RELEASE DOCUMENTATION
FILE NAME : REL_W95.TXT
TITLE : NM2160 WINDOWS 95 DISPLAY DRIVERS
VERSION : 6.07-Q
ISSUE DATE : 8/19/97
CONTENT : NMGC.INF Installation info file
NMGC.DRV Display driver
NMGCVDD.VXD VDD Mini-port driver
NMGCDD.DLL DirectDraw HAL driver
NEOMAGIC.DLL Property sheet file
VPMDD16.DLL VPM Library file for 16-bit
VPMDD32.DLL VPM library file for 32-bit
NMGCVPM.DRV Zoom video driver
REL_W95.TXT Release note file
LICENSE.TXT License agreement text file
W95_INST.TXT Driver installation procedure
FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Support OS : Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows OSR2 2.1
Display Mode : 101 640x480 256
103 800x600 256
105 1024x768 256
111 640x480 64K (High Color)
114 800x600 64K (High Color)
117 1024x768 64K (High Color)
112 640x480 16M (True Color)
115 800x600 16M (True Color)
Display Device : TFT color LCD VGA/SVGA/XGA
DSTN color LCD VGA/SVGA/XGA
CRT
TV NTSC/PAL
Simultaneous display (CRT + LCD)
Function : Refer to Device Driver Specification v3.2 document.
RELEASE HISTORY
6/05/97 Version 6.04 NM2160 Windows 95 display drivers
6/27/97 Version 6.05 NM2160 Windows 95 display drivers
7/30/97 Version 6.07-T NM2160 Windows 95 display driver
8/19/97 Version 6.07-Q NM2160 Windows 95 display driver
FIX/UPDATE ITEM
1. In 1024x768 CRT modes, choose TV and Optimal TV Settings from
Neomagic page will set display resolution to 640x480 in CRT mode.
2. MS Works 4.0, Print preview shows garbage.
3. Activate Plus screen saver "Travel" in any 8-bit modes will
see corruption when the air-plane fly across the screen.
4. Remove debug code in drv2.c which causes hanging problem when
opening a DOS box after running Winbench tests.
5. Lost Mouse Cursor after running the full screen Video Playback
test under Win95 SCTV5.40
6. Changed HostBltFlag to be in the shared area for DirectDraw.
7. Vertical Magenta bar ( Color Key ) shows on the movie when it
is displayed on NTSC TV
8. TV overlay (w/ expansion) is shifted 4 pixels to the right.
9. Added Memory Mapped I/O checking
10. First step for MultiMonitor support.
11. Fixed the problem where continuously pressing ALT-ENTER would
see garbage on the screen in Full Screen.
12. Modified VDD so that during full screen and dos box switching,
there is no colorful garbage on the screen anymore.
13. Open a DOS BOX while video is playing can corrupt the screen.
14. Optimal TV Settings do not work in TV mode.
DEPENDENCY
1. NM2160 Video BIOS version 1.04 or later
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
None
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.