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  ³              Copyright (c) 1997-1999 VIA Technologies Inc.             ³
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  ³                       VIA AGP Driver ReadMe.Txt                        ³     
  ³                                  for                                   ³
  ³                                 Win9x                                  ³
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  ³ * This README.TXT file provides the information for installation and   ³
  ³   uninstallation of VIA AGP VxD Driver which supports Accelerated      ³
  ³   Graphics Port(AGP) functionalities.                                  ³
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    The VIA AGP 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 VIA AGP chipset,
VT82C597 or later, and others' chipsets will not be supported. The VIA VxD
Driver is only supported by Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (4.00.950 B) or later version.

For Win95 users,you will 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 from Microsoft. DirectX 5.0 is the first DirectX version
   that supports AGP's DIME. 
3. Get AGP Master (i.e., AGP VGA) Driver from VGA Supplier.
4. Get "VIAGART.VXD", a virtual device manager which usually will be
   installed in the following installation procedure of the Windows 95 card
   driver.

2) Distribution Package Contents  
     This distribution floppy is compressed by pkzip. You can uncompress it by 
"pkunzip -d agp355.zip".
 
   The floppy by uncompressing includes these files are listed below. 

FLOPPY :
  RELEASE.TXT
  Readme.txt
  inf
    viagart.inf
    Readme.txt
  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 "VIA AGP 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 VIA AGP VxD in turbo
    mode" or "Install VIA AGP VxD in normal mode"  button  then it will 
    install the "VIA AGP 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 "VIA
    AGP 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 "VIA AGP 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  07-19-99   3:55 SETUP.EXE

    The version number reads as 3:55, which was released on the date of 07/19/99.

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. 

7) Notes
        
For WinNT users, you will have to wait until WinNT 5.0 is released.