VIA PATA/SATA IDE Driver Package with Hot-Plug Feature External Release Notes

 

Functionalities

●             Provide DMA capability for VIA PATA/SATA/PATA+SATA IDE Controllers

●             On X86 OS 2K/XP/Serv2003, support hot-plug feature upon MS IDE default driver for VIA SATA IDE Controllers (Known as Hot-plug filter driver). RAID class SATA controllers are not included.

●             On X64 OS XP/Serv2003, support hot-plug feature upon MS IDE default driver for VIA SATA IDE Controllers (Known as Hot-plug filter driver). RAID class SATA controllers are not included.

MS Operation Systems supported

1.      Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 (x86 and x64).

2.      This version (V1.40) does not support Windows Vista.

Supported Chipsets and Required Hardware Setting

●             This IDE driver package supports: (Above win2000 platform)

1.       VIA South Bridge Chips with SATA IDE controller function:

VT8251 (Device ID 0x3349, 0x5287),

VT8237A (Device ID 0x0591, 0x5337),

VT8237R (Device ID 0x3149 IDE mode).

2.       The PATA/PATA+SATA IDE Controllers which is inside VIA South Bridge Chips:

 Bus Master IDE Controller – 0x0571 (All VIA SB chips),

Bus Master IDE Controller – 0x0581 (VIA CX700/VX700 single Chipset)

Bus Master IDE Controller – 0x5324 (VIA CX700/VX700 single Chipset)

Bus Master IDE Controller – 0x3164 (VIA VT6410 IDE controller, add-on card)

●             Hot Plug function supports on SATA IDE Controllers: (Above win2000 platform)

1.       SATA IDE controller : VT8251 (Device ID 3349, 0x5287), VT8237A (Device ID 0591, 0x5337) , VT8237R (Device ID 0x3149 IDE mode).

(NOTE: hot-plug function is not supported on SATA channel of VIA VX700/CX700.)

●             VSD IDE driver supports: (Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT)

1.       IDE controller: Bus Master IDE Controller – 0x0571.

 

Release History

Version

Release Date

Comment

1.40A

2005/3/18

1. WHQL Version driver

2. Add supports to new VIA IDE controller.

1.30C

2005/12/28

1. WHQL Version Driver

1.30B

2005/12/22

 

1.30A

2005/12/13

 

1.30

2005/10/31

1.      Merge Mini IDE driver of VIA PATA and SATA IDE controller.

2.      Enable hot-plug function on SATA IDE controllers(2k/XP/Serv2003 x86 and x64).

1.00

2005/8/12

Prepare WHQL submission.

0.99

2005/7/5

 

0.98

2005/05/03

 

Version 1.40A

(1)     Add support to VIA’s new SATA IDe controller

New add IDs:

PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_5337

PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_5287

PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_5324

PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3164

(2) Rename Driver package from “VIA MiniIDE Driver Package” to “VIA PATA/SATA IDE Driver Package” at the SCF file of Setup Program and related Release Notes.

Version 1.30C

(1)Fixed driver can’t be installed under x64 platform.

Version 1.30B

(1) Using new DLL for installing VIA storage driver.

(2) Fixed a bug which uninstall can’t remove hot-plug driver.

Version 1.30A

(1) Using new Usetup package (version 5.2.1.15)

(2) Add WHQL file.

Version 1.30

(1)    Big Changes:

This IDE driver supports both PATA and SATA VIA IDE controllers.

Hot plug function apply on SATA IDE controller.

(2)    Notice:

(a)    Some Serial-to-Parallel bridge adapters are not fully compatible with our host controller. Please remove power of both bridge and device and then power on both bridge and device again before re-plug in.

(b)    Same reason as (a). If Windows has serious delay when it boots up, please try using another bridge

(c)    Same reason as (a). Some ATAPI device will take longer detection time when plug-in.

(d)    To consider performance issue, the average time of plug-in detection is 5 seconds. Microsoft default driver might not detect correctly if plug-in/out devices within 5 seconds.

(e) Unsafe removal of ATAPI device will causes 10 seconds time out (Microsoft driver behavior), system might stop responding for a while.

Version 1.00

(1)    Fixed bug:

When connecting the ATAPI devices to SATA port of VT8237/VT8237A/VT8251 via the Silicon/JMicron/ACARD SATA Bridge and executing the hot plug function, the SATAPI device will occur that detect failed issue under Windows 2K/XP/AMD64 system.

(2)    Notice:

(a)    Some Serial-to-Parallel bridge adapters are not fully compatible with our host controller. Please remove power of both bridge and device and then power on both bridge and device again before re-plug in.

(b)    Same reason as (a). If Windows has serious delay when it boots up, please try using another bridge

(c)    Same reason as (a). Some ATAPI device will take longer detection time when plug-in.

(d)    To consider performance issue, the average time of plug-in detection is 5 seconds. Microsoft default driver might not detect correctly if plug-in/out devices within 5 seconds.

(e) Unsafe removal of ATAPI device will causes 10 seconds time out (Microsoft driver behavior), system might stop responding for a while.

 

Limitation and Known Issue

Notice:

(a)      Some Serial-to-Parallel bridge adapters are not fully compatible with our host controller. Please remove power of both bridge and device and then power on both bridge and device again before re-plug in.

(b)     Same reason as (a). If Windows has serious delay when it boots up, please try using another bridge

(c)      Same reason as (a). Some ATAPI device will take longer detection time when plug-in.

(d)     To consider performance issue, the average time of plug-in detection is 5 seconds. Microsoft default driver might not detect correctly if plug-in/out devices within 5 seconds.

(e)      (e) Unsafe removal of ATAPI device will causes 10 seconds time out (Microsoft driver behavior), system might stop responding for a while.