This driver supports all VIA southbridges with integrated sound. This driver can often be the driver needed for Multimedia Audio Controller when you expected the latest Realtek audio drivers to work on older VIA chipsets.

DOS sound: This driver supports DOS sound for VIA VT82C686A/VT82C686B/VT8231 southbridges only. The VIAAUDIO.COM file mentioned in the Readme concerning DOS sound can be obtained from this old audio driver package. It is no longer supplied in the Vinyl_AudioCodec driver package.

Special note: VIA advises that where possible, users should install onboard sound drivers provided by their motherboard manufacturer.

Supported Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows XP 64-Bit, Windows Vista 64-Bit, Windows Vista 32-Bit, Windows 98, Windows 95, DOS, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 98SE, Windows XP, Windows 2000

For use with the following Products:
VIA AC97 codec incorporated into VT82C686A/B South Bridges ( VT82C686A VT82C686B )
VIA AC97 codecs incorporated into VT8233, VT8233A, VT8233C, VT8235 and VT8237/R South Bridges ( VT8237 VT8235 VT8233/A/C VT8235CE VT8233/VT8233A/VT8233B/VT8235/VT8237 VT1612A )
VIA Vinyl audio codecs: VT1612A, VT1613, VT1616/B, VT1617/A, VT1618 ( VT1616 VT1612A VT1617 VT1613 )
VIA AC97 codec incorporated into VT8231 South Bridge ( VT8231 )
VIA AC97 codec incorporated into VT8251 South Bridge ( VT8251 )