================================================================= Diamond ViperII Z200 Series Windows 95/98 Drivers 4.12.01.9006-9.51.01 ================================================================= This README file contains the following important information: 1. Important Note 2. Installation Notes 3. Installation Instructions 4. Issues Addressed 5. Features Added 6. Known Issues 7. Known Limitations 1. Important Note ================================================================= Please read this README file and all the supplied documentation BEFORE you continue the installation. 2. Installation Notes ================================================================= These drivers require DirectX 7.0 to support DirectDraw & Direct3D applications. NOTE: You may need to reinstall DirectX 7.0 after installing these drivers for full DirectDraw and Direct3D support. This can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX InControl Tools 95 shortcuts are not compatible with Windows 98 and InControl Tools 98. It is important to uninstall any previous version of InControl Tools (e.g. InControl Tools 95) before installation of InControl Tools 99. Uninstall from the Control Panel by: 1. Choosing "Add/Remove Programs" 2. Select "Diamond Multimedia Product Installation & Removal" 3. Click on the "Add/Remove" button 4. Then follow the uninstall process. Preparing to install the Windows 9x Drivers ----------------------------------------------------------------- Before installing the Diamond ViperII Z200 Windows 9x display drivers, switch your display driver to the "Standard VGA". 1. Open your Control Panel and select Display. 2. Select the Settings tab and click the Change Display Type button. 3. Click the Change button. 4. Select the Show All Devices radio button and scroll to the top of the left window and select Standard Display Types. 5. In the right window select Standard Display Adapter (VGA). Click OK. 3. Installation Instructions ================================================================= NOTE: This driver should automatically begin installation upon execution. If it does not, the default extraction directory is C:\Diamond\Update . In this directory is the INSTALL.EXE utilty that can be used to manually install the drivers. Manual Installation via .inf: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel. Start the "Display" applet program. Select the "Settings" page, push the "Advanced..." button. Select the "Adapter" page, then push the "Change" button in the "Adapter Type" area. Push the "Have Disk" button and press "OK". Specify the path to the new drivers' .inf file and press the key: Example 1: Insert the drivers disk in the A: floppy drive, and enter A:\. Example 2: Type in the name of the directory where you copied the drivers, either on your local hard drive or on a network shared drive. Example 3: If you're not sure exactly where the drivers are, choose the "Browse..." button and find them. The "Select Device" dialog box will appear. Select the adapter that corresponds to the one you installed in your machine and click OK. Windows will copy the display drivers to the proper directories on your system. Continue choosing Close until asked to restart your machine from the "Systems Settings Change" dialog box. After the system has restarted, you can go back into the Display applet and select alternate screen resolutions, color depths and related features. 4. Issue Addressed ================================================================= Improved Transformation and Lighting support. Corrected issue with offset polygons in Soldier of Fortune. Corrected AGP texture upload issue. Corrected issue with Gamma properties where user changes were not being saved across reboots. 5. Features Added ================================================================= OpenGL options now included on Diamond 3D property page. Transformation and Lighting improvements in OpenGL and Direct3D. 6. Known Issues ================================================================= If problems occur with high resolution 32bpp modes, lower the refresh, resolution or color depth. You may need to reinstall DirectX 7.0 after installing these drivers for full DirectDraw and Direct3D support. This can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX This driver enables Transformation and Lighting. Using this feature may result in visual anomalies. Performance increases or decreases are dependent on your system speed and applications. 7. Known Limitations ================================================================= This driver is optimized for DirectX7. It is not optimized for DirectX 6.1, however it has been tested and runs, with limitations noted, on operating systems with either DirectX version installed By design if both a CRT and a TV are attached and powered on, both will be detected and Windows will boot to simultaneous TV & CRT display. The TV must be powered off for Windows to boot to CRT only. SECAM is not supported. Only one overlay surface is available in hardware. If a second overlay stream is attempted, the video stream will play through GDI. Certain applications, such as Quake III, may not return properly from APM's Monitor Shutdown. Such applications will need to be restarted to recover. Currently, you will need to disable APM before running affected applications. The Gamma utility has no effect on Flat Panel Displays. By design, Flat Panel and TV will not operate at the same time. ICT will not be fully functional with COMCTRL32.DLL version 4.70 and earlier. This may impact Windows 95 platforms. The problems experienced will included : 1) The InControl Desktop Properties will not execute. 2) The InControl Desktop Manager will not execute. 3) The Diamond 3D page will not execute. To resolve this issue you can do one of the following: 1) Install a later version of COMCTRL32.DLL from the Microsoft Web Site. It is part of a self-extracting executable (50comupd.exe) which can be downloaded from Microsoft's webpage through the link http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q186/1/76.ASP Download the latest version, currently select the option "Download 50comupd.exe (x86)" 0.49 MB. 2) Install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Zoran software may not install on Windows 95 and OSR2 systems. Zoran and S3/Diamond are aware of this issue. InControl Tools (ICT)99: InControl Tools 99 shortcuts require a system reboot to take effect when running under Windows 98. Diamond ICT99 "Internet Sites" popup requires IE3.0 or above or Netscape Communicator 4.51 or above. After uninstalling the Update Wizard with Windows 950a or 950b, reboot your machine to remove Start Menu entries. Please refer to the Diamond website www.diamondmm.com for future updates. ================================================================= Diamond Multimedia / S3, Inc. (c) 1993-2000, All Rights Reserved =================================================================