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| README file for
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| ELSA Windows 9x Driver Disk, ver 4.10.01.0401-0004
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| VICTORY Erazor LT
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| Copyright (c) 1994-98 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
|
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| ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
| Sonnenweg 11 LocalWeb : +49-(0)241-938800
| D-52070 Aachen
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| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 2231 Calle De Luna
| Santa Clara, CA 95054
| USA
|
| ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5
| Nanking East Road
| Taipei 105
| Taiwan, R. O. C.
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| ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| Mita Suzuki Building 3F
| 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
| Tokyo 108-0014
| Japan
|
| 10/30/98 MWolf/MLiedtke
Contents
1. Overview
2. Contents
3. Installation
4. History
5. Release Notes
6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
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1. Overview
This CD contains the ELSA Display Driver for Microsoft
Windows 9x.
The driver supports 256, 65536 and 16 Million colors in
all resolutions available on used ELSA board.
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2. Contents
This directory contains the following files:
README.TXT the file you currently look at
LIESMICH.TXT german version of README
VERSION.TXT Version info about driver and tools
ELSAVEL.CAB display driver file for VICTORY ERAZOR LT
ELSAVE3D.CAB Property page ELSA 3D Settings
WINMAN.CAB Property page ELSA Settings
ELSAVEL.INF Installation file for driver and tools
In case of trouble during or after installation, please make
sure you have all the files mentioned above!
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3. Installation
3.1 Installing ELSA graphics board for Windows 95/98
Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your
computer. If your ELSA graphics adapter contains a VGA-switch,
be sure that it's position is set to the "1" position (VGA
enabled).
On startup Windows 95/98 detects the ELSA graphics board as
"PCI early VGA Device" or a "PCI standard VGA adapter" and
prompts for a manufacturer disk. Advanced users can now install
as described in 3.3, Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install.
If you prefer an easy way to install the driver or the driver is
downloaded as EXE from the web you should first confirm Windows
request to install a "PCI Standard VGA adapter". Later you can
start the EXE or install by WINNERware CD.
3.1 Installation from WINNERware CD
During a running Windows 95/98 session insert the WINNERware CD
into your CD-ROM. Normally after the CD is read, a setup is
started and guides through installation. In case 'Auto Insert
Notification' is disabled in your system, the setup has to be
started manually by double clicking its icon in the root of CD.
Now you can choose the components to be installed. After
rebooting the system your monitor is recognized and installed.
A resolution and color depth can be chosen now.
3.2 Installing downloaded driver packages
Driver packages from the web are self-extracting EXEs. The files
are temporary copied to e.g. c:\elsainst directory and an
automatic driver setup is started. Tools are installed, too.
After finishing the setup or canceling the procedure the
extracted installation files are deleted, including the
temporary created folder.
3.3 Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install
After Windows recognized the ELSA graphics adapter choose
'Have Disk...'. If you are updating the driver manually, select
'change...' in the advanced settings of the diplay properties.
Now browse through the ELSA CD and select the proper display
driver subdirectory (e.g. GLORIA\SYNERGY\WIN9X\STANDARD).Windows
will copy the driver files and prompt you to reboot the computer.
After restarting, Windows is running with the ELSA display
drivers active. If your ELSA graphics adapter is not the primary
display adapter in Windows 98, you have to activate the hardware
by clicking on the connected monitor bitmap in the global windows
display settings.
3.4 Installation extension
The drivers installation routine will additionally create the
ELSA Settings and ELSA 3D Settings property pages and install an
OpenGL ICD.
The drivers setup included in self-extracting driver packages
or the WINNERware CD will install additional tools like WINman
Suite and ELSAinfo. In case your graphics adapter is provided
with video I/O capabilities, the setup will install the software
components for these devices, too.
In all following Windows sessions you can change the resolution
without rebooting your system.
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4. Revision History
This section describes changes to the previous releases of this
display driver.
Version 4.10.01.0303-0002
- First released version
Version 4.10.01.0303-0003
- Bugfixes
Version 4.10.01.0401-0004
- DPMS Bugfixes
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5. Release notes
5.1 DirectDraw/Direct3D support
The display driver do support DirectDraw/Direct3D from
DirectX, but to use it in an application, you must install
DirectDraw/Direct3D. The Microsoft DirectDraw/Direct3D
components are not included in the standard retail version of
Windows 95. You need an installation of DirectX 5 or higher.
To install DirectDraw/Direct3D use the CDSETUP from your
WINNERware CD.
5.2 AGP and Windows 95
AGP is supported only by the Windows version OSR-2.1. This is
available after upgrading a Windows 95b (OSR2) version by the
USB-Update 'USBSUPP.EXE'.
The version number of your installed Windows can be found in
the registry under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Version and VersionNumber.
The Entries for OSR-2.1 are:
Version "Windows95"
VersionNumber "4.03.1212" or "4.03.1214"
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6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives
hints on work arounds.
6.1 Version 4.10.01.0401
6.1.1 Installation over an nVIDIA-driver
If you install the ELSA Display Driver over an existing nVIDIA
display driver, the key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OpenGLDrivers\
RIVA128
will not be actualized.
Please replace "nv3ogl.dll" with "elsavelo.dll"
6.1.2 OpenGL
The hardware support for OpenGL only works at 16Bpp up to
800x600 Pixel.
Please make sure to backup your registryfiles(system.dat and
user.dat) before editing your Windows registry.
Some OpenGL based screensavers, e.g. 3D Pipes, may crash some
systems if working in powersaving modes.
6.1.3 There may occure misrepresentation of colors and displays by
viewing MPEG files with "ELSA Motion" extension boards.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.