VIA Drivers - a WEEKLY BUG Update !!!
VIA has been offering their 4-in-1 driver for quite some time now. It is designed to solve all compatibility problems with Microsoft OS's and VIA chipsets. As MS has traditionally provided very little support for third party chipsets, the chipset manufacturers must provide their own patches.
The VIA 4-in-1 is updated regularly, as bugs are found and performance is tweaked. It is recommended you install the latest 4-in-1, unless you are experiencing problems. Also, keep in mind that individually downloaded drivers may be newer, as we tend to get updated drivers before they are integrated into the 4-in-1. Update- If you are having issues with the installation program, and its looking for a VIAGART.CAT file, read this post.
4.32 Final- Includes 4.05C AGP GART driver, and a rebuilt installer that fixes issues with non-English versions of Windows.
4.31 Final- Now integrates the new official VIA 686B issue patch. Please treat as BETA.
4.30 BETA- New options in install program, now allows you to uninstall the IDE VSD driver.
4.29 FINAL- New IDE driver, now labeled 1.04 for Win2K. Solves SCSI detection issues, and improves burner support under Win2K. Also, new INF file (1.20a) is included.
4.28 FINAL - New AGP Driver .cat file (same actual AGP version as 4.27). New INF update, version 1.20. Now officially sanctioned by VIA. New version (4.28Va) of file.
Update - Until VIA can produce a new IDE busmaster for Win2K, I suggest 686B owners ONLY install the Microsoft ATA/100 hotfix, which will help you eek out a bit more performance out of the default Microsoft IDE driver. Win9X and 686A southbridge users shouldn't be affected.
4.27 BETA - Includes updated AGP driver for Windows ME. Also integrates 3.11 IDE driver.
4.26 BETA - Updated IDE Busmaster, version 3.10. Now supports 686B southbridge's ATA100 feature. Also IDE Busmaster has improved Windows 2000 support.
4.25 - Updated AGP GART driver, version 4.04. Updated IDE busmaster, version 2.150. Fixes hibernation problems in Win9X.
4.24 - Updated AGP GART driver, version 4.03D. Greatly improves AGP performance over 4.23. Updated IDE Busmaster version 2.149.
4.17 - Formerly a very popular driver, as the 4.20 4-in-1 added the AGP GART 4.00, which greatly decreased performance on ASUS's P3V4X. Some still prefer these older drivers. |
