Driver for VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge - downloading and installing it

VIA Standard Host Bridge is a Chipset hardware device. This driver was developed by VIA. PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_7296 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge driver

1. Download the setup file for VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.1.00.0230 released on 2002-10-02.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to confirm the installation 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 easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 11929 bytes (11.65 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.3 stars by 86244 users.
This driver is 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. How to use DriverMax to install VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the VIA VIA Standard Host Bridge driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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