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Glide 2.4 Runtime Drivers
for Voodoo Graphics
Platform: Windows 95 and Windows NT
Copyright ( 1997 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. )
All Rights Reserved
3Dfx Interactive, Inc.
website: www.3Dfx.com
news server: news.3dfx.com
=======================================================================
What's in the distribution?
=======================================================================
This distribution contains the Glide 2.4 drivers for Voodoo
Graphics Based 3D Accelerators. These drivers were tested on the
following boards:
- Quantum 3D Obsidian
- Diamond Monster 3D
- Orchid Righteous 3D
- Deltron Realvision Flash 3D
- Guillemot MaxiGamer
- Skywell Magic 3D
NOTE: 3Dfx Interactive will provide support for 3Dfx reference board
users only!! Monster 3D and Orchid Righteous 3D users are recommended to
use drivers provided by each respective company to ensure that they can
obtain full support.
- Monster 3D supported drivers can be obtained from www.diamondmm.com
- Righteous 3D supported drivers can be obtained from www.orchid.com
- Flash 3D supported driver can be obtained from your Flash 3D reseller
Included Files
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GLIDE2X.DLL - Glide Voodoo Graphics Driver for Windows 95 and NT
GLIDE2X.OVL - Glide Voodoo Graphics Driver for DOS
FXMEMMAP.VXD - Windows 95 VXD for Voodoo Graphics
GENPORT.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo Graphics
MAPMEM.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo Graphics
NTREMAP.SYS - Windows NT Device Driver for Voodoo Graphics
README.TXT - This File
Additional Files
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GLIDE.DLL - Glide 2.1.1 Driver for Windows 95 and NT
SST1INIT.DLL - Glide 2.1.1 Init Driver for Windows 95 and NT
=======================================================================
Installation
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Requirements
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- Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
- PC with a Pentium or Pentium Pro Processor and a free PCI slot
Installation
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NOTE: If the setup program is run under Windows 95, both Windows
and DOS drivers are installed. If the setup program is run
under Windows NT (while using an Administrator account) Windows
NT drivers and 3Dfx device services are installed.
1) Run the self extracting Glide 2.4 Runtime Drivers .exe file.
2) Click Setup.
3) Follow the on screen prompts.
4) After installation you may need to reboot the system.
Troubleshooting
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Q: I have an S3 968/868 video card, why does my system lock
up when I run a Glide or Direct3D title.
A: S3 968 and 868 chipsets may misreport the mapped memory used.
There is a chance that your Voodoo Graphics card will be
assigned by Plug and Play a memory range that is used by the S3
card, but not reported. The Voodoo Graphics card can be
relocated by:
Windows 95 Users: Please download the S3 Fix kit
from the Downloads/Updates section of http://www.3dfx.com
Windows NT Users: An NT service called NTREMAP is
installed when Glide is added to an NT system.
NTREMAP can change the memory address of a Voodoo
Graphics board and prevent a conflict with an S3 card.
To use NTREMAP, add the following registry values to:
\HKLM\Software\3Dfx Interactive\NTRemap
Value Name Type Value
---------- ---- -----
EnableNTRemap DWORD 1 (HEX)
ForceAddress DWORD 12000000 (HEX)
The Force Address setting will vary, in this example
0x12000000 is used. This is normally free on most
systems.
NOTE: If you use an address that over-writes another
device, Windows NT may not boot. If such a problem
occurs, power off the system and remove your Voodoo
Graphics. Alter the registry to use a different
memory range (or remove the ForceAddress setting).
Then Reinstall the Voodoo Graphics card into your
system.
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Q: The display seems dark when a Glide title is running, how
do I make the display brighter?
A: Using a file editor (ie: Notepad), edit your \AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. Add the following lines
SET SST_RGAMMA=1.7
SET SST_BGAMMA=1.7
SET SST_GGAMMA=1.7
1.7 is the default value, increasing past this setting
will raise gamma. It is however suggested that you
don't raise the setting past 1.9
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