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| README file for
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| ELSA WINNER Windows 95 Driver, ver 4.10.01.0203-0009
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| WINNER 2000/Office MultiMan
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| Copyright (c) 1996-98 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
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| ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
| Sonnenweg 11 LocalWeb : +49-(0)241-938800
| D-52070 Aachen
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| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 2231 Calle De Luna
| Santa Clara, CA 95054
| USA
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| ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5
| Nanking East Road
| Taipei 105
| Taiwan, R. O. C.
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| ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| Mita Suzuki Building 3F
| 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
| Tokyo 108-0014
| Japan
|
| 09/18/98, MKreiten
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 disk contains the ELSA Display Driver for
Microsoft Windows 95.
The drivers support 256, 32768 and 16 Million colors in all
resolutions available on used ELSA graphics board. Microsoft
DirectX is supported by an integrated DirectDraw/Direct3D HAL.
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2. Contents
The directory contains the following files:
README.TXT the file you currently look at
LIESMICH.TXT german version of this file
VERSION.TXT version info about driver and tools
ELSAGMM.CAB display driver
DXCTRL.CAB property page ELSA 3D Settings
WINMAN.CAB property page ELSA Settings
ELSAGMM.INF Driver Information File
ELSAMON.INF Monitor Information File
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 a ELSA Display
Driver for Windows 95.
Please note the differences depending on you install
Windows 95 the first time with a ELSA graphics board in your
computer or you put the ELSA graphics board in a computer with
a running Windows 95.
There are also differences between the installation procedure
on Windows 95 Build 950 and the new OEM Sevice Release 2
(OSR2, Build 950 B)
Installing Windows 95 Build 950 3.1
Installing ELSA graphics board on
Windows 95 Build 950 3.2
Installing Windows 95 Build 950 B 3.3
Installing ELSA graphics board on
Windows 95 Build 950 B 3.4
3.1 Installing Windows 95 Build 950a
Put the ELSA graphics board into your computer. Be sure that
the VGA-Switch on your ELSA graphics board is in the "1"
position (VGA enabled). You must not have another VGA Board in
your computer.
Now switch your computer on and start the Windows 95
installation. After finishing the installation procedure,
Windows 95 works in VGA Mode. Start the Control Panel
Application "System" and select the property page "Device
Manager". Under "other devices" select the "PCI Early VGA
Device" and show its Properties. On the property page "Driver"
you can install a new Driver with the button "Change
Driver...". The Hardware Type is "Display adapter". Now select
the proper GLoria subdirectory on the ELSA CD and follow the
instructions given by Windows 95. After the reboot select the
Control Panel Application "System" again. In the device Manager
select under "Display adapters" the "Standard Display Adapter
(VGA)" and "Remove" it. You can confirm the Warning with "OK".
After restarting Windows 95 the ELSA display drivers will be
active.
3.2 Installing ELSA graphics board on a running Windows 95 system
Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your
computer. Be sure that the VGA-Switch on your ELSA graphics
board is in the "1" position (VGA enabled). You must not have
another VGA Board in your computer.
On startup Windows 95 detects the ELSA graphics board as
"PCI early VGA Device" and promts for a manufacturer disk. Now
browse throught the ELSA CD and select the proper display
driver subdirectory. Windows will copy the driver files and
prompt you to reboot the computer.
After restarting, Windows is running with the ELSA display
drivers active.
3.3 Installing Windows 95 Build 950 B (OSR-2)
Put the ELSA graphics board into your computer. Be sure that
the VGA-Switch on your ELSA graphics board is in the "1"
position (VGA enabled). You must not have another VGA Board in
your computer.
Now switch your computer on and start the Windows 95
installation. After finishing the installation procedure,
Windows 95 works in VGA Mode.
Install the driver for the ELSA graphics board with the
Windows 95 standard procedure ("Display Properties\Settings\
Advanced Properties\Adapter\Change\Have Disk...\Browse..."). Now
follow the instructions given by Windows 95. After restarting
Windows 95 the ELSA display drivers will be active.
3.4 Installing the WINNER into a running Windows 95 OSR2 system
Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your
computer. Be sure that the VGA-Switch on your ELSA graphics
board is in the "1" position (VGA enabled).
On startup Windows 95 detects a "PCI Early non-VGA Device and
start the "Update Device Driver Wizard". Follow the
instructions and select "Other Locations...\Browse..." and
search the directory on the ELSA CD matching to your board
(e.g. GLORIA\L\WIN95). Continue following the instructions and
reenter the matching directory on the ELSA CD. After restarting
Windows 95 the ELSA display drivers will be active.
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4. Revision History
This section describes changes to the previous releases of this
disk.
4.1 Version 4.10.0106
- first retail version
Version 4.10.0106-0017
- a few Bugfixes
Version 4.10.01.0200-0012
- DPMS support, increased 3D-performance
Version 4.10.01.0201-0004
- AGP support
Version 4.10.01.0201-0008
- OpenGL support, bugfixes
Version 4.10.01.0201-0014
- bugfixes for MDK, MotoRacer, Flight Simulator 98, Photoshop4
- problems after power-saving fixed
Version 4.10.01.0202-0017
- MultiMan dispatcher for Windows95, 1-4 screens
Version 4.10.01.0203-0009
- several features in WINman
- ELSA Desktop and ELSA Hotkeys are supported now
- several fixes for games
- enhanced support for alpha blending
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5. Release notes
5.1 ELSA.INI entries
The working mode of the driver can manipulate by entries in the
file ELSA.INI. Normally you will need to reboot your machine to
make this settings working.
Most of this entries will set by ELSA tools and don't need to
modify manually.
5.2 DirectX5 and AGP
AGP is supported only by the Windows version OSR-2.1. This is
available after upgrading a Windows 95b (OSR2) version by the
USB-Update 'USBSUPP.EXE'.
The version number of your installed Windows can be found in
the registry under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Version and VersionNumber.
The Entries for OSR-2.1 are:
Version "Windows95"
VersionNumber "4.03.1212" or "4.03.1214"
5.3 Not supported features
The MultiMan dispatcher does not support hardware accelerated
OpenGL or video in/out functionality. If these parts were
installed before the multiscreen driver, they will be
deactivated by the driver.
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6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives
hints on work arounds.
6.1 Version 4.10.01.0203-0009
6.1.1 Changing color depth with QuickRes
If QuickRes changes the color depth without restarting Windows,
sometime you can see drawing errors. QuickRes patches (!) the
display driver, so the driver can no longer work properly.
6.1.2 Display errors with DirectX
Applications using DirectX could cause display errors when
DirectX version I or II is installed. Please install DirectX
version 5 or 6 to solve this problems. This version of DirectX
you will find on the WINNERware CD in the directory
MSAPPS\DIRECTX5/6.
6.1.3 Display errors with screensaver "Scrolling Marquee"
6.1.4 Changing monitors order
If the monitors order is reverted, DirectDraw and Direct3D-
client windows appear on the primary display adapter even
if the application was started on an other device. The mainframe
of the program stays on this monitor.
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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.