ASUS S3 Series V1.01 Release Notes (1997/1/27)
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This CD contains a collection of Video drivers and applications for the
ASUS S3 series video cards. To install the drivers, please follow the
installation procedures in the manual that came with this product. For
additional information, go to the corresponding directories, and type
"README". The following is a list of the main directories in this CD:
Directory List
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\DIRECTX3
DirectVideo/DirectDraw 3.0 Runtime Library Files
\WIN31
Video Drivers & Applications for Windows 3.1
\Win95
Video Driver & Applications for English Windows 95
\NT351
Video Driver for Windows NT 3.51
\NT40
Video Driver for Windows NT 4.0
\VFW11E
Video for Windows 1.1e
\XING Xing MPEG player for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95
\DOS DOS Utilities & Drivers for Applications
..AUTOCAD AUTOCAD Driver
..MSTATION MicroStation Driver
\OS2 Video Driver for English OS/2 (Warp 4.0 and before)
NOTE: a.If you are working under windows 95 , you have to install Direct Draw
before installing MPEG driver and player. The Direct Draw
installation files can be found at \DIRECTX3.
b.If you are working under Windows 3.1, you have to install Video for
Windows before installing MPEG driver. The English version of Video
for Windows can be found at \VfW11e.
Installation
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\DIRECTX3
Execute "\DirectX3\Setup.exe" in Windows 95
\WIN31 Execute "\Win31\Install.exe" in DOS, Windows 3.1 or Windows 95
All versions of language use same installation program.
\Win95
Use "Settings - Control Panel - Display" to setup video driver
\NT351
Select "Main - Control Panel - Display" from Windows NT 3.51
\NT40
Select "Settings - Change Display Type" from Windows NT 4.0
\VFW11E
Execute "\VFW11e\Setup.exe" in Windows 3.1
\XING Execute "\XING\SETUP.EXE" in Windows 3.1
Execute "\XING\SETUP.EXE" and "\XING\32UPDATE.EXE" in
Windows 95
\DOS
..AUTOCAD Execute "\DOS\AUTOCAD\INSTALL.EXE"
..MSTATION Execute "\DOS\MSTATION\INSTALL.EXE"
\OS2 Execute "\OS2\SETUP.CMD"
Text Help File
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NT35SETU.TXT Reference of video driver installation of Windows NT 3.5/3.51
NT40SETU.TXT Reference of video driver installation of Windows NT 4.0
W95SETUP.TXT Reference of video driver installation of Windows 95
W95SETUP.CHN Reference of video driver installation of Traditional Chinese Windows 95
W95SETUP.SIM Reference of video driver installation of Simplified Chinese Windows 95
W31SETUP.TXT Reference of video driver installation of Windows 3.1
OS2SETUP.TXT Reference of video driver installation of English OS/2
README.TXT This file
Unresolved Issues in Windows 95:
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1. 1MB PCI-V775V2 (Enhanced Driver): There might be a small square on top
left of screen while moving windows at 640x400x32 mode. If this small
square area is overlapped, the border of the moving window will be
incorrect.
2. PCI-V775V2 (Enhanced Driver): DOS session hangs system after changing
mode with QuickRes several times.
3. 4MB PCI-V775V2: There might be some garbage all over screen while playing
MPEG video.
4. PCI-V775V2 (Enhanced Driver): There might be some garbage at top of the
monitor on display properties page at 32bpp mode.
5. PCI-V775V2: Changing color from 8 bpp to 16/32 bpp on the fly might cause
ASUS shell notify ICON on the task bar becomes black.
6. PCI-V775V2: Switching mode with QuickRes while playing video might hang
the system.
7. PCI-V775V2: Switching to full screen DOS session while playing video might
hang the system.
Unresolved Issues in Windows 3.1:
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1. PCI-V775V2: Changing color from 24 bpp to 8/16/32 bpp needs to reboot
system.
2. PCI-V775V2: Unable to change viewport position until program manager is
loaded.
3. 4MB PCI-V775V2, There might be some garbage around the cursor or all over
screen while opening or playing MPEG video.
4. PCI-V775V2: Playing Microsoft Fury3 game causes general protection fault.
5. 4MB PCI-V775V2: Can not play video at 1024x768x32 mode.
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.