Installing the VIA Audio Driver
You need to install the audio driver for VIA audio codec to function properly before you 
can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations. Follow the 
procedures described below to install the drivers for dierent operating systems.
Installation for Windows
®
 XP
For Windows
® 
XP, you must install Windows
® 
XP Service Pack 2 or later before install-
ing the driver.
The  following  illustrations  are  based  on  Windows
® 
XP  environment  and  could  look 
slightly dierent if you install the drivers in dierent operating systems.
Insert the application DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automati-
cally appear.
Click VIA Audio Drivers button.
Click Next to install the VIA Audio Driver.
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Important
The HD Audio Conguration software utility is under continuous update to enhance au-
dio applications. Hence, the program screens shown here in this section may be slightly 
dierent from the latest software utility and shall be held for reference only.
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