Solved! Broken Installation disc (CD pro) for F. I. C. AN11 motherboard

[Sigma001]

I pulled out an old F.I.C. AN11 motherboard to use in a project and discovered that the installation disk (CD Pro) had snapped into 2 pieces. If anyone has an intact disk laying around, please contact me to make arrangements to obtain the disk or a copy of it so I can move this project along. Thank you in advance.

 

[fralexandr]

seems like FIC is still in business, you could try contacting them, though they've mostly moved over to automotive stuff. Maybe they could help you though?

Contact First International Computer Inc., Official Customer Support - FIC

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also, as far as I'm aware the drivers from those cds usually aren't required to get the system up and running? That rig is from the XP era, so I'm assuming you're trying to run Windows XP on it?

VIA KT266A Motherboard Roundup - January 2002

www.anandtech.com

apparently motherboards that old didn't always have everything integrated, so the only things onboard requiring drivers are Audio and maybe RAID.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Just get the network (NIC) drivers, either RealTek, Intel, Broadcom, or Marvell. (Did Via ever make ethernet controllers? Maybe built-in to the chipset? I don't remember.)

Also, GPU drivers, but probably you'll need a discrete GPU.

 

[Sigma001]

Thank you all for your advise and information.

 

[Steltek]

VIA has a legacy driver download website here that should allow you to get the last legacy versions of the 4n1 (I think they also called it their "Hyperion" drivers), audio, and LAN drivers.

Alternatively, you can also do a google search for 'KT266A drivers' and you'll probably find a link to one or more Asrock product support webpages that still provides the downloads for the KT266A chipset board. Most manufacturers used to use the VIA drivers without altering them, so the Asrock ones would probably work on your board.

Given the choice, though, I'd try to find them on the VIA legacy website first.

 

[Sigma001]

Thanks again everyone with the excellent advice and help!

 

[DAPUNISHER]

For anyone that wants to mess with old hardware, grab snappy driver installer https://sdi-tool.org/

The stand alone is almost 20GB now, but it will very likely have the drivers you need. Buy an IDE to SD card adapter to make it a more enjoyable experience. IDE to SD adapter They are on Amazon for 3-4 times the price, if you cannot wait.

 

[Charlie22911]

For anyone that wants to mess with old hardware, grab snappy driver installer https://sdi-tool.org/

The stand alone is almost 20GB now, but it will very likely have the drivers you need. Buy an IDE to SD card adapter to make it a more enjoyable experience. IDE to SD adapter They are on Amazon for 3-4 times the price, if you cannot wait.

Yes! Thank you for this, this is a seriously great addition to my toolbox!

 

[Sigma001]

Thanks Charlie this will really help me and the forum members!

 

[Charlie22911]

Thanks Charlie this will really help me and the forum members!

DAPUNISHER gets the credit here, his reply should be marked as the answer. I didn’t contribute anything other than my thanks to him for clueing me in...