readme.txt Driver File Contents (R54918.EXE)

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                               WCGDRV
               3Dlabs Wildcat Pro Display Driver for
                    Dell Windows 2000 Workstation
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Legal Notices
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Version Information
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Product:     WCGDRV
Number:      SHBY048AC-0500A
Version:     05.06.02.24
Date:        17-DEC-2002

Description:
    The 3Dlabs Wildcat Pro Display Driver provides support for accelerated  
    high resolution, true andhigh color graphics using OpenGL.

This driver supports multi-frequency video monitors, including DDC capable
    Monitors. 

This driver supports the following languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional 
        Chinese, Danish, English(US), English(UK), Finish, French, German, 
        Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish 
        If the currently installed Windows 2000 language is not one of the above 
        choices, the installation will default to English.


    This release of the Wildcat Pro Display Driver will only install and run on 
    systems running Windows 2000.

    Heidi® and 3D Studio Max® driver are included with this release on separate packages.
    For information on installing the Heidi® and 3D Studio Max® drivers, see the readme.txt files
    included on those packages.
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End of Version Information
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Installation Help
=================

    This driver will not run on any machine that does not have PCI backplane
    hardware.  The Wildcat Pro Display driver will work with both AGP and
    AGP Pro versions of the Wildcat Display adapter.

    See MANIFEST.TXT for a list of delivered files.

    Please refer to the installation documentation provided with the media
    supplied with your system.

    If you are installing an updated driver, please refer to the "Customer
    Support" section below.
    

    WINDOWS 2000 PLUG AND PLAY
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    For driver installation and removal, refer to the Hardware section
    of the Windows 2000 online help. This Help is generally available by 
    clicking on "Start" at the bottom left of the screen, and selecting the
    help entry from the menu. 


    Automated Installation Help
    ===========================

    Extract Video Driver from the Dell ResourceCD
  
      1. Insert the Dell ResourceCD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive. 
      2. If the Dell ResourceCD window does not open automatically, double-click on My Computer 
         on your desktop and then double-click on the CD/DVD-ROM drive containing the Dell ResourceCD. 
      3. Follow the instructions provided by the Dell ResourceCD to locate the video driver 
         package for your card. 
      4. Once you have located the package, select it to unzip the driver on to the hard drive. 
         These files are extracted by default directory to the C:\Dell\Drivers\xxxx (where xxxxx is the name of the driver being unzipped). 
      5. At the WinZip Self-Extractor screen, click OK. 
      6. At the Dell Computer Self-Extracting Driver Installation screen, click Unzip. Once the 
         files have been unzipped, click OK. 
      7. In a moment, your browser opens with further instructions for installing the driver. 

    Install Updated Video Driver in Windows 2000

      NOTE:  The following instructions refer to installation of the driver from your Dell 
             Resource CD. If you downloaded the driver from the Dell Support web site, then in 
             instruction 3 below type the correct path on your hard drive where the new driver 
             has been downloaded. 

      1. This driver must be installed by a user with Windows Administrator privileges. Please 
         consult your system administrator or Microsoft Windows 2000 User's Manual for more information on Administrator privileges. 
      2. Start Microsoft Windows 2000. 
      3. Double click on the Setup.exe file located with the driver package. If you extracted 
         the drivers from the Dell Resource CD using the default directory they will be located 
         in C:\Dell\Drivers\xxxxx (where xxxxx is the name of the driver being unzipped). 
      4. In the Wildcat Driver Installation Message dialog box, click OK to begin the driver 
         install procedure. Click Cancel to dismiss the installation. 
      5. After the driver installs, click Yes to reboot the system. 

      NOTE:  You must reboot the system after driver installation for the changes to take place. 


Uninstall Help
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    To uninstall this version of the 3DLabs Wildcat Pro Display Driver,
    use the Add/Remove Programs Properties utility in the Control Panel.

    WINDOWS 2000 UNINSTALL
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    1. From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel
       and double-click Add/Remove Programs.

    2. On the Add/Remove Software Programs Properties dialog, select "Wildcat Display
       Driver" from the list of available programs, and click Add/Remove to
       uninstall the existing driver.

    3. A dialog will appear which describes the function of the 3Dlabs
       Display Driver uninstall program.  You will be prompted to verify
       the removal of the Display Driver. Click Yes to complete the driver
       removal.


Screen Resolution and Refresh Rate Table
========================================
    To access the list of available screen resolutions and refresh rates,
    select the "List All Modes..." button on the Adapter page of the Advanced Display Properties dialog.

    1. From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel
       and double-click Display.

    2. From the Display Properties dialog, click the Settings tab.

    3. Click the Advanced button.

    4. Click the Adapter tab.

    5. Click "List All Modes..." to access the table of
       supported screen resolutions and refresh rates.


Monitor Selection
=================
    The "Wildcat Monitor" page in Display Properties must be used to
    change the monitor type.

    1. From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel and
       double-click Display.

    2. On the Display Properties dialog, click the Settings tab.

    3. Click the Advanced button.

    4. Click the Wildcat Monitor tab.

    5. Click the "Configure Monitor" button.
       The "Configure Monitor" dialog will be displayed.

    6. Select one of the three monitor types: Generic, Plug-and-Play, or Vendor.
       Selection of one of these three monitor types will potentially alter the
       list of resolutions reported in the "Available Resolutions" field.

       - The Generic monitor type will provide a list of generic resolutions.
       - The Plug-and-Play monitor type will provide a list of the resolutions
         supported by the monitor plugged into the system if the monitor is
         Plug-and-Play capable.
       - The Dell monitor selection allows you to choose a specific monitor
         from the provided list of monitors.

       Once you have chosen a monitor, the resolution and refresh rate nearest
       to the current settings will be highlighted.

    7. Click OK to accept the new monitor, resolution, and refresh settings.
       A dialog box will display inquiring whether you wish to keep the new
       settings.  If you select Yes, the settings will be changed and the
       Configure Monitor dialog will be dismissed.  If you select No, the
       settings will revert to previous settings. 

    8. Click OK to dismiss the Advanced dialog.

    9. Click CANCEL to dismiss the Display Properties dialog.  (NOTE: If you click OK, the monitor settings will revert to the previous settings.)

Display Modes
=============

    1. Choose the Display icon in the Control Panel.

    2. On the Display Properties dialog, click the Settings tab.

    3. Select a resolution from the Available Resolutions list.

    4. Click OK to accept the new display mode.

    5. Click OK to dismiss the Advanced dialog.

    6. Click CANCEL to dismiss the Display Properties dialog.  (NOTE: If you click OK, the monitor settings will revert to the previous settings.)


Configuration
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The "Wildcat Configuration" page in Advanced Display Properties must be used to
    change the driver configuration.

The Synchronize Buffer Swap to Vertical Sync check box on the Wildcat 
Configuration tab is checked by default. This provides the highest visual 
quality. To obtain higher frame rate performance for benchmarking purposes, 
clear this check box so that the display is not synchronized to vertical sync. When 
this option is not checked, you may experience certain screen artifacts such 
as tearing; however, this box should generally be unchecked for performance 
benchmarking.

Click Config Wizard on the Wildcat Configuration tab to activate a 
step-by-step interface that will allow you to modify your current display 
configuration or create a new one. In the Wildcat Configuration Wizard, click 
Next and follow the prompts to create a new configuration, or modify or delete 
an existing one.

The default bitplane mode is 96; some resolutions are available only in 96 bitplane mode. 


Context-Sensitive Help
======================

Context-sensitive help is provided for 3Dlabs Wildcat dialogs in the Display
properties applet.  The only exception to this is the Configuration Wizard,
which provides detailed instructions for each step.  Context-sensitive help
for a particular control is accessible using three different methods.

    - Click the question mark located on the title bar of the active dialog.
      The cursor will change to the help select cursor.  Next, click
      on the control for which you wish to receive help.
    - Right-click the control for which you wish to receive help.
    - Set the focus on the control for which you wish to receive help and press F1.

Any of these methods will display a small box filled with text that provides
information on the control you have chosen.


New Features
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05.06.02.24
    - ProE performance bump.

05.06.02.17
    - SolidEdge performance improvements.
    - Solidworks performance improvements.

05.06.02.15
    - Improve large primitive performance.

05.06.02.14
    - Fixed showroom flashing colors.
    - Fixed shaded colors in ProE 2001.

05.06.02.13
    - Improved client driver memory utilization.

05.06.02.06
    - Minor performance change enhancements.

05.06.02.01
    - Performance change enhancements.


Fixes
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05.06.02.24
    - Fixed a ProE performance issue.

05.06.02.23
    - Fixed Wildcat Configuration Wizard to correctly account for framebuffer
      allocated memory when in dual screen mode and both screens are at
      different bits per pixel.
    - Changed Softimage application configuration names to SOFTIMAGE.
    - Fixed a hang in Win XP flower box screen saver and other screen
      corruptions when dual screen configured with one screen immediately above
      the other (dual portrait config).
    - Fixed teapot flashing.
    - Fixed Autocad flashing.

05.06.02.22
    - Fixed Unigraphics GDAT failure.
    - Fixed AutoCad 2002 opera model.

05.06.02.21
    - Fixed missing floor in Indy3D quality test.
    - Fixed AutoCad 2002 rotate problem.

05.06.02.20
    - Fixed corruption in Softimage XSI Beta 3 with rotoscope.
	- Fixed Unigraphics rare missing primitives.
	- Fixed Unigraphics problem on 4x machines.

05.06.02.19
    - Fixed a MultiTexture failure.

05.06.02.18
    - Indy3D wrong tatoo fix.
    - DrawElements fix for Softimage XSI.

05.06.02.16
    - Fixed a program error in SolidEdge apc benchmark.

05.06.02.12
    - Fixed Maya problem on Intel P3.
    - ProE rotating line fix.

05.06.02.11
    - Fixed a memory leak in the client driver.

05.06.02.10
    - Fixed shadowfun coredump.
    - Fixed coredump in disasteroids.

05.06.02.09
    - Fixed incorrect vertex array initialization.
    - Fixed a problem with flashing triangles seen in Softimage.
    - Fixed coredump in overlay tests.
    - Fixed invalid state update demonstrated by vapitest.
    - Fixed bounce normal color.

05.06.02.08
    - Fixed an error affecting GL_FRONT_AND_BACK material updates. Seen in
      viewperf 3dsmax viewset as white trees.
    - Fixed Vapitest state problem.
    - Fixed PixE missed primitives.
    - Tlogo hang fix.


05.06.02.07
    - Fixed Sgiflag flashing problem.
    - Scube disable lights fixed.

05.06.02.05
    - Fixed editgrid color flashing problem.

05.06.02.04
    - Fixed Glaze demo hang.
    - Fixed UGS hang on 4x machines.

05.06.02.03
    - Fixed PixE hang.
    - Viewperf hang on 4x machine.

05.06.02.02
    - Fix for origami hang.

05.06.02.01
    - Performance change enhancements.



Trouble Shooting
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    Refer to the Hardware section of the Windows 2000 online help for  
    trouble shooting. Or, see the Customer Support and Dell Online
    information listed below.


Customer Support
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   For information on how to contact Dell Computer Corporation's technical 
   support, refer to the Getting Help chapter in the Diagnostics and 
   Troubleshooting Guide that shipped with your system. You can also contact 
   Dell's technical support via the World Wide Web at www.dell.com.

   Experience has shown that problem solving is expedited if you supply the 
   following information when first contacting the Dell support engineer.

   1. SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
      a. Operating System and driver version and dates.
      b. Has the system/nucleus software configuration changed recently?

   2. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
      a. CPU, including number of CPUs.
      b. Graphics card, including geometry board if installed.

   3. PROBLEM SPECIFICS
      a. How when does the problem occur?
      b. What error messages are displayed?
      c. Does it happen on more than one machine?
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