RELEASE DOCUMENTATION
FILE NAME : REL_W31.TXT
TITLE : NM2160/NM2093 WINDOWS 3.1x DISPLAY DRIVERS
VERSION : 5.07
COUNTRY : US
ISSUE DATE : 9/19/97
CONTENT : SETUP.EXE InstallShield setup program
_INST16.EX_ InstallShield library file
_ISDEL.EXE InstallShield library file
_SETUP.DLL InstallShield library file
_SETUP.LIB InstallShield library file
DISK1.ID Disk ID text file
NEOSYS.Z NeoMagic driver compressed file for system
NEOWIN.Z NeoMagic driver compressed file for windows
SETUP.BMP NeoMagic setup logo bitmap file
SETUP.DBG InstallShield setup script file
SETUP.INI InstallShield initial file
SETUP.PKG InstallShield setup script file
SETUP.INS InstallShield setup script file
FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Support OS : Microsoft Windows 3.1x US
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
6/03/97 Version 5.01 NM2160/NM2093 Windows 3.1x display drivers
6/23/97 Version 5.02 NM2160/NM2093 Windows 3.1x display drivers
7/03/97 Version 5.03 NM2160/NM2093 Windows 3.1x display drivers
7/30/97 Version 5.04 NM2160/NM2093 Windows 3.1x display drivers
8/20/97 Version 5.06 NM2160/NM2097/NM2093 Win3.1x display drivers
9/19/97 Version 5.07 NM2160/NM2097/NM2093 Win3.1x display drivers
FIX/UPDATE ITEM
1. Updated overlay color key programming for all NM2093 chips.
2. System hangs when open Neomagic display screen controller during
MPEG playback.
3. Picked area broke when flip drawing area horizontal. Happens in
8 or 16 bits color depth.
4. "Devide By Zero" message appears in the paintbrush when flip
drawing area to vertical. Happens ONLY in 16bpp color depth.
5. Paintbrush drawing is notched in 24 bits color.
6 Toggle from DOS BOX to DOS full-screen in 6x4x8 TV-PAL or TV-NTSC
mode will corrupt screen.
7. Fixed 24bpp problem where can not open DOS full screen under TV.
8. Fixed HW Icon is disabled opening DOS full-screen session.
9. Fixed Color Key setting for the overlay. Now the color key can
be changed on-the-fly.
10. Fix bug: open XING MPEG then open NeoMagic control panel causes
system to hang.
11. Fix bug: check for NM2097 and show supported resolutions and color
depth like NM2093.
12. Changing mode to 800x600 16M Large Font will hang system.
13. Changing mode with SETUP.EXE from DOS does not work.
DEPENDENCY
1. NM2160 Video BIOS version 1.04 or later
2. NM2097 Video BIOS version 0.01 or later
3. NM2093 Video BIOS version 2.15 or later
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
None
Download Driver Pack
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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.
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