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VP3, MVP3, MVP4 configuration files for WPCREDIT
KT266 configuration files for WPCREDIT
KM266 configuration files for WPCREDIT
KT266A, KT333 configuration files for WPCREDIT
Preliminary KT400 configuration files for WPCREDIT
HDSPEED Disk Speed Test
Patch for Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! and Audigy-series drivers
"PCI Latency" patch for VIA chipsets
Memory interleave enabler for VIA chipsets
TST32 Disk speed test
DNS-to-LMHOSTS converter
DNS Performance Test


VP3, MVP3, MVP4 configuration files for WPCREDIT

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These PCR files can be added to WPCREDIT to allow adjustment of the VIA VP3 (0597), MVP3 (0598), and MVP4 (0501) chipsets.


KT266 configuration files for WPCREDIT

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These PCR files can be added to WPCREDIT to allow adjustment of the VIA KT266 (3099) chipset. NOTE: Do not use this with the KT266A or KT333.


KM266 configuration files for WPCREDIT

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These PCR files can be added to WPCREDIT to allow adjustment of the VIA KM266 chipset.


KT266A, KT333 configuration files for WPCREDIT

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These PCR files can be added to WPCREDIT to allow adjustment of the VIA KT266A and KT333 (3099) chipsets.


Preliminary KT400 configuration files for WPCREDIT

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These PCR files can be added to WPCREDIT to allow adjustment of the VIA KT400 (3189) chipset. NOTE: These PRELIMINARY files were made from KT266A material, and might not accurately display all of the KT400's registers.


HDSPEED Disk Speed Test

This is an experimental program to determine the speed of hard disks, including the bus bandwidth. No documentation is available. This program is available strictly "as-is". This program is for Windows NT, 2000, and XP only.

Current Version 0.14, July 10 2002 | Download


Patch for Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! and Audigy-series drivers

This patch will disable the "turbo mode" feature of newer Creative drivers, which will solve "crackling" or distortion problems for some users. Try this patch if the VIA "PCI Latency" patch does not solve your sound-related problem.

Current Version 0.10, April 16 2003 | Download | View README file


"PCI Latency" patch for VIA chipsets

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

If you do not know whether your computer has a qualifying VIA chipset, please try the free CPU-Z utility from cpuid.com. The name of the chipset is displayed in CPU-Z's "Mainboard" tab.

Beta Version 0.20

This was the last version being tested when development was stopped.

The beta versions have been dangerous to use on some motherboards, especially on older Athlon motherboards with a Creative Labs sound card installed. Please use caution, and back up any vital data first.

Warning! This does not install on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), or on Windows 2003, due to increased security on those versions. I will not be issuing an update for this any time soon.

0.20b21 version | View README file

Notes about 0.20b21 (updated 6/21/03):

The following files may be helpful.

Registry documentation for 0.20b15 (usable with current beta)
Sample .REG file for 0.20b15 (usable with current beta)
REG file for max PCI RAID speed (best for 0.20b18 or later, open this in Notepad and read it before using it)


Memory interleave enabler for VIA chipsets

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Version 0.15, February 9, 2002

This will perk up the performance of many motherboards that have VIA brand chipsets. It's a driver for Windows that will turn on the "memory interleave" feature of the motherboard. Many motherboard makers failed to turn on this feature in their BIOS.

If you do not know whether your computer has a qualifying VIA chipset, please try the free CPU-Z utility from cpuid.com. The name of the chipset is displayed in CPU-Z's "Mainboard" tab.

You can use the Memory Benchmark in SiSoft Sandra before and after installing this driver to see the improvement. Download SiSoft Sandra here.


TST32 Disk speed test

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Current version 12/27/00

This is a quick-and-dirty Windows program to test the performance of a disk drive or network connection. It creates a file on the disk, reads and writes the file, and measures the time taken. TST32 runs as a Win32 console application, and is meant to be launched from a command prompt in Windows.


DNS-to-LMHOSTS converter

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Current version 10/19/00

This is a REALLY quick-and-dirty program to look up the name of a computer on the Internet and create a corresponding LMHOSTS file.

This tool is handy for users of Microsoft Exchange Server, in the case where the server is connected to the Internet via DSL or cable modem.


DNS Performance Test

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Current version 2/26/05

This DNSQUIZ program performs timing tests on a DNS server at a specified IP address. It differentiates between cached and uncached lookups. It is a handy tool to evaluate the performance of a local DNS server, or comparing the performance of an Internet provider's DNS servers.

The program uses the DNSAPI library of Windows 2000/XP/2003 to bypass local DNS caches and test the DNS server directly.