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| README file for TNT2 Vanta
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| ELSA graphics driver disk for Windows NT 4.0 build 1381.
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| Version: 4.06.00.286
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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
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| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 1630 Zanker Road
| San Jose, CA 95112
| USA
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| ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5
| 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
| 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
| Tokyo 108-0014
| Japan
|
| 03/29/2000, KLux
Table of Contents:
1 Introduction
2 List of Installation Files
3 Installation
4 Known Problems
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1 Introduction
This file explains how to setup and to configure the ELSA
Windows NT driver software for your graphics board.
1.2 Further Information
For more information on configuring installed ELSA graphics
drivers, refer to the Windows Help or to the help files to
ELSA Utilities.
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2 List of Installation Files
The directory with the ELSA graphics driver for Windows NT
contains the following files:
ETNT2V.INF script file for the installation
DISK1 source disk identifier
LIESMICH.TXT German version of the file README.TXT
README.TXT the file you are currently reading
I386\EVTAM.SY_ miniport driver (compressed)
I386\EVTAD.DL_ display driver (compressed)
I386\EOGLVTA.DL_ OpenGL ICD driver (compressed)
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3 Installation
NOTE: This driver was designed for full functionality under
Windows NT 4.0 only!
3.1 Installation of the ELSA graphics driver
NOTE: First install the Standard-VGA driver, then shut down
your computer and exchange the graphics board with
the TNT2 Vanta.
In the Taskbar/Start/Settings, click on "Control Panel" and
then select "Display Properties". Alternatively, you can
right-click the desktop and in the appearing popup menu,
select "Properties". Select "Settings" and then "Display
Type". In the upcoming window you can use the "Change"
button to select your ELSA graphics board. You will get the
"Change Display" dialog box with a variety of available
drivers.
On the lower right-hand of the dialog box select the button
"Other...". The dialog "Install from disk" appears with an
indication of path or floppy drive ("A:\"). Change the
entry to the path where the driver files for your board are
located (e.g."\ETNT2V\WINNT40") and confirm with
"Continue". Now a list of ELSA graphics drivers is
displayed. Select the driver for your board. Confirm the
dialog. The driver is installed after confirming the
warning that a third-party driver will be installed.
NOTE: Under Windows NT 4.0, graphics drivers cannot be
loaded dynamically. This is a limitation of the
operating system.
To activate the ELSA driver the computer has to be
restarted. Please press >>Yes<< in the relevant dialog.
The system will reboot and the initial installation is
finished.
The initial installation of ELSA drivers for Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 installs the driver in a resolution of
640*480 pixel at 60Hz refresh.
NOTE: With the installation of the Windows NT 4.0 driver,
the ELSA OpenGL driver is automatically installed.
3.2 Making Installation Disks
To create installation disks for the ELSA graphics driver
you will need an empty floppy disk labeled
"ELSA Windows NT 4.0 DISK 1".
Copy the files from the according graphics board directory
on the driver CD-ROM to the prepared disk.
3.3 Testing the Installation and Determining the Driver Version
Number
3.3.1 Testing the Installation
From the Start menu, select "Settings" and in the Control
Panel launch "Display". Select the tab "Settings" and then
the button "Change configuration...". The following dialog
gives information about the manufacturer, the version
number and the current driver files.
NOTE: If you see "Version Information missing ", you did
not set US English as the system language. This
problem will appear in all non-American NT
installations. This is a limitation of the
operating system.
3.3.2 Determining the Version Number of the Driver via the Driver
Files
Use the Explorer to inspect the file properties for one of
the files EVTAM.SYS or EVTAD.DLL. The file EVTAM.SYS can be
found in the directory System32\Drivers, the EVTAD.DLL file
in the System32 directory of your Windows NT installation.
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4 Known Problems
- If you do not have installed the Service Pack 3
(or higher) for NT4, AGP display cards only run in
standard VGA mode. Please install a service pack 3 or
higher to fix this problem!
- If you own a multi processor board with BX- or GX-
chipset you have to install the Service Pack 4.
Otherwise the system will not work correctly.
- The display driver is installed successfully, but after
rebooting the system the driver is not activated.
Your graphics board requires an IRQ. Please assign a
unique IRQ to the slot which is related to your graphics
board.
- Video playback may result in pixel errors.
Please install the Intel Indeo 5 video codec.
- On some old Pentium Pro (TM) boards the system hangs
if you write something to floppy disk or if you play
sound files. This bug should be fixed by the manufacturer
of this board! You can temporary fix it in registry
(but slowing down the graphic):
- start the registry editor regedt32.exe
- open "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\evtam\Device0\"
- add the value "EnableWriteCombining: REG_DWORD: 0"
- If the ELSA PCI graphics board is not recognized, try
another PCI slot. Some mainboards have PCI slots
which are not PCI compliant.
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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.