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Drivers and Utilities for VIA-based FIC Motherboards

FIC Technical Support: VIA Drivers for FIC Motherboards



Audio
  VIA 8231/8233 Audio Driver ver. 5.12
 Note : This is Audio Driver. It enables functions to work with on-board Audio Controller and playback with high quality sound.
  O.S:     Win95    Win98    WinME    WinNT4    Win2K    WinXP  
 



VIA 4in1 Patch
  VIA Chipset 4in1 Patch File ver. 4.43
 Note : This is chipset Patch driver. It informs the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality properly reconized by the operating system.
  O.S:     Win95    Win98    WinME    WinNT4    Win2K    WinXP  
 



VGA
  VIA ProSavageDDR Video Driver (KM266) ver. 4.13/6.13
 Note : This is Video Driver. It properly recognized by on-board graphic controller by the operating system which can improve graphic quality and performance.
  O.S:     Win98    WinME    Win2K    WinXP  
 



USB
  VIA USB 2.0 INF package ver. 2.52
 Note : This is Patch file for USB. It informs the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality properly reconized by the operating system.
  O.S:     Win98    WinME    Win2K    WinXP  
 



LAN
  VIA LAN Driver ver. 4.9
 Note : This is Lan Driver. It enables lan functions to work with on-board lan controller.
  O.S:     Win98    WinME    Win2K    WinXP  
 

Introduction
For all VIA Chipset based FIC 1stMainbaords (eg, AZ11 series, AD11, SD11, and VA-503+ which are VIA North/South bridge based motherboards), We recommend that you install related drivers after you have installed Windows 9x, ME,NT,2000. For example, if you re-install the AGP driver for your VGA card, re-install 4-in-1's AGP driver part as needed.

VIA's 4-in-1 / 3-in-1 is for improved performance, fixing issues and minimizing any incompatibilities. 4-in-1 contains an AGP driver, IDE Busmaster, IRQ Routing and INF drivers for Windows. 3-in-1 is the same as 4-in-1 except for the missing AGP driver.

This page includes the latest VIA Chipset drivers which are approved by FIC. All necessary drivers are included in the CD-Pro CD which comes with each 1stMainboard purchased. Users can also download the latest CD-Pro from HERE. For the introduction to CD-Pro please click HERE

Please download and install the correct driver as below:


VIA Chipset Drivers
VIA Patch drivers for all VIA chipset based 1stMainboards
File Name Version O.S. Note
VIA 4in1 4.38 Win 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.32
VIA USB filter 1.08 Windows 9x/NT/2000 All boards with the VIA 586B south bridge need the VIA USB Filter Driver to activate the USB controller to work with Windows. FIC products PA-2013 & VA-503+.. need to apply this USB filter for Windows.
(you must enable the USB function in BIOS beforehand )

After downloading the correct driver to your HD , please double click the file to install If video/audio/lan.. functions are embedded on the motherboard, you also need to install the correct driver. To download the necessary driver ,please check below table or go to the motherboard support page and select the correct 1stmainboard model name: all necessary drivers are listed.Alternatively you can also download the latest CD-Pro folder directly from FIC 's FTP site.

Other VIA Drivers
VIA Onboard Sound drivers
File Name Version O.S. Note
VIA 686A/B 2.20a Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.3
VIA VT8233/8233A 5.12 Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
VIA Onboard Video drivers
File Name Version O.S. Note
VIA ProMedia PLE 4.13 Windows 9x/Me bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
VIA ProMedia PLE 4.03 Windows NT bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
VIA ProMedia PLE 5.13 Windows 2000 bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
VIA ProMedia PLE 6.13 Windows XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
VIA ProMedia KLE 4.13 Windows9X/ME bundled in CD-Pro v5.3
VIA ProMedia KLE 4.03 Windows NT bundled in CD-Pro v5.3
VIA ProMedia KLE 5.13 Windows 2000 bundled in CD-Pro v5.3
VIA ProMedia KLE 6.13 Windows XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.3
VIA ProSavageDDR (KM266) 4.13 Windows 9x/Me bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
VIA ProSavageDDR (KM266) 6.13 Windows 2000/XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
Onboard Lan driver
File Name Version O.S. Note
VIA LAN 2.61 Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 bundled in CD-Pro v5.3
Realtek 5.503 Windows 98 bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
Realtek 5.503 Windows Me bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
Realtek 5.503 Windows 2000 bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
Realtek 5.503 Windows XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
NS815/816 1.26 Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.3
Onboard RAID driver
File Name Version O.S. Note
Hi-Point - Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
Promise/ATA100 2.00 Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.31
Promise/RAID 2.00 Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP bundled in CD-Pro v5.31


Windows98 SE USB drivers for VIA chipset
Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices that are plugged in to a computer running Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition may not work if the following hardware components are installed on the computer:
  • An AMD processor (running at 350 MHz or faster)
  • A VIA Technologies USB controller
To resolve this issue, download and run the appropriate file for your language version of Windows. The following files are available for download from the http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q240/0/75.asp
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