# | README file for | | ELSA Windows 98 Driver Disk, ver 4.12.01.0112-0010 | | ERAZOR III series | | Copyright © 2000 ELSA AG (Aachen, Germany) | | ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de | Sonnenweg 11 | D-52070 Aachen | | ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | 1630 Zanker Road | San Jose, CA 95112 | USA | | ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5 | Nanking East Road | Taipei 105 | Taiwan, R. O. C. | | ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com | Mita Suzuki Building 3F | 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku | Tokyo 108-0014 | Japan | | 02/04/00, MWolf/Mliedtke Contents 1. Overview 2. Contents 3. Installation 4. History 5. Release Notes 6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Overview This driverpackage contains the ELSA Display Driver for Microsoft Windows 98. The driver supports 256, 65536 and 16 Million colors in all resolutions available on used ELSA board. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Contents This directory contains the following files: README.TXT the file you currently look at LIESMICH.TXT german version of README VERSION.TXT Version info about driver and tools ELSAEZ3.CAB display driver file for ERAZOR III ELSAEZ3.INF Installation file for driver and tools ELSAVE3D.CAB Property page "ELSA 3D Settings" WINMAN.CAB Property page "ELSA Settings" ST3DSET.CAB Property page "ELSA 3D Revelator" (optional) DRVTOOLS Folder containing extended Tools as ELSA Info, WINman Suite, ELSA Videocontrol, VideoIO and ELSA 3D Revelator (VideoIO and ELSA 3D Revelator are only optional available, - depending on the used graphicsboard or 3D shutter glasses - hardware.) In case of trouble during or after installation, please make sure you have all the files mentioned above! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Installation 3.1 Installing ELSA graphics board for Windows 98 Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your computer. On startup Windows 98 detects the ELSA graphics board as "PCI early VGA Device" or a "PCI standard VGA adapter" and prompts for a manufacturer disk. Advanced users can now install as described in 3.3, Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install. If you prefer an easier way to install the driver or the driver is downloaded as selfextracting *.EXE file from the web you should first confirm Windows request to install a "PCI Standard VGA adapter". After rebooting your system you can start the selfextracting *.EXE file or install it by driver CD. 3.1 Installation from driver CD During a running Windows 98 session insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM. Normally after the CD is read, a setup is started and guides you through the installation. In case 'Auto Insert Notification' is disabled in your system, the setup has to be started manually by double clicking its icon in the root of CD. Now you can choose the components to be installed. After rebooting the system your monitor is recognized and installed. A resolution and color depth can be chosen now. 3.2 Installing downloaded driver packages Driver packages from the web are self-extracting EXE files. These files are temporary copied to e.g. c:\elsainst directory and an automatic driver setup is started. Tools are installed automatically, too. After finishing or canceling the setup, the extracted installation files are deleted, including the temporary created folder. 3.3 Microsoft WHQL confirm way to install After Windows recognized the ELSA graphics adapter choose 'Have Disk...'. If you are updating the driver manually, select 'change...' in the advanced settings of the diplay properties. Now browse through the ELSA CD and select the proper display driver subdirectory (e.g. D:\WIN9X).Windows will copy the driver files and prompt you to reboot the computer. After restarting, Windows is running with the ELSA display drivers active. If your ELSA graphics adapter is not the primary display adapter in Windows 98, you have to activate the hardware by clicking on the connected monitor bitmap in the global windows display settings. 3.4 Installation extension The drivers installation routine will additionally create the "ELSA Settings", "ELSA Driver Settings" property pages and installs an OpenGL ICD. The drivers setup included in self-extracting driver packages or the driver CD will install additional tools like "ELSA WINman Suite" and "ELSA Info". In case your graphics adapter is provided with video I/O capabilities, the setup will install the software components for these devices, too. In all following Windows sessions you can change the resolution without rebooting your system. 3.5 Installing the video capabilities (optional, this depends on the used hardware) In the DRVTOOLS folder you will find three versions of *.inf files. At least one of these files has to be installed manually depending on the used hardware and/ or operating system. In this case please mark the recommended *.inf file, click the right mousekey and select "Install" at the context sensitive menue. After installing and restaring the system the advanced features will be installed and activated for your system. - ELSATOOL.INF WINman Suite and ELSA Info is for all ELSA display hardware - VIDEOIO.INF only usable for hardware with video In/Out capabilities. - EVIDCTRL.INF ELSA-VideoControl, - only for Windows 98 and ERAZOR III with video. (WDM-driver necessary!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Revision History This section describes changes to the previous releases of this disk. Version 4.11.01.0100-0009 - first released version Version 4.11.01.0100-0010 - added some video features - new WINman version implemented Version 4.11.01.0100-0012 - added some video features - new video/IO version implemented Version 4.11.01.0200-0022 - based on NVidia v. 208 Version 4.11.01.0200-0026 - added support for ERAZOR III LT - based on NVidia v. 208 Version 4.11.01.0200-0029 - support ERAZOR III Pro - ELSA VideoControl extensions - Performancetool under "3D Settings" fuer LT und Pro - some new modules - bugfix powermanagement Version 4.12.01.0104-0023 - DirectX7 support added - newer modules implemented - some Video I/O Bugs fixed - newer version of ELSA VideControl added (Starttime before Endtime-Bug fixed) Version 4.12.01.0112-0010 - windowed "3D-Stereo" for DirectX implemented - full screen "3D-Stereo" for OpenGL implemented - newer modules implemented ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Release notes 5.1 DirectDraw/Direct3D support The display driver supports DirectDraw/Direct3D from DirectX7, 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 98. To install DirectDraw/Direct3D use your driver CD or download this operating system extension from the Microsoft webside. 5.2 AGP support under Windows 98 If your mainboard has no Intel chipset it may be necessary to install a chipset specific software patch to get best support and performance using the AGP port. Normally this patch should be delivered on CD with your system or mainboard. Otherwise you may get the newest patches on the internetsites of the chipset vendors. Other chipset vendors are, e.g.: VIA, ALI. http://www.via.com.tw/ http://www.ali.com.tw/ If you have any questions about full AGP support on non Intel mainboards please consult your distributor. 5.3 Free defineable refreshrates (monitor timings) It is necessary to install and use the specified INF - file delivered with your monitor. For information about to install please look above or use your windows documentation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Known Bugs and Operating Notes This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives hints on work arounds. - if there are flashing effects visible while playing 3D games with "3D Stereo" feature enabled, please make sure that the checkbox "poll with interrupts enabled" under: Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Game Controllers -> Advanced is enabled. - if using the "no wait for vsync" option under "ELSA Driver Settings" 3D Revelator stereo support won´t work. - if using this graphics board with Windows9x on mainboards with VIA chipsets (MVP3, Apollo, a.s.o.) it is strongly necessary to install the VIA AGP driver patch "VIAGARTD.VXD" version 3.3 or newer. You can download this patch at: HTTP://www.via.com.tw or ask your system distributor. - Task switching while 3D applications are active leads to corruption of textures in some cases - The DirectDraw resolution 480x360 works with too low frequency for most monitors. Please take a look at 5.3. - OpenGL screen savers oftenly crashes if an additional suspend mode is executed by the system or manually. - Switching VESA modes to windowed mode (normaly an error pops up) leads to system crash - Windows suspend during active 3D applications may cause system crashes in Windows 95 - For best display quality, in the "ELSA Driver Settings" Texel Alignment should be set to "upper left corner". - Mouse trails are not displayed, because the Riva chip accelerates this Windows functionality in hardware ------------------------------------------------------------------------