VIA Technologies 5.48 MB Storage Driver

VIA Technologies 5.48 MB Driver. 1) Driver Name: VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver Package, English Edition

2) Description: There are 2 different drivers inside this package.

1. Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver

2. VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver

3) Release Date: 2002/04/19

4) Revision Number:

1. VIA USB 2.0 Setup Program: 2.24

2. Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver: 5.1.2600.41

3. VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver: 2.0.2.0

5) Supported Operating Systems:

1. Microsoft Driver supports Windows XP ONLY.

2. VIA Driver supports Windows 98SE, Windows Millennium Edition,

Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

6) Directory Layout: There are 1 subdirectory inside this package.

\Drivers: VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver and Filter

Driver for Windows 98SE/Me.

7) Driver installation:

a) Windows XP

Setup will install Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver by default.

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** Driver Installation **

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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will

install the "Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver" automatically on

your Windows XP system.It will copy the driver to the system folder and

set the related registry tree. (Setup Program will also install the QFE

[Hotfix Q312370] package for English version FIRST. You do NOT need to do

it by yourself).

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** Driver Uninstallation **

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You could remove the "Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver" by

selecting the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver

from the sytsem.

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** How to install VIA Driver Instead **

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*NOTE: This is NOT Recommended.

You can force Setup program to install VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller

Driver instead by following the procedures below:

1. Edit VIAUSB.ini

2. Modify "Allways_Install_OM = 0" to be "Allways_Install_OM = 1"

3. Save VIAUSB.ini

4. Cilck SETUP.EXE

b) Windows 98/Me/2000

Setup will install VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver.

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** Driver Installation **

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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will

install the "VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver" automatically on your

Windows 98/Me/2000 system. It will copy the driver to the system folder and

set the related registry tree.

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** Driver Uninstallation **

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You could remove the "VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver" by selecting

the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the

sytsem.

8) Known Limitations:

a) This SEUP.EXE is English version ONLY. Multilingual version will be

available as soon as possible.

b) VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver -

1. USB Composite Device support Pending

2. High-speed Isochronous Device support Pending

3. USB Keyboard or Mouse does NOT work while installing driver in

Windows XP

4. USB Keyboard or Mouse does NOT work after rebooting to MS-DOS

9) History:

Version 2.24 (2002/04/19):

1. Update Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver from 5.1.2600.21

to 5.1.2600.41

Version 2.23 (2002/04/18): Initial Public Release.