Thriller 3D
Windows 95 Drivers and Tools
Version 0.65.5127
Installation Guide
March 27th, 1998
CONTENTS
Introduction
If You're Updating From An Earlier Release
Running The SETUP Program
What's New In This Release
Known Limitations
How To Contact Hercules
Introduction
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This guide contains the information you need to install our
Windows NT drivers and tools for your Hercules product.
If You're Updating From An Earlier Release
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If you already have an earlier version of our Power Drive<tm>
Windows NT driver installed, you should run the UnInstall
program located in the Hercules PowerTools program group
before continuing. Doing this removes the previous release
of software from your hard drive, as well as all old
references to the drivers and utilities in your configuration
files. The UnInstall program will also change your display
driver back to the standard VGA driver. After running the
UnInstall program, restart your computer. You will be asked
for the first diskette of the new Hercules software. Windows
NT will install the new driver. When asked to restart the
computer, select "No". You will now be ready to install this
new software for the Windows NT desktop.
Running the SETUP Program
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If you received this software release on diskettes, you'll find the
SETUP.EXE program on Disk 1 of our Windows NT Driver and Utilities
diskettes -- the very same diskette that contains this README.TXT
file. If you've downloaded our software from one of our online
services, you'll find the SETUP.EXE in the archive -- it will be in
the same directory as is this README.TXT file.
To install the driver and utilities, just run our SETUP.EXE program.
If you run it from the task bar, make sure you type the entire path to
the directory that contains SETUP.EXE. Otherwise, you might
accidentally launch somebody else's setup program.
SETUP.EXE can install the Power Drive driver, Hercules Entertainment
Center<tm> utilities, or both. To automatically install everything,
choose the "Typical" option when using Setup's "wizard" installation
interface. There's nothing more to do!
What's New In This Release
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1. Wallpaper refresh problem in 8bpp modes has been corrected.
2. General stability improvements added.
Known Limitations
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1. If you experienced random miscolored pixels or lockups with any previous
version of this driver, delete the files NTV3D.INF and NTV3D.PNF from the
\WINNT\INF directory before installing this driver release. If you have
already installed this release, delete the above two files and reinstall
this version to correct the problem.
Hercules is on an aggressive schedule to provide solutions to known
limitations whenever possible. If you encounter a problem, please
contact us to ensure that you are using the latest software.
How To Contact Hercules
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Here's how to contact Hercules:
Via Telephone
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Technical support: 800-323-0601 (toll-free in North America) or
510-623-6050
Toll-free fax-back service: 800-711-HERC
Sales hotline: 800-532-0600
Main number: 510-623-6030
In Germany: +49-89-8989-0228
Via Fax
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In the United States: 510-623-1112
In Germany: +49-89-8989-0585
Via the Internet
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World Wide Web: www.hercules.com
FTP: ftp.hercules.com
e-mail: support@hercules.com or
sales@hercules.com
CompuServe
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Forum: GO HERCULES
BBS
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In the United States: 510-623-7449
In Germany: +49-89-8989-0576 (analog)
+49-89-8989-0234 (ISDN)
Our mailing address
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US Office:
Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.
3839 Spinnaker Court
Fremont, CA 94538
German Office:
Hercules Computer Technology, Europe
Bussardstr. 5
D-82116 Graefelfing
Munich
Germany
Please see our Installation Guide for complete instructions on "How to
contact us", or click on "Reach Us" within the Hercules
Entertainment Center. We'll be happy to help you with any questions
or difficulties you may have.
*** End of File ***
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.