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Voodoo Series Windows(r) NT Driver Kit
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Voodoo Series(tm) Driver kit: 1.00.00-Beta
Voodoo5 Display Driver and Miniport: 4.00.1381.0229
Glide(tm) 2.X Driver: 2.61.00.0658
Glide 3.X Driver: 3.10.00.0658
OpenGL(r) Driver Version: 1.0.0.0740 ICD
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 Voodoo display drivers and control
panel for Windows NT 4.0 or higher.
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Installation
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Requirements
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- Windows NT 4.0
- PC with a Pentium II, Pentium Pro, Pentium or similar processor
- 16MB of RAM or more suggested
Fresh Installation / Upgrade Existing Drivers
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1) Power off the system and remove your existing 2D card.
2) Install the Voodoo Card in a free PCI/AGP Slot
3) Power on the system and verify that video appears during post
and boot to VGA Mode from Boot Menu
4) Log-in to Windows NT as Administrator.
5) Extract the files for the Voodoo3 driver to a empty temporay directory.
6) Find and run the SETUP.EXE program located in that directory.
7) You may then be prompted to insert the Windows NT Voodoo Driver Disk.
Enter the path to the drivers again.
8) Reboot the system when prompted.
9) Start Windows NT. If problems occur, revert to "Last Known Good"
from within the Windows NT startup options.
10) Delete the directory if desired.
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Troubleshooting Techniques
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Problem:
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User can only access a resolution of 640x480 although any colour depth
is available
Explanation:
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This happens when the monitor is set to unknown or default
Solution:
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Change monitor selection on display properties page by following the
following instructions:
* Right click on desktop and select properties from the drop down menu
* Click on the settings tab and select advanced
* Choose monitor tab
* Select change
* Follow the instructions and change to either PnP (Plug and Play) or
the exact model of the monitor