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| README file for
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| ELSA Windows 98 Treiber, Ver. 4.12.01.0206-0140
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| Synergy II
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| Copyright (c) 2000 ELSA AG (Aachen, Germany)
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| ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
| Sonnenweg 11
| 52070 Aachen
| Germany
|
| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 1630 Zanker Road,
| San Jose, CA 95112
| 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
|
| September 13, 2000, MHorbach, 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 98.
The driver supports 256, 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
ELSASII.CAB display driver file for Synergy II
ELSASII.INF Installation file for driver and tools
ELSAEXST.CAB property page "ELSA DriverSettings"
WINMAN.CAB property page "ELSA Settings"
ST3DSET.CAB property page "ELSA 3D Revelator" (optional)
GAMMACTL.MPG settings - movie (optional - only on CD)
GAMMACTL.CAB property page "ELSA ColorControl"
DRVTOOLS folder containing extended tools as ELSAinfo,
WINman Suite, and ELSA 3D Revelator
(ELSA 3D Revelator is only optional available)
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 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 98 detects the ELSA graphics board as
"PCI early VGA Device" or a "PCI standard VGA adapter" and
prompts for a manufacturer disk. Advanced users can now install
as described in 3.3, Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install.
If you prefer an easy way to install the driver or the driver is
downloaded as EXE from the web you should first confirm Windows
request to install a "PCI Standard VGA adapter". Later you can
start the EXE or install by CD.
3.2 Installation from CD
During a running Windows 98 session insert the CD
into your CD-ROM. Normally after the CD is read, a setup is
started and guides through installation. In case 'Auto Insert
Notification' is disabled in your system, the setup has to be
started manually by double clicking its icon in the root of CD.
Now you can choose the components to be installed. After
rebooting the system your monitor is recognized and installed.
A resolution and color depth can be chosen now.
3.3 Installing downloaded driver packages
Driver packages from the web are self-extracting EXEs. The files
are temporary copied to e.g. c:\elsainst directory and an
automatic driver setup is started. Tools are installed, too.
After finishing the setup or canceling the procedure the
extracted installation files are deleted, including the
temporary created folder.
3.4 Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install
After Windows recognized the ELSA graphics adapter choose
'Have Disk...'. If you are updating the driver manually, select
'change...' in the advanced settings of the diplay properties.
Now browse through the ELSA CD and select the proper display
driver subdirectory (e.g. GLORIA\SYNERGY\WIN9X\STANDARD).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 in Windows 98, you have to activate the
hardware by clicking on the connected monitor bitmap in the
global windows display settings.
3.5 Installation extension
The drivers installation routine will additionally create the
"ELSA Settings", "ELSA Driver Settings", "ELSA ColorControl",
"ELSA ChipGuard" property pages and installs an OpenGL ICD.
The drivers setup included in self-extracting driver packages
or on the CD will install additional tools like "WINman
Suite", and "ELSAinfo".
In all following Windows sessions you can change the resolution
without rebooting your system.
After installing and restaring the system the advanced features
will be installed and activatd for your system.
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4. Revision History
This section describes changes to the previous releases of this
disk.
Version 4.12.01.0206-0140
- based on NVIDIA build 530
- supports ELSA 3D REVELATOR shutter glasses
Version 4.12.01.0204-0010
- Bugfix: Windows hangs, if you change color depth from 8bpp to 16bpp
after installing the driver on a fresh windows.
Version 4.12.01.0204-0000
- based on NVIDIA build 522
Version 4.12.01.0202-0060
- based on NVIDIA build 516
- New In-Game-Control and ELSA-Logo in DirectX programs.
- Stereo Screenshots could be saved as JPS.
- Crash with Flat Panel fixed
Version 4.12.01.0202-0000
- based on NVIDIA build 516
Version 4.12.01.0200-0000
- based on NVIDIA build 513
Version 4.12.01.0116-0000
- based on NVIDIA build 375
Version 4.12.01.0114-0000
- based on NVIDIA build 372
Version 4.12.01.0112-0000
- based on NVIDIA build 369
Version 4.12.01.0100-0002
- first released version
- complete DirectX7 support added (strongly recommended)
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5. Release notes
5.1 DirectDraw/Direct3D support
The display driver do support DirectDraw/Direct3D from
DirectX7, 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 98. You need an installation of DirectX7.
To install DirectDraw/Direct3D use the CDSETUP from your
CD or start the DXsetup.exe in the folder:
Drive:\APPS\DIRECTX7
5.2 DirectX7 for Windows 98:
The installtion of this newest version of Microsoft DirectX
is urgently needed to achieve the full performance and features.
You can locate this update at:
e.g.: CD DRIVE :\APPS\DIRECTX7
5.3 AGP and Windows 95/98
AGP is supported only by the Windows version OSR-2.1 or higher.
This is available after upgrading a Windows 95b (OSR2.0) version
by the USB-Update 'USBSUPP.EXE'.
The version number of your installed Windows can be found in
the registry under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Version and VersionNumber.
The Entries for OSR-2.1 are:
Version "Windows95"
VersionNumber "4.03.1212" or "4.03.1214"
If your mainboard has no Intel chipset it may be necessary to
install a chipset specific software patch to get best support
and performance using the AGP port.
Normally this patch should be delivered on CD with your system
or mainboard. Otherwise you may get the newest patches on the
internetsites of the chipset vendors.
Other chipset vendors are, e.g.: VIA, SIS, ALI.
http://www.via.com.tw/
http://www.sis.com.tw/
http://www.ali.com.tw/
If you have any questions about full AGP support on non Intel
mainboards please consult your distributor.
5.4 Free defineable refreshrates (monitor timings)
It is necessary to install and use the specified INF - file
delivered with your monitor. For information about to install
please look above or use the windows documentation.
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6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives
hints on work arounds.
- if there are flashing effects visible while playing 3D games
with "3D Stereo" feature enabled, please make sure that the
checkbox "poll with interrupts enabled" under:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Game Controllers
-> Advanced
is enabled.
- if using the "no wait for vsync" option under "ELSA Driver
Settings" "3D Revelator" stereo support will not work.
- if "3D Revelator" is activated the Transform & Lighting
capability is temporary deactivated.
- if using this graphics board with Windows98 on mainboards with
VIA chipsets (MVP3, Apollo, a.s.o.) it is strongly necessary
to install the VIA AGP driver patch "VIAGARTD.VXD" version 3.3
or newer. You can download this patch at:
HTTP://www.via.com.tw
or ask your system distributor.
- for maximum performance the AntiAliasing checkbox in: Display
Properties - Settings - Advanced - Driver Settings - More 3D,
should be set to "Disable"
- Task switching while 3D applications are active leads to
corruption of textures in some cases
- OpenGL screen savers oftenly crash if an additional suspend
is executed by the system or manually.
- Windows suspend during active 3D applications may cause system
crash in Windows 95
- Mouse trails are not displayed, because the NVIDIA chip
accelerates this Windows functionality in hardware
- Under Windows 95 there are problems with topical games.
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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.