ATI RAGE PRO, RAGE LT-PRO and RAGE XL Windows NT4.0 Display Driver Release Notes
Version: 5.38.2b08
February 16, 2000
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CONTENTS
1) Driver Notes
2) Introduction
3) Installation
4) To Uninstall
5) OpenGL Specific Issues
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1) Driver Notes
Please DO NOT contact ATI Technical Support or other ATI departments for
assistance with the drivers provided here. They will not have sufficient
information to be able to provide technical assistance regarding unreleased
drivers. The On-line Beta Problem Report Form is your means of informing
us of and issues you may have experienced.
Please see http://www.atitech.com/na/pages/spdrivers/index.html
This driver resolves the following issue:
- Fixes KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED error when accessing Ariba (ORMS) secure
site databases.
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2) Introduction
-- This driver will work only with the RAGE PRO, RAGE LT-PRO and RAGE XL family of
graphic chips in either PCI or AGP configurations. That includes the
XPERT 98, XPERT@WORK, XPERT@PLAY, XPERT@PLAY 98, XPERT XL, XPERT LCD and
ALL-IN-WONDER PRO.
** THIS SOFTWARE WILL NOT WORK WITH NON RAGE PRO PRODUCTS **
-- This driver will not work with Windows 95/98.
-- This driver contains support for English only.
-- For ATI Windows NT4.0 drivers you must install the latest Service
Pack from Microsoft. To obtain the latest Service Pack point your
browser to:
http://support.microsoft.com/Support/NTServer/Content/ServicePacks/Default.asp
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3) Installation
1. Run the Windows NT Display program located in the Control Panel,
under "Settings" in the Start menu. Alternatively, position the
cursor on the background of the desktop, click the right mouse
button, then select "Properties" from the popup menu.
2. Select the "Settings" page.
3. Select "Display Type...".
4. Select "Change..." from the display options.
5. Select "Have Disk..."
6. NT will prompt you for the correct path, enter the path where you
unzipped the ATI driver files. Confirm that ATI.INF is selected and
click "OK" twice.
7. A list of ATI graphics accelerators will be displayed. Select the card
you are using, then click on the "OK" button.
8. Windows NT will once again prompt for confirmation. All appropriate
files are then copied to your Windows directory.
9. Restart Windows NT. Windows NT will start up using the new drivers.
10. NT will boot into a default mode and start the Display applet allowing
for mode selection.
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4) To Uninstall
Use Add/Remove Programs from your Windows NT4.0 Control Panel to
uninstall the ATI NT Display Driver.
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5) OpenGL Specific Issues
This driver release contains a full OpenGL ICD, which complies with the
OpenGL 1.1 specification. Hardware acceleration is provided for most
features contained in the specification at 16 bpp. If you are
configured for 8 bpp, 24 bpp or 32 bpp OpenGL will not be accelerated.
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.