VIA Hyperion Driver Guide/FAQ - Page 11

YodaMatt · 21st December 2002, 2:18 AM

yeah your right lombers i do have an onboard promise raid controller but i only have one hdd and one cd-rw

i noticed that when the pc is starting up it has a screen saying promise something something (i can't remember all of what it says but it's all driver info

then under it there is my hdd and cd/rw

it says the hdd is on ultra dma 5 and the cd/rw is on ultra dma 2

acr · 4th March 2003, 12:04 AM

it seems i have a problem installing the hyperion 4in1's

I am running a MSIKt4Ultra (KT400) - and when i use the quick install method (as advised in faq) and then reboot .... when i attemt to execute a graphical program (3DMark) (game).. it freezes and then reboots

as soon as i uninstall this.... no more problem

i have tried to find some help... but to no avail
perhaps my fellow OCAU pals can help

P.S - say hi to my gf Poohbear who just joined tonight

PersianImmortal · 4th March 2003, 9:26 AM

IT sounds like it's time for you to take up the rest of the FAQ and first check your driver versions (the AGP driver in particular), then manually update each component if it's not updating correctly.

Give that a try, as the Hyperions shouldn't give you graphics-related reboots unless they've been installed incorrectly. Sometimes the fast install method might do that, so a manual install and check is a must.

junglemaster · 29th April 2003, 6:09 PM

Since installing the latest Hyperion's I have been limited to 60fps in games. Usings FRAPS shows the fps flicking between 60 and 61 fps constantly.

I have a Radeon 9500 Pro and can defaintely expect better fps (change to 640x480 etc still maxes out at 60fps)

I have tried going back to XP drivers with no luck.

I think I am going to reinstall tonight anyway and document my changes (using system restore).

If I find anything interesting (related to this or otherwise) I will post it - but in the meantime I am still interested if anyone else has seen this type of behaviour???

Bye

PersianImmortal · 29th April 2003, 8:08 PM

The Hyperions won't limit you to 60fps. Try this - reinstall the Hyperions, then install (or reinstall) the Catalysts, then install (reinstall) Refresh Force to break the fps limit.

elvis · 14th October 2003, 11:00 AM

got two boards here: one is an epox kt400 based baord, and another an "aplus" (CHEAP!) kt333 board.

both are showing severe lagging when accessing IDE devices under the newer 4.49 hyperions. the lag seems to be random, but is noticable when it occurs (bad skipping in music playback, etc). of note, both these systems have been cleanly installed recently, and were fine with older drivers. problem is i can't remember which ones they were previously...

looks like i might have to drop back a few revisions. the 4.45 or so should be alright for both these chipsets? anyone care to comment?

PersianImmortal · 14th October 2003, 12:26 PM

Not sure which version would be best...whatever was released a month or two after your chipset was released should be safe.

However I recommend you keep the latest AGP driver, and manually change the IDE Filter driver for the "VIA Bus Master IDE Controller" item in Device Manager back to whichever version you think is optimal. That way you get the best of both worlds - the latest graphics fixes with the best IDE hard drive performance.

cpfc · 27th November 2004, 7:31 PM

Some great info here. Have gone XP for 5 months and been having plenty of BSODs on a system than ran smoothly under win 98 SE for 3 years without a rebuild.

To get around this I extracted the 4 in 1 drivers and created a custom build cd along the lines of unattended.msfn.org . I still BSODDED but it was consistent and I got rid of the extended blank screen at bootup. Next I just used the optimised defaults in the BIOS and so far the situations that caused a BSOD no longer give me crap.

Anyhow I have not done any benchmarks as I am not an overclocker however my system appears quicker.

Although I will be getting an nforce 4 my old via chipset with athlon 1Ghz will be put to use as a linux experiment.

Thanks for the great info here.

Fodder · 28th November 2004, 11:50 AM

New 4in1s (4.55) are out.

Fish_Munger · 2nd December 2004, 6:24 PM

They fix anything?

fxr91 · 4th December 2004, 7:41 PM

My guess is support/ better support for KT890 chipsets

yotka · 15th February 2005, 7:49 PM

these drivers came out a few days bck --> VIA_IDE Accelerator_V120b.zip

http://www.viaarena.com/downloads/dr...ator_V120b.zip

supposed to accelerate the ide controllers.

Fish_Munger · 10th May 2006, 12:21 AM

I`ve been runing the lattest Hyperon 5.08B on my Abit kV8pro,nice drivers no probs with AGP or IDE.I can Highly recommend these drivers on Windows64 too

knowsfords · 16th June 2012, 11:05 AM

I was totally looking for a guide for this, thank you stickies!

4th March 2003, 9:26 AM	#153
PersianImmortal Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Canberra Posts: 6,375	IT sounds like it's time for you to take up the rest of the FAQ and first check your driver versions (the AGP driver in particular), then manually update each component if it's not updating correctly. Give that a try, as the Hyperions shouldn't give you graphics-related reboots unless they've been installed incorrectly. Sometimes the fast install method might do that, so a manual install and check is a must. __________________ TweakGuides.com

29th April 2003, 8:08 PM	#155
PersianImmortal Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Canberra Posts: 6,375	The Hyperions won't limit you to 60fps. Try this - reinstall the Hyperions, then install (or reinstall) the Catalysts, then install (reinstall) Refresh Force to break the fps limit. __________________ TweakGuides.com Last edited by PersianImmortal; 29th April 2003 at 8:09 PM.

14th October 2003, 11:00 AM	#156
elvis Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 20,268	got two boards here: one is an epox kt400 based baord, and another an "aplus" (CHEAP!) kt333 board. both are showing severe lagging when accessing IDE devices under the newer 4.49 hyperions. the lag seems to be random, but is noticable when it occurs (bad skipping in music playback, etc). of note, both these systems have been cleanly installed recently, and were fine with older drivers. problem is i can't remember which ones they were previously... looks like i might have to drop back a few revisions. the 4.45 or so should be alright for both these chipsets? anyone care to comment? __________________ Child's Play Charity

14th October 2003, 12:26 PM	#157
PersianImmortal Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Canberra Posts: 6,375	Not sure which version would be best...whatever was released a month or two after your chipset was released should be safe. However I recommend you keep the latest AGP driver, and manually change the IDE Filter driver for the "VIA Bus Master IDE Controller" item in Device Manager back to whichever version you think is optimal. That way you get the best of both worlds - the latest graphics fixes with the best IDE hard drive performance. __________________ TweakGuides.com

2nd December 2004, 6:24 PM	#160
Fish_Munger Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 666	They fix anything? __________________ *Release the AMD 16 core KRAKEN!*

21st December 2002, 2:18 AM	#151
YodaMatt Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Algester, Brisbane Posts: 166	yeah your right lombers i do have an onboard promise raid controller but i only have one hdd and one cd-rw i noticed that when the pc is starting up it has a screen saying promise something something (i can't remember all of what it says but it's all driver info then under it there is my hdd and cd/rw it says the hdd is on ultra dma 5 and the cd/rw is on ultra dma 2

4th March 2003, 12:04 AM	#152
acr (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 483	it seems i have a problem installing the hyperion 4in1's I am running a MSIKt4Ultra (KT400) - and when i use the quick install method (as advised in faq) and then reboot .... when i attemt to execute a graphical program (3DMark) (game).. it freezes and then reboots as soon as i uninstall this.... no more problem i have tried to find some help... but to no avail perhaps my fellow OCAU pals can help P.S - say hi to my gf Poohbear who just joined tonight

29th April 2003, 6:09 PM	#154
junglemaster Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 15	Since installing the latest Hyperion's I have been limited to 60fps in games. Usings FRAPS shows the fps flicking between 60 and 61 fps constantly. I have a Radeon 9500 Pro and can defaintely expect better fps (change to 640x480 etc still maxes out at 60fps) I have tried going back to XP drivers with no luck. I think I am going to reinstall tonight anyway and document my changes (using system restore). If I find anything interesting (related to this or otherwise) I will post it - but in the meantime I am still interested if anyone else has seen this type of behaviour??? Bye

27th November 2004, 7:31 PM	#158
cpfc Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 120	Some great info here. Have gone XP for 5 months and been having plenty of BSODs on a system than ran smoothly under win 98 SE for 3 years without a rebuild. To get around this I extracted the 4 in 1 drivers and created a custom build cd along the lines of unattended.msfn.org . I still BSODDED but it was consistent and I got rid of the extended blank screen at bootup. Next I just used the optimised defaults in the BIOS and so far the situations that caused a BSOD no longer give me crap. Anyhow I have not done any benchmarks as I am not an overclocker however my system appears quicker. Although I will be getting an nforce 4 my old via chipset with athlon 1Ghz will be put to use as a linux experiment. Thanks for the great info here.

28th November 2004, 11:50 AM	#159
Fodder (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sunny Melbourne Posts: 10,662	New 4in1s (4.55) are out.

4th December 2004, 7:41 PM	#161
fxr91 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane, QLD Posts: 7,548	My guess is support/ better support for KT890 chipsets Last edited by fxr91; 4th December 2004 at 7:42 PM.

15th February 2005, 7:49 PM	#162
yotka Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: W A Posts: 592	these drivers came out a few days bck --> VIA_IDE Accelerator_V120b.zip http://www.viaarena.com/downloads/dr...ator_V120b.zip supposed to accelerate the ide controllers.

10th May 2006, 12:21 AM	#163
Fish_Munger Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 666	I`ve been runing the lattest Hyperon 5.08B on my Abit kV8pro,nice drivers no probs with AGP or IDE.I can Highly recommend these drivers on Windows64 too __________________ *Release the AMD 16 core KRAKEN!*

16th June 2012, 11:05 AM	#164
knowsfords Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Knowsfords Island Posts: 2,966	I was totally looking for a guide for this, thank you stickies! __________________ Watch my youtube videos