================================================================== Real 3D StarFighter(R) AGP Graphics Adapter readme9x0303.txt ================================================================== This is the Real 3D StarFighter AGP Windows 95/98 Display Drivers, version 0303. It is an update to the version 0295 Display Drivers. The version 0303 display drivers are compatible with StarFighter Video Bios version 0135 or higher. The Video Bios version can be verified on the Display Properties R3D Information tab. These Release Notes address changes since the Version 0295 Drivers. Please check the Real 3D website (www.real3d.com) for the latest StarFighter AGP Display Driver updates! New Features ------------ -- DirectX Support -- Support was added for DirectX 6.0. However, these drivers are compatible with DirectX 5.0 (release 155 or higher) libraries. To accommodate some DirectX 5 applications that have problems with Microsoft's DirectX 6.0 release, a pair of radio buttons were added to the Real 3D Display Properties tab as follows: o Standard DirectX 5 or DirectX 6 software o Legacy software with DirectX 6 When running on a DirectX 6 based system, some legacy DirectX 5 applications may exhibit texture anomalies. This can be avoided by selecting the button labeled "Legacy software with DirectX 6". The "legacy" button setting is the default and has no net effect when running with DirectX 5 libraries. -- OpenGL Enhancements -- Performance enhancements and various fixes for display anomalies in high-end applications were put in the OpenGL Installable Client Driver (ICD). Modifications include: · Improved video memory management for increased performance and memory savings · Pixel format change for increased memory usage efficiency · Removal of full-screen transport delay to improve game play · Faster texture loading · Support was added for the 3D Studio Max OpenGL gl_WIN_swap_hint extension · Misc. fixes for minor 2D corruption, display priorities and special case display list bugs · Support for Unreal in OpenGL -- Video -- The new Windows 98 Direct Show video parameters interface for DVD and TVOut has been added. I2C and GPIO has been integrated into the drivers as required for Windows 98 WDM Video Capture for StarFighter boards equipped with video connectors. ** There is a separate installation for WDM after the normal StarFighter Windows 98 installation. If these drivers were installed under Windows 95, this additional WDM installation will be required the first time a system boots to Windows 98 (see procedure below). Note that compatibility with older VFW applications has been maintained. Limitations or Caveats ---------------------- Requires Windows 95 OSR2.1 (this is Windows 95 OSR2 with the USB Supplement) or Windows 98 Requires DirectX 5.0 (release 155 or higher) or DirectX 6 Troubleshooting Hints: - When using StarFighter with Socket 7 systems, please make sure that the latest versions of the chipset manufacturers' AGP Drivers for Windows 95/98 have been installed per their website README's instructions. Real 3D has determined the following minimum driver version requirements for compatibility: Minimum AGP -Chipset-- -Driver Rev- -Web URL----------------- VIA VP3 2.6 www.via.com.tw/driver.htm VIA MVP3 2.9 www.via.com.tw/driver.htm ALi M1541/M1543 1.1 www.ali.com.tw/eframes.htm & M1621 SIS 5591 1.2 www.sis.com.tw/html/driver1.html#5591agp Also note that the SIS systems are very sensitive to installation order. Before installing StarFighter, the previous video card MUST be removed and its drivers must be uninstalled. - Some of the StarFighter bundled software may experience problems on systems that do not contain a sound card or have sound directly on the motherboard. - Check README files or documentation that comes with other software for special system requirements or limitations. - If the graphics does not seem to be accelerated, check that the color depth is set to 16-bit color on the Display Properties Settings page. Also, some applications may have their own switch or selection to enable acceleration (Quake, for example). - Please ensure that the latest drivers for all plug-in cards have been installed. - Some monitors may not support higher resolutions or refresh rates. If some rates that StarFighter supports cannot be selected from the Display Properties Setting page, check with the manufacturer for a possible monitor .inf file update. ------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDOWS 95/98 INSTALLATION ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- Hardware Installation --------------------- Please see Chapter 3 of the Getting Started Manual for details. 1. Shut down the computer, disconnect the monitor cable, and remove its cover. 2. Remove existing AGP video adapter from the AGP slot and save the screw. 3. Place the StarFighter AGP graphics board into the AGP slot, ensuring that it is inserted completely into the socket, and replace the screw. 4. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the monitor cable. Note: If you have no video when power is applied and the computer emits one long and two short beeps, this indicates that the StarFighter card is not seated properly. --------------------- Software Installation --------------------- Please see Chapter 5, section 5.2 of the Getting Started Manual for details on new StarFighter installations. SW Upgrades: updating previously installed StarFighter drivers ----------- Windows 95: ----------- 1. StarFighter board and drivers should already be installed in the system. Power On the system. 2. Right-click on the desktop and choose "Properties" or click on "Start", "Settings -> Control Panel" and double click on the "Display" icon. 3. Choose the "Settings" tab and click on "Advanced Properties" 4. Click on the "Change" button. 5. Click on "Have Disk". From the "Install from Disk" dialog box, click on "Browse". Navigate to C:\Real3d\Drivers, or the directory chosen when the download was unzipped (the .inf file will be the only file visible in the browser) and click "OK". 6. Click on "OK" in the "Install from Disk" dialog box. 7. Select the Starfighter AGP on the "Select Device" dialog box and click "OK". 8. Files will be installed. 9. Choose "OK" on the "Advanced Display Properties" dialog box 10. Click on "Apply" on the "Display Properties" dialog box. 11. Choose "YES" in response to the "DO YOU WANT TO RESTART?" query to reboot the system and complete the installation. ----------- Windows 98: ----------- 1. StarFighter board and drivers should already be installed in the system. Power On the system. 2. Right-click on the Desktop and choose "Properties" or click on "Start", "Settings -> Control Panel" and double click on "Display". 3. Choose the "Settings" tab and click on "Advanced..." 4. Choose the "Adapter" tab and click on the "Change..." button. 5. Click on "Next". 6. Select the top choice, "Search for a better driver" and click on "Next". 7. Clear all check boxes except "Specify a location:" and click on "Browse". Navigate to C:\Real3D\Drivers, or the the directory chosen when the download was unzipped (the inf file will be the only file visible in the browser) and click "OK". 8. Click on "Next". 9. Select "The updated driver (Recommended)" and click on "Next". 10. Click on "Next" and the files will be installed. 11. Click on "Finish". 12. Choose "YES" in response to the "DO YOU WANT TO RESTART?" query to reboot the system and complete the installation. --------------------- WDM under Windows 98: --------------------- 1. Upon reboot, the first installation of WDM will momentarily display a "New Hardware Found. Unknown Device" message under Windows 98. The Add New Hardware Wizard is started. Click on "Next" to install WDM. 2. Select the radio button labeled "Search for the best driver for your device". Click "Next". 3. Uncheck all boxes except for the "Specify a Location" box. Default path should point to the directory with r3dcap.inf Click "Next". 4. Select "Real 3D WDM Video Capture". Click "Next". 5. Insert a Windows 98 CDROM as directed. Click "OK". The Wizard will find files and copy them for installation. 6. Click "Finish". No reboot is needed. ------------------------------------------------------------------ All product names listed are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners. www.real3d.com ================================================================== Real 3D, Inc. Copyright 1998, All Rights Reserved ==================================================================