Glide Driver Version: 2.51 Magic 3D II D3D Driver Build Number: 4.10.01.0094-2.16 Magic 3D II Control Panel Applet: 4.10.01.0061 Platform: Windows 95/98 and DOS Copyright ( 1997-98 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. ) All Rights Reserved Skywell Technology Corp. Website: http://www.skywell.com.tw Website: http://www.magic-3d.com ======================================================================= What's in the distribution? ======================================================================= This distribution contains Glide, Direct3D drivers for Magic 3D II Based 3D Accelerators and the Magic 3D II Control Panel Applet. Included Files -------------- 3DFXV2.DRV - DirectDraw Driver 3DFX16V2.DLL - DirectDraw 16 Bit DLL 3DFX32V2.DLL - DirectDraw 32 Bit DLL 3DFXV2PS.DLL - Control Panel Applet 3DFXV2PS.HLP - Control Panel Help File VOODOO2.BMP - Voodoo2 Desktop Wallpaper FXMEMMAP.VXD - Voodoo VXD for Mapping Memory RICHED20.DLL - Microsoft Redistributable File * CSH.DLL - Control Panel Help Control File * MSVCRT.DLL - Microsoft Redistributable File GLIDE2X.DLL - Win95/98 Glide for Voodoo2 (Supports Glide 2.31+) FXOEM2X.DLL - Win95/98 Glide OEM Extension DLL GLIDE2X.OVL - DOS Glide for Voodoo2 (Supports Glide 2.31+) VOODOO2.INF - INF File for installing Drivers README.TXT - This File * File used for Control Panel Applet. If a newer version of the named file exists a dialog box will appear asking to keep the existing file. It is suggested that you keep any existing newer files. ======================================================================= Installation ======================================================================= Requirements ------------ - Windows 95 or Windows 98 - PC with a Pentium II, Pentium Pro, Pentium or similar processor - One free PCI slot (or two free PCI slots for SLI) - 16MB of RAM or more Suggested Installation ------------ The installation below can vary depending on which version of Windows is installed. To determine the Windows 95 version click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-click on the system icon. If the Windows version is 4.00.950b, Windows 95 OEM SR2 is running. Existing Drivers Installed or PCI Multimedia Device shown in Device Mgr ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Start Windows and extract the drivers to a temporary directory. 2) Open Device Manager (Start, Settings, Control Panel, System) 3) Locate the existing reference to the card it will be listed as: Reference Card: Other Devices / PCI Multimedia Device or Sound, Video, Game Controllers / Voodoo2 NOTE: In an SLI configiration (2 Magic 3D II cards) you only need to select one card to update. 4) Double Click on the card, then click the driver Tab Windows 95 Standard Release users: Click "Change Driver" and choose "Have Disk" Windows 95 OEM SR2 users: Click "Update Driver" then click the Next Button. Click "Other Locations" Windows 98 users: Click "Update Driver" then click the Next Button twice on the Detection Dialog Box. Ensure that "Specify a Location" is checked and "Microsoft Windows Update" is not checked. Click Browse to continue. 5) Point the driver location to where the files are extracted to and click OK. Windows Standard Release 95 users: Select "Magic 3D II 3D Accelerator" from the List and click OK. Click OK again to save changes in Device Manager. Windows 95 OEM SR2 Users: Click on Finish to continue. Windows 98 users: Click on Next to continue. 6) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "Magic 3D II Drivers for Windows 9X" Disk. Again, point to the path you extracted the files to and press OK. 7) Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted 8) Install DirectX 5.0 or higher. (If not already installed) No Current Drivers Installed (Single Board and SLI) --------------------------------------------------- Single Board ============ 1) Start Windows and extract the drivers to a temporary directory. 2) Shutdown Windows, Power off the system and install your Magic 3D II 3D board into a PCI slot. 3) Restart Windows after hardware installation. 4) Windows will detect a "PCI Multimedia Device", you need to: Windows 95 Standard Release users: Select "Use Driver from Mfr" and click OK Windows 95 OEM SR2 users: Click the Next Button on the Detection Dialog Box. Then click "Other Locations" Windows 98 users: Click the Next Button twice on the Detection Dialog Box. Ensure that "Specify a Location" is checked and "Microsoft Windows Update" is not checked. Click Browse to continue. 5) Point the driver location to where the files are extracted to and click OK. (Windows 98: You will need to click on Next to continue) 6) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "Magic 3D II Drivers for Windows 9X" Disk. Enter the path the drivers are extracted to and press OK. 7) Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted 8) Install DirectX 5.0 or higher. (If not already installed) SLI (Two Magic 3D II Boards with SLI cable) =========================================== 1) Start Windows and extract the drivers to a temporary directory. 2) Shutdown Windows, Power off the system and install your Magic 3D II 3D boards into PCI slots next to each other 3) Connect the SLI cable to both boards. 4) Restart the system and Windows after hardware installation. 5) Windows will detect a "PCI Multimedia Device", you need to: Windows 95 Standard Release users: Select "Use Driver from Mfr" and click OK Windows 95 OEM SR2 users: Click the Next Button on the Detection Dialog Box. Then click "Other Locations" Windows 98 users: Click the Next Button twice on the Detection Dialog Box. Ensure that "Specify a Location" is checked and "Microsoft Windows Update" is not checked. Click Browse to continue. 6) Point the driver location to where the files are extracted to and click OK. (Windows 98: You will need to click on Next to continue) 7) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "Magic 3D II Drivers for Windows 9X" Disk. Enter the path the drivers are extracted to and press OK. 8) Windows will copy the drivers. When prompted to reboot the system, click No. You may be asked to reboot several more times. Manually restart the system by clicking Start, Shutdown and Restart. 9) Install DirectX 5.0 or higher. (If not already installed) Troubleshooting --------------- #### Problem: After installing this driver, the Control panel applet I had for a Voodoo Graphics card is gone. Resolution: The Magic 3D II drivers will uninstall *ANY* Voodoo Graphics drivers. This is to ensure only Magic 3D II drivers are on the system. ####