            Copyright (c) 1999-2000 VIA Technologies Inc.    
    The VIA FIR Device Driver is used to fast infrared transfers between
    two fast infrared enabled devices at the speed of SIR(9600bps,19200bps,
    38.4kbps,57.6kbps,115.2kbps),MIR(1.152Mbps) and FIR(4Mbps).


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    ** Driver Installation **
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Use Device Manager to install FIR driver.

    1. Insert the driver diskette into floppy.
    2. Enable FIR option in BIOS . The Windows will show unknow PnP device.
    3. The Windows will search the PNP device in your system.
       To continue, click "Next".
    4. Choose the "VIA Fast Infrared Controller" in the device list, click
       "Next".
    5. The next dialog, click "Finish". Then the "VIA Fast Infrared Controller
       Properties" will show up.
    6. Click the "Reinstall Driver" Button.
    7. Then it will pop up a 'Update Device Driver Wizard' dialog, click "Next".
    8. Next dialog, Choose "Search for a better driver...." option, click "Next".
    9. The Next Dialog, "Specify a location", for example, a:\win98, this is
      where the driver located. When ready, click "Next".
   10. The Windows will show the device "VIA Fast Infrared Controller", and the
       .inf file location.
       Put your Windows 98 CD into the cdrom. Click "Next".
   11. Windows will copy file from diskette and CD into harddisk.
   12. Click "Finish" and restart the computer.


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    ** Driver Uninstallation **
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Uninstall "VIA FIR  device driver" driver
1. Start device manager.
2. Select "VIA Fast Infrared Controller" and then right click on
   "VIA Fast Infrared Controller"
3. Select "Delete"

6) 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 :

        VIAIRDA    SYS        5950   02-25-00  0:10  VIAIRDA.SYS

     The time column is 0:10 which means the package distribution version
   is 0.10 and is released on the Feb. 25 '00.




