This section summarizes PC 98 device driver requirements for I/O ports and devices. The items in this section are requirements for all PC 98 systems.
38. Device drivers and installation meet PC 98 requirements
Required
The manufacturer does not need to supply a driver if a PC 98-compliant driver provided with the operating system can be used. If the manufacturer supplies a driver, the requirements for the device driver and installation are defined in the “Basic PC 98” chapter in Part 2 of this guide.
The basic requirements include driver support for unattended installation and Help file support if special driver parameters are used.
For input devices that use USB connections, driver support must be implemented as a minidriver under the WDM HID support provided in the Windows and Windows NT operating systems.