1. V3DX_W9X.ZIP Driver
2. README.TXT File Contents

README.TXT Driver File Contents (V3DX_W9X.ZIP)

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        | README file for
        |
        | ELSA Windows 95/98 Driver Disk, ver 4.10.01.0300-0013
        |
        |       Victory 3DX
        |
        | Copyright (c) 1994-98 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
        |
        | ELSA AG                  Internet   : http://www.elsa.de
        | Sonnenweg 11             LocalWeb   : +49-(0)241-938800
        | D-52070 Aachen           
        |
        | 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.
        |
        | ELSA Japan Inc.          Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
        | Mita Suzuki Building 3F  
        | 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
        | Tokyo 108-0014
        | Japan
        |
        | 09/02/98, 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 95/98

        The driver supports 256, 32768, 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
        ELSAv3x.CAB     display driver
        DXCTRL.CAB      property page ELSA DirectX control
        WINMAN.CAB      property page ELSA Settings

        ELSAv3x.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. Now browse through the ELSA CD 
        and select the proper display driver subdirectory (eg. VICTORY\
        3DX\WIN9x). 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, you have to 
        activate it by clicking on the connected monitor bitmap in 
        the global windows display settings. The installation routine 
        will additionally create the ELSA Settings and ELSA DirectX 
        Settings property pages.

        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 disk.

        Version 4.03.2114
        - first released version

        Version 4.03.2115-0006
        - minor bug fixes

        Version 4.10.01.0300-0004 (BETA)
        - DirectX 5 support
        - bug fixes

        Version 4.10.01.0300-0013
        - New installation via cabinetfiles
        - Bugfix Drawing errors and protectionfaults in Powerpoint
        - Bugfix System doesn't return from suspendmode


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5.      Release notes

        DirectDraw/Direct3D support

        The display driver do support DirectDraw/Direct3D, 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.

        To install DirectDraw/Direct3D start the program DXSETUP in
        the directory \MSAPPS\DIRECTX5\DIRECTX on the ELSA CD.


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6.      Known Bugs and Operating Notes

        This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives
        hints on work arounds.

        There occur misrepresentation of colors and displays by
        viewing MPEG files with ELSAmotion.

        To avoid errors in display, it is necessary to use the ELSA
        Settings to switch between 32768 colors and 65536 colors.

        Switching Duke3D between fullscreen and windowed mode
        (using ALT-ENTER) sometimes crashes the system.

        Switching the color depth while D3D-Applications are running
        can result in system crashes or errors in display.

        This display driver is for singlescreen use only in Windows98.

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