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Chips and Technologies, Inc.
DR-HiQV Display Driver Package
Release Notes for Windows 98


                            DR-HiQV
                     Display Driver Package

Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.1.5
Release Date:  July 07, 1999
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1. Third release for 69030 alpha.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.1.4
Release Date:  June 08, 1999
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Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.1.3
Release Date:  June 01, 1999
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1. Second release for 69030 alpha.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.1.2
Release Date:  May 07, 1999
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1. Fixed PCMCIA card hot plugging with our VGA adapter that was hanging the
system in a Win 98 Multimon environment.

2. Removed potential driver loading problems when adapter is secondary by 
removing 3D6h accesses during PNP initialization.

3. Initial release for 69030 alpha.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.1.0
Release Date:  April 14, 1999
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1. Fixed problem with Portrait multimonitor driver timing out of
   WHQL Ratetest.

2. This is a portrait release with multimonitor support.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.0.8
Release Date:  April 05, 1999
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1. This is a portrait release with multimonitor support.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.0.7
Release Date:  April 02, 1999
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1. GAMMACRT.EXE update CHIPSDSP.DAT when change from adjust video
to adjust Graphics, this change synchronizes the color change with
CHPSTART.EXE.

2. GAMMACRT.EXE to not update the color lookup table to avoid gamma
corruption when change modes. CHPSTART.EXE updates the table.

3. Fixed problem with Portrait driver when boot in portrait, start overlay,
change to landscape, and the overlay switches between s/w playback and
overlay everytime you move the window.  (Issue #770).

4. Fixed problem in Win98 Japanese when playing an AVI file in s/w playback 
and switch between window and full screen playback and the color would 
randomly get corrupted. (Issue #773). 

5. CHIPSVPM.DLL is now version 1.01.00.0127.

6. This is a portrait release.  There is no multimonitor support.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.0.5
Release Date:  February 18, 1999
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1. Added gamma correction feature for portrait driver.

2. GAMMACRT.EXE bug fix portrait orientation change.

3. CHIPSVPM.DLL is now version 1.01.00.0126.

4. This is a portrait release.  There is no multimonitor support.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.0.2
Release Date:  February 02, 1999
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1. Fixed hardware capabilites initialization problem.

2. Fixed problem with certain machines not loading our driver as secondary
   when another vendor's chip is primary.  (Issue #762).

3. Fixed problem with opening a windowed DOS box in 1600x1200x8 on 69000
   or 2MB systems and getting a line of garbage near the bottom of the
   screen.

4. Fixed screen noise on some Win 98 Japanese ACPI systems when transitioning
   from D3 into D0 state.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.0.1
Release Date:  January 12, 1999
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1. This is a portrait release for Win 98.  There is no multimonitor support.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 6.0.0
Release Date:  January 06, 1999
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1. For Windows 98 changed to use the standard VGA driver for 4 bpp modes.

2. DirectX 6.0 compatible drivers from now on.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.3.8
Release Date:  January 05, 1999
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1. Enabled write combining by default.

2. Fixed panel stretch overlay problem, when stretched the overlay
   did not fill the application playback window. The panel stretch
   flags were not being set properly.

3. Fixed Mediamatics DVDExpress DVD playback problem,
   copy protected media would not play back.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.3.6
Release Date:  November 20, 1998
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1. This is a Win98 custom release.

2. Fixed problem for 65550 if FRC is doubled.

3. Added check for WriteCombine enable.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.3.4
Release Date:  November 16, 1998
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1. Fixed problem with Japanese wide fonts not being drawn correctly when
   they are left clipped.  (Issue #756).

2. Fixed problem with screen shifting left/right or garbage on the bottom
   when HotKey switching display while in DOS Full Screen and then return to
   Windows.  This happens if the original display mode was panning and the
   display mode after HotKey is non-panning (or viceversa) - (Issue #735).

3. Added DriverVer directive to CHIPS98.INF.

4. Fixed hanging and/or GPF with SAP server application.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.3.2
Release Date:  October 23, 1998
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1. Fixed Blue Screen showing and hanging in Win9x Japanese after forcing
   CD ROM Blue Screen, opening and switching between DOS sessions.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.3.1
Release Date:  October 22, 1998
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1. Fixed DirectDraw bug that was failing BLT_BltFast From/To Same Surface
   in Tddraw for all 6554x chipsets.

2. CHIPSDSP fixed interlaced refresh not remembered for next boot.

3. CHIPSDSP Adjusted timeout dialog size and its text.

4. Fixed DirectDraw VPE RGB input format support.

5. Fixed problem in 8 bpp with some characters missing in wide
   Japanese fonts in Word 97.  (Issue #751).

6. Fixed problem in 8 bpp with corrupt offscreen bitmaps when using
   Japanese wide fonts in Word 97.  (Issue #752).

7. CHIPSDSP fixed Japanese timeout dialog box text corruption problem.

8. Fixed Blue Screen hanging in Win9x Japanese when typing DIR B:.
   (Issue #753).


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.3.0
Release Date:  September 22, 1998
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1. Fixed VPE cropping and scaling problems that produced only
   half a screen during DVD playback.

2. Added VPE RGB 15 and RGB 16 input format support.

3. Fixed problem with screen garbage when switching display - Hot-Key -
   while in DOS Full Screen from TV mode into FP or CRT mode and then exit
   the DOS session. (Issue #735).

4. Fixed to have overlay when using 100 Hz refresh.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.2.8
Release Date:  September 3, 1998
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1. Fixed hang problem on Win 98 on 4 MB video cards on Pentium II systems.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.2.7
Release Date:  September 1, 1998
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1. This is a portrait release for Win 98.  There is no multimonitor support.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.2.6
Release Date:  September 1, 1998
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1. Fix for write combine, enable cache buffer on 4M granularity.

2. Fixed fatal error on first ACPI call because ESI was not preserved.

3. Disabled low resolution modes on TV-OUT since they go out of sync.

2. Fixed problem with suspend/resume memory corruption on 69000.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.2.4
Release Date:  August 13, 1998
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1. Fixed VPE port sync, line and signal functions.

2. Fixed palette corruption after blue screen when Gamma button is hidden.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.2.3
Release Date:  August 7, 1998
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1. Added 100 Hz refresh rate support.

2. Fix for 6555x Win98 driver when running as secondary on a software restart.

3. Fix for Win98 driver that corrupted screen when loading Comanche3 game.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.2.1
Release Date:  July 30, 1998
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1. CHIPSDSP, 100 Hz in the dropdown listbox.

2. CHIPSDSP, Fix for registry to update the refresh rate to synchronize
   with windows refresh rate in Windows property page.

3. CHIPSDSP, Check the version if it is Windows 98 we disable the refresh
   options.

4. Fix for hanging on installing Win98 driver as secondary when multiple
   cards are plugged in.

5. Fix for Win98 driver when running as secondary with third party vendor
   (EG. S3 Virge DX).

6. Update CHIPS98.INF install file; only 6555x and above can run our Win98
   drivers.

7. Fixed random hanging on GDI PlayBack Task Switching2 from WinBench98.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.1.9
Release Date:  July 24, 1998
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1. Added INTEL i740 support to CHIPSVPM.
   CHIPSVPM.DLL is now version 1.01.00.0125.

2. Fixed panning bug on Win98 MultiMonitor when cursor sits on secondary and
   the primary display mode changes so it forces panning (such as switch
   from CRT into Panel Mode).

3. Modified the CHIPS98.INF file to enable Win98 to work with secondary cards
   that have a video BIOS > 32K. Added line to modify system.ini to release
   C000:CFFF memory.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.1.8
Release Date:  Jun 30, 1998
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1. Fixed problem with fonts wider than 64 having stray dots and lines
   especially when doing clipping.  (Issue #729).

2. Added 15 second failsafe to return back to previous refresh if user
   does not choose OK.

3. Added cx=0 input parameter before video BIOS calls for VESA DPMS 4F10
   function. This is for Win 98 OnNow functions and is done to comply
   with the VESA specification.

4. Fixed problem on panel when switching from full screen DOS to Windows
   desktop by doing Alt-Tab and stretching is enabled.  There was a delay
   to stretch the screen full.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.1.6
Release Date:  Jun 24, 1998
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1. Fixed problem with booting 1024x768x16 and getting a stray line on
   the top left corner of screen when open a windowed DOS box and using
   no wallpaper.

2. Fixed problem with gamma correction values not being restored on
   reboot if the gamma bar is active.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.1.4
Release Date:  Jun 8, 1998
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1. Added DDIGammaRamp function.

2. Fixed Speedy hardware cursor corruption problems when task bar always
   on top is disabled and Speedy full screen window polygon drawing is
   selected.

3. Fixed the AVI corruption problem with overlay surfaces in the 8bpp modes
   when Gamma correction feature in Chips TAB gets loaded and/or enabled.

4. Fixed blanking screen when switching from C&T drivers into standard VGA
   driver and then reboot.

5. Fixed problem with font wrap in full screen DOS when set to 350 line mode
   (mode con:lines=43) and doing Alt-Enter twice.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.1.1
Release Date:  May 15, 1998
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1. Added 69000 video transport support.

2. Enable gamma correction all the time now for Win 98.

3. Updated PlaybackMaxWidth values in CHIPSMM.DAT for [Capture554x40]
   CRT_1024x600x24x75 and CRT_1024x768x24x75.

4. Allow 64K more memory for offscreen bitmaps when DOS box is not open.

5. Fixed problem with very long lines in Notepad causing white lines to
   draw across the screen when scrolling to the end of the line.
   (Issue #728).

6. Fixed problem with windowed DOS box when in a graphics mode like mode 12.
   When finished scrolling after doing "dir" the screen would sometimes
   blank and appear to hang.

7. Fixed ActiveMovie playback corruption problem when IE 4.01 is loaded.
   The corruption was sometimes occurring after returning from full screen
   DOS.

8. For non portrait drivers delete from registry the running of the
   CHPSPTRT.EXE during boot up.

9. Updated PlaybackMaxWidth values in CHIPSMM.DAT for [Capture550x40]
   and [Capture554x40] sections to be within bandwidth limitations.

10. Fixed problem on Win 98 Space screensaver where the rotating satellite
    was corrupt.

11. CHIPSVPM.DLL: Removed 69000 vertical interpolation support.
    CHIPSVPM.DLL is now version 1.01.00.0124.

12. Adjusted playback display skew for KAPOK custom TV out modes.

13. Fixed VPE PAL sized video playback problem. The problem was
    vertical jitter in the bottom 1/4 of the screen.

14. Added Write Combine support.

15. Fixed problem with landscape cursor showing on portrait mode.
  
16. Added 69000 section in CHIPSMM.DAT.

17. Added 69000 vertical interpolation to Chipsvpm.dll.
    CHIPSVPM.DLL is now version 1.01.00.0123.

18. Fixed Chipsvpm.dll playback noise problem for 65550 and 65554 when
    the acquisition window is the same size as the capture buffer.

19. Removed VPE Y top cropping adjustment factor. Only VPE client
    can adjust cropping values depending on source.

20. Fixed overlay alignment problem when panel vertical or
    horizontal centering is turned off.

21. Fixed problem with booting as a s/w instead of h/w cursor if VGA BIOS
    does not have CRT panning support.

22. Fixed 6555X , DirectDraw, video port extension, BOB video jitter problem. 

23. Added DirectDraw, video port extension , BOB support for the 69000.

24. Fixed field capture problem when vertical scaling is not enabled.

25. Fixed jumping video when capture is being performed with double buffers
    and image is panned off screen.

26. Fixed problem with garbage trail of s/w cursor when Active Desktop "View as 
    Web Page" enabled and dragging an icon in 8 bpp.

27. Fixed 69000 slow write problem that occurs in the CRT mode when hardware
    overlay is first used after power up.

28. Added 1600x1200 values to CHIPSMM.DAT.  This allows overlay to be played
    in that mode.

29. Made CHIPSVPM.DLL version strings compatible with Microsoft's
    version strings.

30. Fixed ActiveMovie 69000 playback problem when reduction is enabled.
    The playback window was clipped too much.

31. Enabled vertical interpolation for the 68554 in CHIPSVPM.DLL.
    CHIPSVPM.DLL is now version 1.01.00.0122.

32. Added values for CRT 1280x1024 75Hz to CHIPSMM.DAT.  This allows overlay
    to be played in the mode with that refresh.

33. Fixed palette xlat problem with Active Desktop background and icon
    movement.  (Issue #656).

34. Fixed garbage in both playback when two ActiveMovie 2.0 playing, one
    is overlay and YUV flipping is selected.  (Issue #701).

35. Fixed TV mode DOS box to DOS FS transition on newer BIOSes; the problem
    occured if after opening o DOS box a TV switch is performed, then DOS FS. 

36. Updated some PlaybackMaxWidth in CHIPSMM.DAT to limit some widths
    in 1280x1024 modes.

37. Fixed hang problem with portrait mode if change color depth but not
    restart resulting in no change.  Then change the orientation it hangs.

38. Now install CHPSTART.EXE to run at boot time.  It is needed for 69000 TV
    out vertical reduction initialization.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 4.0.1
Release Date:  February 19, 1998
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1. Fixed CRT detection for OnNow miniVDD functions in Win 98.

2. Fixed a WHQL Overfly displaying garbage problem when the butterfly is near
   the top of the screen and the display is panned down.

3. Fixed a WHQL Overfly displaying garbage problem in TV Out when the height
   of the butterfly is 1.

4. Added performance enhancement for 65555 on a 2MB system.

5. No font caching for 24 bpp.

6. Added vertical reduction no vertical pan support for TV out
   NTSC 640x480, PAL 800x600 and 1024x600 on 69000.

7. DX5 compatible drivers from now on.

8. Added 69000 NTSC/PAL bandwidth support to CHIPSVPM.DLL.
   CHIPSVPM.DLL is now version 1.1.0.121.

9. Added 69000 overlay PAL reduction support.

10. Adjusted 69000 Overlay Playback Maximum width.

11. Added 69000 NTSC and PAL overlay display skew adjustments.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 2.5.3
Release Date:  January 28, 1998
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1. Added 69000 overlay NTSC reduction support.

2. Fixed CHIPSVPM MARGI CaptureToGo 640x480 capture problem.
   CHIPSVPM.DLL is now version 1.1.0.120.

3. Enable enhancement for 69000.

4. Fixed Display Advanced Properties to display 69000 string correctly.

5. Fixed additional potential hang problem while booting on 65555 due
   to VMM reading a write only area of hardware.

6. Fixed WinBench98 BGW10 hang problem.

7. Fixed problem with getting GPF when opening Media player 63 times
   in 800x600x8 mode. (Issue #680).

8. Fixed problem with Merry-Go-Round AVI IN640S9.AVI of Winbench 98 showing
   split picture with garbage in the middle when using 800x600x16 on 800x600
   DSTN panel in simultaneous on 65550.

9. Fixed JP excel97 RoundRectangle bug and cubic rotation too slow
   problem.

10. Fixed MYTH game, The Fallen Lords, video and mouse alignment problems.
    (Issue #681).

11. Fixed current hang problem while booting on 65555 due to VMM reading
    a write only area of hardware.

12. Fixed trap problem with 1024x768x16 starting MS Works, creating a letter,
    scrolling letter to botton, closing MS Works then dynamically changing
    resolutions.

13. For Win 98 internal use only.


Revision:   Preliminary Production Version 2.4.8
Release Date:  December 18, 1997
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1. This is a preliminary Win98 release.