VIA 4-in-1 needed with Windows 2000 SP2?

[teddymines]

I've heard conflicting reports. Do I need to install the 4-in-1 drivers if I have Windows 2000 SP2? I have tried reloading them after SP2, and have a 45 second delay on the blue progress bar screen prior to the login screen. I don't know if this is related.

If I were to start over, would this be the proper order: partition disk, install 98se into fat32, run 2000 setup and install into ntfs partition, apply sp2, install all device drivers (ati video, on board ac97 sound)?

Any help on this?

 

[vash]

Yes, you need the VIA 4in1 for SP2. Apply SP2 first, then the VIA 4in1 -- that's how I did it.

vash

 

[teddymines]

Did you notice any of the problems seen in this thread? I have those problems, and am not sure if it is related to SP2, the via drivers, or the order in which the two were installed.

 

[Herkulese]

Here is a BUMP for a very good question.

I am getting ready to build an Win2K / SP2 system on an AK31A.
Just waiting for the parts to come in.

Does anyone have any more info on Win2k vs VIA 4-1 vs SP2?

 

[S0me1X]

I always install the 4in1's after SP2.... I used to use 4.35s, now its 4.36.

 

[asidrayne]

You DO need the 4-in-1's as mentioned already. They are separate device drivers just like video or sound drivers. the computer will run without them installed, but not as efficiently or as stable as with them.

I do not know whether the installation order of SP2 vs 4in1 matters, but the 4in1's should be installed before any other device driver. Thus i install the OS> SP2> VIA 4in1> video> NIC> Sound

 

[Herkulese]

Thanks guys.

 

[virulent]

im using the 4.36's right now and so far so good.

 

[68GTX]

teddymines... I would run a couple of hard drive performance benchmarks with and without the Via 4in1 drivers installed. You can use Sandra , HD-Tach , Atto etc. (this way you will know for for sure the true performance of the drivers) These drivers are not needed on all systems and actually slow down performance on some. Many of the sites where you can download these drivers tell you not to install them or upgrade existing drivers unless you are having problems.
I've had some Via chipset based systems that ran better with the 4in1s and some that ran better without so it depends on your hardware setup. I would imagine your boot time will be back to normal if you can successfully uninstall the 4in1 drivers.

 

[teddymines]

Actually, I did a clean install: windows 2000, then sp2. I still have the 45-second delay on bootup. This is without any 4-in-1 drivers installed.

I will run sandra to get a disk benchmark, then install the 4-in-1 drivers. I fear that I will have the same 45-second delay.

My primary IDE has an IBM 60gxp and the secondary IDE has a very old CDROM (4x) and a 2 year old CDR. I'll try disconnecting them to see if they might be the bottleneck.

Any other ideas????

 

[Davegod75]

it's the cdr and cdrom almost certain