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- IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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- Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display driver
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- RELEASE NOTES
- June 1998
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- READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS PRODUCT !
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- Contents
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- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Adapter Installation
- 3.0 Installation Notes for Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display
- driver
- 4.0 Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display driver problems
- 5.0 Windows 95/98 property page problems
- 6.0 Windows 98 specific Issues
- 7.0 Application Issues
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- 1.0 Introduction
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- This file contains last-minute updates that are not found in the User's
- Guide or in any addendum accompanying the display adapter. Please read
- this file before proceeding with the installation.
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- This driver supports Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98
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- 2.0 Adapter Installation
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- Refer to the User's Guide for information on adapter installation.
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- 3.0 Installation Notes for Windows 95/98
- ATI RAGE enhanced display driver
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- The Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display driver is a Windows 95/98
- mini driver. It can be installed and configured using the standard
- Windows 95/98 Configuration utilities or the ATI Single Button install.
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- Note: Windows 95/98 will require a re-start to implement certain display
- settings.
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- Start Windows 95/98.
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- If you are installing from ATI CD ROM:
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- a. Place the CD ROM in to the CD ROM drive. If Windows 95/98
- has been configured for auto insert notification enabled
- the ATI Installer will appear. If it does not:
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- 1. In the Taskbar, click Start.
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- 2. Click Run.
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- 3. Type D:\ATISETUP.EXE in the text entry area, and press OK.
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- b. Click on the Easy Install (Display drivers and ATI Player) icon
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- c. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
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- If you are installing from diskette:
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- a. Insert the disk labeled Windows 95/98 into a floppy drive.
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- b. In the Taskbar, click Start.
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- c. Click Run.
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- d. Type A:\WIN9X\SETUP.EXE in the text entry area, and press OK.
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- e. Follow the instructions displayed in the help.
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- 4.0 Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display driver problems
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- The Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display driver is capable of using
- monitor timing data contained within Windows 95/98. This data is
- selected by configuring a monitor type at Windows 95/98 installation
- time, or via the Settings page of the display properties sheet. If
- you change the selected monitor type via the Settings page of the
- display properties sheet, the new timing data may not take effect until
- after you restart Windows 95/98.
- A solution to this problem: always restart Windows 95/98 after changing
- the monitor type.
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- The Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display driver is capable of using
- monitor timing data contained within Windows 95/98. This data is
- selected by configuring a monitor type at Windows 95/98 installation
- time, or via the Settings page of the display properties sheet. The
- Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display driver may incorrectly interpret
- Windows 95/98 monitor timing data for some older monitors that require
- interlaced modes. This may cause some options to be disabled.
- A solution to this problem: select one of the (Standard monitor types)
- available via the Settings page of the Display Properties sheet.
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- In Windows 95/98, display drivers can be installed via the Add New
- Hardware wizard (although the procedure detailed in section 3.0 is
- recommended). When the Windows 95/98 ATI RAGE enhanced display driver
- is installed via the Add New Hardware wizard, the Settings page is
- not installed into the ATI RAGE display adapter property sheet.
-
- In Windows 95/98, Rapid Resuming with the Virtual Desktop on causes
- loss of the Virtual Desktop. This is because Windows 95/98
- reinitializes the video mode on an APM resume. No data loss occurs.
- The desktop size is reduced to the screen size. Windows 95/98 also
- reinitializes the video mode when windows is restarted on systems with
- Rapid Resume. Again, no data loss occurs, and the desktop size is
- reduced to the screen size.
-
- Installations from network drives is only supported when using mapped
- drive letters (e.g. N:\WIN9x\disk1..) Universal naming convention
- paths (e.g. \\netserv\win9x\disk1..) are not currently supported
- by the ATISETUP.EXE.
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- 5.0 Windows 95/98 property page problems
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- When you adjust monitor settings in the Adjustment page of the Display
- Properties sheet, your monitor could become unreadable. If this occurs,
- press the ESC key to return to your previous monitor settings.
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- 6.0 Windows 98 Issues
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- If your machine has multiple video cards from multiple vendors, and you
- wish to use the Multiple Monitor feature of Windows 98, all installed
- video drivers must be Multi-monitor compatible. ATI's 5.2 and higher
- drivers are multi-monitor compatible. Check with your other card
- manufacturer's to determine what version of their drivers you need.
-
- The current 5.20 driver does not supports DirectDraw or D3D
- applications on the secondary display. When you are configured for
- multi-monitor, these types of applications will only function on the
- primary display. The ATI Player is one such application.
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- In multiple monitor configurations with both a PCI and an AGP card in
- the system Windows 98 will define the PCI card as primary and the AGP
- as secondary display.
-
- The ATI Property Pages are accessible via the Display Properties,
- Settings, Advanced button.
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- 7.0 Application Issues
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- Xdemo
- Application requests source alpha blending on texture that doesn't
- consist alpha (565).
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- Monster Track Madness and Twisted Metal 2
- Applications don't check driver capabilities and request not supported
- blending mode MODULATEALPHA.
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