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Real 3D StarFighter(R) PCI Graphics Adapter       readmeNT0315.txt
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This is the Real 3D StarFighter PCI Windows NT 4.0 Display Drivers,
version 0315. It is an update to the version 0289 Display Drivers.

The version 0315 display drivers are compatible with StarFighter
Video Bios version 0144 or higher.  The Video Bios version can be
verified on the Display Properties R3D Information tab.

These Release Notes address changes since the Version 0289 Drivers.

Please check the Real 3D website (www.real3d.com) for the latest
StarFighter PCI Display Driver updates! 


New Features
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Improvement was made in the quality of large BLTs (1280x1024)

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
· Correction of a special case problem in two-sided lighting
· Support for the CDRS-04 benchmark in 1280x1024 resolution
· Speed up of Display List generation
· Elimination of some 2D corruption in Maya


Limitations or Caveats
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Requires Windows NT 4.0, build 1381: Service Pack 3 or later.
Warning: The final Service Pack 4 release is compatible with the
         StarFighter, but do NOT use SP4 RC1 (release candidate 1)

This driver supports non-MMX systems and many of the older Pentium
configurations.  However, the recommended system is a Pentium 166
or equivalent processor or higher and 32 MB or more of RAM.

Troubleshooting Hints:

- 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.


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WINDOWS NT INSTALLATION
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Hardware Installation
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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 PCI video adapter from the PCI slot and
       save the screw.
    
    3. Place the StarFighter PCI graphics board into the PCI 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.

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Software Installation
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Please see Chapter 5, section 5.3 of the Getting Started Manual
for details on new StarFighter installations.

    SW Upgrades: updating previously installed StarFighter drivers
    -----------
 
    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 "Display Type".
 
    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 you chose when you unzipped the download (the 
       inf file will be the only file visible in the browser) and 
       click "Open".

    6. Click on "OK" in the "Install from Disk" dialog box.
 
    7. Select the Real 3D Starfighter on the "Change Display" dialog
       box and click "OK".

    8. Click on "Yes" in the "Third Party Drivers" dialog box in
       response to "Do you wish to proceed?"

    9. Files will be installed.  Click on "OK" in response to the
       reboot notification diplay.

   10. "Close" the "Display Type" dialog box.

   11. "Close" the "Display Properties" dialog box.

   12. Choose "YES" in response to the "DO YOU WANT TO RESTART?"
       query to reboot the system and complete the installation.


    New Installations
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    Instructions for new installations are essentially the same as
    upgrades except that the system must be booted into Windows NT
    Workstation Version 4.0 [VGA Mode].


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