Rev 1.5. This specification describes the interface between AGP Master and onboard memory. CONTENTS *********************** 1) System Requirements 2) Distribution Package Contents 3) Windows 9x Driver 4) OPK Files 5) Package Version Identify 6) Verifying Installation of the Driver 7) Notes 1) System Requirements 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 VxD Driver is only supported by Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (4.00.950 B) or later version. 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. 2) Distribution Package Contents This distribution floppy 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 floppy by uncompressing includes these files are listed below. FLOPPY : RELEASE.TXT Readme.txt inf viagart.vxd viagart.inf oem.reg setup os.dat _ISDEL.EXE SETUP.EXE lang.dat _INST32I.EX_ _SETUP.DLL setup.ins _sys1.cab setup.bmp DATA.TAG SETUP.INI _user1.cab layout.bin data1.cab setup.lid install.iss inoreset.iss uninst.iss 3) Windows 9x Driver ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* Method 1: Change Directory to 'setup' subfolder in this installation package. Run "setup -s -f1A:install.iss". It will install the "AGP 4X/133 VxD Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x system. It will copy the driver "viagart.vxd" to the '\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\' and set the related registry tree and then reboot the system. The "A:" means that this installation package is under "A:." User can copy the installation package to any folder and then replace "A:" with the path of that folder. Method 2: Change Directory to 'setup' subfolder in this installation package. Run "setup -s -f1A:inoreset.iss". 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 VxD in turbo mode" or "Install AGP 4x/133 VxD in normal mode" button then it will install the "AGP 4X/133 VxD Driver" automatically on your Windows 9x system. It will copy the driver "viagart.vxd" to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ and set the related registry tree. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** Method 1: Youd could run "setup -s -f1A:uninst.iss" to remove the "AGP 4X/133 VxD Driver". It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem. The A: means that the installation package is under "A:.". User can copy then installation package to any folder and then replace 'A:' with the path of that folder. Method 2: You could remove the "AGP 4X/133 VxD Driver" by first clicking the setup program and then selecting the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the sytsem. 4) OPK files The files under "INF" subfolder are for OPK used. 5) Package Version Identify You could check this distribuation version and release date by using the DATE\TIME displayed by using "dir setup.exe" command, e.g : SETUP EXE 59,392 12-27-99 4:00 SETUP.EXE The version number reads as 4.00, which was released on the date of 12/27/99. 6) Verifying Installation of the Driver You could check this distribuation version by using "Windows Explorer". Reading the version of the "Properties" of the file "viagart.vxd" under "Windows\System" folder.