VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

VIA Standard Host Bridge is a Chipset device. This driver was developed by VIA. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_1258; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge driver

1. Download the driver setup file for VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.1.00.0190 dated 2001-08-16.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 8179 bytes (7.99 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 69029 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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