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| README file for
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| ELSA Windows 95 Driver Disk, ver 4.10.01.0300
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| VICTORY 3D
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| Copyright (c) 1994-98 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
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| ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
| Sonnenweg 11 LocalWeb : +49-(0)241-938800
| D-52070 Aachen CompuServe : GO ELSA
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| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 2231 Calle De Luna CompuServe : GO ELSA
| Santa Clara, CA 95054
| USA
|
| ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5 CompuServe : GO ELSA
| Nanking East Road
| Taipei 105
| Taiwan, R. O. C.
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| ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| Mita Suzuki Building 3F CompuServe : GO ELSA
| 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
| Tokyo 108-0014
| Japan
|
| 06/17/98, MKreiten
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.
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
ELSAV3DD.DRV display driver file for ELSA VICTORY 3D
ELSAV3DX.DLL driver extension (DirectDraw/Direct3D HAL)
ELSAV3DV.VXD virtual mini display driver
ELSA VICTORY 3D
ELSAV3D.INF device information file for
ELSA VICTORY 3D
In case of trouble during or after installation, please make
sure you have all the files mentioned above!
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3. Installation
This section describes the steps to install an ELSA Display
Driver for Windows 95.
To install the drivers, start the program SETUP.EXE in this
directory. The installation assistant will help you to
install the driver with the control panel.
3.1 First installation of ELSA Display Driver
First install Windows 95 without special drivers for the
ELSA graphics board. The installation procedure should
find a PCI VGA-compatible display adapter and ask for a
"Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer".
- Push the "OK"-button
- "Copy manufacturer's files from:"
CD-Drive:\BETA\WINNER\2000A3D\WIN95
The neccessary files will be copied and Windows 95 asks
for restart.
- Push the "Yes"-button
After the restart the configuration of the ELSA display
adapter driver starts from the Windows desktop.
- Start the dialog "Properties for Display" by clicking
right mouse button on the desktop or per Control Panel.
- Select the Property Page "Settings" or "ELSA Settings".
- Property Page Settings:
Standard-Windows-Dialog for changing resolution, color
depth and font size.
- Property Page ELSA Settings
ELSA Settings gives you full control to configure your
ELSA display adapter perfectly. You can change
resolution, color depth and refresh rate, screen
position, etc.
Normally you need to boot your system. Push the button
"Restart now".
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 4.10.01.0300-0007
- DirectX 5 support
- bug fixes
Version 4.10.01.0300-0009
- minor bug fixes
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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 \ELSAWARE\DDRAW\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.
ViRGE graphics processors are not capable to display trans-
lurent textures by all methods. Not all of them can be
substituted, so display errors can occur.
For example in following games :
Tomb Raider II
Frogger 3D
Incoming -> no fonts !
Moto Racer -> choppy gameflow, also !
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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.