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S3 Savage 4 (395)
Windows XP Display Driver Version 10.12.2001-0.01.00
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This README file contains the following important information:
1. Important Note
2. Installation Instructions
3. Known Issues
4. Known Limitations
1. Important Note
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Please read this README file and all the supplied documentation
BEFORE you continue the installation.
This is not an official release of the S3 Savage 4 display
driver. It is a combination of the official Windows 2000 drivers
8.40.40 and 8.40.30.
However unofficial the package may be, this release still uses
unmodified files (*.dll) from official S3 releases.
3. Installation Instructions
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Manual Installation via .inf:
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Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.
Start the "Display" applet program.
Select the 'Settings' page, push the 'Advanced' button. Click on
the 'Adapter' tab, push the 'Properties' button, clock on the
'Driver' tab, and click on 'Update Driver'.
Push the "Have Disk" button and press "OK".
Specify the path to the new drivers' .inf file and press the
<ENTER> key:
Example 1: Insert the drivers disk in the A: floppy drive,
and enter A:\.
Example 2: Type in the name of the directory where you
copied the drivers, either on your local hard
drive or on a network shared drive.
Example 3: If you're not sure exactly where the drivers
are, choose the "Browse..." button and find them.
The "Select Device" dialog box will appear. Select the adapter
that corresponds to the one you installed in your machine and
click OK.
Windows will copy the display drivers to the proper
directories on your system.
Continue choosing Close until asked to restart your machine from
the "Systems Settings Change" dialog box.
After the system has restarted, you can go back into the Display
applet and select alternate screen resolutions, color depths and
related features.
4. Known Issues
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The OpenGL driver included in this release is fully optimized for
maximum performance. It was especially designed to adress
problems occuring in ID Software's "Return to Castle
Wolfenstein".
5. Known Limitations
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None. This driver is compatible and tested with Windows XP, but
has not been tested on windows 2000
Please refer to the S3 website www.s3.com for future updates.
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S3 Incorporated (c) 1993-2001, All Rights Reserved
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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.