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- Voodoo3 Windows(r) 9x Beta Driver Kit
- --------------------------------------
- Voodoo3(tm) Driver kit: 1.04.04-Beta
- Voodoo3 DirectX(r) Driver Version: 4.12.01.0515
- Voodoo3 Win9x 2D/3D Display Drivers: 4.12.01.0515
- Voodoo3 Glide(tm) 2.X Driver: 2.61.00.0563
- Voodoo3 Glide 3.X Driver: 3.10.00.0563
- OpenGL(r) Driver Version: 1.0.0.0554 ICD Beta
- Voodoo3 3dfx Tools: 1.5.6.66
-
- Copyright ( 1998-2000 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
-
-
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- What's in the distribution?
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- This distribution contains Voodoo3 Beta drivers and control panel for
- Windows 95/98. The DirectDraw portion of the drivers supports Direct3D
- when using DirectX 7.0
-
- NOTE: DirectX 7.0 redistributable files should be used with these
- drivers!
-
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- Installation
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-
- Requirements
- ------------
-
- - Windows 95/98
- - PC with a Pentium, Pentium II, or Pentium Pro Processor and a free
- AGP or PCI slot
- - 16MB of RAM
-
- Fresh Installation
- ------------------
-
- NOTE: Complete Steps 1 and 2 before removing your existing 2D card.
-
- 1) Extract the files for the Voodoo3 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 Voodoo3 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 Voodoo3 driver, run the executable
- file. Click SETUP. At the welcome screen of 3dfx Tools,
- select NEXT. Click on YES when prompt to install Voodoo3 Driver.
- 8) Follow instruction on the screen to install Voodoo3 Driver and 3dfx Tools
- Control Panel.
- 9) Select 'Yes, I want to restart my computer now' when prompted.
- 10) Install DirectX 7.0.
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- Upgrade Existing Voodoo3 Drivers
- --------------------------------
-
- 1) Start Windows 95/98
- 2) Extract the files for the Voodoo3 driver to a directory.
- 3) Go to the directory where you put the Voodoo3 driver, run the executable
- file. Click SETUP. At the welcome screen of 3dfx Tools,
- select NEXT. Click on YES when prompt to install Voodoo3 Driver.
- 4) Follow instruction on the screen to install Voodoo3 Driver and 3dfx Tools
- Control Panel.
- 5) Select 'Yes, I want to restart my computer now' when prompted.
- 6) Install DirectX 7.0
-
-
- Limitations
- -----------
-
- Running 640x480 16 Color will run SUPERVGA.DRV or VGA.DRV. No Voodoo3
- 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
- ---------------
-
- ####
-
- 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.
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