readme.txt Driver File Contents (wcg_05040204.zip)

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                                WCGDRV
            3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. Wildcat Pro Display Driver for
                       Windows 2000 Workstation
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Version Information
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Product:     wcgdrv
Number:      SHBY048AC-0500A
Version:     05.04.02.04
Date:        14-SEP-2001

Description:
    The 3Dlabs Wildcat Pro Display Driver provides support for accelerated  
    high resolution, true and high color graphics using OpenGL.

    This driver supports multi-frequency video monitors, including DDC capable
    Monitors. 

    This driver supports the following languages: English, French, German, 
    Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese. If 
    the currently installed Windows NT language is not one of the above choices,
    the installation will default to English.

    This release of the Wildcat Pro Display Driver will only install and run on 
    systems running Windows 2000.

    Heidi(r) and 3D Studio Max(r) driver packages are included with this release 
    on separate disks.  For information on installing the Heidi(r) and 3D Studio 
    Max(r) drivers, see the readme.txt files included on those disks.
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End of Version Information
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Installation Help
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    This driver will not run on any machine that does not have PCI backplane
    hardware.  The Wildcat Pro Display driver will work with both AGP and
    AGP Pro versions of the Wildcat Display adapter.

    See MANIFEST.TXT for a list of delivered files.

    Please refer to the installation documentation provided with the media
    supplied with your system.

    If you are installing an updated driver from the 3Dlabs web site,
    please do the following:

    1. Save the self-extracting .zip file to a temporary directory on the
       system hard drive.

    2. Double-click the self-extracting zip file to unzip the driver files.
       These driver files are compressed and will be expanded during the
       installation process.

    NOTE:
    When re-installing Windows 2000 with a Wildcat Pro card installed in the
    system, the "Found New Hardware" dialog/wizard will not come up after
    the final boot into Windows 2000. You must install the driver. Simply
    run the setup.exe program located with the Wildcat driver software,
    then reboot the system. The setup.exe program will install the driver
    for you.  

    WINDOWS 2000 PLUG AND PLAY
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    For driver installation and removal, refer to the Hardware section
    of the Windows 2000 online help. This Help is generally available by 
    clicking on "Start" at the bottom left of the screen, and selecting the
    Help entry from the menu. 


Automated Installation Help
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    NOTES:  Make sure you have Windows NT Administrator privileges and write 
            permission on the target machine, as the automated installation 
            will create temporary directories on its hard drive.
	          
    1.  Create an installation directory on your hard drive and then copy
        all installation files from the WCGDRV directory into your newly
        created directory on the hard drive. ( NOTE:  Do not copy files from
        the HEIDI or 3DSMAX directories. These contain the Heidi(r) and
        3D Studio Max(r) driver installations, respectively.)

    2.  Modify the setup.ini file to meet your specifications.

    3.  Run setup.exe.

    4.  Reboot the system.

Unattended Installation Help
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    To install the  Wildcat Display driver as part of an unattended
    installation of Windows 2000, execute the following steps.

    1.  Copy all driver files to a single directory in the $OEM$\$1\ path of the
        distribution directory (ex. d:\win2kdst\$oem$\$1\wcgpro).    

    2.  Add the following sections to the unattend.txt file:
        
        [Unattended]
        OemPreinstall = yes
        OemPnPDriversPath = "\wcgpro"        

        [Display]
        BitsPerPel = 32
        XResolution = 1024
        YResolution = 768
        VRefresh = 75

    3.  Execute the unattended installation.

    NOTE:  To bypass the digital signing check for a non-WHQL version of the
           driver, add the following entries to the unattend.txt file:

        [SetupParams]
        DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore

New Features
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Fixes
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05.04.02.04
    - Fixed a problem with face culling in display lists.
    - Fixed problems with rendering glInterleavedArrays.
    - Fix hang in Vitea application.
    - A defect that could cause scene corrupting during certain types of screen
      updates using the 3dstudio V4 custom driver was fixed.
    - A defect that caused incorrect rendering when using the "Use Wireframe
      Faces" mode of the 3dstudio V4 custom driver was fixed.

05.04.02.03
    - Fixed problems with data alignment.

05.04.02.02
    - Fixed incorrect rendering and possible hang with COLOR_INDEX textures.
    - Fix made for KDSP in which glDrawPixels rendered outside the window.

05.04.02.01
    - Initial 5.4.2 build.



Trouble Shooting
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    Refer to the Hardware section of the Windows 2000 online help for  
    trouble shooting. Or, see the Customer Support information listed below.

Customer Support
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    Support is available on our web site at http://www.3dlabs.com. Just click on
    the support link.  You may also email us at support@3dlabs.com.
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How To Update Drivers Manually

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.

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