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- S3 DXP RELEASE NOTES
- ====================
- Contents: 1. Using the Windows SETUP Program to Change Drivers
- 2. Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Thai Editions of Microsoft Windows
- 3. True-Color Display Configurations: 24bpp and 32bpp
- 4. Japanese Windows Configurations - Special Notes
- 5. DCI Support
- 6. Adding a Refresh Rate Setting to the AUTOEXEC.BAT File
- 7. Revision List
-
- 1. Using the Windows SETUP Program to Change Drivers
- =================================================
- If you use the Windows SETUP program to select or reselect the
- DXP driver (either in Windows or from the DOS command line), always
- elect to use the CURRENT installed driver unless you have a new
- S3 Windows driver diskette. If you need to re-install the original
- driver included with the your board, run the WinSetup program on
- the diskette included with your S3 graphics accelerator.
-
- 2. Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Thai Editions of Microsoft Windows
- ==========================================================
- The DXP driver and Control Panel are fully compatible with these
- foreign language editions of Microsoft Windows. If you encounter any
- problems, please let us know. (See also notes 4 and 5 below.)
- Sorry, IBM's version of Japanese Windows is NOT supported; you are
- limited to the 800x600x16 color mode supported by IBM's SVGA driver.
-
- 3. True-Color Display Configurations: 24bpp and 32bpp
- =========================================================
- For 2MB and 4MB memory configurations, S3 defaults to 32bpp in true
- color configurations. The DXP control panel, however, offers you a
- choice of either 24bpp or 32bpp display modes for added flexibility
- (assuming the chipset supports both 32bpp and 24bpp packed pixel mode).
- If you encounter a problem using 32bpp (e.g., corrupted icons or
- other resources), try switching to a 24bpp color depth; if this works,
- you should be able to safely reselect 32bpp using the DXP Control
- Panel. The 32bpp configuration offers roughly double the performance.
-
- 4. Japanese Windows Configurations - Special Notes
- ===============================================
- Due to the heavier resource requirements, S3 does NOT support the
- following display modes under Japanese Windows:
- 1024x768x16.7M colors 1280x1024x32k colors
- 1280x1024x65k colors 1280x1024x16.7M colors
- 1600x1200x32k colors 1600x1200x65k colors
- However, since problems in these display modes are largely application
- dependent, the DXP Control Panel gives you the option of selecting
- these display modes if your chipset and memory configuration support
- them.
-
- Note also that Japanese Windows is incompatible with the resolution of
- 640x400 pixels offered by the DXP to provide true color with Trio64-based
- boards that have only 1MB of memory.
-
- 5. DCI Support
- ===========
- Full DCI support requires Video for Windows 1.1d or a later version. If
- you are using an earlier version of VfW, you may encounter problems.
-
- 6. Adding a Refresh Rate Setting to the AUTOEXEC.BAT File
- ======================================================
- The DXP Control Panel gives you the option of adding your refresh rate
- setting to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that the system will "remember" your
- preference each time it starts. This setting is added to the beginning
- of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to ensure it is called by systems with multiple
- DOS configurations. Because the S3REFRSH.EXE program appends its calls to
- the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, it is possible for the DXP setting to be
- overridden by an S3REFRSH.EXE call.
-
- 7. Revision List
-
- Release Changes (11/29/95)
- =========================
- - Sync'd DXP driver with S3 1.61-03 Windows driver release
- - Updated Windows 95 drivers
- - Added support for fast page DRAM 53/55 MClk
-
- Release Changes (11/15/95)
- =========================
- - Added additional stepping support for TrioV+
-
- Release Changes (10/25/95)
- =========================
- - Updated Windows 95 drivers
- - Changed ADI driver from Aquila to Panacea
- - Improved double-byte font support
- - Fixed Thai Windows font problem
- - Added Simplified Chinese Windows support
- - Modified S3 Win95 driver pack to support TrioV+
- - Added optional CP3 support
- - Updated DXP
-
- Release Changes (10/05/95)
- =========================
- - Sync'd DXP driver with S3 1.60-04 Windows driver release
- - Rewrote DXP refresh rate code
- - Added S3 chip test to DXPMODE
- - Updated WinSetup to V. 2.00
-
- Release Changes (9/30/95)
- =========================
- - Made Trio32/64 true color support w. 1MB a manufacturer's option
- - Added support for 4MB Trio64V+ configurations (not yet supported by S3)
- - Added support for 24bpp for Trio64V+ (not yet supported by S3)
- - Fixed Program Manager icon displays
- - Added Windows version check to Setup and DXP
-
- Release Changes (9/16/95)
- =========================
- - Made Windows 3.1 15bpp support a manufacturer's option (switch in dxp.ini)
- - Added AUTOEXEC.BAT refresh setiing option to DXP
- - Changed DXP driver to S3 1.501-01 Windows driver (optional) for DB Excel bug
- - Updated Windows 95 drivers to support DirectDraw
- - Updated Microstation drivers
- - Updated DXP help file
- - Refined Trio64V+ support to support Rev. E
-
- Release Changes (8/09/95)
- =========================
- - Added preliminary support for the Trio64V
- - Moved support for Trio 1MB true color configurations from INF to DXP
- - Added Windows 95 installation instructions to Setup program
- - Updated DXP help file, Setup program and DXP
- - Added registration of universal draw handler if VfW installed
- - Improved keyboard control of DXP
- - Improved support for Thai Windows
- - Rewrote WinSetup to improve chipset and language detection
- - Fixed Asian language font installation bug
- - Updated DXP driver to S3 1.52B7 build Windows driver
- - Added notice/tip display option to DXP
- - Moved support for 1280x1024x16c for Trio64/32 from .INF to DXP
- - Added Windows 95 to file list
-
- Release Changes (7/5/95 Initial)
- ================================
- - Corrected Microstation bug
- - Added S3MODE to DOS utilities
- - Updated NT 3.5 driver to 1.12
- - Refined DXP control of the Trio32
- - Improved support for Korean Windows
- - Added PIF file for DXPMODE utility
- - Fixed DXPMODE page fault bug
- - Fixed DXP register lock bug
- - Fixed DXPMODE restore refresh bug after preview
- - Added INF support for 1280x1024x16c for Trio64/32
-
- DXP - Copyright (C) 1995, EnTech Taiwan.
- (C) 1995, Britek Electronics Co., Ltd.