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Graphics Blaster MA302
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This file contains additional information to supplement the manual.
Please read all the sections before you proceed with the installation.
This file contains the following sections:
1. Installation/Uninstallation
2. BlasterControl limitations
3. Creative SoftMPEG
4. AutoDesk ADI 4.2 Driver Issues
5. System Compatibility
1. INSTALLATION/UNINSTALLTION
The installation is different for diskette and for CD. The diskette
installation includes setup of display drivers and the BlasterControl
application, both of which is not available from the CD setup.
If you do not have the CD you should have the CD files in a hard disk.
During installation, you can browse your hard disk and give the location of
the source files you copied from the CD.
Before un-installing the software, ensure that all the programs are closed.
The BlasterControl Hotkey might still be running in the background, so it
will not be removed. To close it, right-click on its icon in the taskbar,
and select "Close" from the menu. Then run the setup.
2. BLASTERCONTROL LIMITATIONS
a) BlasterControl only works in 256 colors and above.
b) BlasterControl Hotkey is only able to switch resolution, but not color
depth.
3. CREATIVE SOFTMPEG
a) Creative SoftMPEG is using Compcore SoftPEG drivers for the MPEG video
playback. For enhanced performance with the Graphics Blaster:
i) Run in 640x480, 800x600 or 1024x768 resolutions in 256 colors or
16-bit color depth for best performance. If you want to use
1280x1024 resolution, please switch to 256 colors mode. These
resolutions have full Direct Draw support.
ii) In the configure dialog, set the Video Display to Best Frame Rate
or Best Picture.
iii) There are certain Windows 95 CD-ROM drivers that may have
problems reading MPEG files on CD or Video CDs. Please check with
your CD-ROM vendor for more information. On a Pentium 133 you
should be able to playback MPEG files on Full Screen from Hard
Disk or a Quad Speed CD-ROM drive.
4. AUTODESK ADI 4.2 DRIVER ISSUES
a) Be sure to change your ACADDRV environment to the installed path of
your ADI drivers.
e.g. SET ACADDRV=<installed path>
b) If you're using AutoCad Release 12 or Release 13, please reconfigure
AutoCad by using the following command:
ACAD -r
If you're using AutoCad Release 11, you will have to select TurboDLD
ADI Ver 4.2 as the driver.
5. SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY
If you have problems after putting the card into your system, please try
placing the card into another PCI slot.