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Velocity Windows(r) 9x Driver Kit
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Velocity(tm) Driver kit: 1.00.00
Velocity DirectX(r) Driver Version: 2.18
Velocity Win9x 2D/3D Display Drivers: 4.11.01.1146
Velocity Glide(tm) 2.X Driver: 2.61.00.0437
Velocity Glide 3.X Driver: 3.10.00.0435
Velocity 3dfx Tools: 1.4.0.36
OpenGL(r) Driver Version: 1.0.0.0442 ICD
Copyright ( 1998-1999 3dfx Interactive, Inc. )
All Rights Reserved
NOTE: Use of this software is subject to the terms in the 3dfx license
agreement.
3dfx Interactive, Inc.
Website: http://www.3dfx.com
This product may be covered by one or more of the following
US patents: 5,724,561 5,740,343 5,808,621 5,822,452 5,831,624 5,870,102
=======================================================================
What's in the distribution?
=======================================================================
This distribution contains Velocity 100/200 drivers, control panel for
Windows 95/98. The DirectDraw portion of the drivers supports Direct3D
when using DirectX 6.0
NOTE: DirectX 6.0 redistributable files should be used with these
drivers!
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Installation
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Requirements
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- Windows 95/98
- PC with a Intel, AMD, Cyrix, or other compatible processor and a free
AGP or PCI slot
- 16MB of RAM
Fresh Installation
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NOTE: Complete Steps 1 and 2 before removing your existing 2D card.
1) Copy the files for the Velocity 100/200 driver to a directory.
2) Before removing your existing 2D card switch the video driver to
Standard VGA. Click Start, Control Panel. Double-click on Display.
Select 640X480 and 16 colors. Accept the changes.
3) Power off the system and remove your existing 2D card.
4) Install the Velocity 100/200 Card in a free AGP or PCI Slot
5) Power on the system and verify that video appears during post.
6) Start Windows in Normal mode
(Once Windows starts you may be notified that no video device
exists, click Cancel if this message appears)
7) Go to the directory where you put the Velocity 100/200 driver, run
the executable file v3w9x-retail.exe. Click SETUP. At the welcome
screen of 3dfx Tools, select NEXT. Click on YES when prompt to
install Velocity 100/200 Driver.
8) Follow instruction on the screen to install Velocity 100/200 Driver
and 3dfx Tools Control Panel.
9) Select 'Yes, I want to restart my computer now' when prompted.
10) Install DirectX 6.0.
Upgrade Existing Velocity 100/200 Drivers
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1) Start Windows 95/98
2) Extract the files for the Velocity 100/200 driver to a directory.
3) Go to the directory where you put the Velocity 100/200 driver, run
the executable file v3w9x-retail.exe. Click SETUP. At the welcome
screen of 3dfx Tools, select NEXT. Click on YES when prompt to
install Velocity 100/200 Driver.
4) Follow instruction on the screen to install Velocity 100/200 Driver
and 3dfx Tools Control Panel.
5) Select 'Yes, I want to restart my computer now' when prompted.
6) Install DirectX 6.0
Limitations
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Running 640x480 16 Color will run SUPERVGA.DRV or VGA.DRV.
No Velocity 100/200 features will be used. Switch to a different
resolution or color depth. Full windowed hardware acceleration with
this version of the drivers is only possible when running at 16bpp modes.
Troubleshooting
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Problem: After installing the card, the system still detects my old
card even though it is no longer in the system.
Resolution: See Step 2 of the "Fresh Installation" instructions.