Logitech has released a minor update patch for the iTouch keyboard software that ships with every multimedia keyboard that has programmable features. Unfortunately Logitech does not give any official information on what is fixed/changed with the patch. However Warp2Search managed to find out that iTouch now supports: Winamp 3 Windows Media Player 9 (Beta)

Compaq has released new Windows XP drivers / control panel for their notebooks powered by the ATI Radeon 9000 GPU. Since this is an indicator where ATI reference drivers now stand, we expect a new Catalyst release in the very near future.

Adaptec have released a new ASPI Driver for Windows 98, NT 4, Me, 2000 and XP.

Updated ASPI drivers version 4.72 for Windows 98, NT 4, Me, 2000 and XP. Includes ASPICHK version checking utility. Adaptec provides this software without charge and as a courtesy to Adaptec product users but offers no technical support regarding this software.

Just got word from Station Drivers that they have a new set of Nvidia nForce 1/2 WHQL motherboard drivers. Here's what's new:

Windows 2000/XP Audio driver 2.83 (WHQL'd) Audio utilities 2.83 Network driver 2.81 (WHQL'd) GART driver 2.78 (WHQL'd) SMBus driver 2.75 (WHQL'd) Memory controller driver 2.75 (WHQL'd) IDE driver 2.84 Installer 2.85

Matrox has released a new Windows 2000/XP driver set for the Parhelia series (128Mbyte and 256Mbyte versions only). The version number is 1.02.00.042.

A new SiS IDE Driver has been released (28-10-2002). It's the first official SIS IDE Driver made.

If you have a rather new SIS chipset on your motherboard then this driver is for you. It's version 2.02 and supports SiS SouthBridge 961, 962 and 963.

A new driver for onboard Realtek ALC650.

This onboard 5.1 audio system is used on new motherboards with SIS chipset.

Driver version 5.12.1.642 is now available for the C-Media 8738. Go to WindowsUpdate to get them.

The Win2k/XP 6193 beta drivers for Radeon 9700 & 8500 has been out for a while, now you can get them with Radeon 9000, 7500 & 7200 Series Support.

They are bundled with the game Lord of the Rings.

Version 5.2, still not officially announced on PINNACLEs website and a really fat one (40 mb). Since many users were unhappy with the latest 5.01 and 5.1 wdm-drivers, maybe this is interresting for someone out there.

SIS released a new driver package for into their mainboard chipset integrated USB2
Supported OS are Win98/98SE/ME and Win2K/XP
Usable on SIS Southbridge 962/963 and newer
No word of fixes with this newer release - previous was 1.00
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Voyetra has released a better driver for the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz card v5.12.4167 for windows ME/2000/XP and Version 4.12.1.4019 for windows NT4.0/98se.

These Drivers are from IBM.

Just got word from Station Drivers that they have new HighPoint 2.34 Bioses and Drivers for the HPT370/370A RAID and the HPT372 RAID!

"PPP over Ethernet Protocol Drivers for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/.NET has been updated.



Revision History:

-RASPPPOE Version 0.98 has been updated to fix the "Error 31" issue some Windows NT 4.0 users experienced.
-Windows 95 support. Requires the Microsoft Dial-Up Networking Upgrade 1.2 or later to operate on the retail version. The OEM Service Releases of Windows 95 should require no updates.
-Windows NT 4.0 support. Requires Service Pack 4 or later.
-A number of minor bugfixes.

RasPPPoE Homepage RasPPPoE Drivers Download

Just got word from Zardon @DriverHeaven.net that they have a new set of Nvidia Nforce 1/2 WHQL motherboard Drivers! Here's what's new.

Audio driver 2.84 (wHQL'd)
Audio utilities 2.84
Network driver 2.84 (WHQL'd)
GART driver 2.84 (WHQL'd)
IDE driver 2.84
SMBus driver 2.84 (WHQL'd)
Memory controller driver 2.84 (WHQL'd)
Installer 2.84

Found on Asus site new drivers for CMedia 9738 AC97 OnBoard Sound
It seems many newer Pcchips/ECS boards use this Sound codec but other manufacturers use it too .
DriverVer=08/26/2002,5.12.01.0022
It seems these drivers are WHQL certified
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Realtek released new 3.35 drivers for their ALC series Soundchips (AC97 OnBoard Audio)
Used on many boards with SIS VIA ALI Intel or AMD mainboard-chipset
Drivers available for Win95/98/ME/W2K/XP/ NT4/Linux/OS2
Supported ALC Soundchips : 100/P 101 200 201 201A 202 202A 650 - the driver supports all of them
Read more for link and changelog ...

SIS released new chipset drivers AGP112 with WHQL certification
Usable on all newer chipset (630 and newer) but may work with older SIS AGP mainboards too - untested
There were some older AGP112 or 112_02 floating around but these final 112 are newer !
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The kX Audio Driver which is an independent WDM (Windows Driver Model) driver for all EMU10K1 and EMU10K2-based soundcards manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd. and/or E-mu Sytems Inc., including the SoundBlaster Live! series, the E-mu Audio Production Studio (APS) card, and the Audigy series of cards, has been updated.

The kX Audio Driver package includes driver system files and setup files as well as a powerful audio mixer application (the kX Mixer), which acts as a Graphical User Interface, providing access to many of the driver's internal functions.

"This is a Windows driver that will patch motherboards that have VIA chipsets.
It is intended to solve these problems:

Files copied from one IDE hard disk drive to another are corrupted.

The computer stops ("freezes", "hangs", "locks up") when playing sounds, especially to a Creative SoundBlaster LIVE! card

The computer stops when copying to or from an IDE DVD, CDROM, or CDRW drive Sounds played by a Creative Labs sound card are distorted.
NOTE: It does not apply any fixes to AMD chipsets, such as the 750 or 761 and any Intel Chipset.