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| README file for
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| ELSA Windows 95 Driver Disk, ver 4.10.01.0177
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| VICTORY Erazor
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| Copyright (c) 1994-97 ELSA GmbH, Aachen (Germany)
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| ELSA GmbH Internet : http://www.elsa.de
| Sonnenweg 11 LocalWeb : +49-(0)241-938800
| D-52070 Aachen CompuServe : GO ELSA
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| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
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| USA
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| 08/08/97, sd
Contents
1. Overview
2. Contents
3. Installation
4. History
5. Release Notes
6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
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1. Overview
This CD contains the ELSA Display Driver for Microsoft Windows 95.
The driver supports 256, 32768, 65536 and 16 Million colors in
all resolutions available on used ELSA board.
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2. Contents
This directory contains the following files:
README.TXT the file you currently look at
LIESMICH.TXT german version of README
ELSAVEAD.DRV display driver file for VICTORY 3DX
ELSAVEAX.DLL driver extension (DirectDraw/Direct3D HAL)
ELSAVEAV.VXD virtual mini display driver VICTORY 3DX
ELSAVEA.INF device information file for VICTORY 3DX
NV3API.DLL driver extension
NV3RM.VXD virtual mini display driver
NV3SYS.DLL driver extension
In case of trouble during or after installation, please make
sure you have all the files mentioned above!
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3. Installation
This section describes the steps to install an ELSA Display
Driver for Windows 95.
To install the drivers, start the program SETUP.EXE in this
directory. The installation assistant will help you to install
the driver with the control panel.
3.1 First installation of ELSA Display Driver
First install Windows 95 without special drivers for the ELSA
graphics board. The installation procedure should
find a PCI VGA-compatible display adapter and ask for a
"Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer".
- Push the "OK"-button
- "Copy manufacturer's files from:"
CD-Drive: this directory (e.g.: E:\WINNER\3000S\WIN95)
The neccessary files will be copy and Windows 95 asks for
restart.
- Push the "Yes"-button
Normally you need to boot your system. Push the button "Restart
now".
3.2 Manuell installation of ELSA Display Driver
- Start the dialog "Properties for Display" by clicking right
mouse button on the desktop or per Control Panel.
- Select the Property Page "Settings"
- Push the button "Change Display Type...". A dialog "Change
Display Type" will pop up.
- Push the button "Change..." inside the frame "Adapter Type".
You will see the "Select Device" dialog.
- In this dialog push the button "Have Disk..." and change to
the WIN95 directory on the ELSAware CD for your WINNER board.
- Select in the "Manufacturer" list ELSA WINNER Display Driver
and in the list "Models" your WINNER board.
- If you use an ELSA monitor, make the same procedure for
"Monitor Type" in the "Change Display Type" dialog.
- Close the dialog "Change Display Type". At this time the
screen flickers a moment. This is not a bug! Windows tries to
find out, which graphics modes are available with this
driver.
- Now you can select resolution and color depth in the main
dialog "Properties for Display". For the first installation
you should select 1024x768 and 256 colors. This configuration
is available for all memory configurations on all ELSA
Boards.
- Close "Properties for Display" by "OK" or "Apply
now".
After the restart the configuration of the ELSA display adapter
Driver starts from the Windows desktop.
- Start the dialog "Properties for Display" by clicking right
mouse button on the desktop or per Control Panel.
- Select the Property Page "Settings" or "ELSA WINman".
- Property Page Settings:
Standard-Windows-Dialog for changing resolution, color
depth and font size.
- Property Page ELSA WINman
ELSA WINman gives you full control to configure your ELSA
display adapter perfectly. You can change resolution, color
depth and refresh rate, bild position etc.
Normally you need to boot your system. Push the button "Restart
now".
In all following Windows sessions you can change the resolution
without rebooting your system.
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4. Revision History
This section describes changes to the previous releases of this
disk.
Version 4.03.2114
- first released version
Version 4.03.2115-0006
- minor bug fixes
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5. Release notes
DirectDraw/Direct3D support
The display driver do support DirectDraw/Direct3D, but to use
it in an application, you must install DirectDraw/Direct3D.
The Microsoft DirectDraw/Direct3D components are not included
in the standard retail version of Windows 95. You need an
installation of DirectX II/III.
To install DirectDraw/Direct3D start the program DXSETUP in
the directory \ELSAWARE\DDRAW\DIRECTX on the ELSA CD.
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6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives
hints on work arounds.
There occur misrepresentation of colors and displays by viewing
MPEG files with ELSAmotion.
To avoid errors in display, it is necessary to use the
ELSA Settings to switch between 32768 colors and 65536 colors.
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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.