Re: Drivers - please clarify
- From: "Thomas Wendell" <tumppiw_NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:16:57 +0300
Try this (it's for all Windows versions):
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1070
Remember to take the last one, the "Retro chipset VIA 4in1 drivers" ver.
4.43 as you can read in the comments:
(The driver package below is recommended for use with the following
chipsets: MVP#, Apollo Pro## series, KT1##, KN1##, KM1##, KT2##, KN2##,
KM2##, P4X2##, P4X3##, P4M2##)
Found this by going:
www.viaarena.com -> drivers -> MS Windows -> Windows XP -> Chipset or
platform drivers
Searched at 09:10 EasternEuropeanTime Sun July 22.
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"Yabbadoo" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> kirjoitti viestissä
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> OK, thanks ... problem is, I'm back at square one. Using the link
> http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx , selecting search "socket
> A", then " A7V266E", then "Downloads" tab, then the "all" tab, gets me to
> the relevant d/l's from Asus. The very last item is the Via 4-in-1
version
> 4.37 you refer to, BUT it's for W2000 and previous - no mention of XP
> compatability. Also, it's v4.37, not 4.37(a).
>
> You advise care (and believe me, I am careful) so I would not routinely
> install non-XP drivers, knowingly.
>
> You also mention Hyperion 4-in-1. Using the link given via Everest pc
> "chipset" report, gets to the Hyperion d/l site.
> http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1070
> Lo and behold! - exact same problem. Hyperion 4-in-1 (v4.56v) is only
> specifying OS support up to W2000, HyperionPro 4-in-1 (massive d/l, >5mb)
> does include XP, but reading the blurb it says DON'T d/l it unless you
need
> RAID etc functionality - which I don't. There's also a "retro" (v 4.43
dated
> 2001) but again, no mench of XP.
>
> Please advise, which is correct for me, Asus W2000 driver, or Hyperion
> W2000/NT driver ? And, if it all goes pear-shaped, how to restore existing
> (99% working) set-up?
>
> There's a really old joke - How to confuse an Irishman - show him a
> selection of spades and say "Take your pick". How relevant to the non-pro
> pc user community, advice to "update drivers" only to find the "driver
> updates" don't specify current O/S's. This is a general analogy, not a
> criticism of the advice (it's the sites which are not specifying OS's, not
> the advisers).
>
> Thanks again for the help, please reply ... Regards, Len
>
>
> "Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
> news:%236Srb5qjFHA.1372@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > M/B drivers = chipset drivers.
> >
> > For the A7V266e you would be looking for the Via 4in1 drivers from Via.
> > They have different versions, so be careful. I have used both
> > VIA_4in1437v(a) and also VIA_Hyperion 4IN1_V451v. There are newer
> > available.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Urban
> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> >
> > Quote from: George Ankner
> > "If you knew as much as you think you know,
> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
> >
> > "Yabbadoo" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:m74Ee.433$mk1.17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> I'm totally confused about definition of "motherboard drivers". This
post
> >> derives from answer(s) to post elsewhere, but it's a separate
> >> subject/question for clarification, so I can understand and act on
advice
> >> given. I'm not an idiot, just don't have an in-depth degree in
> >> computerese.
> >>
> >> What is meant when responders say "installing XPPro (on
existing/working
> >> PC) requires mobo drivers re-installed" -
> >>
> >> I have various CD's (came with PC) including an Asus CD (A7V266E m/b)
but
> >> can't find a "motherboard driver" plus PC manufacturer "restore" disk
> >> including anonymous files in "drivers" folders.
> >>
> >> PC is 3 years+. None of the CD-supplied files/docs relate to XP
drivers.
> >> altho it came with XPHome pre-installed.
> >> 2 years ago, sound chip CMI8738 partially failed - spent months trying
> >> various "updated" drivers, gave up, deactivated, installed Creative
sound
> >> card, works fine.
> >> Couple of years ago, updated BIOS to 2002 version 1005.
> >> A year ago, installed USB2 card (with its XP driver) which worked fine
in
> >> XPHome. Then, crashed the hdd, installed new hdd and simultaneously,
> >> XPPro, SP2 and all later, since which (despite Device Manager saying
> >> everything's OK) it only works at USB1 speed (with splash screen saying
> >> device would work better if plugged into USB2 port, which it is already
> >> in).
> >> System is devoid of all malware and fully protected with AV and various
> >> other utilities - never infected.
> >>
> >> Everyone's saying I should have re-installed mobo drivers - please,
WHAT
> >> drivers? The CD doesn't define a "motherboard" driver (and all files
are
> >> pre-XP). The link
> >> http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx
> >> above is direct to the driver d/l's, but again, no "motherboard"
driver -
> >> just updates for BIOS, sound chip, and IDE.
> >>
> >> Can some-one please clarify the terminology for me, in simple terms?
> >> BIOS - is the basic board OS prior to looking for a pc o/s (in simple
> >> terms) - easier to type BIOS so unlikely to be "m/b driver"
> >> CMI8738 driver - is exclusively for the on-board sound chip (peripheral
> >> to the m/b, really)
> >> So, what is/are "motherboard drivers"?
> >> Other than CMI8738 and USB2, system's working perfectly, no conflicts.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
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>
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