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Number Nine 32-bit Display Driver
for the Number Nine Revolution (TM) 3D
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Version: 4.103.36
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This file contains the latest information about the Revolution 3D
for Windows NT 4.0 Installation disk. The entire contents of this
file should be read because information contained here may not
appear in other printed documentation.
This installation disk includes Revolution 3D display drivers for
Windows NT 4.0, as well as the Number Nine Control Center. The
Control Center, located in the Windows NT Control Panel, provides
Virtual Resolution and Multi board control.
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CONTENTS
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1. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT DRIVER USING THE REV3D CDROM
2. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT DRIVER USING DOWNLOADED DRIVERS
3. THE NUMBER NINE CONTROL CENTER DISPLAY UTILITIES
4. SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS, COLORS, AND VERTICAL REFRESH RATES
5. CHANGING THE VERTICAL REFRESH RATE
6. HARDWARE ACCELERATION FOR 3D
7. RESOLVING ISSUES WITH YOUR NUMBER NINE BOARD
8. SOFTWARE UPGRADES
9. INTERNET (WWW) (FTP)
10. THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS) - EUROPE ONLY
11. PRODUCT REGISTRATION
12. TRADEMARKS
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1. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT DRIVER USING THE REV3D CDROM
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!!INSTALLATION NOTES!!
If you are performing an initial installation of the
Revolution 3D card, proceed immediately to step (1.1.) below.
If you are UPGRADING a previous installation of the
Revolution(TM)3D driver, proceed to step (1.3.)
NOTE!! If you installing from a floppy, you should make a backup
of your diskette before installing.
Example: diskcopy a: a:
1.1. After installing the Revolution(TM)3D board in the system,
start Windows NT in VGA Mode by selecting the Windows NT
workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode] option from the NT Boot
Menu.
1.2. When NT finishes loading, log in as a user who has
permission to change system settings
(like administrator). You may receive a warning message
saying: "Invalid Display Settings: The currently selected
display resolution is invalid".
Ignore the instructions in this message and Click or select
OK.
1.3. Open the "Start" Menu by using the task bar.
1.4. Highlight "Settings" and open the "Control Panel" folder.
1.5. Select or double click on the "Display" icon. The "Display
Properties" window will pop up.
1.6. Select the "Settings" tab from the "Display Properties"
window.
1.7. Select or click on the "Display Type..." button. The
"Display Type" window will pop up.
1.8. Select or click on the "Change..." button. The "Change
Display" window will pop up.
1.9. Select or click on the "Have Disk..." button. The "Install
From Disk" window will pop up.
1.10. Insert the Revolution(TM)3D CD into your CD-ROM Drive.
1.11. The Ticket to Ride(TM), Revolution(TM)3D installation
screen should appear. Click on the "Exit" button at this
time.
1.11. Back in the "Install From Disk" window, type in the
location of the \WINNT40\ subdirectory on the CD-ROM in the
box labeled "Copy manufacturer's files from:"
(i.e. if your CD-ROM is drive D:, then you should type
"D:\WINNT40\"). Select or click on the "OK" button.
1.12. A window will pop-up indicating the name of the display
driver found. Select or Click on the OK button. A window
will then pop-up asking if you wish to proceed to install
the new drivers. Select or Click on the "Yes" button.
1.13. A pop-up window will inform you that you have successfully
installed the drivers and that you must reboot in order for
the changes to take effect. Select or click on the "OK"
button.
1.14. Close the "Display Type" window and then the "Display
Properties" window.
1.15. A "Systems Settings Change" window will pop-up and ask you
if you wish to restart your computer using the newly
installed drivers. Select or click on the "Yes" button to
reboot.
1.16. The next time you boot into Windows NT 4.0, you will be
using your new Revolution(TM)3D card and display driver.
1.17. After the system restarts, you will receive the following
message: "Invalid Display Settings: A new graphics driver
has been installed. The default display resolution has
been temporarily used by the system. Use the Display
Option in the Windows NT Control Panel to select your
preferred display resolution."
!IMPORTANT NOTE!
This message will be covered by the Revolution(TM)3D Setup
window. You can change your display resolution after the
Revolution(TM)3D Setup has completed.
1.18. The Revolution(TM)3D Setup screen with the "Welcome" window
will appear. At this point you can cancel the Revolution
Setup by clicking on the "Cancel" button. To continue,
click on the "Next>" button. The "Information" window will
appear.
1.19. The "Information" window contains some important
information. Number Nine recommends that you read this
information before continuing. When you are ready to
continue, click on the "Next>" button. The "Select
Components" window will appear.
1.20. The components listed will vary depending on which version
of the Revolution(TM)3D CD you have. Click on the check
box next to each selection if you do not wish to install
it. When you are satisfied with your selections, click on
the "Next>" button.
1.21. The following information will be displayed:
"The applications you selected are about to be installed.
You should answer "NO" if asked to reboot the computer by
any of the application installations. The Revolution(TM)3D
Setup will reboot the computer when all of the
installations are finished." Click the "OK" button.
1.22. Follow any additional instructions that follow for each
application installation you have selected.
1.23. After the installations are complete the following message
will appear: "Revolution(TM)3D Setup has finished
installing the applications you selected. You may now
reboot your computer by selecting "YES" in the next dialog."
Click on the "OK" button. The "Restarting Windows" window
will appear.
1.24. Selecting "NO" will close the window and shut down the
"Revolution(TM)3D Setup application. You may then adjust
your display resolution using the "Display Properties"
windows.
1.25. Selecting "YES" will close any open windows and restart
your computer.
1.26. After Windows restarts, if the Display Settings page is not
visible, either open it by selecting it through the task
bar or open it as detailed in steps (1.3.) through (1.6.) above.
1.27. Select the desired resolution (desktop area), color depth
(palette), and refresh rate (frequency). Choose "LIST ALL
MODES" to see a list of valid display modes or refer to the
"Supported Resolutions" section of this document for a list
of driver supported modes.
* NOTE * BE SURE TO TEST THE SELECTED MODE BEFORE RESTARTING
WINDOWS NT. IF YOUR MONITOR DOES NOT SUPPORT YOUR
CURRENT SELECTION, THE SYSTEM WILL RETURN WITH A
BLANK SCREEN AND MONITOR DAMAGE MAY RESULT. THE TEST
WILL ONLY SET THE MODE FOR 5 SECONDS AND RETURN TO
ALLOW YOU TO SELECT ANOTHER IF THE FIRST IS NOT
SUPPORTED. IF THE TEST BITMAP DISPLAYS PROPERLY, THE
MONITOR IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE SELECTED
RESOLUTION AND VERTICAL REFRESH RATE.
* NOTE * If the system fails to restart or is unable to locate
the file N9I3D.SYS, try changing the PCI interrupt
setting in the system CMOS BIOS. An IRQ setting will
be assigned to the PCI slot that the Revolution(TM)3D
card is in. In some cases, the interrupt assigned to
the PCI slot may cause the driver to fail when
loading. Each computer has a different CMOS setup
and you will need to check the owner's manual for
your system motherboard.
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2. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT DRIVER: USING DOWNLOADED DRIVERS
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!!INSTALLATION NOTES!!
If you are performing an initial installation of the
Revolution(TM)3D card, proceed immediately to step (2.1.) below.
If you are updating a previous installation of the
Revolution(TM)3D driver, proceed to step (2.3.)
NOTE!! If you installing from a floppy, you should make a backup
of your diskette before installing.
Example: diskcopy a: a:
2.1. After installing the Revolution(TM)3D board in the system,
start Windows NT in VGA Mode by selecting the Windows NT
workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode] option from the NT Boot
Menu.
2.2. When NT finishes loading, log in as a user who has
permission to change system settings (like administrator).
You may receive a warning message saying: "Invalid Display
Settings: The currently selected display resolution is
invalid". Ignore the instructions in this message and Click
or select OK.
2.3. Open the "Start" Menu by using the task bar.
2.4. Highlight "Settings" and open the "Control Panel" folder.
2.5. Select or double click on the "Display" icon. The "Display
Properties" window will pop up.
2.6. Select the "Settings" tab from the "Display Properties"
window.
2.7. Select or click on the "Display Type..." button. The
"Display Type" window will pop up.
2.8. Select or click on the "Change..." button. The "Change
Display" window will pop up.
2.9. Select or click on the "Have Disk..." button. The "Install
From Disk" window will pop up.
2.10. If the files you downloaded are located on a floppy, insert
it into drive a: now.
2.11. Type in the location of the files you downloaded
(a:\ if a floppy) in the box labeled "Copy manufacturer's
files from:". Click OK.
2.12. A window will pop-up indicating the name of the display
driver found. Select or Click on the OK button. A window
will then pop-up asking if you wish to proceed to install
the new drivers. Select or Click on the "Yes" button.
2.13. A pop-up window will inform you that you have successfully
installed the drivers and that you must reboot in order for
the changes to take effect. Select or click on the "OK"
button.
2.14. Close the "Display Type" window and then the "Display
Properties" window.
2.15. A "Systems Settings Change" window will pop-up and ask you
if you wish to restart your computer using the newly
installed drivers. Select or click on the "Yes" button to
reboot.
2.16. Remove any floppy disk from your A: drive.
2.17. The next time you boot into Windows NT 4.0, you will be
using your new Revolution(TM)3D card and display driver.
2.18. After the system restarts, you will receive the following
message: "Invalid Display Settings: A new graphics driver
has been installed. The default display resolution has
been temporarily used by the system. Use the Display
Option in the Windows NT Control Panel to select your
preferred display resolution." Click or select OK.
2.19. If the Display Settings page is not visible, either open it
by selecting it through the task bar or open it as detailed
in steps (2.3.) through (2.6.) above.
2.20. Select the desired resolution (desktop area), color depth
(palette), and refresh rate (frequency). Choose
"LIST ALL MODES" to see a list of valid display modes or
refer to the "Supported Resolutions" section of this
document for a list of driver supported modes.
* NOTE * BE SURE TO TEST THE SELECTED MODE BEFORE RESTARTING
WINDOWS NT. IF YOUR MONITOR DOES NOT SUPPORT YOUR
CURRENT SELECTION, THE SYSTEM WILL RETURN WITH A
BLANK SCREEN AND MONITOR DAMAGE MAY RESULT. THE TEST
WILL ONLY SET THE MODE FOR 5 SECONDS AND RETURN TO
ALLOW YOU TO SELECT ANOTHER IF THE FIRST IS NOT
SUPPORTED. IF THE TEST BITMAP DISPLAYS PROPERLY, THE
MONITOR IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE SELECTED
RESOLUTION AND VERTICAL REFRESH RATE.
* NOTE * If the system fails to restart or is unable to locate
the file N9I3D.SYS, try changing the PCI interrupt
setting in the system CMOS BIOS. An IRQ setting will
be assigned to the PCI slot that the Revolution(TM)3D
card is in. In some cases, the interrupt assigned to
the PCI slot may cause the driver to fail when
loading. Each computer has a different CMOS setup
and you will need to check the owner's manual for
your system motherboard.
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3. THE NUMBER NINE CONTROL CENTER DISPLAY UTILITIES
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The Revolution 3D display driver for Windows NT 4.0 also installs
the Number Nine Control Center set of Display Utilities. The Number
Nine Control Center is accessed from an icon in the Start Menu ->
Settings -> Control Panel group.
The Number Nine Info page contains Number Nine contact information
and version information about your Revolution 3D configuration.
The information page reports the BIOS data, board name,
display driver version, and amount of memory installed on your
Revolution 3D.
The Virtual Control page gives you the option to enable or disable
Number Nine's Double Wide(TM) or Two Tall(TM) display modes.
Virtual resolutions provide an extended desktop width or height.
Once virtual resolutions are enabled, all of the resolutions
available from display settings will be virtuals until they are
manually disabled on the Virtual Control page.
NOTE: Virtual modes are not available at all display resolutions.
The virtual display will automatically scroll when the cursor is
dragged towards the off-screen area of the extended desktop. The
display area can also be changed with a Quick Jump by moving the
cursor to the upper left or lower right corner of the screen.
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4. SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS, COLORS, AND VERTICAL REFRESH RATES
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Revolution(TM)3D 8MB (WRAM)
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Display Number of Vertical
Resolutions Colors Refresh Rates
640x480 256 60,72,75,85
800x600 256 60,72,75,85
1024x768 256 60,70,75,85
1152x864 256 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 256 60,75,85
1600x1200 256 60,70,75,80,83
1920x1060 256 73
1920x1080 256 60,72
1600x1024 256 76
640x480 65,536 60,72,75,85
800x600 65,536 60,72,75,85
1024x768 65,536 60,70,75,85
1152x864 65,536 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 65,536 60,75,85
1600x1200 65,536 60,70,75,80,83
1920x1060 65,536 73
1920x1080 65,536 60,72
1600x1024 65,536 76
640x480 16,777,216 60,72,75,85
800x600 16,777,216 60,72,75,85
1024x768 16,777,216 60,70,75,85
1152x864 16,777,216 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 16,777,216 60,75,85
1600x1200 16,777,216 60
1920x1080 16,777,216 60
Revolution(TM)3D 4MB (WRAM)
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Display Number of Vertical
Resolutions Colors Refresh Rates
640x480 256 60,72,75,85
800x600 256 60,72,75,85
1024x768 256 60,70,75,85
1152x864 256 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 256 60,75,85
1600x1200 256 60,70,75,80,83
1920x1060 256 73
1920x1080 256 60,72
1600x1024 256 76
640x480 65,536 60,72,75,85
800x600 65,536 60,72,75,85
1024x768 65,536 60,70,75,85
1152x864 65,536 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 65,536 60,75,85
1600x1200 65,536 60,70,75,80,83
1920x1060 65,536 73
1600x1024 65,536 76
640x480 16,777,216 60,72,75,85
800x600 16,777,216 60,72,75,85
1024x768 16,777,216 60,70,75,85
1152x864 16,777,216 60,70,75,85
Revolution(TM)3D 8MB (SGRAM)
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Display Number of Vertical
Resolutions Colors Refresh Rates
640x480 256 60,72,75,85
800x600 256 60,72,75,85
1024x768 256 60,70,75,85
1152x864 256 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 256 60,75,85
1600x1200 256 60,70,75,80,83
1920x1080 256 60,72
1600x1024 256 76
640x480 65,536 60,72,75,85
800x600 65,536 60,72,75,85
1024x768 65,536 60,70,75,85
1152x864 65,536 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 65,536 60,75,85
1600x1200 65,536 60,70
1920x1080 65,536 60
1600x1024 65,536 76
640x480 16,777,216 60,72,75,85
800x600 16,777,216 60,72,75,85
1024x768 16,777,216 60,70,75,85
1152x864 16,777,216 60,70
Revolution(TM)3D 4MB (SGRAM)
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Display Number of Vertical
Resolutions Colors Refresh Rates
640x480 256 60,72,75,85
800x600 256 60,72,75,85
1024x768 256 60,70,75,85
1152x864 256 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 256 60,75,85
1600x1200 256 60,70,75,80,83
1920x1080 256 60,72
1600x1024 256 76
640x480 65,536 60,72,75,85
800x600 65,536 60,72,75,85
1024x768 65,536 60,70,75,85
1152x864 65,536 60,70,75,85
1280x1024 65,536 60,75,85
1600x1200 65,536 60,70
1600x1024 65,536 76
640x480 16,777,216 60,72,75,85
800x600 16,777,216 60,72,75,85
1024x768 16,777,216 60,70,75,85
1152x864 16,777,216 60,70
* NOTE * The 85hz Refresh Rate may exhibit problems on certain
monitors due to bandwidth limitations at resolutions
above 800 x 600. Monitor cabling and positioning, in
relation to other devices, can impact performance.
Please consult your monitor manual for information on
maximum supported resolutions and refresh rates.
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5. CHANGING THE VERTICAL REFRESH RATE
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5.1. Open the "Start" Menu by using the task bar.
5.2. Highlight "Settings" and open the "Control Panel" folder.
5.3. Double click or select the Display Icon. Click on the
Settings tab.
5.4. Click on or select the Refresh Frequency pull down box and
select the refresh rate you desire.
5.5. *IMPORTANT* Click the Test button and click OK to test the
display.
* NOTE * BE SURE TO TEST THE SELECTED MODE BEFORE RESTARTING
WINDOWS NT. IF YOUR MONITOR DOES NOT SUPPORT YOUR
CURRENT SELECTION, THE SYSTEM WILL RETURN WITH A
BLANK SCREEN AND MONITOR DAMAGE MAY RESULT. THE TEST
WILL ONLY SET THE MODE FOR 5 SECONDS AND RETURN TO
ALLOW YOU TO SELECT ANOTHER IF THE FIRST IS NOT
SUPPORTED. IF THE TEST BITMAP DISPLAYS PROPERLY,
THE MONITOR IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE SELECTED
RESOLUTION AND VERTICAL REFRESH RATE.
5.6. If the TEST COLOR BITMAP design displayed properly, click or
select YES.
5.7. In Display Properties, click or select APPLY to have the new
rate take effect.
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6. HARDWARE ACCELERATION FOR 3D
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The Revolution(TM)3D supports hardware accelerated 3D, with both
16-bit and 32-bit Z-Buffering, and Double Buffering for smooth
redraws of 3D objects. Like all true 3D accelerator cards, this
requires large amounts of on-board memory.
On a 4MB version of the Revolution(TM)3D, OpenGL 3D acceleration
is only supported at resolutions up to 800x600 @ 65k colors, or
640x480 @ 16.7M colors.
On an 8MB version of the Revolution(TM)3D, OpenGL 3D acceleration
is supported at resolutions up to 1152x864 @ 65k colors, and up to
800x600 @ 16.7M colors.
On a 12MB version of the Revolution(TM)3D, OpenGL 3D acceleration
is supported at resolutions up to 1600x1200 @ 65k colors and up to
1024x768 @ 16.7M colors.
On a 16MB version of the Revolution(TM)3D, OpenGL 3D acceleration
is supported at resolutions up to 1920x1200 @ 65k colors and up to
1152x864 @ 16.7M colors.
At higher resolutions, 3D operations are performed in software,
making them much slower.
NOTE: Resolution limits are for non-virtual display resolutions.
Enabling virtual resolutions greatly reduces the supported modes
for 3D hardware acceleration.
NOTE: The above-listed 12MB and 16MB Revolution 3D configurations
are achieved by adding an 4MB or 8MB memory upgrade daughter
card to a Revolution(TM)3D WRAM. SGRAM boards do not
support daughter cards, and are limited to the 4MB or 8MB
memory configuration as purchased.
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7. RESOLVING ISSUES WITH YOUR NUMBER NINE BOARD
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The Number Nine Web Site at http://www.nine.com contains extensive
technical information about your new Number Nine board, including
FAQ (frequently asked questions). The Technical Support pages on
the Web site can be found at http://www.nine.com These include
our newest drivers for download from our FTP server, FAQ
(Frequently asked questions with solutions), and Windows NT
information. The FAQ will answer most of your technical support
questions.
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8. SOFTWARE UPGRADES
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Even though you may have just received your Number Nine software,
newer versions may be available. Free upgrades are provided to
all Number Nine customers via the Number Nine Bulletin Board
System (BBS), Internet World Wide Web (WWW) and FTP site.
For more information on these services, see sections V through
VIII of this document.
To see if you have the latest version, compare the version number
of your software (on the label of the provided diskette or in the
title text at the top of this Read_me file) with the version
number of the software on the BBS, WWW/FTP.
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9. INTERNET (WWW) (FTP)
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Number Nine now has an FTP site. All current Number Nine
drivers are available to anyone with access to the Internet.
Our FTP Address is: ftp.nine.com
Number Nine also has a World Wide Web server at:
http://www.nine.com Product Registration can be completed on-line
through the Number Nine web server. Information about other
Number Nine products, as well as our FTP site can also be accessed
at our World Wide Web site.
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10. THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS) - EUROPE ONLY!
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(EUROPEAN OFFICE)
Dial: + 49 89 614 491 66
Baud Rates: Up to 14,400 baud
Compression: HST, v.32 and v.42 supported
Modem Setup: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
Required: PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress ZIP files
The BBS has a separate file area for each Number Nine product.
The latest driver updates can be found in each product's file
area, and files of general interest (shareware, etc.) can be
found in the General library. An E-mail system is available
for technical questions about Number Nine products or about
the BBS in general. A complete listing of available files can
be downloaded by invoking the "Download List of Files" command
from any file library menu.
On the US BBS, RIP graphics are supported, and a RIP compatible
terminal program is available in the General library
(RIPTM154.ZIP).
Many files are self-extracting, but some files will require the
latest version of PKUNZIP to decompress. PKUNZIP is available
in the General library (filename PKZ204G.EXE), and can also be
found on most on-line services such as CompuServe and America
On-line.
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11. PRODUCT REGISTRATION
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Product Registration can be completed on-line through the Number
Nine web site at http://www.nine.com
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12. TRADEMARKS
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The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Number Nine Visual Technology Corp. in the United States and/or
other countries:
Number Nine
#9
Revolution 3D
HawkEye
The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of
other companies as follows:
Trademark Owner
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Microsoft Microsoft Corporation
Windows NT Microsoft Corporation
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Revised 02/02/98 tpc
Revolution 3D v4.103.36
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(c) COPYRIGHT 1998, NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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.