VIA 4-in-1 4.50 drivers

**MIG-31** · Nov 25, 2003, 03:30 PM

VIA has released a new 4-in-1 driverset which are suitable for any VIA chipset and all Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. This set includes AGP, IDE and system drivers for your VIA based mainboard.

Changes:

Update via chipset driver (INF) from 1.90b to 2.00a
Minor bug fixes

download zip file

again i put in this forum not sure where to post.

a small suggestion to mods here perhaps there could be a thread specifically for chipset drivers?

ZzzombieBunny · Nov 25, 2003, 06:03 PM

woah, ive been experiencing troubles with my hd ever since 1.49. Strange things started happening, like I wouldnt get acess to certain files at random... I couldnt delete them for whatever reason or cut and paste em... really annoying. Every reboot started up with scandisk wanting to do a checkup, it never found anything...

After installing the 1.50 windows refused to reboot... it said something about not being able to save files and everything came up as mumbo jumbo etc c:/*df*s#42 . Not to mention now it does additional scandisks on my other partions which have been working just fine.

Reckon im forced to format again... hope its not permanent damage, I cant think of what else it could be causing it except for the via drives, since the problems have been starting up immidiatly after installing both 1.49 and 1.50.

Anyone else experienced something like this?

**MIG-31** · Nov 25, 2003, 06:28 PM

i can't as i just posted this from finding it on techconnect site for the members here.as i have intel 865pe chipset.

i seriously hope these are not the fault as your describing in your post.

dipstick · Nov 25, 2003, 07:35 PM

Damn, I just reinstalled this morning and used the older ones

Oh well, thx much for the heads up Johny

Rayder · Nov 25, 2003, 08:43 PM

Hmm....I downloaded the 4.50's but I think I'll wait until I see a few more reports on them before I install them. I just reformatted about 2 weeks ago and don't want to go through that hassle again so soon.

Troubles like what ZzzombieBunny are having I don't need. I hope you get it worked out.

.....awaiting some more positive reports.....

Wingman69 · Nov 26, 2003, 03:09 AM

I installed these before readin comments on this board and others, wish i hadn't. However I did find a fix for the problem. Once I installed these via drivers my system refused to boot up giving corrupt file this and that errors. did some reading and did what was suggested on another site:

Quote:

Data corruption may occur if the Large System Cache feature is enabled in Windows XP
This symptom does not occur on all systems. The key ingredients that lead to this symptom may include:

System Memory greater than 512 Meg. (1 gigabyte of RAM is common)
Large NTFS disk volumes. And multiple large volumes. (60-100 gigabyte hard drives possibly in RAID arrays)
AGP graphics with large AGP resource requirements (AGP aperture greater than default)
Large file transfers
This problem occurs when the computer runs out of system page table entries. Windows determines (at boot time) the default number of page table entries to assign, based on the amount of system memory available. The items mentioned above all contribute to increasing the number of page table entires that Windows XP must maintain and in extreme cases the page table entries may be exhausted.

To avoid this symptom ensure the System Cache option is NOT selected for Memory usage. Use the Programs option.
- right-click on the My Computer Icon then Properties to open the System Properties dialog box

- select the Advanced Tab then the Settings button under Performance

- select the Advanced tab on the Performance options tab

- in the Memory Usage area, ensure the Programs radio button is selected

- Apply the changes and select OK
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It may be possible to work around this issue by increasing the value for page table entries, as follows,

WARNING: Please make a backup copy of your Registry before proceeding. If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Launch the Registry Editor. Select the Start Button then Run. Type in regedit.exe and select OK.

Locate the SystemPages value under the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management

Double-click the SystemPages value. The Edit DWORD Value dialog box appears.

Enter the maximum value (0xFFFFFFFF) , and then click OK.

Quit Registry Editor.

NOTE: 0xFFFFFFFF is the safest value however a value greater than the default but less than the maximum may provide better results.

NOTE: Changing the VALUE from the default may decrease performance by 1-2% .

Once I did that in safe mode I rebooted and set windows XP to do chkdsk on reboot and let it go thru several times till it finished, everything so far is running fine.

ZzzombieBunny · Nov 26, 2003, 07:03 AM

Hm this is really weird... after format everything seems to work just fine with the 1.50. I suspect theres some kinda issues with upgrading from 1.49 to 1.50. Respective going to 1.49 from a previous version. Installing on to a clean system doesnt seem to cause any problems.

Judas · Nov 26, 2003, 03:58 PM

..... i have very bad experience with just uninstalling the older drivers... then installing the new ones....i can only recommend upgrading if you plan on do a format and reinstall of windows......

Rayder · Nov 27, 2003, 03:40 AM

It's always been my understanding that 4in1 drivers never need to be uninstalled before installing newer ones. They just check what you already have installed and update as necessary.

......I'm still afraid to try these newer ones though.....

BONEHEAD · Nov 27, 2003, 04:21 AM

After upgrading on my comp. when I reboot my display settings go back to 800x600 everytime. On my kids comp. I do not have this problem. Weird

ZzzombieBunny · Nov 27, 2003, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rayder
It's always been my understanding that 4in1 drivers never need to be uninstalled before installing newer ones. They just check what you already have installed and update as necessary.

......I'm still afraid to try these newer ones though.....

thats easier said than done... I dont know how to even do that, except with the 4in1 setup program and even then it screws things up. One time it refused to install the new drivers since it didnt reckognize them anymore or windows installed some default thing that caused problems. Its pretty much a reformat issue when stuff goes wrong with the via...

Gizmo[5h1t3] · Nov 27, 2003, 01:06 PM

guess im one of the lucky ones then.....i aint had no probs at all with these new ones.

Scoop · Nov 27, 2003, 01:47 PM

Screwed my system too! Im in process of backing up before yet another flatten and reformat. Surely Via should have tested these a bit more thougherly.
They have posted a temp fix for it but 2 be honest its a bit of a shock to think that they could get away with it. Someones arse will be kicked!!

Regards
Scoop

Nov 25, 2003, 03:30 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,843 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	VIA 4-in-1 4.50 drivers VIA has released a new 4-in-1 driverset which are suitable for any VIA chipset and all Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. This set includes AGP, IDE and system drivers for your VIA based mainboard. Changes: Update via chipset driver (INF) from 1.90b to 2.00a Minor bug fixes download zip file again i put in this forum not sure where to post. a small suggestion to mods here perhaps there could be a thread specifically for chipset drivers? __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; Nov 25, 2003 at 03:46 PM.

Nov 25, 2003, 06:28 PM	Thread Starter #3
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,843 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	i can't as i just posted this from finding it on techconnect site for the members here.as i have intel 865pe chipset. i seriously hope these are not the fault as your describing in your post. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 27, 2003, 04:21 AM	#10
BONEHEAD DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: TEXAS Posts: 182 Rep Power: 0	After upgrading on my comp. when I reboot my display settings go back to 800x600 everytime. On my kids comp. I do not have this problem. Weird __________________ [COLOR=red]Xp Pro Sp2 Amd Athlon 2400+ O/C 2800+ (2250 GHZ)Antec True 550 ps Dragon Orb 3 7000rpm 2 80mm Case fans [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]2 40mm case fans[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]1.5 Gig Ecc Ram Msi KT2 COMBO[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Adaptec 29320A-R[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]8 Seagate 36 gig ultra 320 10k [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]1 Toshiba SD-M1401 [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]1 Plextor 124TS cdrw [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]2 Nec4551a 1 Samsung TS-H552U 1 Nec3520a[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Ati AIW Radeon 8500 128mb SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Midiland sm7401 5.1 Hp 4C scanner VPR 17'' Lcd[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Apc Back-ups RS1500[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Taken by the ex maybe to return soon[/COLOR]

Nov 25, 2003, 06:03 PM	#2
ZzzombieBunny Cake or Death? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 259 Rep Power: 0	woah, ive been experiencing troubles with my hd ever since 1.49. Strange things started happening, like I wouldnt get acess to certain files at random... I couldnt delete them for whatever reason or cut and paste em... really annoying. Every reboot started up with scandisk wanting to do a checkup, it never found anything... After installing the 1.50 windows refused to reboot... it said something about not being able to save files and everything came up as mumbo jumbo etc c:/dfs#42 . Not to mention now it does additional scandisks on my other partions which have been working just fine. Reckon im forced to format again... hope its not permanent damage, I cant think of what else it could be causing it except for the via drives, since the problems have been starting up immidiatly after installing both 1.49 and 1.50. Anyone else experienced something like this?

Nov 25, 2003, 07:35 PM	#4
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Damn, I just reinstalled this morning and used the older ones Oh well, thx much for the heads up Johny

Nov 25, 2003, 08:43 PM	#5
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Hmm....I downloaded the 4.50's but I think I'll wait until I see a few more reports on them before I install them. I just reformatted about 2 weeks ago and don't want to go through that hassle again so soon. Troubles like what ZzzombieBunny are having I don't need. I hope you get it worked out. .....awaiting some more positive reports.....

Nov 26, 2003, 07:03 AM	#7
ZzzombieBunny Cake or Death? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 259 Rep Power: 0	Hm this is really weird... after format everything seems to work just fine with the 1.50. I suspect theres some kinda issues with upgrading from 1.49 to 1.50. Respective going to 1.49 from a previous version. Installing on to a clean system doesnt seem to cause any problems.

Nov 27, 2003, 03:40 AM	#9
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	It's always been my understanding that 4in1 drivers never need to be uninstalled before installing newer ones. They just check what you already have installed and update as necessary. ......I'm still afraid to try these newer ones though.....

Nov 27, 2003, 01:06 PM	#12
Gizmo[5h1t3] DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rochdale MCR England Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	guess im one of the lucky ones then.....i aint had no probs at all with these new ones.

Nov 27, 2003, 01:47 PM	#13
Scoop DriverHeaven Alcoholic Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Round the corner from the chip shop and over the pond... Posts: 182 Rep Power: 0	Screwed my system too! Im in process of backing up before yet another flatten and reformat. Surely Via should have tested these a bit more thougherly. They have posted a temp fix for it but 2 be honest its a bit of a shock to think that they could get away with it. Someones arse will be kicked!! Regards Scoop