# | README file for | | ELSA Windows 95/98 Driver Disk, ver 4.10.01.0301-0023 | | ERAZOR II | | Copyright (c) 1994-99 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany) | | ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de | Sonnenweg 11 LocalWeb : +49-(0)241-938800 | D-52070 Aachen | | ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | 2231 Calle De Luna | Santa Clara, CA 95054 | USA | | ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5 | Nanking East Road | Taipei 105 | Taiwan, R. O. C. | | ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | Mita Suzuki Building 3F | 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku | Tokyo 108-0014 | Japan | | 04/15/99, MWolf/ MKreiten Contents 1. Overview 2. Contents 3. Installation 4. History 5. Release Notes 6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Overview This CD contains the ELSA Display Driver for Microsoft Windows 95/98. The driver supports 256, 65536 and 16 Million colors in all resolutions available on used ELSA board. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Contents This directory contains the following files: README.TXT The file you currently look at LIESMICH.TXT German version of README VERSION.TXT Version info about driver and tools ELSAEIID.CAB Display driver file for ERAZOR II ELSAVE3D.CAB Property page ELSA 3D Settings WINMAN.CAB Property page ELSA Settings ELSAEII.INF Installation file for driver and tools ST3DSET.CAB Optional property page ELSA Stereo settings DRVTOOLS This Folder contains the enhanced ELSA tools ELSA WINman Suite and ELSAinfo In case of trouble during or after installation, please make sure you have all the files mentioned above! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Installation 3.1 Installing ELSA graphics board for Windows 95/98 Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your computer. If your ELSA graphics adapter contains a VGA-switch, be sure that it's position is set to the "1" position (VGA enabled). On startup Windows 95/98 detects the ELSA graphics board as "PCI early VGA Device" or a "PCI standard VGA adapter" and prompts for a manufacturer disk. Advanced users can now install as described in 3.3, Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install. If you prefer an easy way to install the driver or the driver is downloaded as EXE from the web you should first confirm Windows request to install a "PCI Standard VGA adapter". Later you can start the EXE or install by WINNERware CD. 3.1 Installation from WINNERware CD During a running Windows 95/98 session insert the WINNERware CD into your CD-ROM. Normally after the CD is read, a setup is started and guides through installation. In case 'Auto Insert Notification' is disabled in your system, the setup has to be started manually by double clicking its icon in the root of CD. Now you can choose the components to be installed. After rebooting the system your monitor is recognized and installed. A resolution and color depth can be chosen now. 3.2 Installing downloaded driver packages Driver packages from the web are self-extracting EXEs. The files are temporary copied to e.g. c:\elsainst directory and an automatic driver setup is started. Tools are installed, too. After finishing the setup or canceling the procedure the extracted installation files are deleted, including the temporary created folder. 3.3 Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install After Windows recognized the ELSA graphics adapter choose 'Have Disk...'. If you are updating the driver manually, select 'change...' in the advanced settings of the diplay properties. Now browse through the ELSA CD and select the proper display driver subdirectory (e.g. GLORIA\SYNERGY\WIN9X\STANDARD).Windows will copy the driver files and prompt you to reboot the computer. After restarting, Windows is running with the ELSA display drivers active. If your ELSA graphics adapter is not the primary display adapter in Windows 98, you have to activate the hardware by clicking on the connected monitor bitmap in the global windows display settings. 3.4 Installation extension The drivers installation routine will additionally create the ELSA Settings and ELSA 3D Settings property pages and install an OpenGL ICD. The drivers setup included in self-extracting driver packages or the WINNERware CD will install additional tools like WINman Suite and ELSAinfo. In case your graphics adapter is provided with video I/O capabilities, the setup will install the software components for these devices, too. In all following Windows sessions you can change the resolution without rebooting your system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Revision History This section describes changes to the previous releases of this disk. Version 4.10.01.0100-0003 - first released version Version 4.10.01.0100-0012 - Bugfix for e.g. Need for Speed 3, Powermanagment Version 4.10.01.0200-0003 - implementation of capabilities to define new timings by the ELSA Settings - enhanced 3D Settings Version 4.10.01.0200-0007 - optimized implementation of capabilities to define new timings by the ELSA Settings. Version 4.10.01.0200-0012 - better Performance - optimized 3D capabilities - some minor fixes if using with older Pentium systems - optimized performance on systems with ALI V chipsets Version 4.10.01.0200-0016 - ECO - MODE bug fixed - newer version of "ELSA Settings" integrated - Unreal -- several visual artifacts are corrected - Descent3 demo -- texture problems are corrected - Rogue Squadron - W-buffering problems are corrected. - 3DStudio MAX 2.0 and higher - significant changes in terms of look and performance. - Caligari TrueSpace 4.0 occasional crashes fixed - SolidWorks 98 fixes some rendering anomolies Version 4.10.01.0301-0009 - Implementations for software DVD with ELSAmovie - New WINman (ELSA Settings) integriert - OpenGL enhancements Version 4.10.01.0301-0020 - based on nVidias detonator build - some miscellaneous features added - performance optimized Version 4.10.01.0301-0023 - "ELSA Revelator" stereo shutter glasses support implemeted. (optional shutter glasses hardware and an installed version of MS-DirectX 6 or newer necessary). - newer versions of WINman (ELSA Settings) and 3D Settings implemented. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Release notes 5.1 DirectDraw/Direct3D support The display driver do support DirectDraw/Direct3D from DirectX 5/6, 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 5/6. To install DirectDraw/Direct3D use the CDSETUP from your ERAZOR CD or start the DXSETUP.EXE in the folder: Drive:\Winware\MSAPPS\DIRECTX6\... or newer: - the DX6core.exe in: Drive:\Winware\MSAPPS\DIRECTX6\WIN98 - and for Windows95 the DX6xxx.exe in: Drive:\Winware\MSAPPS\DIRECTX6\WIN95\DE Drive:\.....\DE for the german version of Windows 95 Drive:\.....\FR for the french version of Windows 95 Drive:\.....\EN for the englich version of Windows 95 5.2 AGP and Windows 95/98 AGP is supported only by the Windows version OSR-2.1 or higher. 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" If your mainboard has no Intel chipset it may be necessary to install a chipset specific software patch to get best support and performance using the AGP port. Normally this patch should be delivered on CD with your system or mainboard. Otherwise you may get the newest patches on the internetsites of the chipset vendors. Other chipset vendors are, e.g.: VIA, SIS, ALI. http://www.via.com.tw/ http://www.sis.com.tw/ http://www.ali.com.tw/ If you have any questions about full AGP support on non Intel mainboards please consult your distributor. 5.3 Free defineable refreshrates (monitor timings) It is necessary to install and use the specified INF - file delivered with your monitor. For information about to install please look above or use the windows documentation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives hints on work arounds. - for maximum performance the AntiAliasing checkbox in: Display Properties - Settings - Advanced - 3D Settings - More 3D, should be set to "Disable" - If you install the ELSA Display Driver over an nVIDIA Display Driver, the key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\OpenGLDrivers\RIVATNT will not actualized. Replace "nv3ogl.dll" with "ELSAEIIO.DLL" - Do not use "Custom Direct3D Settings" -names with more than twenty characters in the "3D-Settings" property tabs. Some failures may occure while using WINman Suite. - Task switching while 3D applications are active leads to corruption of textures in some cases - The DirectDraw resolution 480x360 works with too low frequency for most monitors. Please take a look at 5.3. - OpenGL screen savers oftenly crash if an additional suspend is executed by the system or manually. - Switching VESA modes to windowed mode (normaly an error pops up) leads to system crash - Windows suspend during active 3D applications may cause system crash in Windows 95 - For best display quality, in the 'More Direct3D' section of 3D Settings Texel Alignment should be set to "upper left corner". - Mouse trails are not displayed, because the Riva chip accelerates this Windows functionality in hardware ------------------------------------------------------------------------