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Voodoo2 Glide Runtime Driver Installer
Release Candidate 2
Glide Version 2.5 RC2
Platform: Windows NT 4.0 or later
Copyright ( 1998, 1997 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. )
All Rights Reserved
3Dfx Interactive, Inc.
Website: http://www.3dfx.com
News Server: news://news.3dfx.com
=======================================================================
What's in the distribution?
=======================================================================
This distribution contains the RC2 Glide 2.5 drivers for Voodoo2 Based
3D accelerators.
The following Voodoo2 boards will function with these drivers:
- 3Dfx Interactive reference boards
File Installed to the Windows NT system32 directory
---------------------------------------------------
GLIDE2X.DLL - Glide Voodoo2 Driver for Windows NT
3DFXV2PS.DLL - Control Panel for Windows NT
CSH.DLL - DLL File Required for Control Panel
FXOEM2X.DLL - OEM DLL Extension
RICHED20.DLL - Windows Redistributable File Update
File Installed to the Windows NT system32\drivers directory
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(Installed to Windows NT system32\drivers directory)
FXGPIO.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo2
FXPTL.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo2
NTREMAP.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo2
General Files
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40COMPUPD.EXE - COMCTL32.DLL Updater
LICENSE.TXT - 3Dfx License Agreement
README.TXT - This File
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Installation
=======================================================================
Requirements
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- Voodoo2 3D Accelerator card
- Windows NT 4.0 or later
- PC with a Pentium, Pentium Pro or Pentium II Processor
Installation
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NOTE: The setup program requires the user be logged in with an that
has Administrator privaliges If an account has insufficent permisison
the 3Dfx device services will not be installed.
1) Run the self extracting Glide 2.5 Runtime Drivers .exe file.
2) Click Setup.
3) Follow the on screen prompts.
4) After installation you will need to reboot the system.
Troubleshooting Voodoo2
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Q: I have an S3 968/868 video card, why does my system lock
up when I run a Glide title under Windows NT.
A: S3 968 and 868 chipsets may misreport the mapped memory used.
There is a chance that your Voodoo2 card will be assigned by
Plug and Play a memory range that is used by the S3 card, but
not reported. The Voodoo2 card can be relocated by:
Windows NT Users: An NT service called NTREMAP is
installed when Glide is added to an NT system.
NTREMAP can change the memory address of a Voodoo2
card and prevent a conflict with an S3 card.
To use NTREMAP, add the following registry values to:
\HKLM\Software\3Dfx Interactive\NTRemap
Value Name Type Value
---------- ---- -----
EnableNTRemap DWORD 1 (HEX)
ForceAddress DWORD 12000000 (HEX)
The Force Address setting will vary, in this example
0x12000000 is used. This is normally free on most
systems.
NOTE: If you use an address that over-writes another
device, Windows NT may not boot. If such a problem
occurs, power off the system and remove your Voodoo2.
Alter the registry to use a different memory range
(or remove the ForceAddress setting). Then Reinstall
the Voodoo2 card into your system.
####
Q: A Windows Glide game that runs fine under Windows 95 won't
run under Windows NT. What is wrong?
A: Some Windows 95 games will not run under Windows NT due to
the use of Windows 95 specific API calls. Please contact the
game publisher for more information on using Windows NT.
####
Please see the Voodoo2 OEM Errata Notes and OEM Software Support Guide
for additional information.