Voodoo3 Windows(r) 9x Driver Kit -------------------------------------- Voodoo3(tm) Driver kit: 1.00.00 Voodoo3 DirectX(r) Driver Version: 2.18 Voodoo3 Win9x 2D/3D Display Drivers: 4.11.01.0441-1.00 Voodoo3 Glide(tm) 2.X Driver: 2.60.00.0415 Voodoo3 Glide 3.X Driver: 3.10.00.0414 Copyright ( 1998-1999 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 ======================================================================= What's in the distribution? ======================================================================= This distribution contains Voodoo3 drivers. The DirectDraw portion of the drivers supports Direct3D when using DirectX 6.0 NOTE: DirectX 6.0 redistributable files should be used with these drivers! ======================================================================= Installation ======================================================================= Requirements ------------ - Windows 95/98 - PC with a Pentium, Pentium II,Pentium Pro or AMD K6 Processor and a free AGP slot - 16MB of RAM Fresh Installation ------------------ NOTE: Complete Steps 1 and 2 before removing your existing 2D card. 1) Extract the files for the Voodoo3 driver to a directory. 2) Before removing your existing 2D card switch the video driver to Standard VGA. Click Start, Control Panel. Double-click on Display. Select 640X480 and 16 colors. Accept the changes. 3) Power off the system and remove your existing 2D card. 4) Install the Voodoo Banshee Card in a free AGP/PCI Slot 5) Power on the system and verify that video appears during post. 6) Start Windows in Normal mode (Once Windows starts you may be notified that no video device exists, click Cancel if this message appears) 7) Windows will detect a new VGA Compatible Display. You need to: Windows 95 Standard Release users: Select "Use Driver from Mfr" and click OK. Point to the Win95 directory in the driver location then click OK again. Windows 95 OEM SR2/98 users: Click the Next Button on the Detection Dialog Box. When notified that the drivers are not found click "Other Locations" then enter the path to the Win95 directory in the driver location. 8) You may then be prompted to insert the Windows 95/98 Voodoo3 Driver Disk. Again, enter the path you specified in Step 1 and press OK. 9) Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted 10) Install DirectX 6.0. Upgrade Existing Voodoo3 Drivers -------------------------------- 1) Start Windows 95/98 2) Extract the files for the Voodoo3 driver to a directory. 3) Click Start, Control Panel. Double-click on Display. 4) Click the Settings tab then click: Windows 95 Standard Release users: Click "Change Display Type" Windows 95 OEM SR2/98 users: Click "Advanced Properties" 5) Then under "Change Display Type/Advanced Display" click "Change" 6) Click "Have Disk" and enter the path specified in Step 2 plus: Windows 95 Standard Release users: the Win95 directory. Windows 95 OEM SR2 users/98: the Win95 directory. 7) When asked to choose a device, select "3Dfx Voodoo3" 8) You may then be prompted to insert the Windows 95/98 Voodoo3 Driver Disk. Enter the path you specified in Step 2 again. 9) Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted. 10) Install DirectX 6.0 Limitations ----------- Running 640x480 16 Color will run SUPERVGA.DRV or VGA.DRV. No Voodoo3 features will be used. Switch to a different resolution or color depth. Full windowed hardware acceleration with this version of the drivers is only possible when running at 16bpp modes. Troubleshooting --------------- #### Problem: After installing the card, the system still detects my old card even though it is no longer in the system. Resolution: See Step 2 of the "Fresh Installation" instructions.