      VIA PATA/SATA IDE Controller Driver Component for 
                      Windows XP Embedded SP2
                            05/24/2006
            Copyright (C) 2002-2006 VIA Technologies, INC.

1. Release note
   This package is ver 1.0, adapted from logo'ed package
   VIA_PATA_SATA_IDE_V140A.ZIP. Users are advised to contact VIA for
   information about the usage of this component for their specific
   embedded platforms.

   VIA provides the user with this sample component implementation,
   to ease development and test effort. The user, however,
   is advised to obtain the latest available driver and author
   his or her own components.

2. File description
   This package contains 5 files as described below.

		                          Readme.txt            this file
05/24/2006  02:57 PM          340,762 vminiide_V10.sld     driver component
02/23/2006  11:38 AM             9,728  videX32.sys
03/09/2006  02:35 PM             9,895  videx32.cat
05/18/2006  05:28 AM             4,712  vminiide.inf

3. Import the driver component
(1) Copy all the files to a directory, 
    e.g. "D:\VIADRIVERS\IDE140A\".
(2) Create a directory, e.g. "D:\VIA_Repositories\", if there is
    none.
(3) Open Component Database Manager under Microsoft Windows
    Embedded Studio.
(4) Click on the "Repository" and then "Repository Roots..." buttons.
    Type in the complete path of the repositories directory,
    for example "D:\VIA_Repositories\". Click on the "Add" button
    and answer "Yes". 
(5) Click on the "Database", "Import...", and then "..." buttons.
    Navigate to directory "D:\VIADRIVERS\IDE140A\" and
    then choose the .SLD file. Next, pull down "Repository root"
    drop-down and select "D:\VIA_Repositories\". Click on the
    "Import" and then "Close" buttons to close the dialog.
(6) Close the "Component Database Manager".

4. Known issue
(1) The "standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" component is needful 
     for this PATA/SATA IDE driver component. If user still encounter
     the blue screen, please check the existence of this component.
(2) VIA SATA hot-plug feature can work with 
     the "Device Manager" of the "Control Panel".