Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

Production Version 14.37.1.64.5029

Release Notes

 

January 29, 2009


Microsoft Windows* XP Professional x64 Edition

 

 

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

The Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver contains support for the following Intel® Chipsets:

·    Intel(R) G31 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) G33 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) G35 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) G43 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) G45 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) Q33 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) Q35 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) Q43 Express Chipset

·    Intel(R) Q45 Express Chipset

·    Mobile Intel(R) GL40 Express Chipset

·    Mobile Intel(R) GL960 Express Chipset

·    Mobile Intel(R) GLE960 Express Chipset

·    Mobile Intel(R) GM45 Express Chipset

·    Mobile Intel(R) GM965 Express Chipset

·    Mobile Intel(R) GME965 Express Chipset

·    Mobile Intel(R) GS45 Express Chipset

New Features

Features Added in Baseline 14.37

Reference No.

Description

Affected Components

Affected Chipset(s)

 

Support Embedded DisplayPort* with AUX and DPCD mandatory.

VBIOS, Soft BIOS, Power Conservation

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

 

Support 512 MB system memory configuration.

GMM

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family
Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

 

Read color depth from panel EDID.

VBIOS, Soft BIOS

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

 

Support Video BIOS bit to distinguish S-DRRS and DRRS panels.

VBIOS. Soft BIOS

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

 

Add DirectX* Query Timestamp and Timestamp_Freq.

Direct3D*

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family
Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family

Known Issues

Known Issues in Build 5029

Reference No.

Description

Affected Component(s)

Affected Chipset(s)

2807778

TV Video Standard is not kept after switching the from Intel® Dual Display Clone mode to Television only mode using hot-keys.

CUI2.5

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2788029

Need for Speed*: ProStreet* game error: “This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.” after launching the game.

CV

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2742750

Blank screen displayed after hot-plugging an analog monitor and resuming to desktop.

NT - Miniport

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2560433

External display’s resolution changes to 800x600x32bit@60Hz after closing the notebook’s lid and hot-unplugging an analog monitor.

NT - Miniport

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2559791

Screen corruption displayed after rotating an HDTV 180 degrees and keeping the analog monitor not rotated (0 degree) while in Intel® Dual Display Clone mode.

Rotation

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

Issues Resolved

Issues Resolved in Build 5029

Reference No.

Description

Affected Component(s)

Affected Chipset(s)

2561556

Fable* game:  Red tint on and around the character.

GHAL3D

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2912441

EDID read issue with BitBashingSupport enabled.

Soft BIOS

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2912473

SYSmark* 2004 SE application stops running with script error.

OpenGL*

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2855959

Computer does not enter Standby or Hibernate state (S3 or S4) as expected after a few minutes.

Power Conservation

Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family

2808050

YumeBench* application:  Crash seen after running for a few hours.

GHAL3D

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2807982

Extended desktop mode is not kept after rebooting the computer.

CUI2.5

Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family

2788096

‘Twin’ is shown in the Operating Mode drop down menu when it should not be shown.

N/A

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2787517
2787508

AutoCAD* 2009 application: Full_Shadows cannot render (faces drawn but no lighting applied); PerPixel lighting correction.

Direct3D*

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2787493

No display with some DVI displays.

Video BIOS

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2742937

While in Intel® Dual Display Clone mode, the bottom half of the second display is black when a movie is played.

DirectDraw*

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2560670

While playing a DVD movie in Extended Desktop mode, a reverse L-shaped corruption may be seen on the right side of the playback window after adjusting the display’s Color Quality or Resolution settings.

DirectDraw*

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2518792

3DMark*01 application: Some areas are not correctly shaded.

GHAL3D

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2913255

Black bar seen below Windows* desktop when in Intel® Dual Display Clone or Extended Desktop mode.

N/A

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2913092

Screen corruption or flicker may be seen while playing an MPEG file.

Resource Manager

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2912785

Screen corruption during preload auditing.

Video BIOS

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2912664

With HDMI display and notebook’s built-in display in Intel® Dual Display Clone mode, the Windows* Hide modes setting is unchecked.

Soft BIOS

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2912643
2912718
2912719

TvWizard2ft.exe Error: “Windows cannot find “TvWizard2ft.exe”. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.” after rebooting system with HDMI display or TV connected or after hot-plugging an HDMI display.

N/A

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2912493

LVDS display may have no display in Windows*.

System BIOS

Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2856262

Crashes seen with Dassault Systemes* applications.

OpenGL*

Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family

2856208
2856207

When running the 3DMark*05 or 3DMark*05 demo application for several hours, the application may freeze or the computer may restart.

N/A

Intel® 4 Series Chipset Family

2856056

Color settings cannot be changed when scheme or profile is invoked.

CUI2.5

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2855910

Scheme does not work for color setting.

CUI2.5

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

2855450

A 3D object is not picked up as expected after clicking on the 3D object.

OpenGL*

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family

2807426

TV format is not kept after pressing hot keys to switch displays (such as Fn+F4) from the TV and back to the TV.

CUI2.5

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family