Voodoo2(TM) Based 3D Accelerators Driver Kit Voodoo2 Driver kit Version: 1.02.01-BETA Windows 2000 Display Driver: 5.00.2085.0001 Windows 2000 Video Miniport Driver: 5.00.2085.0001 DirectDraw HAL Driver Version: 5.00.2085.0001 Direct3D HAL Driver Version: 5.00.2085.0001 Glide2 Driver Version: 2.56.00.3496 Glide3 Driver Version: 3.03.00.0670 Voodoo2 Control Panel Applet: 4.12.01.0082 OpenGL(r) Driver Version: 1.0.0.761 ICD Platform: Windows(r) 2000/XP/2003 Copyright ( 1997-2000 3dfx Interactive, Inc. ) All Rights Reserved NOTE: Use of this software is subject to the terms in the 3dfx license agreement. 3dfx Interactive, Inc. Website: http://www.3dfx.com News Server: news://news.3dfx.com This product may be covered by one or more of the following US patents: 5,724,561 5,740,343 5,808,621 5,822,452 5,831,624 ======================================================================= What's in the distribution? ======================================================================= This distribution contains DirectDraw, Direct3D, Glide, Glide3 and OpenGL drivers for Voodoo2 Based 3D Accelerators and the Voodoo2 Control Panel Applet. ======================================================================= Special Features ======================================================================= This distribution has several added features you may find useful. The following specifications and features are supported int hese drivers: DirectX/3D: 3D Hardware Acceleration vertical Sync to Refresh Rates Polygonal Edge Anti-Aliasing RGB Gamma Adjustment OpenGL/Glide: 3D Hardware Acceleration Vertical Sync to Refresh Rates Polygonal Edge Anti-Aliasing RGB Gamma Adjustment Texture Memory Allocation of 2mb Mipmap Dithering Triple Buffering Also special Registry Adjustment settings are included to toggle: Edge Anti-Aliasing Vertical Sync Mipmap Dithering Limit Texture Memory Triple Buffering Refresh Rate forcing edits are included. MiniGL 1.49 has been provided as well. You can find all the instructions for each feature in the Tools folder. ======================================================================= Installation ======================================================================= Requirements ------------ - Windows 2000/XP/2003 - PC with an Intel(r), AMD(r) or, Cyrix(r) based processor - One free PCI slot - 16MB of RAM or more Suggested Installation ------------ 1) Start Windows and extract the drivers to a temporary directory. 2) Shutdown Windows, Power off the system and install your Voodoo2 3D board into a PCI slot. 3) Restart Windows after hardware installation. 4) Windows will detect a "PCI Multimedia Device", you need to: Click the Next Button twice on the Detection Dialog Box. Ensure that "Specify a Location" is checked and "Microsoft Windows Update" is not checked. Click Browse to continue. 5) Point the driver location to where the files are extracted to and click OK. 6) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "Voodoo2 Drivers for Windows 2000" Disk. Enter the path the drivers are extracted to and press OK. 7) Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted ...or You may try to use the quicker Install Executable in the base folder. OpenGL(r) ICD: Known Limitations ---------------------------------- The OpenGL ICD included with this kit is meant for use with OpenGL based games only. It may not be compatible with other applications that use the OpenGL API for 3D rendering support. Special Notes: --------------- This driver set is purely experimental. It is not intended for full usage of 2D/3D acceleration of applications and is for testing purposes ONLY. If you experience any anomalies please discontinue using these drivers.Download Driver Pack
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