VIA IDE Bus Master Driver ReadMe for Win95                             ***********************************************************************  
This readme file is intended to provide installation information
on the following topics:

* Installation of VIA IDE Bus Master Drivers
* Enable/Disable feature of Ultra DMA features
* Uninstallation of VIA IDE Bus Master Drivers
    
The "VIA Bus Master IDE controller" is a high performance IDE controller, and this driver & utility are provided to enhance your 
hard disk performance. 

You should follow the instructions listed below in order to install the drivers.

CONTENTS
                       
1) System Requirements
2) Distribution Package Contents
3) Driver Installation
4) Enable/Disable DMA
5) Driver Uninsatllation
6) Package Version Identify


1) System Requirements
   
This package should be installed on the VIA Bus Master IDE chipset, chipsets made by other manufacturers will not be supported.

Before installation of the VIA Bus Master drivers, one of the following operatinng systems should be installed first.
 
* Windows 95 Version 4.00.950   (Retail)
* Windows 95 Version 4.00.950a  (OSR1)
* Windows 95 Version 4.00.950b  (OSR2 Only)
* Windows 95 Version 4.00.950b  (OSR2.1 plus USB Supplement)

2) Distribution Package Contents  

The floppy includes the files are listed below. 

FLOPPY :

SETUP.EXE                   VIA IDE Bus Master Driver Setup Program
README.TXT                  README file
_INST32I.EX_                InstallShield5 related files
_ISDEL.EXE
_SETUP.DLL
_SYS1.CAB
_USER1.CAB
DATA.TAG
DATA1.CAB
LANG.DAT
LAYOUT.BIN
OS.DAT
SETUP.BMP
SETUP.INI
SETUP.INS
SETUP.LID

3) Driver Installation

Click the SETUP.EXE program and select the "Install" button.  It will then install the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver".  Please follow the on screen instructions.  After your computer reboots, your new drivers will be installed.      

4) Enable/Disable DMA

The VIA Bus Master drivers default to PIO mode for safety.  In many cases, users have installed Ultra DMA drivers on systems that had no Ultra DMA devices.  This can cause unreliable operation and potential system damage.
The default setting is the PIO mode for the safety. You should turn on
the DMA settings by using the "Enable/Disable DMA" button after the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver" is installed if your hard disks or CD-ROM are DMA capable.

5) Driver Uninstallation

You could remove the "VIA IDE Bus Master Driver" by selecting the
"Uninstall" button. After the booting the Microsoft default driver will 
be selected.
    
6) Package Version Identify

You could check this distribuation version by using the DATE\TIME
displayed by using dir/p command, e.g :
    
SETUP    EXE        59,392  08-06-97  2:03a SETUP.EXE

The time column is 2:03a which means the package distribution version
is 2.0.3 and is released on the Aug. 6.

