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- | README file for
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- | ELSA Windows 95 display Driver Disk, ver 4.10.01.0203-0003
- |
- | WINNER 2000/Office
- |
- | Copyright (c) 1996-97 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
- |
- | ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
- | Sonnenweg 11 LocalWeb : +49-(0)241-938800
- | D-52070 Aachen CompuServe : GO ELSA
- |
- | ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
- | 2231 Calle De Luna CompuServe : GO ELSA
- | Santa Clara, CA 95054
- | USA
- |
- | ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
- | 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5 CompuServe : GO ELSA
- | Nanking East Road
- | Taipei 105
- | Taiwan, R. O. C.
- |
- | ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
- | Mita Suzuki Building 3F CompuServe : GO ELSA
- | 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
- | Tokyo 108-0014
- | Japan
- |
- | 06/18/98, MKreiten
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- Contents
-
- 1. Overview
- 2. Contents
- 3. Installation
- 4. History
- 5. Release Notes
- 6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
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- 1. Overview
-
- This disk contains the ELSA Display Driver for
- Microsoft Windows 95.
-
- The drivers support 256, 32768 and 16 Million colors in all
- resolutions available on used ELSA graphics board. Microsoft
- DirectX is supported by an integrated DirectDraw/Direct3D HAL.
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- 2. Contents
-
- The directory contains the following files:
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- README.TXT the file you currently look at
- LIESMICH.TXT german version of README
- ELSAGL2D.DRV display driver
- ELSAGL2X.DLL DirectDraw/Direct3D HAL
- ELSAGLRV.VXD virtual mini display driver
- VGARTD.VXD AGP support for Windows 95
-
- ELSAW2O.INF Driver Information File
-
- In case of trouble during or after installation, please make
- sure you have all the files mentioned above!
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- 3. Installation
-
- This section describes the steps to install a ELSA Display
- Driver for Windows 95.
- Please note the differences depending on you install
- Windows 95 the first time with a ELSA graphics board in your
- computer or you put the ELSA graphics board in a computer with
- a running Windows 95.
- There are also differences between the installation procedure
- on Windows 95 Build 950 and the new OEM Sevice Release 2
- (OSR2, Build 950 B)
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- Installing Windows 95 Build 950 3.1
- Installing ELSA graphics board on
- Windows 95 Build 950 3.2
- Installing Windows 95 Build 950 B 3.3
- Installing ELSA graphics board on
- Windows 95 Build 950 B 3.4
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- 3.1 Installing Windows 95 Build 950a
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- Put the ELSA graphics board into your computer. Be sure that
- the VGA-Switch on your ELSA graphics board is in the "1"
- position (VGA enabled). You must not have another VGA Board in
- your computer.
- Now switch your computer on and start the Windows 95
- installation. After finishing the installation procedure,
- Windows 95 works in VGA Mode. Start the Control Panel
- Application "System" and select the property page "Device
- Manager". Under "other devices" select the "PCI Early VGA
- Device" and show its Properties. On the property page "Driver"
- you can install a new Driver with the button "Change
- Driver...". The Hardware Type is "Display adapter". Now select
- the proper WINNER subdirectory on the ELSA CD and follow the
- instructions given by Windows 95. After the reboot select the
- Control Panel Application "System" again. In the device Manager
- select under "Display adapters" the "Standard Display Adapter
- (VGA)" and "Remove" it. You can confirm the Warning with "OK".
- After restarting Windows 95 the ELSA display drivers will be
- active.
-
-
- 3.2 Installing ELSA graphics board on a running Windows 95 system
-
- Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your
- computer. Be sure that the VGA-Switch on your ELSA graphics
- board is in the "1" position (VGA enabled). You must not have
- another VGA Board in your computer.
- On startup Windows 95 detects the ELSA graphics board as
- "PCI early VGA Device" and promts for a manufacturer disk. Now
- browse throught the ELSA CD and select the proper display
- driver subdirectory. Windows will copy the driver files and
- prompt you to reboot the computer.
- After restarting, Windows is running with the ELSA display
- drivers active.
-
-
- 3.3 Installing Windows 95 Build 950 B (OSR-2)
-
- Put the ELSA graphics board into your computer. Be sure that
- the VGA-Switch on your ELSA graphics board is in the "1"
- position (VGA enabled). You must not have another VGA Board in
- your computer.
- Now switch your computer on and start the Windows 95
- installation. After finishing the installation procedure,
- Windows 95 works in VGA Mode.
- Install the driver for the ELSA graphics board with the
- Windows 95 standard procedure ("Display Properties\Settings\
- Advanced Properties\Adapter\Change\Have Disk...\Browse..."). Now
- follow the instructions given by Windows 95. After restarting
- Windows 95 the ELSA display drivers will be active.
-
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- 3.4 Installing the WINNER into a running Windows 95 OSR2 system
-
- Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your
- computer. Be sure that the VGA-Switch on your ELSA graphics
- board is in the "1" position (VGA enabled).
- On startup Windows 95 detects a "PCI Early non-VGA Device and
- start the "Update Device Driver Wizard". Follow the
- instructions and select "Other Locations...\Browse..." and
- search the directory on the ELSA CD matching to your board
- (e.g. GLORIA\L\WIN95). Continue following the instructions and
- reenter the matching directory on the ELSA CD. After restarting
- Windows 95 the ELSA display drivers will be active.
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- 4. Revision History
-
- This section describes changes to the previous releases of this
- disk.
-
- 4.1 Version 4.10.0106
- - first retail version
- Version 4.10.0106-0017
- - a few Bugfixes
- Version 4.10.01.0200-0012
- - DPMS support, increased 3D-performance
- Version 4.10.01.0201-0004
- - AGP support
- Version 4.10.01.0201-0008
- - OpenGL support, bugfixes
- Version 4.10.01.0202-0014
- - bugfixes for MDK, MotoRacer, Flight Simulator 98, Photoshop4
- - problems after power-saving fixed
- Version 4.10.01.0202-0019
- - enhanced filter modes
- - bugfixes for Powerpoint, Final Reality, Word7, Quicken 6
- Version 4.10.01.0203-0003
- - bugfixes for WHQL, software cursors
- - increased AGP memory amount (16MB per default)
- - DirectX6 support
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- 5. Release notes
-
- 5.1 ELSA.INI entries
-
- The working mode of the driver can manipulate by entries in the
- file ELSA.INI. Normally you will need to reboot your machine to
- make this settings working.
-
- Most of this entries will set by ELSA tools and don't need to
- modify manually.
-
- 5.2 DirectX5 and AGP
-
- AGP is supported only by the Windows version OSR-2.1. 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"
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- 6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes
-
- This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives
- hints on work arounds.
-
- 6.1 Version 4.10.01.0203-0003
-
- 6.1.1 Changing color depth with QuickRes
-
- If QuickRes changes the color depth without restarting Windows,
- sometime you can see drawing errors. QuickRes patches (!) the
- display driver, so the driver can no longer work properly.
-
- 6.1.2 Display errors with DirectX
-
- Applications using DirectX could cause display errors when
- DirectX version I or II is installed. Please install DirectX
- version 5 to solve this problems. This version of DirectX you
- will find on the WINNERware CD in the directory
- ELSAWARE\DIRECTX5
-
- 6.1.3 Display errors with OpenGL
-
- OpenGL screen savers only work in double buffered modes and
- there are some display errors.
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