Stingray 128/3D Windows 95 Drivers and Tools Version 1.04c. Installation Guide July 24th, 1997 CONTENTS Introduction Running The SETUP Program What's New In This Release Known Limitations How To Contact Hercules Introduction ============ This guide contains the information you need to install our Windows 95 drivers and tools for your Hercules product. Running the SETUP Program ========================= If you received this software release on diskettes, you'll find the SETUP.EXE program on Disk 1 of our Windows 95 Driver and Utilities diskettes -- the very same diskette that contains this README.TXT file. If you've downloaded our software from one of our online services, you'll find the SETUP.EXE in the archive -- it will be in the same directory as is this README.TXT file. To install the driver and utilities, just run our SETUP.EXE program. If you run it from the task bar, make sure you type the entire path to the directory that contains SETUP.EXE. Otherwise, you might accidentally launch somebody else's setup program. SETUP.EXE can install the Power Drive driver, our new Touch 95 and Hercules Entertainment Center utilities, or both. To automatically install everything, choose the "Typical" option when using Setup's "wizard" installation interface. There's nothing more to do! What's New In This Release ========================== 1. Updated 3D driver VG96DD32.DLL to fix problems with games like MechWarrior2-Mercernaries, 3DFX. 2. Updated PROMTN.DRV to resolve conflicts with Creative Labs AWE series SoundBlasters. Known Limitations ================= 1. Some games may do hardware calls to IRQ 9 to control the video. This board does not support IRQ 9, so these games may not work correctly. 2. The Alliance AT3D chip is not recognized at this time by Windows 95's or Windows NT 4.0's Plug and Play feature. If the board is physically removed and then replaced, a reselection of the video driver through Display Properties may be required. 3. AVI playback may result in some "noise" being displayed on the screen in both 8-bit and 32-bit modes. This is not common to all system configurations so you may not experience any problems. 4. With a Direct3D application running in a WINDOW in 1280x1024 at 16bpp, you may have "dropped" pixels or artifacts. This should not happen when running in a full-screen Direct3D session. 5. With a Direct3D application running in a WINDOW in 1024x768x16bpp at 120Hz, you may have some noise on that Direct3D window and desktop. Hercules is on an aggressive schedule to provide solutions to known limitations whenever possible. If you encounter a problem, please contact us to ensure that you are using the latest software. How To Contact Hercules ======================= Here's how to contact Hercules: Via telephone ------------- Technical support: 800-323-0601 (toll-free in North America) or 510-623-6050 Toll-free fax-back service: (800) 711-HERC Sales hotline: 800-532-0600 Main number: 510-623-6030 In Germany: +49-89-8989-0228 Via fax ------- In the United States: (510) 623-1112 In Germany: +49-89-8989-0585 Via the Internet ---------------- World Wide Web: www.hercules.com FTP: ftp.hercules.com e-mail: support@hercules.com or sales@hercules.com CompuServe ---------- Forum: GO HERCULES BBS --- In the United States: (510) 623-7449 In Germany: +49-89-8989-0576 (analog) +49-89-8989-0234 (ISDN) Our mailing address ------------------- US Office: Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. 3839 Spinnaker Court Fremont, CA 94538 German Office: Hercules Marketing GmbH Bussardstr. 5 D-82116 Graefelfing Munich Germany Please see our Installation Guide for complete instructions for contacting us, or click on "Reach Us" within Touch 95 or Hercules Entertainment Center. We'll be happy to help you with any questions or difficulties you may have. We've set up a page on our Internet World Wide Web site just for Windows 95 users. It contains the latest information on Windows 95 drivers and utilities, as well as the answers to our most frequently asked questions, so you'll want to check it first before contacting us. The URL is: http://www.hercules.com/support/Win95/ *** End of File ***