1. ViperII-Winme.exe Driver
2. readme.txt File Contents

readme.txt Driver File Contents (ViperII-Winme.exe)

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S3, Inc.  
Savage 2000 Family
Windows 95 / 98 / 98 SE / ME 
Drivers Version:  4.12.01.9015-9.51.12
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This README file contains the following important information:

      1.   Important Note
      2.   Installation Notes
      3.   Installation Instructions
      4.   Issues Addressed
      5.   Known Limitations


1. Important Note
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Please read this README file and all the supplied documentation 
BEFORE you continue the installation.


2. Installation Notes 
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These drivers require DirectX 7.0 to support DirectDraw 
& Direct3D applications.

NOTE:  You may need to reinstall DirectX 7.0 after installing
these drivers for full DirectDraw and Direct3D support.  This 
can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX


Preparing to install the Windows 9x Drivers
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Before installing the Savage 2000 Windows 9x display 
drivers, switch your display driver to the "Standard VGA".

NOTE:  Wording may vary from Operating system to Operating 
System.

    1. Open your Control Panel and select Display.  
    2. Select the Settings tab and click the Change Display Type 
	button.
    3. Click the Change button.  
    4. Select the Show All Devices radio button and scroll to the 
	top of the left window and select Standard Display Types.
    5. In the right window select Standard Display Adapter (VGA). 
	Click OK.


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. 

NOTE:  Wording may vary from Operating system to Operating 
System.

Select the "Settings" page, push the "Advanced..." button. Select 
the "Adapter" page, then push the "Change" button in the "Adapter 
Type" area.

Push the "Have Disk" button and press "OK".

Specify the path to the new drivers' .inf file and press the 
      <ENTER> key:

NOTE:  The default extraction path is C:\Savage2k\Update .

      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. Issue Addressed
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Resolved issue with Output tab not being available under Windows
ME. 


5. Known Limitations 
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This driver is optimized for DirectX7. It is not optimized for 
DirectX 6.1, however it has been tested and runs, with limitations 
noted, on operating systems with either DirectX version installed

By design if both a CRT and a TV are attached and powered on, 
both will be detected and Windows will boot to simultaneous 
TV & CRT display. The TV must be powered off for Windows to 
boot to CRT only.

Only one overlay surface is available in hardware. If a second 
overlay stream is attempted, the video stream will play 
through GDI.

Certain applications, such as Quake III, may not return properly 
from APM's Monitor Shutdown. Such applications will need to be
restarted to recover. Currently, you will need to disable APM before 
running affected applications.

The Gamma utility has no effect on Flat Panel Displays.

By design, Flat Panel and TV will not operate at the same time.


Please refer to the S3 website www.S3.com for future 
updates.
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Diamond Multimedia / S3, Inc.  (c) 1993-2000, All Rights Reserved
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