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NSTALLATION
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Windows 98 cannot correctly identify the VIA Apollo Pro Plus chipset and controller
since the chipset was released after the Microsoft. Besides, the required miniport
driver to activate IRQ steering function is not present either. Therefore, you must
follow the steps below when you install Windows 98, otherwise, you might experi-
ence device error.
Step 1:Install Windows 98, and complete the installation
*At this stage, you might see some device error with the “!”signs, despite the
fact that the drivers for the devices are correctly installed by Windows 98.
Just ignore that for now, and proceed to Step 2.
Step 2:Install the VIA IRQ Miniport driver. For the location of the driver,
please refer to the instructions below:
1. Look into the Shuttle CD that came with the mainboard under directory:
<CD:\MAINBRD\VIRQ\>Run SETUP.EXE and then restart the system.
*At the time of printing this note, the driver may not have been updated to the
CD yet. If you cannot find the file in the CD, refer to the instructions below:
1). Download the driver from Shuttle WEB site at:
http://www.spacewalker.com/english/download.htm
Check the utility for your corresponding model.
2) Download the driver from VIA WEB site at:
http://www.spacewalker.com/english/download.htm
Step 3:Restart Windows 98
Step 4:Install the Shuttle Patch utility v2.6 or above. For the location of the
driver, please refer to the instructions below:
1. Look into the Shuttle CD that came with the mainboard, under directory:
<CD:\MAINBRD\PATCH9X\> Run Patch.exe and then restart the system.
*At the time of printing this note, the driver may not have been updated to the
CD yet. If you cannot find the file in the CD, proceed to the next instruction.
2. Download the driver from Shuttle WEB site at:
http://www.spacewalker.com/english/download.htm
Step 5:Restart Windows 98
Next, you must see to it that all previous device error should have disappeared.
Then you can continue with the rest of the installation procedures of the driver.
