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Diamond Monster 3D II Series Windows 9x Drivers
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Release Notes
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This is the Diamond Monster 3D II Series Windows 9x DirectX 6 Drivers
version 4.10.01.0207 with Glide versions 2.54 and 3.01
Features Added
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This driver implements 3DNow! support.
Addressed Issues
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Fixed inconsistant Control Panel problems.
Driver installation
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Existing Drivers Installed or PCI Multimedia Device shown in Device Mgr
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1) Start Windows 9x and open Device Manager (Control Panel, System)
2) Locate the existing reference to the card it will be listed as:
Reference Card: Other Devices / PCI Multimedia Device or
Sound, Video, Game Controllers / Monster 3D II
3) Double Click on the card, then click the driver Tab
4) Click Change Driver and choose Have Disk.
5) Point to X:\ (Where X:\ is the the directory containing these drivers.)
and click OK.
6) Select Monster 3D II from the List and click OK. Click OK again to save
changes in Device Manager.
7) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "DirectX Drivers for Monster 3D II
Accelerator" Disk. Again, point to Point to X:\ (Where X:\ is the the
directory containing these drivers.) and press OK.
8) Windows will copy the drivers from the CD. Reboot the system when prompted
9) Install DirectX 6.0. (If not already installed)
No Current Drivers Installed
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1) Start Windows 9x
2) Power off System and install your Monster 3D II
Accelerator into a PCI slot.
3) Restart Windows 9x after hardware installation.
4) Windows 9x will detect a "PCI Multimedia Device", you need to:
Windows 95 Retail users: Select "Use Driver from Mfr" and click OK
Windows 95 OSR2 users: Click "Next" on the Detection Dialog Box
5) Point to X:\ (Where X:\ is the the directory containing these drivers.)
and click OK.
6) Select Monster 3D II from the List and click OK.
Click OK again to save changes in Device Manager.
7) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "DirectX Drivers for Monster 3D II
Accelerator" Disk. Again, point to Point to X:\ (Where X:\ is the the
directory containing these drivers.) and press OK.
8) Windows will copy the drivers from the directory. Reboot the system
when prompted
9) Install DirectX 6.0
Installation Notes
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These drivers require DirectX 6 to support Direct3D applications.
Known Limitations
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None.
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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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