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- | README file for
- |
- | ELSA Windows 95 Driver Disk, ver 4.10.01.0300-0012
- |
- | VICTORY Erazor AGP/ PCI
- |
- | Copyright (c) 1994-98 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
- | Taipeo 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
- |
- | 07/05/98, MBahrs/MWolf
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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 CD contains the ELSA Display Driver for Microsoft Windows 95.
-
- The driver supports 256, 65536 and 16 Million colors in
- all resolutions available on used ELSA board.
-
- NOTE:
-
- It is not possible to use a TV and a computer monitor at the same
- time!
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- 2. Contents
-
- This directory contains the following files:
-
- README.TXT the file you currently look at
- LIESMICH.TXT german version of README
- ELSAVEAD.DRV display driver file for VICTORY Erazor
- ELSAVEAX.DLL driver extension (DirectDraw/Direct3D HAL)
- ELSAVEAV.VXD virtual mini display driver VICTORY Erazor
- ELSAVEA.INF device information file for VICTORY Erazor
- ELSAVEAA.DLL driver extension
- ELSAVEAR.VXD driver extension
- ELSAVEAS.DLL driver extension
- VGARTD.VXD AGP-support for Windows 95 OSR-2.1
- ELSAVE3D.DLL "ELSA 3D Settings" utility
- ELSAVEA3D.INF "ELSA 3D Settings" utility setupfile
- ELSAVEA2.VXD VxD for Multimonitor-Support (only Win98)
- ELSAVEAO.DLL OpenGL-ICD file
- ELSA3D_DE.DLL Language extension for "ELSA 3D Settings"
- EVE3D_FR.DLL Language extension for "ELSA 3D Settings"
- ELSAVE3D.HLP Helpfile for "ELSA 3D Settings"
- EVE3D_DE.HLP Helpfile for "ELSA 3D Settings"
- EVE3D_FR.HLP Helpfile for "ELSA 3D Settings"
-
- In case of trouble during or after installation, please make
- sure you have all the files mentioned above!
-
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- 3. Installation
-
-
- 3.1 First installation of ELSA Display Driver
-
- First install Windows 95 without special drivers for the ELSA
- graphics board. The installation procedure should
- find a PCI VGA-compatible display adapter and ask for a
- "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer".
- - Push the "OK"-button
- - "Copy manufacturer's files from:"
- CD-Drive: this directory (e.g.: E:\VICTORY\ERAZOR\WIN95)
- The neccessary files will be copy and Windows 95 asks for
- restart.
- - Push the "Yes"-button
-
-
- Normally you need to boot your system. Push the button "Restart
- now".
-
- 3.2 Manuell installation of ELSA Display Driver
-
- - Start the dialog "Properties for Display" by clicking right
- mouse button on the desktop or per Control Panel.
- - Select the Property Page "Settings"
- - Push the button "Change Display Type...". A dialog "Change
- Display Type" will pop up.
- - Push the button "Change..." inside the frame "Adapter Type".
- You will see the "Select Device" dialog.
- - In this dialog push the button "Have Disk..." and change to
- the WIN95 directory on the ELSAware CD for your WINNER board.
- - Select in the "Manufacturer" list ELSA WINNER Display Driver
- and in the list "Models" your WINNER board.
- - If you use an ELSA monitor, make the same procedure for
- "Monitor Type" in the "Change Display Type" dialog.
- - Close the dialog "Change Display Type". At this time the
- screen flickers a moment. This is not a bug! Windows tries to
- find out, which graphics modes are available with this
- driver.
- - Now you can select resolution and color depth in the main
- dialog "Properties for Display". For the first installation
- you should select 1024x768 and 256 colors. This configuration
- is available for all memory configurations on all ELSA
- Boards.
- - Close "Properties for Display" by "OK" or "Apply
- now".
-
- After the restart the configuration of the ELSA display adapter
- Driver starts from the Windows desktop.
-
- - Start the dialog "Properties for Display" by clicking right
- mouse button on the desktop or per Control Panel.
- - Select the Property Page "Settings" or "ELSA WINman".
- - Property Page Settings:
- Standard-Windows-Dialog for changing resolution, color
- depth and font size.
- - Property Page ELSA WINman
- ELSA WINman gives you full control to configure your ELSA
- display adapter perfectly. You can change resolution, color
- depth and refresh rate, screen position etc.
-
- Normally you need to boot your system. Push the button "Restart
- now".
-
- In all following Windows sessions you can change the resolution
- without rebooting your system.
-
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- 4. Revision History
-
- This section describes changes to the previous releases of this
- disk.
-
- Version 4.10.01.0177
- - first released version
-
- Version 4.10.01.0201
- - some minor bugfixes
-
- Version 4.10.01.0202
- - some minor bugfixes
-
- Version 4.10.01.0210
- - some minor bugfixes
- - better TV out performance
-
- Version 4.10.01.0300
- - better performance and output quality
- - Integration of OpenGL support
- - Feature "ELSA 3D Settings" integrated
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- 5. Release notes
-
- 5.1 DirectDraw/Direct3D support
-
- The display driver do support DirectDraw/Direct3D from DirectX 5,
- but to use it in an application, you must install DirectDraw/
- Direct3D. The Microsoft DirectDraw/Direct3D components are not
- included in the standard retail version of Windows 95. You need
- an installation of DirectX 5.
-
- To install DirectDraw/Direct3D use the CDSETUP from your
- WINNERware CD or start the DXSETUP.EXE in the folder:
- Drive:\ELSAWARE\DDRAW\DIRECTX
-
- 5.2 AGP and Windows 95
-
- 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 4.10.01.0300
-
- 6.1.1 Installation over an nVIDIA-driver
-
- If you install the ELSA Display Driver over an nVIDIA Display Driver,
- the key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
- OpenGLDrivers\RIVA128 will not actualised. Replace "nv3ogl.dll" with
- "elsaveao.dll"
-
- 6.1.2 OpenGL
-
- The hardware support for OpenGL only works only at 16 bpp colordepth
- up to screenmode 800x600 Pixel.
-
- OpenGL based screensavers, e.g. 3D Pipes, may occur some
- malfunctions on some systems if powermangement is activated.
-
-
- 6.1.3 G-Police on TV
-
- If the game G-Police, - possibly other applications too,
- has blit errors, you have to disable the Direct3D
- Anti-Aliasing-Support in the "ELSA D3D-Settings".
-
- 6.1.4 "Quickres" change on TV
-
- If you change the colordepth with quickres on TV-Out and after that
- restarts in DOS-Mode, the screen remains black. So please reboot your
- PC after changing the screenmode.
-
-
- 6.1.5 There occur misrepresentation of colors and displays by viewing
- MPEG files with ELSAmotion.
-
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