1. Rendition_V2k_3_0b3a.zip Driver
2. Readme1st.txt File Contents

Readme1st.txt Driver File Contents (Rendition_V2k_3_0b3a.zip)

*** Rendition V2x00 Reference Drivers ***

Version: 3.0 beta3, build 5112 - February 9th, 1999

This archive features `beta' reference drivers for the Rendition V2x00 family of 
graphics accelerators.  These drivers are not supported by Rendition, Micron 
Technology Inc, or by your board manufacturer.  They are provided as a courtesy 
to users of Rendition based products on an "as is" basis, without warranty. They 
may not be disassembled, reverse-engineered, or used on anything other than 
Rendition chipsets. Use these drivers at your own risk.

What are reference drivers? 
Reference drivers are provided by Rendition to our chip customers; who 
then use these drivers as a starting point in creating their own supported 
release drivers. In the process of creating these supported drivers, a 
board maker typically debugs and optimizes the reference drivers to suite 
the exact configuration of the boards they have sold. It is important to 
remember that Rendition manufactures chips, not board. We have no way to 
guarantee that these reference drivers will run on your exact board 
configuration. If you have difficulty, you may need to consult with your 
original board maker. 

Why would I want reference drivers? 
You are almost always better off with the supported drivers provided by 
your board manufacturer. These drivers have been thoroughly tested and 
optimized on your specific hardware configuration, and are backed by a 
dedicated support staff. But occasionally new release drivers lag the 
reference drivers by several months. If an application or game you wish to 
run requires certain features or bug fixes that have not been incorporated 
into the release drivers yet, your only solution may be to use these 
reference drivers.

You should switch back to the supported release drivers from your board 
manufacturer as soon as they have been brought up to date. These reference 
drivers may not work on your system, and by using them you may lose 
`enhanced' functionality provided by your board manufacturer's drivers. 
Make sure you retain a copy of your existing drivers before installing 
these drivers. 

Check with your board manufacturer frequently to get updated supported 
drivers. The `Links' subdirectory of this archive contains pointers to 
many board maker's driver download areas.


Installation Instructions
-------------------------
To install these reference drivers:

- IMPORTANT! Make sure that you are using the most recent BIOS released by your 
board manufacturer! These drivers may not function properly with older BIOS 
versions. Check with your board manufacturer (see the `Links' directory) and 
bring your BIOS up to date before attempting to install these drivers.

WARNING: Attempting to install a BIOS not intended for your specific board 
may render your graphics board permanently unusable. Experiment with your 
BIOS at your own risk. The BIOS must be matched to your very specific board 
configuration, and only a board manufacturer can do this. For this reason, 
Rendition does not make a reference BIOS available at this time.

- ALSO IMPORTANT! Completely remove your current driver and make sure that 
Windows is running with the generic VGA driver before attempting to install 
this driver release. Attempting to install this driver on top of a prior 
release may cause compatibility and stability problems.

- Open the "Display Properties" control panel, choose the "Settings" tab, and 
click the "Advanced Properties" button.

- On the "Adapter" tab click the "Change" button.

- Click "Have Disk".

- Browse to the `Driver' subdirectory of this archive, and when prompted select 
whether or not you have a PCI or an AGP V2k board installed in your system. 

- Click "OK" several times to restart with the new driver.


Troubleshooting
---------------
Again, these drivers are unsupported by Rendition.
End-users are recommended to use drivers provided by their board manufacturer to 
ensure that they can obtain full support.

Please post bug reports on Rendition's discussion server at 

  http://www.rendition.com/forums.html, or go directly to 
  news://news.rendition.com/rendition.support 

to see what experiences other users have been having.

Also, please be sure and read the `ReleaseNotes' for specific hints and tips 
about using this driver.