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                    VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device ReadMe.Txt                       
                                    for                                   
                          Factory Testing Tools/Utilities                 
                                                                          
   * This readme file is used to provide the information for installation 
     and Uninstall "VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device" drivers.                   
  


                                CONTENTS
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1)  Hardware Recommend
2)  System Requirements
3)  Distribution Package Contents
4)  Package Version Identify
5)  Manufacture Note about VIA SWFM ROM/TSR

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1) Hardware Recommend
   * The Pentinum II 266 MHz CPU (or Pentinum 200 MHz CPU) and 32 MB Ram are recommended to
     keep the sound quaility.

2) System Requirements
   * This package could be only installed after VIA VT82C686A.
   * DOS 6.22

3) Distribution Package Contents  
     This distribution floppy is compressed by auto uncompressing format. You 
   should uncompress it first by execute it directly.
 
   The uncompressed package includes the following files listed below : 

FLOPPY :
SNDTST
       24.WAV                  24 kHz wave file
       48.WAV                  48 kHz wave file
       PANEL.EXE               PCI & AC97 codec register sets control program
       SNDTST.EXE              VT3068 sound chennels testing program.

VIAFM
       VIAFM.ROM               VIA Software FM ROM (Used to add into BIOS)
       VIAFMTSR.COM            VIA Software FM TSR (Used to execute at DOS mode) 

VIAPTST
       DOS4GW.EXE              Enter Protect mode Watcom DOS4GW program
       VIAPTST.EXE             VIA Audio Production Diagnostic Tools Main program
       VIAPTST.INI             The Initial file used by VIA Audio Production Testing Tools
       SOUND.WAV               The wave file for playing sound in playback test. 
       MIDI.WAV                The file for playing sound on  MIDI channel.
       SIN48.WAV               The wave file for automatic loopback play/recording test.
       SB.WAV                  The wave file for playing sound from sound blaster engine.
       README.TXT              The Readme file to explain how to use this program

VIAMIX
       VIAMIX.EXE              This bin is executed at Windows to setup Mixer Panel in order
                               to Test SNR, THD+N...for WHQL Testing                        
       VIAMIX.INI              The Mixer Setting Parameter File.
       VIAWDM.INI              Same as VIAMIX.INI, but it is for WDM Driver using.
                               (it must rename to VIAMIX.INI when it is used.)
       README.TXT              VIAMIX.EXE Readme File


4) Package Version Identify
     You could check this distribution version and release date by using 
   the DATE\TIME displayed by using dir/p command, e.g :
    
        VIAPTST    EXE        192204  05-10-99  1:02a 

     The time column is 1:00a which means the package distribution version
   is 1.02 and is released on the May 10 '99.


5) Manufacture Note about VIA SWFM ROM/TSR
   If your product doesn't include our VIA SWFM ROM into your BIOS, please copy
   our SWFM TSR program into the "DOS" directory located at your Production User 
   CD/Disk. This TSR program is named as "VIAFMTSR.COM" and located at the "VIAFM" 
   directory of your Fac Release file. Our DOS Install program will install this 
   SWFM TSR into Autoexec.bat in order to let User can hear the music from Legacy 
   Game.

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