INTEL IDE driver for Win 98/NT 4.0
Version
Verifying Correct Installation :
Microsoft Windows 98:
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Run Start/Settings/ControlPanel |
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Double-click System |
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Select the Device Manager tab |
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Expand the Hard Disk Controllers entry |
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Select either the 'Primary' or 'Secondary' controller listed |
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Select the Properties button |
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Select the Driver tab |
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Select the Driver File Details button |
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'INTELATA.MPD' should be displayed |
Microsoft Windows NT4.0:
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Run Start/Settings/ControlPanel |
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Double-click SCSI Adapters |
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Select the Devices tab |
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'IntelATA' or 'Intel Ultra ATA Controller' should be displayed |
Changes
Fixes
Known issues
Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition-Specific:
Using McAffee VirusScan 4.0.0 with Scan Engine 3.2.0, the HDD may not spin down when manually set using the ContolPanel power applet. This problem does not show with McAffee VirusScan 4.0.3 with ScanEngine 4.0.35.
Due to compatibility issues supporting early 1x CD-ROMs under ACPI S3 resume, only CD-ROM devices that support DMA transfer modes should be connected to the system when using this driver.
For performance reasons, PIO-only devices should not be slaved to high-performance DMA-capable devices such as hard disk drives, since the Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver limits channel block transfer sizes from 64KB to 32KB for the entire channel to which an PIO-only device is connected. PIO-only devices are devices that only support PIO transfer modes, and do not support DMA transfer modes, e.g., LS-120, ZIP100).
Uninstalling under Windows 98 does not restore the previous DMA checkbox settings for either ATA channel.
Windows NT4.0-Specific:
Installing via SETUP under Windows NT4.0 causes "IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 2.1) DUAL-CHANNEL IDE CONTROLLER [not started]" to show in the SCSI Adapters applet. Instead, the text should read, "Intel Ultra ATA Controller [started]". A workaround is to run the SETUP program with the -A setup flag, and manually install the Windows NT4.0 driver using the SCSI Adapters applet in Control Panel.
Known limitations