In Theory, pt. In Theory, pt. First, let's make sure your ducks are in a row. The 430 FX, HX, VX, TX and 440 FX, LX, EX, BX, GX chipsets from Intel will support UDMA bus mastering as well as the VIA chip set and some other competing chip sets. A disk drive that is Ultra DMA compliant.
Most new drives are.
If you have Windows 98 installed, you're ready to rock. If that's you and you still don't know what I'm talking about, sell your system and buy a Windows 98 system. You'll be better off. If you install this driver and later upgrade to Windows 98, you MUST un-install this driver prior to the upgrade. This driver was never meant for Windows 98 and your system will likely go nuts if you leave this driver in place.