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ALi AGP Driver Version 1.65
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INTRODUCTION
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This file contains a variety of information you should read before
installing ALi AGP drivers. This setup program contains two drivers,
AgartD.VXD and ALiPCIMP.PCI. AgartD.VXD is the graphics address
remapping table(GART) management for ALi chipsets at Windows 95.
ALiPCIMP.PCI is the PCI miniport driver providing PCI miniport
services at Windows 98/98SE.
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CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT
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This document contains the following sections:
1. System Requirements
2. Installation Instructions
3. Uninstallation Instructions
4. Manual Installation
5. Verifying Installation of the Driver
6. Verifying Validation of the AGP Functionality
7. Identifying the Drivers Version Number
8. Change List
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1. System requirements
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Windows 95:
1. Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.1 or later version
2. ALi AGP Driver (AgartD.VXD)
3. AGP VGA Card with Driver
4. Direct X5 or above
Windows 98/98SE:
1. Microsoft Windows 98/98SE
2. ALi AGP Driver (ALiPCIMP.PCI)
3. AGP VGA Card with Driver
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2. Installation Instructions
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Windows 95:
1. Install Windows 95 OSR2 or later version.
2. Upgrade Windows 95 to version OSR2.1 by running USBSUPP.EXE.
We can get this file from Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).
If you install Windows 95 OSR2.5, you still need to install USBSUPP.EXE.
3. Install Microsoft DirectX 5.0 or later version.
We can get this driver from Microsoft too.
4. Install ALi AGP Driver
- run this install program.
- this program will detect the Windows version automatically
and modify the registry to load the proper driver.
5. Install VGA driver for Windows 95.
Windows 98/98SE:
1. Install Windows 98/98SE.
2. Install ALi AGP Driver
- run this install program.
- this program will detect the Windows version automatically
and modify the registry to load the proper driver.
3. Install VGA driver.
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3. Uninstallation Instructions
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Windows 95 and Windows 98/98SE:
1. Open "Control Panel" folder
2. Invoke "Add\Remove Programs" icon
3. Choose "ALi AGP Driver" item
4. Click on "Add/Remove" button to remove drivers.
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4. Manual Installation
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After installation, the following drivers are stored as listed.
<Windows 95 directory>\System\AgartD.VXD
<Windows 95 directory>\System\ALiPCIMP.PCI
We can backup those files and install drivers manually in the future.
Windows 95:
1. Copy AgartD.VXD to "<Windows 95 directory>\System\" directory.
2. Add a key "AGARTD" in the registry:
KEY:"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\AGARTD"
with:
NAME:StaticVxD
DATA:"AgartD.VXD"
Windows 98/98SE (M1541 chipset):
1. Copy ALiPCIMP.PCI to "<Windows 98 directory>\System\" directory.
2. Add a key "154110b9" in the registry:
KEY:"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\PCI\GARTMINIPORT\154110B9"
with:
NAME DATA
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Instance 00 00 00 00
Name "ALi M1541"
Path "ALiPCIMP.PCI"
Windows 98/98SE (M1621 chipset):
1. Copy ALiPCIMP.PCI to "<Windows 98 directory>\System\" directory.
2. Add a key "162110b9" in the registry:
KEY:"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\PCI\GARTMINIPORT\162110B9"
with:
NAME DATA
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Instance 00 00 00 00
Name "ALi M1621"
Path "ALiPCIMP.PCI"
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5. Verifying Installation of the Driver
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Windows 95:
To make sure if the ALI AGP driver is properly installed,
We need run "Regedit" and check whether the key AGARTD exists in
the following path
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD"
for Windows 95
Windows 98/98SE:
1. Run "Regedit" and find the NAME/DATA pair 'Path "ALiPCIMP.PCI" ' existing in
the following path
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\PCI\GARTMINIPORT\154110B9"
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\PCI\GARTMINIPORT\162110B9"
2. Find "System devices" category in "System"'s "Device Manager" tab of "Control Panel".
You can find "ALi M1541 AGP System Controller" or "ALi M1621 AGP System Controller"
device, depend on the ALi chipset you use. Click on the "Properties" button, select
"Driver" tab, and click on the "Driver File Details" button, you can find the driver
provider and driver file version.
3. Run "drwatson" from Start menu. Select "Advanced View" from "View" menu and click
on "Kernel Drivers" tab. You can find "ALiPCIMP" in the Driver list and associated
version. If you can't find "ALiPCIMP" in the Driver list, ALi AGP driver is not loaded
in this system.
We recommend Method 3 to check whether ALi AGP driver is actually loaded for Windows 98/
98SE.
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6. Verifying Validation of the AGP Functionality
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To check whether the AGP mechanism is able to activate, we can try the
anyone of the following:
1. a. Open the "Control Panel" folder
b. Invoke "Direct X" icon
c. Click on "Direct Draw" tab
d. Check if the video memory is more than the VGA card's memory.
If it is, that means the AGP can be activated properly.
If the "Direct X" icon doesn't exist, please get DirectX 5.0 SDK from
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/directx/dxf/sdk5.0/default.htm (
idx5sdk.exe or idx5sdkm.exe). After unpacking, run setup.exe in the
root directory to start the SDK setup. Select "DirectX runtime only"
from the Setup Type selection dialog box.
2. run ddtest.exe in the previous DirectX 5.0 SDK unpacking_dir\sdk\bin
directory. Click the "Connect" button. Check if the "Total Vmem" is
more than the VGA card's memory.
3. get the debug or retail versions of the DirectX 5 runtime from previous
WWW site (idx5dbg.exe or idx5rdst.exe). Run dxtool.exe in the
unpacking_dir\debug\directx or unpacking_dir\redist\directx. Check the
value of "DirectDraw\Primary Display Driver\Total Video Memory".
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7. Identifying the Drivers Version Number
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Windows 95 & 98/98SE:
The version of the drivers can be obtained by querying the driver file's
properties under File Manager.
After installation, the following driver are stored as listed.
<Windows directory>\System\AgartD.VXD
<Windows directory>\System\ALiPCIMP.PCI
1. Invoke the "Explorer" application.
2. Select the driver file.
3. Open the "File" menu.
4. Click on the "Properties" item.
5. Click on the "Version" tab.
6. The driver's version should be listed in the "File version" or "Product
Version".
Windows 98/98SE only:
See Windows 98/98SE method 2 & 3 at Section 5.
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8. Change List
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V1.64
1. Add support for Matrox G400.
2. Add support for 3DLabs Permedia3.
3. Fix some texture corruption syndrome seen on M1541 and TNT2 Model 64 based system.
4. Fix M1541 system instability after resuming from suspend in Windows 98SE ACPI mode.
5. Improve system stability with some TNT2 cards.
6. Improve system stability with some Savage4 cards.
V1.60
1. Fix nVidia TNT playing DVD frame drop.
2. Fix Window 95 system auto resets when using a PCI card and driver v1.53.
V1.54
1. Add support for ATI Rage Mobility AGP/Rage Pro XL AGP/Rage Pro XC AGP.
2. Add support for nVidia TNT2/Vanta.
3. Add support for 3Dfx Voodoo3.
4. Fix 3Dfx Banshee/Voodoo3 performance drop using ALi AGP driver v1.53.
V1.53
1. Support Windows 95(OSR2.1)/Windows 98/Windows 98SE.
2. ALi AGP Driver 1.53 add registry key to help Windows98 Device Manager to display proper
chipset driver properties, like Provider, Date, Version.
3. Support AMD K6-2 CXT core/K6-III MTRR feature. When ALi AGP Driver 1.53 detects a AMD CXT
core CPU, it sets up MTRR to enable this feature.
4. S3 Savage3D is not stable on M1621 system, ALi AGP Driver 1.53 has solved this problem.
5. ALi AGP Driver 1.50 does not work well in Win98 with the Savage4. System may turn into
BSOD(Blue Screen Of Death). ALi AGP Driver 1.53 has solved this problem.
6. System may turn into BSOD when executing Turok on Intel i740 and M1621 based system. ALi
AGP Driver 1.53 has solved this problem.
7. Solve system poor performance for Intel i740 in Windows 95. Need Intel i740 driver version
v3.2.
8. Asus P5A bios 1005 sets up M1541 GAT mode and this will cause problem in ATI Rage 128.
ALi AGP Driver 1.53 has solved this problem.