AMD Driver Pack
Release Notes - Version 1.30

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- Motherboard with the AMD-751, AMD-761, or AMD-762 Peripheral Bus Controller (Northbridge) and optionally the AMD-756, AMD-766, and AMD-768 Peripheral Bus Controller (Southbridge)

- Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000.

Table of Contents:

1. About AMD Driver Pack
2. Installation
3. AMD AGP Miniport Driver 4.80 (Windows 98/98SE/ME)
4. AMD AGP Filter Driver 5.22 (Windows 2000)
5. AMD IDE Bus Master Driver 1.36 (Windows 98/98SE/ME/NT 4.0/2000)
6. Power Management Setup 1.03 (Windows 2000)
7. Power Management Setup 1.13 (Windows ME)
8. Power Management Setup 1.13 (Windows 98/98SE)
9. AMD IRQ Driver 1.11 (Windows 98/98SE)

1. About AMD Driver Pack
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AMD Driver Pack provides drivers for motherboards with the AMD-751, AMD-761, or AMD-762 Peripheral Bus Controller (Northbridge) and optionally the AMD-756, AMD-766, or AMD-768 Peripheral Bus Controller (Southbridge).

Windows 95 is no longer supported. All drivers are WHQL Certified. AMD AGP Miniport Driver is not supported in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. AMD IDE Bus Master Driver 1.36 is supported only on motherboards with the AMD-756 and AMD-766 Peripheral Bus Controller (Southbridge). AMD IRQ Driver is only supported in Windows 98/98SE.

2. Installation
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AMD Driver Pack is used to install and uninstall all drivers for motherboards with the AMD-751, AMD-761, or AMD-762 Peripheral Bus Controller (Northbridge) and AMD-756, AMD-766, or AMD-768 Peripheral Bus Controller (Southbridge). AMD Driver Pack detects the current operating system and hardware in the system and installs the correct drivers.

To install drivers using AMD Driver Pack
1) Run amddrvpk_130.exe
2) At the Welcome Screen click the Next button to continue.
3) Read the License Agreement, click I Agree and click the Next button.
4) Read the Readme.txt file displayed and click Next to continue.
5) Select the drivers to install/uninstall and click Next to continue.
6) Verify the operations to be performed and click Next if the operations are correct.
7) Click Next to begin driver installation/uninstallation.
8) Click Finish when the operations are complete.
9) The system must be rebooted to complete the operations.

Important Notes:
Windows NT systems:
If the IDE Bus Master driver was installed manually or with an installation other than AMD Driver Pack, the only option available is to uninstall the driver.

Previous IDE Bus Master Installations:

Choosing to uninstall the IDE Bus Master driver will launch the uninstallation utility from Add/Remove Programs->AMD IDE Bus Master Driver, which may include an automated uninstallation script. This can be identified by the system's control panel appearing on the screen. Please DO NOT TOUCH the keyboard or mouse until the control panel is closed by the script. Using the keyboard or mouse during the automated script could interfere with installation and cause unrecoverable system failure.

Manual Installations:

If the IDE Bus Master driver was installed manually, there is not an entry for AMD IDE Bus Master Driver in Add/Remove Programs. An automated uninstallation script will be used to uninstall the driver. This can be identified by the system's control panel appearing on the screen. Please DO NOT TOUCH the keyboard or mouse until the control panel is closed by the script. Using the keyboard or mouse during the automated script could interfere with installation and cause unrecoverable system failure.

3. AMD AGP Miniport Driver for Windows 98/98SE and Windows ME
Release Notes - Version 4.80

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Motherboard with AMD-751, AMD-761, or AMD-762 Peripheral Bus Controller
(Northbridge)
Windows 98/98SE/ME

The AGP miniport driver for Athlon systems with an AMD-751, AMD-761, or AMD-762 Northbridge functions on the Windows 98/98SE/ME operating system.

4. AMD AGP Filter Driver for Windows 2000
Release Notes - Version 5.22

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Motherboard with AMD-751, AMD-761, or AMD-762 Peripheral Bus Controller
(Northbridge)
Windows 2000

The AGP Filter Driver for Athlon systems with an AMD-751, AMD-761 or AMD-762 Northbridge functions on Windows 2000 operating system.

To check the version of the driver:
1) Using explorer, right click on the driver file, select "Properties">
2) Select the "Version" tab. The "File Version" field at the top of the screen shows the current version.

5. AMD IDE Bus Master Driver for Windows
Release Notes - Version 1.36

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Motherboard with AMD-756 or AMD-766 Peripheral Bus Controller
(Southbridge)
Windows 98/98SE/ME/NT 4.0/2000
UDMA/33 Hard Drive

Optional:

NT Service Pack 3 or later
UDMA/33 CD-ROM

Warning: The driver does not support CD-ROM Changers.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Q: How do I know if the driver is performing DMA mode?

A: Using the Windows NT Diagnostics (Start->Programs->Administrative Tools-> Windows NT Diagnostics), go to Resources. Then select I/O Port, and you'll be presented with a list of drivers. Click on the device heading, and the device list will be re-ordered in alphabetical order. Check what I/O ports the atapi.sys driver is using. Anything >1000 (most commonly 6300, F000) would indicate that DMA Bus Mastering is occuring.

Q: Using Windows 95/98, looking at a hard disk device from the Device Manager, the DMA box has disappeared?

A: The DMA box can only be used with the standard Microsoft driver. When a third party driver is installed (such as the AMD EIDE Driver), the DMA box will no longer appear. However, the driver is programmed to use all devices in their most optimal configuration. Therefore, if DMA is available for that particular device, the driver will use it.

Q: Using Windows 95/98, the device has a check box for DMA. When I check the box and reboot, the box does not stay checked?

A: The DMA box can only be used with the standard Microsoft driver. When a third party driver is installed (such as the AMD EIDE Driver), the DMA box will not work as intended. If you check the box, when the operating System reboots, the box appears unchecked. However, the driver is programmed to use all devices in their most optimal configuration. Therefore, if DMA is available for that particular device, the driver will use it.

6. Windows® 2000 Power Management Setup Version 1.03 for Motherboards with the AMD-766™ or AMD-768™ Peripheral Bus Controller.

The power management INF will not automatically be installed by Windows 2000 on a system with the AMD-766 or AMD-768 Southbridge. An error flag, !, will appear in Device Manager as "Unknown PCI Bridge". This does not result in any functional issue but this can be cleared up by using this driver.

7. Windows® ME Power Management Setup Version 1.13 for Motherboards with the AMD-756™, AMD-766™, or AMD-768™ Peripheral Bus Controller.

The power management INF will not automatically be installed by Windows ME on a system with the AMD-756, AMD-766, or AMD-768 Southbridge. An error flag, !, will appear in Device Manager as "Unknown PCI Bridge". This does not result in any functional issue but this can be cleared up by using this driver.

8. Windows® 98/98SE Power Management Setup Version 1.13 for Motherboards with the AMD-756™, AMD-766™, or AMD-768™ Peripheral Bus Controller.

The power management INF will not automatically be installed by Windows 98/98SE on a system with the AMD-756, AMD-766, or AMD-768 Southbridge. An error flag, !, will appear in Device Manager as "Unknown PCI Bridge". This does not result in any functional issue but this can be cleared up by using this driver.

9. AMD IRQ Driver for Windows 98/98SE Release Notes - Version 1.11

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Motherboard with AMD-756, AMD-766, or AMD-768 Peripheral Bus Controller
(Southbridge)
Windows 98/98SE

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Q: What does this driver do on the system?

A: This driver will route IRQ #'s for PCI devices on the system to the AMD-756 or AMD-766.

Q: How do I know if driver is running?

A: From the "Start Menu, Run" box , run the program "drwatson.exe". A small icon will appear in the lower right corner of toolbar, next to the clock. Double click on the icon and a snapshot will be taken of the system. Select "Advanced View" from the View pulldown. Select "Kernel Drivers" tab. This is the 5th tab from the right. You will now see a full list of all kernel drivers running on the system. Click once on the "Drivers" column to sort the drivers by name. Look for the driver with the name "amdirq" in the "Drivers" column.

Q: I am experiencing problems with some PCI cards and the driver is running.

A: Check to see what IRQ each of those cards is assigned. If any other device is sharing the same resource, verify the other devices are completely installed properly and function. i.e. NIC cards must have a data line connected to them to be completely installed properly.

Q: How can I tell if I need to install the driver?

A: Under the "Control Panel, System properties, Device Manager" tab, A PCI based card is listed as not working properly. The following message is in the Device status area of the device's properties: "This device is disabled because the BIOS for the device did not give it an IRQ (Interrupt Request). Code 29".

Q: Why else might I need to install the driver?

A: Under the "Control Panel, System properties, Device Manager" tab, The PCI bus device has IRQ steering disabled. IRQ steering information is a tab under the PCI bus properties. The IRQ Routing Status describes that IRQ table was read, IRQ miniport data was processed successfully and an error was encountered with the IRQ Miniport.

Q: How do I know if IRQ Steering is enabled on my system?

A: To determine if your computer is using IRQ Steering, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
2. Click the Device Manager tab.
3. Double-click the System Devices branch.
4. Click on the "+" beside "System Devices"
5. Double-click PCI Bus. This will open PCI Bus Properties.
The third tab inside of"PCI Bus Properties" is "IRQ Steering".
Click on the "IRQ Steering".
The bottom half of "IRQ Steering" has four listings:
a) IRQ Routing Enabled
b) IRQ read from (where it is read from)
c) IRQ mini-port loaded successfully
d) IRQ mini-port Data Processed successfully.

Q: I've tried enabling the IRQ steering checkbox, but it still says, "IRQ Steering disabled".

A: IRQ Steering may be disabled for any of the following reasons:
1. The IRQ routing table that must be provided by the BIOS to the operating system may be missing or contain errors. The IRQ routing table provides information on how the motherboard is configured for PCI IRQ's.
2. The Use IRQ Steering check box is not selected.
3. The "Get IRQ table from Protected Mode PCIBIOS 2.1 call" check box is not selected.
4. Your computers BIOS may not support PCI bus IRQ steering. For more information, contact the manufacturer of your BIOS.

For more information on the subject of IRQ Steering, please refer to the Microsoft article at
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q182/6/04.ASP
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