VIA 4.29 all in one drivers suck..

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hans007

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i installed these. computer locks up . cant log back into win2k anymore since its got an atapi driver problem . cant get into safe mode. last known good config is dead. damn. So i have to reinstall win2k in another directory just so i can go back in reinstall office 2k so that i can export out my email, and then have to reformat again. beautiful. i hadn't reformmatted in 5 months too....


taught me a lesson. dont install crap from VIA unless you absolutely have to.
 
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madthumbs

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I thought there was a warning on some of the VIA drivers that they weren't for everyone (especially WIN2K). Not just that but aren't the 4.29's either alpha or beta?
 
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SACANDAGA

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These 4in1 drivers also locked up my Win2K machine. I reinstalled OS and the Windows default drivers worked much better. My Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 60 had a Sandra score of 19,260 with 4in1s and 24,478 with Win2K default drivers and is hooked up to the secondary controller. The only via driver I installed was the 4.05 AGP driver.
 
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WasntMe

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What's the verdict on the 4 in 1 4.29's? Half says good, half says bad. In win2k, is it advisable to install all drivers? I heard from some people on the boards that the IDE Busmaster shouldn't be installed.

GO BRUINS!
 
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LocutusX

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VIA is supposedly trying to make the IDE driver in the later 4-in-1's (4.29 beta, 4.29 "final") more compatible with Windows 2000. It's hard to tell if they are succeeding or not, many people are still getting their systems. Personally, I don't think their driver is much more than a run-time patch of some sort, since it consists of a .sys file which is only 5 kilobytes in size.
 
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Sugadaddy

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I only run the drivers that Via have on their own web page. I tried 4.28 under win2k and I couldn't even boot anymore, had to repare the install. Since then, only official releases from Via for me. I don't trust those sites that say they're final. If it was final, Via would have posted them
 
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dcdomain

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I have the 4.29 betas installed. No problems... have the final one downloaded, but haven't gotten around to installing those yet.. perhaps i'll hold off...
 
Dulanic

Dulanic

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4.29 Betas work 100% ok for me.... which is good because the IDE busmaster 4.28 totally messed up my system.
 
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SendTrash

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<< 4.29 Betas work 100% ok for me.... which is good because the IDE busmaster 4.28 totally messed up my system. >>



Same thing for me... 4.28 caused a hard lock on boot up and I had to reformat. But the 4.29 work fine... I upgraded from 4.25a
 
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Rand

Lifer
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I have the 4.29's installed and they work beautifully for me. IDE Busmaster drivers have been rock solid and even provided a small performance boost.

The 4.28's were a nightmare but the 4.29's have been flawless in my experience so far.
 
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Namuna

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4.29Beta KICKS ASS for me.

I've got MSI K7T Turbo Mobo, Win2k and TDK VeloCD 12/10/32

I spit on 4.28 and how it CHOKED my CDRW, but 4.29 not only works...But I'm getting 33.1x DAE max RIP now!

In other words, 4.29 works for me.
 
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